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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-08-10 PZC MINUTESPa~ 576 RECOMMENDATION: That the alley be vacated if the Nippers would agree to stand the expense. Respectfully submitted, By order of the City Planning and Zoning Commission. Dorothy J. Romans Recording Secretary NOTE: The Acting Planning Director contacted Mrs. Nipper on July 21st. Mrs. Nipper agreed that if the portion of the alley were vacated that she would be willing to pay the necessary expenses if it would not exceed an unreasonable amount---she indicated over one hundred dollars might be, in her opinion, in excess of a reasonable amount. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * €ITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Minutes of August 10, 1961 Th e .meeting was called to order at 8:10 P. M. with Mr. Kelley presiding. Members present: Hill, Pershing, Rice, Kelley Ro mans, Ex-officio Members absent: Martin, Miles Audience: Mr. Frenchy Gratts, Mr. Paul Franzmann I. Mr. Franzmann stated that his presence had nothing to do with the Olson's request for rezoning of Lots 2 thru 10 inclusive, Block 2, Franzmann-Folkert Subdivision; rather it is in connection with a letter dated November 13, 1958 concerning the water taps for the property which his family owns, and now wishes to develop. A 60' dedication for Huron Street was accepted by the City when the Subdivision was approved; however, an 8' easement down the center of this dedication was not shown on the plat, and power poles were at that time in- stalled in this easement. At the time the Subdivision plat was accepted by the City, it was understood by the Franzmanns and Mr. Folkerts that the light poles were to be removed before the City would furnish water for any of the lots in the subdivision other than Lots 1, 2 and 3 of Block 1. It was the Franzmann's understanding that Mr. Folkerts agreed to have the poles removed when he sold his property. Mr. Franzmann stated his family feels they are being deprived of the right to develop their property and request permission to build on lots 4 through 9, inclusive, Block 1, Franzmann-Folkerts Subdivision. Mr. Kelley read a copy of the letter dated November 13, 1958, which was directed to Utilities Director H. H. Babcock. Mrs. Romans gave a brief review of the Minutes of the Planning Com- mission of 1957 and 1958, which had no record of this problem. It was pointed out that the Olson's who had requested rezoning of Lots 2 thru 10, inclusive, Block 2, Franzmann-Folkert Subdivision, had only an option to buy the Folkerts' property, and that the Franzmann's felt if they were restricted in the development of their property on the east side of the street, that the west side of the street should be similarly re- stricted. Mr. F ranzmann stated that according to the letter, the land his family owns could not be used. He further stated that the power poles could be moved either to the west or to the east in the alleys. He stated that it would be up to the Engineering Department and Colorado Central Power Company to determine the location. Mr. Hill stated he felt that if the City accepted the easement on which the light poles are situated, it was the City's problem to see that they were rem9ved ; but from reading the letter, it was inferred that the property owners should see that the poles be relocated. It was pointed out that the total cost was estimated to be $4,500 of which the Power Company would pay $2,500. Mr. Franzmann stated that if Mr. Folkerts was able to sell his land, he had tentatively agreed to pay the remaining $2,000. He further stated he felt the Folkerts needed to be advised that the poles should be removed before the T-zon e would be approved for the west side of the block. Mr. Kelley stated that he felt the answer was to check back on this problem, advise the Folkerts, and to get in touch with Joe Esch. Mr. Franzmann said they would be willing to take their Mother's house out, and dedicate the portion of the street the house sits on if they could get a release of their property so they could get water and develop the rest of their land. At the present time, the elder Mrs. Franzmann's home is located partially in the intersection of Huron and Eastman, and an ease- ment across Lots 8 and 9, Block 1, Franzmann-Folkerts Subdivision provides access from East- man to Huron. Mr. Hill suggested making a one way s ·treet on each side of the poles, and having the developers put in curb and gutter on each side of a strip five or ten feet wide, and plant evergreen in the median strip. Mr. Kelley stated that it might increase the Franzmann's property value with such screening. Discussion followed. Mrs. Romans was asked to discuss the matter with City Attorney Joe Esch; Harold Babcock, Utilities Director; and Bill Davies, City Engineer; and to report back to the Planning Commission. I I I I I I II. Rezoning 3200 South Huron Portion of Franzmann- Folkerts Subdivision. Page 577 Ca se 12-61A July 20, 1961 Mrs. Romans gave a brief review of the case; at the last meeting the rezoning action was tabled for further study. The Olson's request was for a T zone; the area is presently zoned R-1-D. It was stated that at that time, the Franzmann's were protesting a change in zon i ng. It was the decision of the Plannin g Commission to take no action on the rezo ning request un- til the matter of the poles referred to in Item I and been · settled. III. Hi-Rise Apartments Mr. Gratts explained that the land he was interested in putting a Hi-rise apartment on was located north of Highway #70 between Washington and Clarkson. He further stated that it was directly across the street from the Royal Manor apartments which have been erected south of Highway #70. His proposed apartment house would be twelve (12) stories high. Mr. Gratts stated there were three problems: (1) limitations on height; (2) setbacks and side yards; (3) square fo otage per unit. He stated their small units had 435 square feet including storage. Mr. Hill read an amendment concerning height from the Zoning amendment #30 of 1959. Mr. Kelley said that it was only f or a business district. Mr. Hill said that he felt it could be construed to mean any type business; that one would need a business license to operate an apartment house. Mr. Kelley asked if Mr .. Gr.atts had talked to Mr. Wallace, Building Inspector; and the Board of Adjustment. Mr. Gratts replied in the affirmative. Mrs. Romans gave Mr. Kelley a recom- mendation fr om the Board of Adjustment and Appeals conc~rning Mr. Gratts' proposal. Mr. Kelley read the recommendation, and stated from it, he gathered the Building Inspector's interpretation of the Zoning Ordinance was that bui ldings of the ·height such · as Mr. Gratts' would be prohibited ... Discussion f ollowed , and Mr. Gratts described in detail the fire protection which would be built into his apartment house. There would be a 6''. wet standpipe on each floor, and a water pressure of 30# would be maintained at all times. The pump would be automatic, but could be started manually if anything went wrong. Mr. Kelley stated that he felt the minimum floor space required for apartments units was too high in the Ordinance. Mr. Gratts stated that under the FHA, the proposed single units were large enough for two people. Discussion followed; it was stated that Jim Small, Denver Planning Director, reported that Denver was planning to amend their Ordinance--they felt the bulk-tent regulations they had were not satisfactory in a residential zone. Parking was discussed, and Mr. Gratts stated parking would be provided; they would need perking for approximately 74 cars. Amending the Zoning Ord inance o f Englewood to allow greater · height was discussed, and the Acting Planning Director stated she did not feel it wise to have h eight limit ations of cer- tain numbers of stories or feet placed in the Ordinance ; rather she felt there should be a ratio between the setbacks required and the height of the buildings. This would provide a degree of flexibility in the Zoning Ordinance that we do not have in the present ordinance. Mrs. Romans stated she would work with Mr. Gratts, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Esch, and others and try to come up with something applicable. Hill moved: Rice seconded: That the staff be requested to procede to study the problem and confer with the City Attorney, the Building Inspector , and others , and to pre- sent a suggested draft for the amendment to the Ordinance; set a date for a public hearing, and to make the necessary publications. The motion carried unanimously. . . - ------, - - -- IV. Approval of Minutes The minutes were declared approved as presented. V. Jensen Subdivision Mrs. Romans said she understood that the Council had turned down the purchasing of this area for a park. She fur ther stated that she had received no further communication from Mr. Jensen. VI. Annexation Brookridge Heights Area The Acting Planning Director stated that Mr. Pasternak and Mr. Elengoben would like to appear before the Planning Commission to get the feeling of the Commission on the propose.ct annexation. She felt that the Commission should not make a committment on zoning until after an application f or annexation had been filed and a public hearing on zoning had-been held.. Mr. Hill stated that he felt they should be encouraged to appear before the Commission to be heard. Discussion ensued on the economic value of the proposed annexation. It was decided that Mrs. Romans should have Mr. Pasternak and Mr. Elenbogen come to discuss the situation with the Commission. ~ --,, I I Page 578 VII. Rezoning The Acting Planning Director reminded the Commission members of three rezoning requests to be heard at the quarterly hearings in September. The first is the Gordon Tract; the request was from R-1-A to M-1. A rezoning request from Dr. Davis, 3000 block on South Lincoln had been received. The re- que s t is for rezoning from R-2-B to T (Transitional). An application for rezoning the Pleasant View Subdivision area has been .received from Mr. Fred Walden. Mr. Walden is requesting R-2-B zoning; the area is presently zoned R-1-A. Public hearing on these applications will be before Commission members at the September 7th meeting. The acting Planning Director stated she had several proposed rezoning s; the first was the West side of South Santa Fe approximately the 4600 and 4700 block, from M-1 to C-2. The area was primarily developed as Commercial, and in the present zone, the businesses were non-conforming, and could not expand. Mrs. Romans said there has been an informal request for rezoning of 800 West Oxford from R-1-D to R-3. There was also a tentative request for rezoning of the area between Highway #70 and Hampden at Corona. No formal applications have been received at this time on these areas. VIII. Revision of Zoning Ordinance. The Acting Planning Director stated that the staff was working on the revision of the Zoning Ordinance. Mrs. Romans asked a special meeting of the Commission with Mr. Ri t ter on August 31, 1961, to review the progress to that time. IX. New Business The proposed budget from the Planning Department, accounts 140 and 1010, was presented to the Commission members for their information. X. Tour of the City of Englewood. There was a brief discussion on the tour of the City which several of the Commission members and other City officials had taken earlier in the day. It was the general feeling that it