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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-05-21 PZC MINUTESPage 386 (PAGE 20) Amend Article IV, Section 9 (as amended by Ordinance No. 17, Series of 1958) Paragraph 3, (b), (2), (a), by de:J_eting "360 sq. ft." and substituting therefor "450 sq. ft.". (PAGE 20) Amend Article IV, Section 9, (as amended by Ordinance No. 17, Series of 1958) Paragraph 5, (b) by deleting "50 ft." and subs ti tu ting therefor "100 ft.". (PAGE 20) Amend Article IV, Section 9, (as amended by Ordinance No. 17, Series of 1958) Paragraph 8, (b) (1) by deleting "5 ft ." and supstituting therefor "10 ft.". (PAGE 32) Amend Article VI, 4, by adding thereto the following paragraph : "(h) REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT -- Required off-street parking spaces in residential districts shall not be provided in areas required as minimum front yard. (See definition of "Lot Lines" and "Yards", Article I, Section 5, Nos. 46 "Lot Lines" and 77 "Yards", respectively)." (PAGE 34) Amend Article VI, 12, by adding thereto: /S/ J. M. LACY JOE M. LACY "(b) On a corner lot in a residential . district, nothing shall be permitted that will prevent a clear, unobstructed view above a horizontal plane three and one-half (3 1 /2) feet above the top of the curb of a triangle area determined by the inter- section curb lines and a straight line joining said curb lines at points which are 25 feet distant from the point of inter- section of the curb lines, me a sured along said curb lines. The only exceptions shall be utility company poles and traffic regulatory devi c es." Planning and Traffic Director JML /ij" * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MAY 21, 1959 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jones at 7:30 P. M. Members Present: Braun, Hill, Jones, Kelley, Romans, Schmitt Lacy, Ex-officio Members absent: None Cecil Zeitlin 1670 Winona Ct. Braun moved: Subdivision Southwest Corner of East Jefferson Drive and South Clarkson Street Hill seconded: That the Zeitlin matter be removed from the table. Ayes: Braun, Hill, Jones, Kelley, Romans, Schmitt Nays: None Absent: None Hearing No. 15-59A May 7, 1959 Mr. Zeitlin appeared for further consideration of subdividing the subject area. The Planning Director reported that further study of the proposed subdivision confirmed that the nearest logical sewer connection is approximately 350 feet from the nearest point in the subdivision, making sewer service considerably expensive to the proposed lots. Mrs. Romans reported that the School Board had offered Mr. Zeitlin $4 ,550.00 for the western portion of the subject area. The School Board authorized condemnation action if the offer has not been accepted by June 1. Braun moved: Hill seconded: That the preliminary design be approved and a hearing set for June 4th if Mr. Zeitlin submits the final plan to the Planning Office by 5:00 P. M. May 2 9 . Otherwise the hearing will be held July 9. Ayes: Braun, Hill, Jones, Kelley, Romans, Schmitt Nays: None Absent: None I I I I I I Planning Office City Master Plan No. 1 Page 387 Hearing No. 20-59 The Planning Director reported that the City Council has authorized application for Federal planning ass i stance for a storm drainage system. The next step is to select an engineering consultant firm which can make an estimate of cost of the plan. The Planning Director stated that Denver Public Works officials, Inter-County Regional planners and the City's own engineering staff strongly recommend Black and Veach as the firm to make the study. Braun moved: Roman s seconded: That the Planning Director be authorized to contact Black and Veach consulting engineers to draw the drainage plan, and that if this firm is unable to assist the City further contacts be made with other engineering concerns. Ayes: Braun, Hill, Jones, Kelley, Romans, Schmitt Nays: None Absent: None Plannin g Office City Capital Improvements Projects Hearing No. 14-59A April 23, 1959 The Planning Director stated that the Planning Commission should begin compiling a list o f capital improvements projects as the City department heads will be doing within the next few weeks. The Planning Commissi on is charged with setting the priority on the various pro- jects and presenting a program to the Manager's office early in July of 1959. The following projects were suggested: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Street Paving (estimate of cost by sections of the City). Li brary. Of f-street parking commercial area. Sherman Street bridge (including traffic signal and intersection improvement at East Jefferson Drive). Dartmouth Avenue bridge. Grade separation ' at Santa Fe Drive and