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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995 Resolution No. 039• • • RESOLUTION NO . rL SERIES OF 1995 A RESOLU'l'ION APPROVING THE DILLO,' CO MPANIES (KING :; OPERS) PLAN)IED DEVELOPMENT FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF TRO ,.LEY SQUARE \1/li!CH IS LOC ATED IN TflB ·1~00 BLO CK OF SOUTH BROADWAY IN THE CITY OF E l'IG LEWOOD , COLO RAD l WHEREAS . the Dillon Con _1 anies has submitted a planned developm ent to allow ilie red evelopment of Trol1ey Square; and WHEREAS , ilie Dillo n Co mpanies planned development is fvr the redevelopment of p roperty located in ilie area bounded by West Floyd Avenue on ilie norili , South Broadway on ilie east. Englewood Parkway on th e so uili , and Souili Bannock Street on the west, which co nt.:1.ins ap proximat ely 5.5 ac res and is curr ently developed as mixed retail uses: and IVliEREAS, the Dillon Co mpan ies Plann ed Deve lopment is in a B-1, Business Dis trict and is in co mp li nn ce with the Planned [)evelopment regulation s and is consi st ent with the intent and purpose of the Co mprehensive Plan: and \VHERE.AS . the Dillon Co mpanies Plan ned Development wa.s co nsi'1 ered by the Englewood Planning and Zoning Comm iss ion and a Public Hearing was held on April 18, L95 and said hea ring was co ntinued to April 25, 1995: and WliEREAS, the Planning a nd Zoning Co mmission did not approve ilie application by the Dill on Companies Planned De velo pm ent io r the redevelopment of Trolley Square as the ap pl icant ·ndi ca ted that the plan was not yet fi n al and details were to be worked out with th e business ~ommunity : and lvliEREAS, the applicant has co mpleted its plans detailing and inc orporating the commu nity's conce rns ; . ·ow, THEREFORE, BE IT RES OLVED BY THE CITY COIDIC lL OF THE CITY OF E:SG LEWOOD , COLORADO, AS FC LLOWS : ~-The City of Englewood Ci ty Counci 1 hereby approve s the Dillon Companies Planned Redevelop ment of Trolley Square wi th the followi ng conditions: I. Dedicati on of nine feet of property along the So uth side of West Floyd Avenue fro m the entrance to King Soopers to South Broadway for purposes of roadway imp rove m ents. Dedi cation of this prop erty will not be r equired until warranted by traffi c co nditions as documented by the City of Engle wood Department of P ublic Wo rk s . 2 . ~edic::itio n often feet of pr operty along the No rth side of Englewood Parkway from ,he entrance to King Soopers to South Broadway fo r purpo ses of roadway 1mp rovement s . Dedication of thi s property will n ot be requi red until warranted by '.raffi c co nditio ns as doc umented by the City of Englewood Departm ent of P ublic Wo rk s . • ~-The foregoing a,nditions shall be completed at the expense of th e Dillon Companies and at no cosi , to the Citv. ADOPI'ED AND APPROVED this 15th day of Ma·,, 1995. I, Loucrishia A. Ellis, City Clerk f9uthe City of Engle ood, the above is a true copy of Resolutio n ~•-'4, Series of 1995. • • • CITY OF ENGLEWOOD P ANJ\'ING AND ZONING CO!'v[M1SSION IN THE ~U TIER OF CASE #3-95 ) ~"DINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIOf,;S AND ) RECOMMu'I/DA TIONS RELATING TO A ) PLANNED DEVELOPME.VT FOR THE ) REDEVELOPMLVT OF TROLLEY SQUARE ) FILED BY Oil.LON COMPANIES , INC. D.B.A. KING SOOPERS 65 TE.JO N STREET DE.'-'VER , COLORADO 802:?3 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) FINDINGS OF FACT Al'I/D CONCLUSIONS OF THE CITY PLANNING Al :n ZONING COMMISS ON Tne application for app roval of a Planned De velopment came be fo re the Planning and Zoning Commission ro r co nsidera ti on on April 18 , 995 , at which time the Pu bli c Hearing was opened and continued to a Spec ial \leering called fo r April 25, 1995 . Commiss ion mem bers pre seat: Homer. Redp ath. Tobin . Weber. Douglas , Dummer. Mason Commission members absent: Ga.-rett , Shoop The Planning Commission met in spec ial sess ion April 25 , 1995 , fo r continuance of th e Public Hearing on the Planned Development. Commissio n members prese nt : Shoop. Tobin, Weber, Doug las, Garrett , Homer , Redpath Commission members absen •: Du mmer, Mason Testimon y was rec eived fn ;taff, fro m the applicant. and fro m me mbers of the ?.udience . The Commiss io n received the Notice of Publ ic Hearin g, Certification of Posting , the St.a.ff Re- port , and re vise d plans fo r the Planned Development, all of which were incorpora ted into and made a pan of th e reco rd of the Publi c Hearing . .