was a very successful and interesting trip. XI. Land Use Map There was a discussion on the new land use map now on display in the Planning Office which was recently completed by Mr. Jim Ritter. There were questions asked concerning the need for so many zones, and in some cases whether or not there is a need for de-zoning? Mrs. Romans stated she felt that the P (Parking) zone along the Broadway-Acoma alley from Belleview to Layton was an area that needed to be changed to a T zone, as the land use now is restricted, and people cannot sell their land to be used for anything other than parking. Pershing moved: Rice seconded: That Mrs. Romans be authorized to instigate an ordinance rezoning the P (Parking) zone on the Broadway-Acoma alley to Acoma, from Layton to Belleview, to T (Transitional). The motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 P. M. Respect f ully submitted, Dorothy J. Romans Recording Secretary LETTER PRESENTED TO PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS BY PAUL FRANZMANN Mr. H. H. Babcock Utilities Director City of Englewood Water Dept. City Hall, Englewood Dear Sir: November 13, 1958 Englewood, Colorado It is hereby agreed to and understood by the undersigned owners of the Franzmann-Folkert sub- division, that the city of Englewood will provide water now, only to Lots 1-2-3, Block I, of the Franzmann-Folkert subdivision and that all other water tap permits for the remainder I I I I I Page 579 of the lots in said subdivision be withheld by the city, and that no further taps will be requested by the developers until the power poles are _relocated, and quit claim deeds for the right-of-way are secured, by the city, fr om the Colorado Central Power Company. Yours truly, · Paul A. Franzmann Donald G. Franzmann Sigrid W. Fransmann Harry Folkerts CERTIFIED TRUE COPY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Minutes o f August 24, 1961 The meeting was called to order at 8:10 P. M. Mr. Kelley presiding. Members present: Kelley, Hill, Miles, Rice Romans , Ex-officio Members absent: Martin, Pershing Audience: Don Carney, Jack Eachon, Deac Parsons, Bob Scarfe Also present: James Ritter, Gertrude Welty I. ENGLEWOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT Mrs. Romans showed Commission members an overlay of the latest, proposed future street program ori ginating in the Planning Office. The proposal, when finalized, will be a part of the Englewocxl Master Plan. She stated there had been a few changes since the meeting of June 29th, at which time the overlay was first shown. Mrs. Romans reported she had met with Mr. Fred Merton of the State Highway Department; that he had reviewed the proposal and saw nothing contrary to the planning of the State· Highway Department. Mrs. Romans gave a detailed description of the overlay and the needs that would have to be met to put the plan through. Bridges would be needed at Windemere , Union, Dartmouth, and Yale. These routes will allow access into Englewood proper fr om both the Industrial and res 'idential areas to the West. She further stated that Mr. Merton felt the proposed ramp through Commerce Field was the most feasible access off of Bannock and Highway #70 into downtown Englewood. Discussion f ollowed. Mr. Jack Eachon presented an aerial of the subject area. He stated that Mr. Howard Abbott was president of Englewood Unlimited; that he was Chairman of the Improvement District. He said a group of businessmen had gotten together and came up with plans for improving Cherokee Street through to Floyd Avenue; a ramp of f of Highway #70 onto Broadway; and widening South Logan Street from Highway #70 to Hampden, if necessary; and to widen East Hampden fr om South Logan to South Broadway. It was pointed out there were 2 ,3 68,000 sq. ft. in the proposed Improvement District; the cost was figured to be approximately 5i per sq. ft.; with the total cost of $160,000 to be paid over a ten year period. Mr. Hill questioned the method of adding on to this proposed district should further improve- ments be sought later. It was explained that a new district would be formed, but the same methods would be used. Mr. Carney stated he felt the most important thing to do was move the traffic o ff of Highway #70 into the downtown Englewood area. He felt the opening of Cherokee Street from Highway #70 to Dartmouth would give a good flow of traffic around and to the downtown section of Englewood. Mr. Rice questioned where the additional parking was to be put to accommodate the increased flow of traffic for those doing business in Englewood. Mr. Carney replied thatEnglewood would have to fight to keep what business it had. It was · stated that a great deal of objection had been forthcoming fr om the-businessmen; they didn't fee'l they should buy parking for down- town Englewood. Mr. Miles asked what the plans were £or the ncrth end of Cherokee Street at Floyd. Mr. Carney replied that a traffic light would be placed there. Mr. Eachonstated it had been included in the estimate given, which was $79,005 for improvement of Cherokee Street. Mr. Hill asked if any qualified Traffic Engineers had studied thls High _ ~.y #7 0 situation, and Mrs. Romans replied that both Professor Eager and Mr. Merton had been consulted on this problem. Discussion. Rice moved: Miles seconded: That the Planning Commission recommend to City Council the approval of Englewood Unlimited's plan to improve Logan Street from Highway #70 to Hampden and to improve Hampden from Logan to Broadway to their maximum practical width with appropriate signs, traffic signals, etc.; Cherokee to be extended from Dry Creek to West Floyd with a bridge over Dry Creek and with appropriate signs, traffic signals, etc. The motion carried unanimo usly. Discussion ensued.