Dartmouth Avenue (relationship between grade separation, Dartmouth Bridge and highway financial assistance to be explored). Space age park. Siphon City ditch at Ox f ord Avenue. Coordinated signalization of downtown commercial streets. Increasing corner radii at busy traffic intersections such as ~·south Bannock and West Dartmouth, South Bannock and West Hampden. Corrections of drainage "pans" at: South Lincoln and East Kenyon , South Acoma and West Floyd, South Bannock and West Floyd. Storm drainage under railroad and highway to river. Hawthorne School f or City administration use. The possibility of using Hawthorne School for City administrative offices was discussed in detail. Mrs. Romans mentioned that Hawthorne School might be vacated for school purposes as early as January of 1960 and that the School Board had discussed leasing the building to the City for a nominal amount. The Planning Director stated that this idea tied in with a need for more City office space which has reached the critical point. He said that the Li brary Board's current thinking is that a new Library building will be located to the west and north of the present City Hall. If the new building includes a modern council chamber, the entire present City Hall building could be devoted to administrative offices sufficient to serve the· City beyond 1970. However, the immediate need cou ld be served by moving certain departments to Hawthorne School until the new library building makes adequate office space available in the present City Hall. Departments which might be moved are the Building Inspector , Planning & Traffic Department, and part or all of the Public Works Department. Hill moved: Schmitt seconded: That the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that the possibility and practicality of leasing the Hawthorne School building for City use be investigated in cooperation with the School Board. Ayes: Braun, Hill, Jones, Kelley, Romans , Schmitt Nays: None Absent: None Planning Off ice City Rezoning Policy Time Limit for Submitting Rezonin g Applications. Hearing No. 19-59A May 7, 1959 Further discussion was held on the need for additional policy concerning consideration of rezoning applications. It was agreed that the volume of work facing the Planning Commission and the additional care and study needed for thorough consideration of rezoning applications requires a change in a time schedule for rezoning consideration. Romans moved: Schmitt seconded: That 1. Rezoning applications be considered only once every three months although applications may be submitted to the Planning Office at any time ~ 2. Once an area has been considered for rezoning anothe request for su b stantially the same · area to a similar zone will net be considered less than twelve months from its last consideration. 3. All Planning Commission meetings will normally be held at 7:30 P . M. Page 388 Ayes: Braun, Hill, Jones, Kelley, Romans, Schmitt Nays:, None Absent: None Planning Office City General Zoning Amendments . Hearing No. 3-59E (Also Joint Meetings of January 14, 1959 and February 25, 1959) (Also See Hearing No. 35-58B Nov. 20) January 22, 1959 February 5, 1959 February 19, 1959 May 7, 1959 Mr. Jones stated that off-street loading requirements of the Zoning Ordinance are not clear as now worded. He suggested that an amendment for clarification be submitted to the City Council along with the General Zoning Amendments now under consideration to clarify this matter. Braun moved: Hill seconded: That the Planning Commission recommend to City Council that the following amendment should be added to the General Zoning Amendments now under consideration: (PAGE 32) Amend Article VI, Section 5, "Off-Street Loading Requirements" by adding to Paragraph (a), Sub-Paragraph (1), the following words at the end and as a part of the first sentence: "or fraction thereof". Ayes: Braun, Hill, Jones, Kelley, Romans, Schmitt Nays: None Absent: None Mr. Jones stated that the present r~quirements for off-street parking and loading for small buildings should be re-studied. The Planning Director reminded the Commission that Mr. Braun had also suggested that parking requirements for banks should be considered as a whole rather than piecemeal when these changes are to be made. Jim Wilson Subdivision Approximately the Northern Three- Fourths of the West Side of 2900 Block South Downing Street. Hearing No. 21-59 The Planning Director explained that Bob Lee, Attorney for Mr. Wilson, had contacted the Planning Off ice in respect to developing the subject area which is now platted in fifty foot sites but zoned to require sixty-foot sites. He stated that a possible compromise woulld be to allow the subject