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Home My WebLink About2011-11-22 PZC MINUTES• • • Planning and Zoning Commission Study Session Case #20 l l-01 , Medical District Phase II Rezoning November 22, 20 l l Page I of 4 CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING November 22, 2011 Minutes and audio are available at: http://www .englewoodgov.org/Index .aspx ?page=l 52 I. CALL TO ORDER If] The reg ular meeting of the City Planning and Zon in g Commission was called to order at 7:05 p.m . in th e City Council Conference Room of the Englewood Civic Center, Chair Knoth presiding. Present: Absent: St aff: Bleile, Roth, King, Knoth, Fish, Calonder, Brick, Kinton Harbaugh (a lternate ) Welker Alan White, Community Development Director John Voboril, Long Range Plann e r Nancy Reid, Assistant C ity Attorney 11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES November 8, 20 11 @ Fish moved: Bleile seco nd ed : TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 8, 2011 MINUTES Cha ir Knoth asked if there were any modifications or corrections. Mr. Bleile noted a typo on page 2, scrap should be scrape. AYES: NAYS : ABSTA IN: ABSEN T : Bleile, Roth, Knoth, Fish , Calonder, Brick, Kinton None Kin g W elk er Motion ca rri ed . • • • Planning and Zoni ng Commission Study Session Case #20 11-01 , Medical District Phase II R ezon in g November 22, 20 11 Page 2 of 4 Ill. STUDY SESSION [/] ENGLEWOOD COM PLETE STREETS TOOLBOX Mr. Vobor il discussed the Broadway Mid-bloc k Pedes tri an Crossing Counts and Broadway A uto Traffic Originations and Destinations D at a Analysis. H e distributed two maps of the Eng lewood Downtown and Medical Distri ct. Th e first map was th e Pedestrian Network: Prio riti zed Co rrid o rs for Pedestrian Improve m e nts and th e second was Bicycle Network: Next Steps . Comm iss ion discussion points: Broadway Mid-block Pedestrian Crossing Co unts > Mr. Voboril and two cons ultants observed pedestrian activity 1n th e area of the Gothic Theatr e on Friday eve nin g, October t". > Mid-block crossings met the thr es hold for a mid-b lock pedestrian cross in g. > Findings we re presented to Englewood Publi c Works staff and th ey accepted the findings. There are several c hallen ges to ex plore a n d interim measures will be exp lored. > Pedestrian co unts were also conducted on th e 3400 block of Broadway between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm on Monday, Octobe r 3'd. > Crossing in th e 3400 block of Broadway did not m eet the thres hold for installing mid-block cross in gs. Broadway Auto Tr affic Originations and D est in ations Data A naly sis > This data shows th e distribution of pass through co mmuter traffic ve rsu s tr affic traveling to lo ca l Englewood destinations. > Over 60% of trips we re tra cked as turnin g off Broadway, as opposed to comm utin g through the entire corridor. > Need to balance commuter traffi c with pedestrian traffic. > So ur ces of possible funding were discussed: LTAR Fund s, BID, Community Development, Hospitals and DRCOG . • • • Plann ing and Zonin g Commi ss ion Stud y Sess ion Case #2 0 I J-0 I, Medical Di stri ct Phase II Rezo nin g ove mb er 22, 20 l l Page 3 of 4 Mr. Vobori l asked the Commission for a motion supporting the adoption of the Complete Str eets Toolbox policy document by City Co un c il. The Commission supported the adoption . Bl e il e moved : Kinton seconded: THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE COMPLETE STREETS TOOLBOX AS A POLICY DOCUMENT AYES: NAYS: Bleile, Roth, Knoth, Fish, Calonder, Brick, Kinton, King None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Welker Motion carried. ~ MEDICAL DISTRICT PHASE II -SUB-AREA 2 Mr. Voboril stated in August of this year, City Council enacted a temporary suspension of the issuance of certain building permits in Sub-area 2 in order to give the Planning and Zon in g Comm ission and City Council time to explore potentia l zoning reforms for the 3200 blo c k of Sherman Street and the 3200, 3300 and 3400 b locks of Grant Street, including the p o ssibility of downzoning from MU-R-3-B to an R-2 district. During this time, Community D ev elopment staff researched and developed an alternative strategy designed to bridge the gap between the positions of both the Planning and Zoning Commission and n eighborhood stakeholders. He presented a PowerPoint presentation regarding this alternative strategy . After much discussion the Commission recommended the following: Kinton moved: Calonder seconded: THE PLA I G AND ZON ING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE MEDICAL DISTRICT SUB-AREA 2 ZON ING FOR THE 3200 BLOCK OF SHERMAN STREET AND THE 3200, 3300 AND 3400 BLOCKS OF GRANT STREET REMAIN MU-R-3-B Mr. Roth offered the following Friendly Amendment: HOSPITAL USE BE ELIMINATED ORTH OF GIRARD IN SUB- AREA 2 Mr. Kinton and Mr. Ca lond er accepted Mr. Roth 's Friendly Amendment. • • • Planning and Zoning Commission S tud y Session Case #2 011-01 , Medi cal Di st ri ct Phase ll Rezoning November 22, 2011 Page 4 of 4 AYES: NAYS: Bleile, Roth, Knoth, Fish , Calonder, Kinton , King Brick ABSTA IN: None ABSENT: Welker Motion ca rri ed . IV. PUBLIC FORUM fM There was no public present. V. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE ~ Dir ec tor White stated th e Commission's recommend ations presented tonight w ill be passed along to City Council and that the issue will come up again before th e Commission beca us e any reforms will involv e public h ea rings for Unifi ed Development Code amendments and/or zoning map amendments. VI. STAFF'S CHOICE fM Director White noted the ne xt meeting is on December 6th' which w ill be th e Comm ission 's annual dinner meetin g. The D ece mb e r 20th m ee ting has been ca n ce ll ed . VII. ATTORNEY'S CHOICE fM Ms. Reid discussed the recent ballot issu e regard in g t erm limits for board and comm iss ion m embe rs. VIII. ~ l.§ COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE The m e mb e rs thanked staff for doing an incr ed ibl e job on the M ed ica l District rezo nin g issu e. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. J Barbara Krecklow, ecording Secretary