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Home My WebLink About2010-08-03 PZC MINUTES• • • ""' Pl anning and Zonin g Commi ss ion SLud y Sess ion Case #2009-05 S ig na ge Case #20 l 0-01 M edi cal Di stri ct Phase II Augu st 3 , 2010 P age I of 3 CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING August 3, 2010 I. CALL TO ORDER [l]j The reg ul a r meeting of the City Pl annin g and Zo ning Commission was ca ll ed t o orde r at 7:09 p.m. in th e City Council Conference Room of th e Engl ewood Civic Center, Cha ir l<noth pres id in g. Pres e nt: Abse nt: Staff: Gu est Roth, Welker, Krieger, Knoth, Fi sh, Bri ck, Ca lond er l<inton (alterna t e) Kin g, Ble il e A lan White, Co mmunity D eve lop m e nt Director j ohn Vobo ril , Pl an n er Nancy Reid, Assistant C ity Attorney Rick Bellefeuille, Yo un g Electr ic Sign Co mpany II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Jun e 22, 20 10 ~ Fish m oved : Kri eger seconded : TO APPROVE THE JUNE 22, 20 10 MINUTES Cha ir l<noth asked if there we re any modifi ca tion s o r co rr ec ti o n s. The re we re no n e. AYES : NAYS : ABSTA IN: ABSENT: Roth, Welke r, Kriege r, Kn oth, Fish , Brick Non e Ca londer King, Bleile Motion carr ied . • • • ..... Planning and Zoning Commi ss ion Study Se ssion C as e #2009 -0 5 Signag e C ase #2010-0 1 Medical Di stri ct Phase II Au gust 3, 2010 Pa ge 2 of 3 Ill. YOUNG ELECTRIC SIGN COMPANY PRESENTATION ON LED SIGNS [aJ Mr. Be ll efeu ill e, of Yo un g Electric Sign Company (YESCO), sa id muni c ip aliti es are eit her all owing LED si gns w ith o ut good code to manage th em in a good way o r restricting them. He sa id his purpose is to h elp regulatory and business co mmuniti es und erstand ho w they can all ow m essage ce nte rs a nd still govern them and m ake th em fit into the aesthetics yo u want your com munity to hav e. YESCO is a 90 year o ld company; 3 0 years in Denv e r. They are th e largest sign company in Denver and th e larges t buyers of LED diodes in the country. Th e co mpa ny suppl ies electro ni cs thr o u ghout the world. They are m emb e rs of the Co lorado Sign Associatio n and the Outdoor Advertising Association. At this time, Mr. Rick Bellefeuil le presented a slid e show on LED (e l ectro ni c) si gns. He passed aro und examp les of boards sh owin g th e evo lution of t ec hn o logy in th e in d u st ry . People want th ese sign s because they have proven to in crease a co m pany's sa les w hi ch in turn br in gs in more t ax r eve nu e. Th ey ca n be c ha n ge d from th e co mfort of yo ur office, elimin at es rec urrin g costs of cha n gin g in formation and cl ea n s up functionally in v isibl e clutter ed signs. He showed examp les of trans1t1ons (scro llin g, fade out, et c), hold times, brightness, com munity in fo rm ati o n si gns and sty l es of LED si gns . H e noted th at anim ation is not being all owed at this time in most muni c ipaliti es excep t in sp ec ial districts such as an ente rt ainm e nt district and it is very expe n sive . H e noted th at tra nsitions, brightness an d ho l d tim es ca n be gove rn ed by th e City. Code Enfor ce m ent officers ca n eas il y recog ni ze v io lato rs . He said YESCO is h e re t o h elp tak e away some of th e f ea rs and co n ce rn s ab o ut how to write el ec troni c m essage centers into yo ur code . H e said YESCO has done presentations to 40 d iffe re nt muni c ip aliti es along the front ran ge and everybody is moving toward adopting so m e t ype of code. H e noted Longmont's code i s espec ial ly good regard ing m essage ce nte rs. Mr. Be ll ef eu ill e n oted m essage ce nte rs ca n be u gly if they are not re gul at ed. YESCO is here to t ell you if yo u are go in g to do it, do it ri ght; mak e it an enjoyable exper i en ce for the City and h e lp the peop le w ho a re buying them to be ab le to und e rstand what th e code is as we ll. That concl u ded M r. Bellefeuille's presentation. The Commission thanked him for th e presentati on. Severa l said it was very h elpfu l. • • • Pl annin g and Zonin g Commiss io n Study Session Case #2009-05 Si g na ge Case #2 010-0 I Medi cal Di stri ct Ph ase II Au gust 3, 2010 P age 3 of 3 MEDICAL DISTRICT PHASE II UPDATE ~ Mr. Voboril passed out maps of the Medical District. H e reviewed the direction City Counci l provided at Study Session last week regard ing feedback from the Medical District Phase II Stakeholders Meetings as we ll as the Planning and Zon in g Commi ssion 's recommendations for sub-areas 2, 3 and 5. He also reviewed the proposed amendments to the Small Area Plan Goals and Objectives. The amendments wi ll be revised to reflect th e Commission's comments. It is expected the public hearing w ill take place in October. H e stated a lett e r will go out to Stakeholders who attended the last round of me etings inviting them to attend the public h ea rin g. He reminded everyone this hearing is to estab lish policy only. Once Staff has worked on the issues and has detai ls a mailing will be sen t out to all stakeholders in v itin g them to a meeting. The Comm ission thanked Mr. Voboril for his presentation. IV. PUBLIC FORUM ~ There was no public present. V. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE ~ Director White reminded everyone of the Boards and Commissions Appreciation Night at Pirates Cove next Monday night. VI. STAFF'S CHOICE ['..?] Tentative Schedule : August 17th: September 3th: VII. ATTORNEY'S CHOICE [~ Ms. Reid had nothing further to report. VIII. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE Public Hearin g on Landscape Amendments Public Hearin g on Flood Plain Amendments [t] The Commission bri efly discussed the Kent Place redevelopment. The meeting adjo urn ed at 8:45 p.m. J