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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994 Resolution No. 057RESOLlITION NO . fi2. SERIES OP 1994 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LONE STAR TRUST PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER WHICH WILL BE LOCATED AT 3560-3590 SOlITH CLJ.RKSON STREET IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO . WHEREAS , the Lone Star Truat hu ■ubmit.ted a planned development to allow the development of a 20,000 foot, two story medical office building; and WHEREAS, th• Lone Star Trust planned development is for property located in the area bounded by East Hampden Avenue on the north, South Emerson Street on the east, U.S. 285 on the south, and South Clarkson Street on the west, which contains approximately 1.04 acres and is curTently vacant; and WHEREAS, Lone Star Trust Planned Development is in a R-3 , High Density Residence District and is in compliance with the Planned Development regulations and is consistent with the intent and purpose of the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the Lone Star Trust Planned Development was considered by the Englewood Planning and Zoning Commission and a Public Hearing was held on June 7, 19!M; and WHEREAS , the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the application by Lone Star Trust Plann«J Development for the Colorado Medical Center with certain conditions; NOW , THERENRE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: ~-The City of Englewood City Council hen,by approves the recommendations of th e Englewood Planning and Zoning Commission as to the Planned Development of Lone Star Trust which will allow for the construction of the Colorado Medical Center medical office building with the follo-.ving condition : 1. An engineered drainage report shall be submitted and approved by the Utiliti,s Department. On -site storm water detention is required and shall be based on the ten year storm rational method . ~-The foregoing condition shall be completed at the expense of Lone Star Trust and at no cost to the City and must be completed prior to the Public Hearing to be held by City Counci l. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 20th day of June, 1994. fie& A J ktl}JL, ~:~ ~llis, City Clerk I, Loucriahia A. Elli,, City Clerk for tlw City of Englewood, Coloi;i,&, hereby oertify the above ia a true or 'Y of Rnolution No. 52. &met of 1994 . ~ ~ ¢:; . ~ '~ m City of Englewood Depanment of Community Development s PROPOSED COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 100 Seal, too Date June 20, 1994 INTilATED BY STAFF SOURCE COUNCIL GOAL COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Agenda Item lli Subject Colorado Medical Center Planned Development Department of Community Development Lee Merkel, Director of Community Development Economic Development IS.5UE/ ACTION PROPOSED Staff seeks Council support for a resolution approving the Planned Development for the Colorado Medical Center. PREVIOUS PLANNING COMM15.51ON ACTION The City Planning Commifsion held a Public Hearing on June 7, 1994 on the Colorado Medical Center Planned Development. In 1975, a request was filed for a residential Planned Development called Halcyon Heights 11; this request was approved by both the City Planning &: l.oning Commission and by the City C ouncil, but development did not occur. In 1982, a five story office building and three level parking garage was proposed, and the Planning Commission considered and approved the parlc!Ilg plan. Again, development did not occur. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION City C ouncil considered and approved the Halcyon Heights II Planned Development in 1975 . BACKGROUND This site has been vacant for a number of years. In 1975, Arthur Kipke proposed the residential planned development called "Halcyon Heights II" in 1975. This was an "assisted livingn residential complex, perhaps similar in nature to Swedish/Corona in that senior citizens would buy a unit, and also pay a set amount each month for two m •,tls a day, library services, shuttle service, limited medical assistance, etc . This proposal, while approved, did not come to fruition . There have been numerous other inquiries regarding the site over the years, and in 1982, the property was under the ownership of Abe Suderman, who proposed an office building with a three level parking garage . This prop05ed parking layout was approved by the Commission, but again, no development occurred. The property has remained undeveloped, despite development inquiries. Staff has been working with the current owner/ developer for approximately four years. STAFF ANALYSIS The proposed development is f.,r a 20,000 square foot, two-story medical offic:e building. The subject is approximately 1.04 acres in size, and is zoned R-3 , High Density Residence. Medical offic:e buildings are permitted in the R-3 Z.Cme District, and such development will be in complianc:e with the mixed use area shown in the Comprehensive Plan. The structure A is proposed to be situated on the site to reduc:e the impact