-\fter, considering th e statements of th e wimesses , and review oi pertinent documents, the memb ers oi the Ciry Planning and zoning Comm ission made the following Find ings and Con - clu sions . • • • I. FINDINGS OF FACT TBA T the Pu blic Hearing was initiat ed upon an application ril ed by Dillon Companies, d/b/a King Soopcrs. 2. TRA T the Notice oi Public Hearing was published in the Eng lewood Herald an April 6, 1995 . 3. TH..\ T the property was posted the required minimum 15 day period, said po sti ng giv- ing notice of the dace. ti me , and pl ace of the Public Hearing . 4. TH..\ T Planning Administrator Stin presen1ed testimon y regarding the proposed rl"d~- velopment of the site. reviewed com ments and concerns voiced by other City O:pa:1- ments, spec irically tho se from Utiliti es and th e Traific Di visio n of the Pub li~ Works C?artment. 5. THAT Jim Su Uivan. presiden t of Sullivan -Hay es Co mpany. s,ioke as a re?resenrative of King Soopers. ~lr. Sc"'van 1estiried to the narure oi the redev elo pment. encompass- ir.g th e demo li tion of thr: Broadway retai l fronra ge and t.~e parking struct ure. realign- men1 and improvement of th e parking IOI. mid -block ac:ess fr om South Broadway , con~rructi on of a --..-a11 -along Sou th Broad way. and 10 th e willin gness of King Soopers to w'>rk with all inte:-ested parties to th e propo sed redeve iopmem . 6. TH..\ T Mick Mi1c ~ell . architect for the redevelopmen1. prese nt ed brief testimony on pertinent aspects of the proposed de vel opment . IB..\ T Harold C~lva, Executive Director of th e Englewood Downtow n Deve lo pment Auth ority , presented restim on y in support of th e proposed rede velopmen1. and ci1ed conc erns which the Autho rity has pinpointed during previous meetings with King Soop- er s :epresen u tive s. 8. TH..\ T Fred Kauiman testified in su pport of the proposed rede velopment , and ci1ed seve::il points of concern on the impact to his business, such as co ntin ued assuranc e of ot'i-s ;ree1 parking in the Kin g Soo ,~rs lot, Ille e~sting poor location of the loading zone to se :-vic e th eir busine ss. and assu rance of neg ona tions wi th King Soopers 10 acquire an are:i fo r expansion of Kaufm an 's Tall and Big Sho p . 9. TH..\ T Sam Kau fman testiri ed in support of the proposed redev elopment, and cited poi nts of concern regard ing loca tion of Kin g Soope rs signage . the location of the wall in re lation to th e Kaufman Store. par ki ng for hi s customers and fo r King Soopers cus - tome:-s du ·ring the period of redevelopme nt , fear of the loss of thei r loading zo ne , and the general traific patterns with the redevelopmeni of Tro ll ey Square and Cinderella City . • • • THAT Steve Collins, PIP Printing , and Englewood Downtown Development Authority Board member , tes tified in support oi the proposal , but also cited concerns r:garding the mid-block access from Broadway, the maintenance of the "fabric" of ill~ downtown area, and the appearance of the "fence" or "wall" along South Broadway . 11. TBA T Dave Paschal testified 10 owne rshi p of businesses fronting on Englewood Park- way , and 10 his support of the proposed redevelopment. Mr . Paschal urged that ihe City take steps 10 assure the maintenan ce of the parl:in ~ lot in the 3400 block of South Acoma Street. 12 THAT Ron Straka , an urban design consul tant emp loyC<.\ by the Englewood Downtown Development Authori cy, testified to the need for rede v, · . ~m ent of Trolley Square, and addressed issues to be considered by th e Commis~ion, such as pedestrian and vehicular movements , accommodation for the City's elderly population in the downtown area, the "wall • along Sou th Broadway . the neec' for continu ity and cohe siv eness of the im- provements with remaining businesse s in th e co mplex , the need for further study of West Floyd Avenu e fr om Broadway west to S0uth Bannock Scree :. 13 . THAT Pl anning Commission membe ~s exp re ssed co nce rns on several points of th e proposed redevelopment . amo ng them be ing th •: issue of th e K.au im an loading zo ne , the mid -bloc k vehicul:ir access and co nru c:s with pedestrian traffic , visual im pact of the redevelopment on th e downtown area . th e starkn ess oi ti ·-, ·val!· and the redevelopment in gen eral . th e lac .· of a ·final" plan on which to base a cec isi on , and the need to retain the •fa bric " and ch arac ter oi th e do wmown area . cor-cu·s10NS I. TBA T proper noa.:e was pub lis hed in the En glew ood He rald the offici al City News- paper , on April 6. 