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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
Community Development Conference Room
February 4, 2014
I. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at
7:00 p.m. in the Community Development Conference Room of the Englewood Civic
Center, Vice Chair Fish presiding.
Present: Roth , King, Knoth (7:10), Kinton, Townley (7:10), Fish , King , Freemire ,
Madrid (Alternate)
Absent:
Staff:
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Brick (Excused), Bleile (Unexcused)
Alan White, Director, Community Development
Chris Neubecker, Senior Planner
Brook Bell , Planner II
John Voboril , Planner II
Nancy Reid , Assistant City Attorney
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
• January 22, 2013
King moved;
Kinton seconded: TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 22, 2014 MINUTES
Vice Chair Fish asked if there were any modifications or corrections, there were none.
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Fish , King, Kinton, Roth , Knoth , Townley
None
Freemire
Brick, Bleile
Motion carried.
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Commissioners and Staff introduced themselves to Patrick Madrid, newly appointed
Alternate to the Commission
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Ill. STUDY SESSION
Case 2013-02 Small Lot Development Standards UDC 16-9-4
Brook Bell , Planner 11, reviewed history of the topic of Small Lot Development
Standards and explained the process of changing zoning text and executing
amendments. He explained the appeal pro cess for citizens that do not agree with
the code once it is amended.
Additional approval criteria and revised language were included in the Staff memo.
There was discussion about the remedy for appeals and whether or not the appeal
would go through City Council , Board of Adjustments or District Court.
Consensus of the Commission was that the proposed changes are acceptable as
written, which would require appeals of decisions on nonconforming lots to be
brought to a court of record. Staff will bring the revised code in its current form to
the Public Hearing and if the Commissioners wish to change it, they may make a
motion at the hearing so that a formal vote and record can be made. The tentative
Public Hearing date is March 4, 2014. Members of the Commission were
encouraged to submit their opinion to be included in the next meeting packet.
Light Rail Corridor Zoning Reform Discussion
John Voboril, Planner II, presented options and ideas for encouraging development
in the vicinity of the Oxford Light Rail Station. One pos sibility would be to
esta blish a TSA overlay district that would be applied to the industrial areas to
facilitate non-industrial and multi-family development in the future.
The presentation included findings and suggestions on the following topics:
• Establishing Boundaries for Oxford Station TSA Overlay
o Proposed boundary would extend south to Layton
• Setbacks
o Proposed front setbacks are 0'-1 O' to create an urban environment
conducive to pedestrian traffic.
• Minimum Lot Size
o Consistent with current code; no new lots would be created that are less
than the current minimum.
• Minimum Lineal Street Frontage
o 75% of the main street and 25% of the side street. Landscaping could be
substituted between the right of way or sidewalk in lieu of the structure
to maintain a linear form along the street frontage.
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o Establish minimum requirements for building transparency. Alternatives
to windows should be considered for retail businesses . Design could be
addressed in light of specific business needs.
• Required Front Street Entrance
o Would establish business presence ; side and rear doors would be
permitted. Ideally parking would be located in the rear of the building.
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o Currently there are no height restrictions in industrial zones. It was
generally agreed that a five or six story building approximately 75' in
height would be an acceptable maximum .
• Residential Parking ~
o Because the area is designated to be transit oriented, the assumption is
that there would be fewer parking spaces required due to fewer vehicles.
Due to time restraints , the presentation will be continued at a later date to discuss the
following:
• Commercial Parking
• Design Guidelines/S tandards
• Street Network
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IV. PUBLIC FORUM
No members of the public were in attendance.
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V. ATIORNEY'S CHOICE
Ms. Reid distributed suggestions regarding proposed changes to UDC 16-9-3 Non-
conforming Structures as she will not be attending the Public Hearing February 20th
Discussion ensued regarding procedures for Staff and the Commission when presenting
proposed changes to City Council to increase efficiency in the process.
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VI. STAFF'S CHOICE
Director White stated that there will be a second Public Hearing regarding Home
Occupations at City Council on February 18, 2014. City Council has several changes to
the proposed amendment regarding uses in R-1-A.
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Director White shared an article in Commissioner's journal that contained information
regarding code changes that he feels would be helpful to the Commissioners. This article
will be forwarded to the Commissioners.
The next meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be the Public Hearing
scheduled for Thursday February 20, 2014 and the topics will be Zoning Site Plan Review
and Non-Conforming Structures.
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VII. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE
Vice Chair Fish welcomed new voting member of the Commission , Michael Freemire.
Chris Neubecker informed the Commission of a meeting regarding safe routes to school
and offered to share the invitation and information with the Commissioners.
The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m .
/s/lulie Bailey
Reco rding Secretary
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