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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-02-17 PZC MINUTES• • • Planning and Zoning Commi ss ion Stud y Se ssion Case #2010-01 Med Dist Ph.II #2008-04 Land scape Amd. Consignment Shop s in MU-B-1 F e bru ary 17, 2010 Page 1of4 CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING February 17, 2010 I. CALL TO ORDER ltl1 Th e regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at 7:0 4 p.m. in the Community Development Conference Room of the Englewood Civic Center, Chair Knoth presiding. Pres ent: Abse nt: Staff: Guests: Bleile, Krieger, Knoth, Fish , Brick, Roth (entered 7:07) Kinton (a lte rn ate ) We lk er, King, Calonder A lan White, Community Developm e nt Director Jo hn Voboril, Planner Brook Bell , Plann e r II Kevin Hong, South Korean Student attending UCO Joann Fetters, Yellow Ros e Cons i gnment Jenni fe r Chase, Yellow Ros e Con signment Tracie Romero , Yellow Ros e Con si gnment II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 2, 2010 ltl1 Fish moved : Krieger seconded: TO APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 2, 20 10 MINUTES Chair Knoth asked if ther e were any modifications or co rre ctions . There were non e. AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Bleile, Krie ge r, Knoth, Fish , Bri ck None None Welker, King, Calonder, Roth Motion carried . • • • Planning and Zoning Commission Study Session Cas e #2010-01 Med Di st Ph .II #2008-04 Land scape Amd. Con signm ent Shops in MU-B-1 February 17 , 2010 P age 2 of 4 Ill. STUDY SESSION l?lJ Mr. Vobori l requested permission from t he Comm issi on to amend the Agenda and present after Mr. Bell. The Commission approved his request. LANDSCAPE AMENDMENTS ltlJ Mr. Bell reviewed what was discussed at the February 2 11 d meeting. At that meeting the Comm ission requested additiona l research on severa l items in the draft concepts. Mr. Bell discussed those items and proposed new ideas for the following issues: 1. Distance requirement between decorative metal fencing or masonry walls and sidewalk in perimeter landscape area adjacent to the street (3 feet minimum in draft). 2 Incentive for decorative metal fe n ces or masonry walls adjacent to the street (none in draft). 3. Width requirement for landscape area adjacent to rear or side lot lines if there is head-in parking (3 feet minimum in draft). 4. Width requirement for interior parking islands and angled parking islands (10 feet minimum in draft). The landscape amendments discussion will co ntinue at a f uture date . MEDICAL DISTRICT PHASE II: FIRST QUARTER STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS l?lJ Mr. Voboril stated the stakeholder meetings would begin in late March and continue into April; there will be a total of three meetings. Staff will do a mailing to all residents and businesses in the area asking them to register for the meetings. The first meeting will focus on the possibility of establishing new areas of change for portions of sub-areas 2, 3, and 5. The second meeting will focus on specifically identifying geographical portions of sub-areas 2, 3 and 5 that are not acceptable to the stakeholders as areas of change and the future of those areas . The amendments will be presen t ed at the third meeting for approval. He presented a draft of a slide show to be shown at the three stakeholder meetings. He noted the City will not take any private property as part of this process. The input from the Stakeholders will be used to direct City staff, the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council as to whether any reform should be made to current zoning regulations. The Commissioners offered comments and suggestions as the slide show was presented. Suggestions included rearranging some of the slides, changing some of the wording and considering the changes to the MU-R-3-B zon e district in this area would affect all other MU-R-3-B zone districts in the City. Mr. Voboril said there is the possibility of creating another zone district for those areas. Mr. Voboril asked the Commission if the slid e show was what they envisioned. Several Commissioners said it was. Mr. Brick said if there is good participation at the meetings, Staff should get good feedback based on the pr esentation . • • • Planning and Zoning Commi ss ion Study Ses sion Case #2010-01 Med Di st Ph.II #2008-04 Land scape Amd . Con signment Shops in MU-B-1 February 17, 2010 Page 3 of 4 Mr. Bleile congratulated Mr. Voboril for doing a great job. IV. PUBLIC FORUM !?lJ Mr. Hong introduced himself, thanke d the Commission and said he would lik e to attend another session. Jennifer Chase stated she and the other two ladi es are owners of The Yellow Rose Consignment Store in Parker, Co lorado. Their goa l is to open a store in Englewood. She said they are hoping to open up 16 more stores in the next 18 to 24 months . The Parker location is currently serving six different c iti es. She said there are many people coming to her store from Englewood. The store is an upscale boutique; it is not a closet or thrift store. She said they wou ld love to be in Englewoo d, but the problem is that consignment stores are listed with thrift stores in the code and not allowed in the MU-B-1 zone district. She said she doesn't believe they are the same thing. She wou ld like the Planning and Zoning Commission to consider that. She in vited the Commission to v isit their store. The way a cons ignment store works is you bring in your items and we sell them for you. You get a percentage of the sa le price either in cash or store credit. The shop is about 6,000 square feet and approximately 5,000 people walk through the door Tuesday through Saturday. Turnover on inventory is less than 32 days . Ms. Chase thanked the Commission for their time. V. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE CONSIGNMENT SHOPS IN MU -B-1 l?lJ Director White said rezoning the property on Broadway that The Yellow Rose is looking at to MU-B-2 is not the best so lution . There are two problems . One problem is consignment shops, buy-back shops, second hand stores and thrift stores are all lumped together under the retail use category as one type of use and they are defined as one type of use in one definition . The second problem is that use type is not allowed in the MU-B-1 zone district. Different solutions were discussed . Director White distributed a copy of "consignment shop" definitions from various cities and states t hat he researched. He would like to proceed with a study session to discuss proposed amendments to the code, hold a public hearing and forward recommendations to City Council. The Commission agreed. The issue will be placed on the agenda for a future study session. Mr. Roth sa id there needs to be a good, solid defini t ion of a consignment store . • • • Plannin g and Zoning Commission Study Se ssion Case #2010-01 M ed Di st Ph .II #2008 -04 Landscape Amd . Con signment Shops in MU-B-1 Fe bru ary 17, 2010 Page 4 of 4 Director White in formed the Commission that at the February 16 1 h City Counc il meeting Council approved a contract for Staff to hire Progressive Urban Management Associates to undertake a study in the Downtown and Medical Districts to look at alternative financing mechanisms for public improvements in those areas. VI. STAFF'S CHOICE r?lJ Director White noted the next meeting is on March 2"d. VII. A ITORNEY'S CHOICE r?ll Ms. Reid was not present at the meeting. VIII. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE r?lJ The Commissioner had nothing further to report. The meeting adjourned at 8:59 p.m .