on adjacent area, and to take W advantage of the topography. The prop05ed development complies with the landscaping requirements cited in the Comprehensive Z.Oning Ordinanc:e, and the off-street parking appears to be sufficient to meet the requirements of the proposed use . While the site is not adjacent to a single-family zone district, it is adjacent to an existing single-family residem:e, and the applicant proposes a landscaped buffer and six foot high solid fenc:e between the two properties tc minimize impacts. The internal traffic circulation system has been designed to provide adequate ingress and egress. The site will require some excavation and filling to accommodate the prop05ed development. There are no natural features on the site that must be preserved An approved drainage report is required prior to approval by City Counai . PROS AND CONS OF OPTIONS REVIEWED Development of the site would remove a vacant eyesore, and add to the property tax rolls of the City . FINANCIAL IMPACT Develcpmcr,t cf the site will ndd to the property tax revenues of the City . There will also A be building permit fees and use taX to be collectl!d . W STAFF REPORT CASENO,1:94 STAFF REPORT RE; Colorado Medical Center Planned Development DATE TO BE CONSIDERED; June 7, 1994 NAME AND ADQRJ,SS OF APPLICANT; Lone Star Trust Thomas H. Swincha:,t, Trustee 950 East Iu.-:::!d A.venue -Suite 630 Denver, Colorado 80210 PLANNED DEVJ:LOPMENT PUBIJC BEARING NAME AND ADDRESS Of PROPERTY OWNER/LESSEE; Lone Star Trust Thomas H. Swinehart, Trustee 950 East Harvard Avenue -Suite 630 Denver, Colorado 802 I 0 ZONE DISTRICT : R-3 , High Density Residence District RELATION JO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; The 1979 Generalized Land Use Map designates this general area u a mixed use are,_ The proposed medical office building is comistent with thiJ de!ignalion. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 3560 South Clarkson Street: Lots 17-20, Block 4. Higgins South Broadway Heights, together with the North 1/2 of vacated alley adjacent to Lot 20, County of Arapahoe, Swe of Colorado. >1590 South Clarkson Street: Lots 21-30, acept Highway 70, Block 4, Hi ~,gins South Broadway Heights, together with the South 1/2 of vacated alley &djacent on NortI,, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. • LOCATION Of PRQPEBD'.; The subject property is located in the a:rea bollllded by Eut Hampden A venue on the north, South Emerson Street on the east, U . S. 28 · on the south, and South ClarlcJon Stteet on the west. The site is currently undeveloped and is I. 04 acres in area. BACKGROUND; In 1975 , the Halcyon Heights ll Planned Development wu proposed 011 Ibis lite by Mr. Arthur H. Kipke . The residential pro~sal wu approved by the Planning Commission, and by the City Council, but development did not occur. In 1982, a proposed parlcing layout was aibmiued by new owners and applicants for approval of a live 11ory office building, with a three level parlcing garage . Again, development did not occur. ~ have been seven.I inquiries over the ensuing period, but no applicatton for a specific proposal has been filed until tbil most recent appli<:alion by Lo1le Sw Trust . PROCEDURE : The Planning Commission is required to hold a Public Hearing on the proposed Planned Development. The recommendation of the Planning Commission to approve, or deny the Planned Development must be forwarded to City Ccuncil within thirty days of the Public Hearing. City Council may choose to hold a Public Hearing on the proposed Planned Development or the City Council may act upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission without holding a Public Hearing . COMMENTS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS : Pub)j c Work s -Bu ild ing and Safety : All construction must comply with applicable building codes . Public Works -Engineering Sertices : Ar. engineered drainage repon shall be submitted and a,pproved . On-site storm water detention is required Md shall be based on the ten year storm rational method . The throat of all curb ramps sbal1 be colored briclc red . The proposed curb gutter and sidewalk details do not comply with City standard . All 90 degree full sized parking spaces shall be 9' by 19'. All 30 degree parking spaces sbal1 be have I depth of 17'. All tdicapped signage shall maintain 7 feet &om grade to the bottom of the sign. Alley paving shall be concrete, not asphalt. All public sidewalk shall be 5 feet wide . ~ The proponed building mu st comply with all applicable building and fire codes . DEPARTMENT OF CQMMJJNIIY DEVELOPMENT ANALYSISi The proposed Colorado Med ical Center Planned Development is for the developmtnt of a 20,000 square foot two story medical office building. The subject site contains approxunately I. 04 acres or 45 ,584 square feet and is currently vacant. In reviewing a Planned Development the following llandards llR to be applied : I. Uses permitted . The use of the property wbich is the subject of the Planned Development, shall be a Permitted Principal Use in the Zone District in which the Development is located, or a use permitted pursuant to other provisions of the Zmiina Ordinance . Medical office buildings are permitted uses in the R-3 zone district . 