1995 , and th e property was pro!Jl'r ly po sted giving notice of the date. time . and place of the Pu blic He:iring . 2. THAT testimor.y was re ce iv ed fr om staff, fr om the applicant re presentative , and fr om mem be rs oi the audience. 3. THAT written information . in th e form of th e Staff Report , and revised Plan ned De - velopme nt crawings, were receiv ed and incorporated into the record of the Public Hearing. 4. THAT the proposed •eue velo pmem of Tro lle y Square com plie s v.i th th e re gul atio ns in th e Comprehens ive Zo ni ng Ord inance . 5. THAT me mb ers of tit e Plann ing Comm is sion have concerns and questio ns that are not adequatel y addressed by the Planned De velop ment. • • DECISJQN THEREFORE, it is the decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission that the application for approval of a Planned Devdopment filed by Dillon Companies, Inc . not be approved . Titls decision was reached upon a vore on a motion made at the meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Com,nission on April 25, 1995 , by Mr. Garrett, seconded by Ms. Tobin , which motion stares: "The Planning Commissio n recommend approval of the Planned Development for redeve lop- ment of Trolley Square , wit~ the following conditions:. I. AYES : NAY S: Dedication of nine feet oi prc-peny along the ;;;~:h side of West Floyd Avenue from the entrance to Kin g Soopcrs to South Broo.dway fo r purposes of roadway irnprovem ,LI. Dedication of this property will not be required until warranted by traffic conditions as documented by the Department of Pu::,lic Works . Ded ication oi ten feet oi property along the north side of Englewood Parkway from the entrance to King Soopcrs to South Broadway for purposes oi roadway improvements . Dedication oi this property will not be required until warranted by traffic cond ition s as documented by the Depanment oi Pub li c Works . ABSTAIN : Garren , Redpath . Shoop Douglas , Horne r. Tobin . Weber None ABSENT : Dummer , Mason The motio n was declared deieated. These Fin dings and Conclusions are effective as of the meeting of April 25, 1995. BY ORDER/OF ~~LANJG AND ZONING COMMISSION , I (J_.,_/ {-C • • ~n. COMMUNlCATION DATE : AGENDA ITEM: May 15, 199 5 ll a ii SUBJECT: King Soopers Planned Develop ment .INITL.\TED BY: STAFF SOURCE: City Planning and Zoning Commissi on Harold J. St itt Planning Administrato r co ·:,;en. GOAL A:'-I D PREVIO US co m.en. ACTION : Goal • Econo mic Development : Ad vance Engle wood 's pro-busi ne ss co mmitment. On ~lay 1, 1995 Cit y Cou ncil approved a motion to forego a Public Hearing on the propo sed King Soopers Plann ed Develop ment . Add itio nally, a moti on was approved to ad vertise the date of Council's fi nal consideration of the proposed Planned Development in the May 4, 1995 and ~l ay l , 1995 editions of the Fnglewood Herald . RECO'.\'lMENDED ACTIO N: To approve the proposed King Soopers Planned Development . BACKGRO UND. ANALYSTS. A'.'<"1> AL TIR.'\'A TIVES IDENTIFIED : The propo sed Ki ng Soope rs Planned Dlvelopment enc ompasses the rede vel op ment of the Tr:illey Sq ·iare retai l ce nte r. The Trolley Square sit e is approximately 5.5 ac res in area and is curre ntly co mp ris ed of the King Soo pers , Trolley Sq uare Liquo rs, Fant astic Sam 's, Anita's Coffe e Shop . and Copy ~!asters . This retail cen ter was tile fi rst project undertaken as a part of the urban re newal effort of the earl y 1980. s. The western portion of this site was originally a t:;iry om1ed parking lot and the eastern portio n was compri sed of a mix of retail uses . The Trolley Square project was completed in 1984 and inclu ded the 51 ,000 square foot Ki ng Soo~e.