area to be re-subdivided in lots of slightly less than sixty-foot frontage but more than fifty-foot frontage and to grant the use of three 150-foot building sites fronting on South Corona Street and backing up to the subject area. After discussion the Planning Commission felt that even though the remaining land in the vicinity of the subject area has been develope9 on fifty-foot frontage, Mr. Wilson should be required to adhere to the sixty-foot minimums on the Downing frontage property in exchange for development of the three lots on Corona Street as fifty-foot frontage. It was agreed that although the surrounding area is nicely developed, the homes are extremely close to- gether on the narrow lots. It was pointed out that if no re-subdivision is made, Mr. Wilson would not be able to develop three building sites as the ground is now platted be~ause of the zoning frontage requirements. If the compromise first mentioned by the Planning Director were accepted, Mr. Wilson would only have a net loss, for development purposes, of one site. If the compromise as agreed upon by Planning Commission were followed, Mr. Wilson would not be able to develop two sites as the ground is now platted. ICRPC Meeting Report The Planning Director reported on the regular ICRPC Meeting held at 2:00 P. M. on Tuesday, May 19, 1959. Routine approval of minutes and review of monthly financial report were com- pleted. The regional plan draft report being completed as a part of the ICRPC Master Plan was briefly reviewed and approved as revised by various committees of the ICRPC. Copies of this revised plan will be available shortly. Director George Nez presented a discussion outline for the urban services area plan now being drawn by ICRPC in cooperation with the Denver Planning Office, Water Board and State Highway Department. The outline as follows was approved with minor changes. (The following is the outline as changed): URBAN SERVICES AREA PLAN Present Status of Preparation 1. Regional Planning Commission "Growth Guide" adopted, distributed to member governments, used as a basis for following practical plans. 2. Recent staff work on water, sewer, highway plans. Being done cooperatively -RPC, county and city planning representatives, water and sewer agencies, Highway Department. I I I I I I Page 389 3. Due dates for preliminary plans: water plan in June, sewer plan in August, highway plan in December. 4. New RPC review responsibility for major local plans and changes, according to new s ta tu te. 1. "Urban Services Area Plan" Application of planning principles established by the RPC and the enabling statute: a. The area of potential urban services defined by a general plan. b. The major services -water, sewer, highway, schools, parks -anticipated. c. The coordination of private plans and public service plans at the very beginning of new development, in the form of a thorough "preliminary plan". 2. RPC review of large preliminary plans presented by local agencies, referral to major public services, determination of feasability of both location and services, report back within 30 days. Proposed Guide Map for Next Decade 1. Approximately one decade of growth now is mapped ahead for application of "Urban Services Area Plan". Further growth thereafter is also being designed in rough form, for longer-range highway and water engineering. 2. This one-decade "Urban Services Area" has been worked over by each county and city planning group in the RPC office. A general periphery is shown. All subject to con t inuous further review and RPC amendment to keep it up to date. 3. Three kinds of urban growth are handled in USA plan: (1) "Infilling", 50,000 population (2) "peripheral expansion", 75 ,000 population (3) "new and expanded towns", 75,000 population 4. Infilling is to be encouraged by county zoning policy, to utilize over 10 square miles of vacant buildable land where most public services are already committed and the com- munity needs f ull development for its best efficiency and tax strength. 5. Peripheral expansion will readily accommodate about 15 square miles of growth where public services can be expanded, based upon a thorough preliminary plan containing all of the following items: a. land use and density plan (zoning) b. good subdivision design (lot size, streets, main easements, public sites for schools, drainage area parks, fire stations, etc.) c. specific plans for water and sewer, or a request that these be worked out by the planning agency. Then the feasi b ility of all these items would be checked by the local planning agency , and by the RPC and related agencies in those cases requiring referral. 