2. The Pwwd Development shall be consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan and the poli ci es therein . As pan of a mixed use area, the proposed Colorado M,,dical Center is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan . 3. The Plann ed Development's relationship to its surroundings shall be considered in order to avo id ad verse effects to the existing and possible future development caused by traffic circulation, building hei.,nt or bulk, lack of screening or intrusions of p,;vacy . The propo setl Colorado Med ical Center has been sited to reduce the impact on the adjacent area and take advantage of the topography of the site . 4. Minimum requirements for usable open space shall be set through the overall design an<! ameni ties proposed for development. The proposed development is required to provide total landscaping that equals 25¾ of the lot area with one half of the landscaped area in living plant material . Based on a lot area of 45 ,584 square feet this devt:lopment must provide 11 ,371 square feet of landscaping. Additionally, one street tree is required for each forty feet of street frontage . The total street frontage of this lite ia 590 .5 feet and thus requires 15 trees on the site . 5. The number of off-street parking spaces in the proposed development shall not be less than the req uirement of Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance . The proposed plan shows a total of 53 parkilig spaces being provided, three of which are handica pp ed designated . Th,• number of spaces required for this development is based on one space for each 300 square feet of net rentable Brea, excludu\g public area, common hallways, and common bathrooms. Because the phasing of the project has not been established and only approximately 11,000 square feet will be finished initially, the req uired parking cannot be definitively determined. i:;•v,,ver, if the ll[ll.U floor area of 20 ,000 square feet is used to calculate the parking needed, 67 ,;,res would be required . It would appear that the parking provided will be sufficient to -the nquinment for A ' this development . W 6. Site Plan . The approving agencies lhall be satisfied that the lite plan for the Planned Development meets all the followina requirements : · L If the proposed developmem : includes ~dti-fimily or -.dentiaJ buildinp or structures and is adjacent to a sm14le family residential use district, the development abaJ1 contam a buffer . This development is 11<" ~~;acent to a linsJe-family residential use district but is adjacent to a single-fanu.1 residence and a landscaped bufl'er and six foot high solid fence is being proposed bet Neel! the two properties . I!. Within the Planned Development, iufticient sp,ce ll1IISt be provided between buildings and strucrures, giving consideration to their intended use, their locuion, design and height, the placement a!ld ectent of &cing window areu, and the topognq,hy and other such other natural reatures as will assure privacy and a pleasant environman. The proposed development corains a single two story 'JUildmg and is designed to be compaul>le with the existing neighborhood and the unique topography of the site . ~ If the area of the development is such that an internal circulation system is necessary, such a system shall be designed for the type oftnffic that will be generated, and all curbs at entnnces and other access points shall have ramps to facilitate access for the A handicapped and bicycles . W The internal circulation system meets this criteria and has been designed to provide adequate access to the site . ll Bicycle and pedestrian trails are to be provided where the City bicycle and/or trail plan or the Regional Bicycle Transportation Plan shows such trail or trail corridor . No trails are proposed for the subject site . ~ The site plan shall provide for the maximum preservation of natural drainage areas, vegetati on and other desirable features . Currently the entire site il undeveloped and will require excavation and filling to accommodate the proposed development. There are no natural features on this site that must preserved . A drainage report is required but has not been submitted . RECOMMENDATION; The Department of Community Development recommends that the decision on the Colorado Medical Center Planned Development be withheld until the following islues are resolved : An engineered drainage rerort lhall be submitted and approved . On-site storm water detention is required and ~ be based on the ten year storm rational method . The throat of all curb ramps shall be colored brick rr.d. The proposed curb guner and sidewallc details do not comply with City standard . ·-All 90 degree full sized parking spaces shall be SI' by 19 '. All JO degree parkina spN:es shall be ilave a depth of 17 '. All handicapped signage shall maintain 7 feet from grade to the bollOm oftbe sign. Alley paving snail be .-:oncreU, not asphalt. All public sidewallc shall be S feet wide .