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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM
JUNE 16, 2015
I. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to ord er at
7:00 p.m. in the City Council Conference Room of the Englewood Civic Center, Chair Fish
presiding.
Present:
Abs ent:
Staff:
Freemire , Knoth, Madrid, Pittinos, Fish
Bleile, Brick, King, Kinton, Townley (All Excused)
Chris Neubecker, Senior Planner
Dugan Comer, Deputy City Attorney
Also Present: Paul Skizinski , Englewood resident
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II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes from the previous meetings were not approved as there was not a quorum
present at the meeting. The minutes will be approved at the next regular meeting .
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Ill. BRANDING PROIECT PRESENTATION -Slate Communications
Kim Newcomer, Principal with Slate Communications, presented information regarding the
branding project for the City of Englewood. The Commissioners participated in an activity
that is part of Slate's research by describing Englewood now and how they see the City in
20 years.
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IV. STUDY SESSION 2014-003 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
Mr. Neubecker reviewed the blackline draft of the code with updates based on previous
discussions .
The purpose of allowing ADUs was discussed. The intent is to provide flexibility for
housing options and to allow property owners to accommodate changes in family and
living arrangements. The Commissioners stated their reasons for being in favor of
adopting ADUs.
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Freemire -Potential increase in property assessment and taxable value , flexibility for the
property owner and provides the opportunity for the City to be more futuristic regarding
the housing stock.
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Madrid -Allowing ADUs adds to economic stability for neighborhoods, allows for growth
and improvement in the housing stock while preserving neighborhood character, and
provides flexibility for changing family situations.
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Knoth and Pittinos agreed with the previous comments.
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Fish -Does not want to use ADUs as a means of increasing density in single family zones,
and is opposed to promoting the purpose of ADUs as an economic incentive. Purpose is
t~rovide flexibility in housing and to add value to the property.
The Comprehensive Plan outlines the goals for the housing stock including encouraging
development of workforce housing and housing to accommodate different I ife stages.
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Mr. Pittinos asked about the conversion of existing garages; Mr. Neubecker reviewed the
building code regarding conversion of garages. It is possible to convert a garage but in
many case s may not be practical due to costs or the amount of retrofitting necessary to
meet building code requirements, such as foundation insulation, fire separation and
energy codes.
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Separate Entrance -It was determined that a separate outside entrance is not necessary.
For enforceability reasons , staff wants to ensure that ADU regulations still apply even if
there is no separate entrance.
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The Commissioners reviewed the sample code and were in agreement with items 3
(Eligibility) through 7 (Approval) of the draft code. Discussion regarding item 8,
Occupancy and Use, included debate over whether or not to restrict occupancy of the
property to require the owner to live on site. The Commissioners decided that there will
be one more study session on the topic of ADUs and will they will continue discussion of
owner occupancy when there is a majority of members present.
Item 9, Design and Administrative Adjustments, will also be addressed at the next study
session as th e Commissioners did not reach consensus regarding the maximum size of an
ADU and the latitude of any administrative adjustment that may be necessary.
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The remaining items were acceptable to the Commissioners. The tables of Allowed Uses,
Parking Ratios and Dimensional Requirements were reviewed and found to be acceptable,
with a change to the parking regulations to require "unobstructed access to a public right-
of-way".
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After discussion, it was determined that specific language regarding parking regulations
wi 11 be determined at the next meeting.
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IV. PUBLIC FORUM
• Paul Skizinski , Englewood resident, thanked the Commissioners for addressing the issue of
AD Us .
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V. ATIORNEY'S CHOICE
Deputy City Attorney Comer did not have any further comment for the Commission .
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VI. STAFF'S CHOICE
Mr. Neubecker reminded the Commissioners that the Board and Commission appre c iation
event will be held at the Englewood Recreation Center on Monday, June 2 2 nd at 6:3 0 p .m.
There will be a joint meeting with City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission
sometime in the near future and it was suggested that Planning Commission may want to
discuss their recommendations on ADUs at that time.
The Commissioners were reminded of the Walk and Wheel Fest taking place from 1-5 p.m .
on Saturday, June 20th at the corner of Englewood Parkway and Acoma Street.
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VII. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE
The Commissioners did not have any further comments .
• The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p .m .
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