6. New and expanded towns might be developed on the basis of local and regional planning approval of a complete plan and guarantees: a. covering at l e ast four sections (by joint agreement) b. land use and density plan (zoning) c. good subdivision design, particularly conforming with regional highway and parks plans d. water district contract draft e. sewer district contract draft f. time table and assurances of readiness and ability to proceed with actual development (different from readiness only to peddle land after filing plan) Upon receipt of a new or expanded town plan from the local planning agency, RPC would check the feasi b ility of these items with: a. adjacent counties or cities, if any b. schoo l district c. water sources (s) if available d. sewer a ge agency if available, and Health agencies state and local e. FHA f. Highway Department g. parks agencies, state and local h. any other agency like State Planning, PUC , etc. i. basic regional plan of land uses. Immediate Steps Necessaru to Pun USA Plan Into Operation 1. Draw up map and report for certification to local governments, work out details with them as a group, secure their approval. Same for major water, sewer agencies, highway department, FHA, health agencies, school districts, parks organizations. 2. Strengthen requirements for authorizing outlying development, incorporated or unincorporated. 3. Revise RPC By-Laws to set up a review procedure under new statute. Establish a working relationship with local planning agencies to expedite reviews and decisions. 4. Bring county plans, city plans, and water-sewer-highway plans up-to-date as far as possible and set up RPC ready reference file on all of these. There be i ng no further business to come before the Planning and Zoning Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 P. M. Approved J. M. Lacy Jewell M. ,Banfie.ld Recording Secretary Page 390 MEMORANDUM TO THE ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ACTION OR RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. Date: Subject: Rec anmenda t ion: May 21, 1959 Hawthorne School That the possibility and practicality of leasing the Hawthorne School Building for City use be investigated in cooperation with the School Board. Respectfully submitted, By order of the City Planning and Zoning Commission Jewell M. Banfield Recording Secretary MEMORANDUM TO THE ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ACTION OR RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. Date: May 21, 1959 Subject: General Zoning Amendments Recommendation: That the following amendment be added to the General Zoning Amendments now under consideration: (PAGE 32) Amend Article VI, Section 5, "Off-Street Loading Requirements" by adding to Paragraph (a), Sub-Paragraph (1), the following words at the end as a part of the first sentence: "or fraction thereof". Respectfully submitted, By order of the City Planning and Zoning Commission Jewell M. Banfield Recording Secretary * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JUNE 4, 1959 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jones at 7:50 P. M. Members Present: Braun, Hill, Jones, Kelley, Lacy, Ex-officio Members Absent: Romans, Schmitt Dr. Robert Byall 3920 S.Clarkson Rezoning Corner Property South of Inter- section of South Sherman Street and East Jefferson Drive From R-2-B to C-1 Hearing No. 12-59-C April 9, 1959 April 23, 1959 May 7, 1959 The hearing · was opened with the presentation of a land use survey and showing of photographic slides of the area by the Planning Director. Mr. Jones stated that citizens present and interested in the proposed rezoning would be heard at this time. Dr. Byall, the applicant, stated that the va.lue of his property has dropped $5,000.00 be- cause of the fact that the subject area is zoned residential and not commercial. He felt he should not have to wait until some future date for rezoning as he had secured signatures of most surrounding residents in favor of the rezoning, and he believes there is a shortage of first class office space in Englewood. Mr. W. C. Ross , 3687 South Grant, stated that in his opinion there is enough lmd already s o zoned. With such piecemeal zoning he felt the citizens would become victims of "creeping zonitis." Mrs. J. R. McManus, 3£54 South Sherman, said that the area residential and she would like to have it remain the same. two blocks from Broadway to Sherman should be commercially this block. Kelley moved: Braun seconded: That the hearing be closed. Ayes: Braun, Hill, Jones, Kelley Nays: None Absent: Romans, Schmitt was primarily two-family She stated that she felt the developed before starting on Mr. Braun stated that the need for office space in this area has risen sharply as indicated I I I