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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-12-03 PZC MINUTESI I I CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DECEMBER 3, 1959 The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Kelley at 7:50 P. M. Members Present: Braun, Hill, Kelley, Schmitt Lacy, Ex-officio Members Absent: Jones, Romans ---- - -- - -- - - - ---.--- -- Page 445 Minutes for the previous meeting were discussed. Councilmen Hill and Braun stated that inasmuch as they had not yet received their copies of the minutes, they wished to defer approval until the next meeting. N. Fout & 4 Others Subdivision Approximately Three Blocks N. of Quincy & W. of Jason Hearing No. 38-59 (Also see minutes from February 16, 1956 50 Sept. 28, 1956) . The Planning Director presented a rough overlay drawing o f a possible subdivision plan of the subject area. He stated that the diverse ownership and the unwillingness of Norvell Fout to sell his property for subdivision has caused cons i derable hard feelings in the many attempts to subdivide this area previously. He noted that the D.U. Recreation Study calls for the subject area to be used almost entirely for a neighborhood park. In light of this development there seem to be three possibilities of developing the area: 1. To extend Quincy Place straight through as it is now stubbed in from South Lipan Street allowing home sites to be built on the south side of this new street while developing the remainder of the ground to the north of the street as a park site. 2. To lay out the entire. area in a similar development as the property to the north previously owned by the Sangers and Sunderlands, making full residential use of the ground with the maximum number of potential 1 • building sites. 3. Allow half of the existing ground owned by four owners to be developed with a cul-de-sac street, leaving the half owned by Norvell Fout to be developed at a later date with a curved street connecting South Jaron Street and West Quincy Avenue. A major difference between Plan 2 and 3 is that Mr. Fout would probably lose a few potential building sites because of the curbed street development if he does not wish to go along with the present four owners. The Planning Director stated that his office is preparing some preliminary sketches to show the relative merits of each type of development. He said that these would be considered by the land owners, and then the Planning Commission would begin work on the whole matter. Planning Commission City Master Plan No. 3 Public Buildings Hearing No. 36-59C October 22, 1959 November 5, 1959 November 19, 1959 The Planning Director reported on the joint meeting of the School Board and the Planning Commission November 30th in the City council chamber. All members of the School Board and the School Superintendent were present with Mr. Lacy, Mr. Kelley, and Mrs. Romans. The matter of a potential library site in relation to school needs for Flood Junior High was discussed. Mr. Bishop stated that the school administration had postponed plans for a library in the new high school addition awaiting the outcome of the D. U. library study to determine whether or not a joint public and school library was practical, plans went ahead for the present high school building including the school library. The Planning Director presented a summation of all considerations bearing on the public library site at the joint meeting. This included a summary of the meetings between the Planning Director and the School Superintendent, the Planning Commission, the Planning Director, and the Library Board and all recommendations of t he D. U. Library Study and the D. U. Recreation Study that were pertinent to library locat i on. After considering this report and discussing all factors involved as well as studying an aerial photo with an overlay showing a downtown circulation plan and a possible need for connecting South Delaware Street through the City Park in later years, the School Board agreed that the most practical site for the city library was north and west of the present City Hall in the City Park. They conditioned their approval by saying that it did not imply the outright endorsement of taking South Delaware Street through the City Park. Such a move to connect Delaware Street should be timed in such a way that it occurs only after many more acres of park land are acquired and developed throughout the City of Englewood as parks and then only after a clear need for such an additional street is apparent. Page 446 Planning Office City School District Re-Organization Master Plan No. 4 -Financial and Population Forecast Hearing No. 9-59B March 5, 1959 March 19, 1959 The Planning Director reported that the second half of the joint meeting between the Planning Commission and the School Board on November 30 was devoted to considering whether or not the Englewood School Distr:kt should favor the withdrawal of th a t portion of the district lying from Santa Fe westward in the Scenic View area. The Planning Director presented preliminary figures of a detailed study projecting develop- ment in the area to 1980. On the basis of these figures, it appeared that the Scenic View portion of the School District would not even pay its own way by 1980 because of additional children to be educated in comparison with anticipated industrial development. However, the Planning Director cautioned that this was a preliminary estimate and that the projections would need to be refined before they could be considered valid and worth serious consideration. It was the feeling of those present at the joint meeting that such refinement should be made and that the report, a joint one by the Englewood Planning Director and the School Superintendent, should then be made available for consideration. After reporting the above happenings at the jofnt meeting, the Planning Director explained briefly methods used in arriving at the estimates. He explained that a system based on a development factor (DF) was determined by studying the assessed valuation of improvements and personal property of industries to their land values. This study revealed that an industry which has full development of its existing land in high value improvements (first class) generally has an assessed valuation of improvements and personal property which is 51 times the land assessed valuation. The DF for an