-s as we ll as an additional 57,000 sq uar e feet of retail space . With the exceptio n o the Kin:'! So o pers , the majori ty of the sp ace has remained unoccupied since its co nstruction . Cnder th e prop osed Pla nn ed De velopment th e site "ill be redevel op ed in two ph a;es . The fir st phase "ill include the demolition of the Br oadway shops and the parki ng structure , exte nsion of • the par king lot int o the dem olition area, closure of tn e eas ternm ost access to West Floyd Avenue , • and th~ crea tio n of a right-in/right-out mid -block access on South Bro adw ay . Phase two will include the ex pansion of King Soopers and the development of the pad si te at the nonheast comer of the si te . When completed the development will be co ntain a total of88,000 sq uare feet of retail space , or a reduction oi20,000 sq uare feet fro m the original dev elopment size . The City Planning and Zoning Commissio n considered the Planned De ve lopment at a Public Hearing on Ap ril 18, 1995 . At that time the Applicant requested a co ntinuance of the Hearing to April 25 , 1995 to allow additional time to prepar e revi sion s to their plan . On April 25, 1995, the Commission receive d testimo ny fro m the City, the Applicant, the Englew oo d Downtown Develo pment Authori ty (EDDA ), and several downtown busi ne ss people . The public te sti mony received was in gene ral suppon of the proposed redevelopment of the site ; howeve r, the EDDA and local busi nesses did expre ss co ncern over se veral issues . The staff analysis found that the propo sed plan met bot h the 8 -1 zo ne di st rict ar.d the Planned Cevelop ment requirements . Howeve r, the EDDA and their urb an design co nsultant questioned th e adequa cy of the proposed redev elopment 's treatme nt of the urban street scape along South Broadwa y and the justification fo r the righ t-out movement or. So~th Broadway as pre sent ed in th e . .\pplicant 's traffic impact analys is . After discu ssio n of the se issue s a moti on to approve the King Soo per s Planned De elop ment was made . The motion was deieated by a vote of thr ee to four with rwo members ab se nt On :'-,lay 4, 1995 representat ives fro m King Soope rs , EDDA. th e Planni ng and Zoning Com.-nissio n. and City Staff met to revie w and disc uss the outstan din g issues surrou ndin g the • proposed Pl anned De velopment . The follo ,ving is sues were addressed and reso lved : • Mid-blo ck Br oadway right-in/right-o ut· Agreement was reached that this ingress/egress poin t sho uld remai 11 Pu blic Works Dep artme nt staff\Vi ll assist with the design of the traffic island fo r this access point: Broadway wall • Agreement was reached that the wall is necessary and will be cons tru ct ed to a he igh t of 3 feet 6 inches . Three columns will be included in each sectio n of wall. The columns will be constructed to a height of 9 feet 6 in ches . King Soopers wi ll provide fo ur benc hes along the wall and EDDA will pl ace decorat iv e met3.l work on top of the wall . Pad site • Agreement wa s reached tha t no details fo r th e proposed building ,vi ii be presented in the P. D. An amendment to the P. D will be required befo re deve lopme nt of th e pa d site will be approved . Parking lot landscaping • The existing landscaping is in conform anc e wi th the landscape regula tio ns of the Zoning Ord:nance . No additional 'la nd scapi ng will be req uired . Signage . Signage "i ll be in conformance wi th the sign re gula ti ons of the Zoni ng Ordinan ce ln addit io n to the existing sig nage three joint identific ation signs are propos ed . • Light ing -Site lighting will be in conformance with the lighting regulations of the Zoning Ordinance . The opt ions available co the City Council are to approve the proposed Planned Developm ent, conditionall y approve the proposed Planned Development , or deny the proposed Planned Development . FlNANCUL IMPACT: The pr oposed Planned De velopment will result in the revitalization of a commercial de velopment th at has fo r man y year s not performed to its full potential . King Soopers has indicated that the perfo rmance of this store has decreased over the last three : elll's . The y assert that the below average performance can be linked to the access ai ,d visibility is~ues . Thus ti .e redevelopment is desi gned to address these problems an~ ~esult in improved pe .-fo,mance of thi s store . The ant icipated inc reas e in sales will generate more revenue for the City as a re sult of the ac cess and visi bility impro veme nts . The pr oposed expansion of Kin g Sooper s ,viii further increa se sal es tax revenue to the Ciry si nce the expan sio n wi ll increase the ,;umber of no nfood item s so ld . \Vhi le th ere is no guaran tee that King Soo pe rs "111 rem ai n at this locati on if the P. D. is approved . it is reasonab le to assume tr.at if it is no t appr oved the ir incentive to remai n at this site would be diminished si gni fic ant lv Th e vi ab ility of this de velopment will hav e a maj or impact on the ov erall eco no mi c heal th oi the entire downt own ar ea . • LIST OF ATTACHMENTS: Find ings of Fact •