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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-04-09 PZC MINUTESI I I Page 1149 Mrs. Romans stated that there will be a conference on Environmental Geology to be held at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver , on April 30, May 1, and May 2. Members were asked to consider possible attendance at this conference. VII. STREET VACATION CASE #13-69A West Jefferson Avenue March 5, 1969 Parkinson moved: Touchton seconded: The matter of the street vacation request by Mr. Buchler be removed from the table. The motion carried unanimously. The request was discussed. Parkinson moved: Touchton seconded: The Planning Commission deny the request for vacation of West Jefferson Avenue for the following reasons: (1) A letter has been received from the State Highway Department which letter states that this portion of West Jefferson Avenue is considered to be a part of the ramp from U.S. 285 to South Broadway, and should remain in full service until such time as the ramp is revised. (2) This matter is still the subject of controversy with t he Board of Adjustment and Appeals and the Courts. (3) It is not the intent of the Planning Commission to circumvent the intent of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals in their denial of a request for a lot area and frontage variance on property at 3602 South Acoma Street. (4) The Commission feels that a precedent could be set for property owners on corner lots who might wish to avoid the clear requirements of the zoning ordinance if this request were granted . The motion carried unanimously. VIII. BOULDER CONFERENCE Mrs. Romans reminded members that the Annual Conference for Planning Officials will be held in Boulder March 20 and 21st. Meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M. Gertrude G. Welty Recording Secretary * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *· * * * * * * * * * * * * * I . CALL TO ORDER. Members present: Members absent: Mr. Touchton moved: CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Ap r il 9, 1969 Carlson; Lone ; Parkinson; Touchton Romans, Ex-officio Lentsch ; Woods Mr. Parkinson seconded: That Mr. Carlson be appointed Chairman Pro-tern to conduct this meeting in the absence of Chairman Woods and Vice-Chairman Lentsch. The motion carried . Mr. Carlson called the meeting to order at 8:15 P.M. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. Mr. Carlson stated that the Minutes of the meeting of March 19, 1969, were to be considered for approval . Touchton moved: Parkinson seconded: The Minutes of March 19, 1969, be approved as written. The motion carried unanimously . Page 1150 III. FIRST NATIONAL BANK S. Cherokee -U.S. 285 PARKING PLAN CASE #27-68 July 24, 1968 Mrs. Romans stated that Chief Building Inspector Wallace has referred the parking plans fo~ the proposed First National Bank Building to the. Planning Commission for their considera- tion. Mr. Wallace has indicated that there are 114,765 square feet of rentable floor area, which requires 383 parking spaces as a minimum. The plans show a total of 401 spaces, of which 24 are spaces for the drive-in windows, and eight are spaces for the commercial drive- in window and night depository window. This leaves 369 actual parking spaces on the immediate bank property and in the parking structure proposed to be built on land owned by the bank, which is south of U.S. 285 and on Elati Street. Mrs. Romans also noted that the drainage has been approved by Assistant City Engineer Gene Sagrillo, and the location o f the curb cuts has been approved by Traffic Engineer James Hammond. There will be no entrances to the parking lot from Cherokee Street, Elati Street, or U.S. 285, but only from Cherokee Circle. The parking structure is shown to be two levels, with 7' clearance at the lower level. The Traffic Engineer has suggested that adequate signing will be necessary because of the clearance to exclude trucks, campers, etc. Mr. Eachon, President of First National Bank, stated that the lower level of the parking structure will be for bank employees only, and that they will, therefore, be able to control t he matter. He stated that they will have 9 ft. parking stalls for the customer parking area, and that there will be 11 ft. clearance for the depressed drive-in windows. Mr. Eachon dii:r cussed the separate commercial and night depository drive-in windows , and stated that they are working on a new design for this partic~lar window. Mr. Lone questioned the advisability of counting the spaces shown for stacking at the drive- in windows in the overall available parking spaces? He did not feel that this should be done. Mr. Carlson questioned the eight spaces that are designated for the commercial drive- in window, and stated he did not feel that this could be counted toward the total required parking space. Mr. Eachon stated that they are considering ''beefing up'' the supports on the parking structure, thus enabling them to put a third level of parking there, if it is necessary. He also stated that they are going to exercise their option on vacant land on Cherokee Circle for possible additional parking areas. Mr. Eachon stated that the parking lot immediately off of Cherokee Circle will have no "all-day parking", and that 44 stalls will be allotted to the bank for their customers, with the remaining portions allotted to other tenants f or their customers. He stated that the other tenants of the building will have the upper level of the parking structure for their personal parking spaces. Mr. Eachon .stated that they plan to have a full time attendant on duty to oversee and assist with the parking. Further brief discussion followed. Parkinson moved: Lone seconded: The Plans for the design of the First National Bank surface parking lot east of the building and the parking structure in the 3500 block of South Elati Street be approved as submitted. The motion carried unanimously. IV. KUBBY-STOPA 3600 blocks S. Pearl- s. Penn. PARKING PLAN CASE #18-69 Mrs. Romans stated that the parking plans for the apartment complex proposed by Mr. Kubby and Mr. Stopa have been referred to the Commission by Chie f Building Inspector Wallace. She stated that Mr. Reynolds, architect, was present for the discussion. Mrs. Romans stated that front and side setback variances have been requested from the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, and she felt that any action the Planning Commission might take would be subject to the variances being granted by the Board. Mrs. Romans stated that the first plan presented had been discussed with Traffic Engineer Hammond and Public Works Director Waggoner. Several changes were suggested, and these changes have been incorporated in the plan presented at this meeting. The plans show 84 nine-foot wide parking stalls. Mr. Lone asked why 9 ft. of the vacated alley was shown as being in use for this development? The alley was originally 15 ft. wide, and if vacated would revert half to owners on each side ; therefore, he felt that only 7-1 /2 feet could be used for this development. Mr. Reynolds stated this would be corrected. Further discussion followed. Lone moved: Touchton seconded: The plans for the Parking layout submitted by Stopa Construction Co., R. W. Reynolds, Architect, be approved subject to the proper variances being granted by the Bo&rd of Adjustment and Appeals, and subject to the surface material and construction of the lot and the drainage being approved by the Director of Public Works. The motion carried unanimously. - - - - -- - -- - - ---- - --- ----- --I The members reconsidered the two parking plans that had been considered at this meeting. It was the opinion of the Commission members that the plan for the First National Bank does not meet the minimum number of spaces required by ,the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, inasmuch as neither the 24 spaces for the drive-in windows nor the 8 spaces for the commercial-night depository window whould be counted as parking area for the rent~ble floor area of the building. Alternate methods of providing the additional spaces were discussed. The Director was asked to so notify the Chief Building Inspector and Mr. Eachon. I I I I I I Page 1151 V. D. SCHLEGELMILCH 325 West Belleview REZONING R-2-A to R-3-B CASE #14-69B · March 19, 1969 February 19, 1969 Touchton moved: Parkinson seconded: The matter of the rezoning request by Mr. Schlegelmilch be raised from the table. The motion carried unanimously. The information presented at the Public Hearing on March 19, 1969, was discussed by the Planning Commission members. Possible ways of developing this site were discussed. Mr. Lone stated he didn't feel that any additional access cuts onto Belleview Avenue were desirable, and felt that perhaps access could be provided from Grand Avenue. Further dis- cussion foLlowed. Mr. Parkinson pointed out that there were some quite nice single-family residential uses in the area to the west, and he did not feel that it was unfeasible to develop this site under the present zoning, which is R-2-A. Mrs. Romans mentioned the possibility of applying the Plann~d Unit Development proposal to sites such as this one under the revised zoning ordinance, whereby a developer is tied to a specific ''plan'' and not given blanket approval for whatever the zone classification permits. The vacant multi _ family land to the east of the subject site was then discussed. Parkinson moved: Touchton seconded: The rezoning request filed by Mr. D. Schlegelmilch be denied for the following reasons: (1) A Public Hearing was held, at which Public Hearing it was shown that similarly zoned land to the east of this subject site is undeveloped and has been so since it was first zoned to R-3-B in 1963. (2) It has not been shown by the appl:icant that the subject property cannot be developed under the present R-2-A zoning. (3) The changes in the surrounding area since this site was zoned R-2-A in 1963 have not been such as to indicate a need for the rezoning of this property at this time. (4) Petitions in opposition to the request were filed, which petitions contained 43 signatures of residents in the area. All property owners but one across the alley to the west on Delaware Street signed the petition in opposition. (5) There was no one present at the public hearing in favor of the re- zoning, and there were ten persons present in opposition to the rezoning. The motion carried unanimously. VI. MISCELLANEOUS Mrs. Romans stated that a joint City Council-Planning Commission meeting has been set for May 19th, 6:00 P.M., at Hey Louie's Restaurant. Mrs. Romans stated that Mr. Kenneth Carlson will be the Commission representative at the ASPO ·convention in Cincinnati April 20 -24. Mr. Thorney's rezoning application and hearing before Council on the 3000 block South Delaware was discussed. The Pecos-Windermere street name change was again considered. No action was taken, and the matter will be placed on the agenda for the next meeting. It was decided not to hold a meeting of the Commission on April 23, 1969, inasmuch as the Director and Mr. Carlson would be out of town. If it is necessary to transact business be- fore the May 7th meeting, a special meeting can be called. Lone moved: Touchton seconded: The meeting be adjourned. The motion carried unanimously, and the meeting was adjourned at 10:25 P.M. Gertrude G. Welty Recording Secretary * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I. CALL TO ORDER. CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION May 7, 1969 The regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at 8:15 P. M. by Vice-Chairman Lentsch. Members Present: Members Absent: Carlson; Lentsch; Lone; Touchton Romans, Ex-officio Woods, Parkinson Also present: City Attorney Criswell; Mr. Nate Burt; Mr. Harry Arken; Mr. Bill Crouch