industry which has a large amount of land with relatively few improvements for full development be- cause of needed outdoor storage or other considerations (second class) has a DF of 9. Since land values also increase as utilities become available, the percentage of development in a given area was applied to the present land assessed valuations to arrive at an annual future land value as development occurred. The DF then could be applied to this increased land valuation for a projected total for the future years. However, the DF itself was modified on the basis of how much first c l ass industry could be expected compared to second class. In the preliminary findings, two-thirds of the area was assumed to be logical for second class industry and one-third for first class. This resulted in an overall DF of 23 for ultimate use within 20 years. The Planning Director continued to explain the DF as it applied to residential property and school costs based on the present student annual figure. He explained further that the basic assessed valuation in the preliminary estimates did not include some $60,000 in Colorado Central Power and Public Service Company "plant" assessed valuation. He noted that the projected value for that portion of the Englewood School District in Scenic View over a twenty-year period was greater than a similar sized area of the City of Englewood proper had enjoyed in the past twenty years which indicates a certain validity for the preliminary estimate as a minimum projection. The Planning Director noted that the preliminary sheet which was provided members of the Commission should not be cited for any purpose until further projections have been made and a reasonable result determined. Mr Schmitt questioned the outcome of disconnecting a portion of Scenic View which would take wi th it its mill levy for school bonds and attaching it to a consolidated school district with its own bonds and operating costs. He submitted that this would leave the Scenic View portion thus consolidated with an exceptionally high mill levy which would in turn discourage industrial development. It was agreed that the studyffiould be completed, considering this and other major factors, and be prepared as soon as possible. American Municipal Association Meeting The Planning Director reported on the American Municipal Association panel on transportation planning for small cities held at the Shirley-Savoy Hotel at 9:30 on December 1. He noted the highlights of the panel discussion as follows: 1. That any transportation study and program must be on a continuing basis, not a one-shot deal. 2. Such a program must strive to reach a certain goal, and all information considered should be in a realistic form which is understandable and usable. 3. The mayor and city council only can get such a program started. One good way is to get an interested group to take an objective look at the City. 4. Beware of adopting solutions that were studied and found practical in other communities without a thorough valuation of your own needs. 5. Methods of financing off-street parking presented revealed nothing new that the City of Englewood has not already ex- plored in striving for a solution for its own problem. To carry out a study program there should be a technical com- mittee comprised o f people such as the city manager, city engineer, and the city attorney to guide the research work. There should also be a citizens' advisory committee or the planning commission to insure that the plan and program are realisitic from the citizens' point of view. I I I I I I Page 447 ICRPC Meeting Report The Planning Director stated that the ICRPC Associate Membership meeting had been held on December 1 in Westminster. He stated that the meeting was primarily for communities in the Clear Creek basin and concerned the Metropolitan Sanitation Plan exclusively. The Planning Director did not attend this meeting since he had heard this presentation three times previously and since the Planning Commission had also considered the program and recommended endorsement of same to City Council previously. There being no further business to come before the Planning and Zoning Commission, the meeting adjourned at 9:15 P. M. APPROVED: /S / J. M.Lacy Jewell M. Banfield Recording Secretary * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DECEMBER 17, 1959 The meeting was called to order by CThairman Jones at 8:45 P. M. Members Present: Braun, Hill, Jones, Kelley, Romans, Schmitt Members Absent: None Minutes of the previous two meetings were considered. Braun moved: Hill seconded: That the minutes of November 19 and December 3, 1959, be approved as written. Ayes: Braun, Hill, Jones, Kelley, Romans, Schmitt Nays: None Absent: None Richard Simon, Atty. 3311 S. Broadway It Rezoning Southwest Corner of Hywy. #70 & s. Clarkson Hearing No. 34-59D October 8, 1959 October 22, 1959 November 5, 19!:9 November 19, 1959 The Planning Director reported that the City Council had accepted the Planning Commission recommendation that a land economics study be made of the area bounded by Highway 70, Little Dry Creek, South Clarkson Street and South Logan Street. He stated that in talking with George Nez and John McLucas of ICRPC and Jim Small of the Denver Planning Office, the following outline for such a study was confirmed to be practical to answer the immediate question and fit into a future larger area study for possible revision of the zoning ordinance: Primary Question •... "What is the highest value use consistent with the best interests of the community in this area?" Two questions are to be answered for each of three possible zoning uses: 1. What would be the impact on the value of similarly zoned areas in the City? 2. What would be the relative ·increase in value of land and improvements in the subject area? The three possibilities: 1. If area is zoned for multiple-family use. 2. If land is zoned for commercial use. 3. If land is zoned for a com b ination of these or other zones. The parties consulted suggested that three appraisers in the Denver area would be qualified to perform this study. After discussion, the Planning Commission agreed that these individuals should be contacted in the order listed: 1. Watson A. Bowes. 2. John Foster. 3. Frank Mannix. Five specific background items will be provided to the consultant selected to help picture the City's consideration to date: