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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-10-11 PZC MINUTESPage 1200 Mr. Carlson asked if it would be possible in the future for the City Council in asking for a recommendation from the Commission, to also specify a date by which the Council expected a reply . The Commission agreed this would be a proper procedure for Council to follow. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 P.M. Gert r ude G. Welty Recording Secretary . . MEMORANDUM TO THE ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ACTION OR RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. DATE: September 30, 1969 SUBJECT: Arapahoe County iDistrict Cour.t Decision RECOMMENDATION: Lone moved: Touchton seconded: The Planning Commission recommend to City Council that no appeal be taken from the decision of the Arapahoe County District Court in the case of the City of Englewood vs. Oliver Kingsley and Joey Potts relative to the sale of a portion of a parcel of land in the 1900 block oa West Harvard Avenue. The motion carried unanimously, By Order of the City Planning and Zoning Commission. Gertrude G. Welty Recording Secretary * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I. CALL TO ORDER. CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION October 11, 1969 The special meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at 8:00 A.M., Chairman Woods presiding. Members present: Woods; Carlson ; Touchton; Lone; Parkinson Romans, Ex-officio Members absent: Lentsch II. COMMISSION BUSINESS. Mr. Lone asked to bring a matter before the Commission which he felt should be given considera- tion. Mr. Lone indicated that he is concerned that there should possibly be closer coordina- tion between the Building Department and the Planning Department specifically relating to building permits which are issued subject to compliance with the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. As an example, Mr. Lone cited sketch plans which were recently presented to the Building De- partment for an addition of a second floor to the Medical Clinic at 3515 South Delaware Street. The parking for the remodeled building is shown to be on land which was previously approved as part of the required parking for a multi-family unit planned to be constructed on property adjoining the Medical Clinic on the south. In the case referred to, a Resolution was passed by the City Council in July of 1968 approving the plans for the construction of a 13 story apartme nt house which would exceed the maximum permitted height in the R-3-B Zone District. Mr. Lo n e p ointed out that it was apparently only b y chance that the plans for the addition to the Medical Clinic had been referred to the Planning Department by the Acting Chief Building Inspector. Had they not been, and had tpe permit for the addition and the parking lot been issued without calling to the attention of the applicant that it would not be possible to use the same parking area for both the Medical Clinic and the apartment house, Mr. Lone felt that a mi sunderstanding could have arisen when a permit was sought for the apartment house at a la t er date. Mr. Lone explained that in Denver , the Building Permits are not issued until all of the conce r ned City Departments have reviewed and approved the application for permit, a n d indicated that he felt that the City of Englewood ought to consider referring the applica- t io n s for building permits to the Planning Department to be checked for compliance with the Comprehensive Zoni n g Ordinance, as well as to the Departments that now review them. There would then be coordination between the Departments in the case of any variations t .o the Com- prehensive Zoning Ordinance which might have been approved by the Commission or by the City Council. Discussion followed. · I I I I I I Page 1201 It was the opinion of the Commission members that even tho this would appear to be an administrative matter, because of their deep interest in the interpretation and enforce- ment of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, they would appreciate an opportunity to discuss it with City Manager Dial, Public Works Director Waggoner and Acting Chief Building In- spector Hamilton. The Planning Director was requested to arrange a meeting at the earliest opportunity at which the advisability of assigning the Planning Department the additional responsibility of Zoning interpretation or administration could be discussed. Chairman Woods then reported that the City Council has asked the Commission members to recommend the projects which, in their opinion, should be requested to be included in the 1970-1971 Work Program of the Colorado Department of Highways. The requests which were made by the City of Englewood and by Arapahoe County for the current fiscal period were then reviewed. The members also reviewed a list of projects submitted by Public Works Director Waggoner to City Manager Dial which are proposed to be accomplished under TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program for Increasing Capacity and Safety). In considering the TOPICS program as presented, there was considerable question that the signalization of South Downing Street and South Lafayette Street, both on U.S. 285, would be advisable. There was also discussion of the desirab~lity of denying access to U.S. 285 off of South Marion Street from the north because of the very poor visibility of cars west bound on the Highway to the east of this intersection. It was the opinion of the Commission that at such time as there might be changes in the traffic patterns or development of the KLZ Site that these signals could be reviewed; however, at this time, they would not recommend that they be included in the TOPICS request. The signal installations proposed by Mr. Waggoner to be installed on South Bannock Street at Oxford, Quincy and Chenango and on South Sherman Street at Quincy, Oxford, Dartmouth and Yale, precipitated discussion of the present north-south traffic pattern. It was the concensus of the Commission that an attempt should be made to contact the City of Denver Traffic Engineer to discuss the possibility of an extension of their Logan-Grant one way pattern to tie into a Logan-Sherman one-way cuplet in Englewood. It was discussed that the south bound traffic on South Grant Street could possibly be diverted to South Sherman Street in connection with the work proposed to be done at West Mississippi in making it a leg of a one-way couplet; in this way, there could be continuinty in the pattern from East Chenango Avenue north. This Commission also was of the opinion that the two cities should discuss the possibility of coordinating a Bannock-Cherokee one-way couplet from West Chenango Avenue north to West Evans Avenue, or further if feasible. With these two cuplets developed, a better flow of north-south traffic could be handled through Englewood and into Denver. The matter of the Columbine Freeway alignment was . discussed and it was noted that in view of Mr. Von Frellick's letter to Mr. William Crouch, dated October 1, 1969, it would appear that there is unanimity in the matter of plans to construct a freeway as proposed by the consultant on the western alignment as soon as possible, with an intensified effort to upgrade South Santa Fe Drive, suggested to be redesignated "Englewood Expressway", immediately. The problem of traffic engineering semantics was discussed, and it was noted that the term "expressway" refers to any divided "arterial" highway on which full or partial control of access is exercised, generally with grade separations at intersections. A "freeway" is also often referred to as an "expressway"; but in this instance there would necessarily be full control of access. After considerable discussion, it was the opinion of the Commission that the following projects should be referred to the Arapahoe County Commissioners to be included in their request to the Colorado Highway Commission for the 1970-71 Work Program: I. Upgrade South Santa Fe Drive to the standards of a major arterial, acquiring whatever additional right-of-way is necessary to accommodate at least six lanes for through traffic, a turning and storage lane, and acceleration and deceleration lanes at locations necessary to serve major traffic generating facilities such as the Cinderella City shopping complex in the vicinity of West Floyd Avenue. The intersections at West Dartmouth Avenue, West Oxford Avenue, West Quincy Avenue, West Tufts Avenue and West Belleview should be improved immediately, with any necessary modifications at the intersection with U.S. 285. II. The funding for detailed engineering studies for the Columbine Freeway, for the acquisition of right-of-way and for the construction of the Freeway. (Both projects identified in No. I and No. II are necessary to serve the rapidly increasing growth and development within this southwest quadrant of the Denver Metropolitan Area). III. Funding for the completion of the interchange at South Broadway and U.S. 285. IV. The designation of South Clarkson Street as a State Highway from U.S. 285 to Littleton Boulevard, and thence west on Littleton Boulevard from its intersection with South Clarkson Street to its intersection with State Highway #87 (South Broadway). (This street involves four jurisdictions: Englewood, Littleton, Cherry Hills and Greenwood Village. It is needed to provide necessary additional north-south access between South Broadway and South University Boulevard). V. Widen South Broadway and install a traffic control island from U.S. 285 south to Quincy Avenue, to conform with the improvement of South Broadway from Quincy Avenue South. VI. Install a traffic control island on West Belleview Avenue from South Broadway west to South Windermere Street (or to South Santa Fe Drive). With the increased traffic to be generated by the proposed high-density development on the south side of West Belleview Avenue in Littleton, and with the anticipated further development of the Thompson property and the Carmel Park Subdivision added to the traffic already generated by the K-Mart area development adjacent to South Broadway and the park development west of South Inca Street, it would appear that additional protection is needed not only for the motorist, but for the pedestrians who must cross the highway. VII. Develop West Quincy Avenue from South Santa Fe Drive (Englewood Expressway) ~o South Irving Street to major arterial standards and upgrade West Quincy Avenue from South Irving Street west to connect with Wadsworth Boulevard. Plans should be made to con- nect this route with an outer belt freeway alignment. Page 1202 (At this time, it appears that this is the only available east/west route between U.S. 285 and West Bowles Avenue, a distance of three miles. Much of the right-of-way is available and the construction of this facility would provide much needed improvement in the east /west access in this corridor). VIII. TOPICS PROGRAM: 1. Street Lighting. Increase the lighting output on: a. Broadway from Yale to the south City Limits line. b. On U.S. 285 from the proposed interchange at Broadway to the east City Limit line. c. On the State Highway 288 (Belleview) from Clarkson to Lowell). 2. Widen Broadway. Broadway should be widened .to accommodate a left-turn pocket from: a. Yale to U.S. 285. b. U.S. 285 to Quincy (Note: Included by the Commission in request V above). That portion of Broadway between U.S. 285 and Quincy has a highway designation of State Highway No. 87. 3. Pedestrian Overpass. In order to allow for a freer movement of traffic along U.S. 285 we should request pedestrian overpasses on: a. U.S. 285 at Logan or Sherman. b. U.S. 285 at Elati. 4. Signals. Funds should be applied for for signal installations at the following locations: a. Broadway at Chenango and Tufts. b. Bannock at Oxford, Quincy, and Chenango. c. Sherman at Quincy, Oxford, Dartmouth and Yale. d. Girard at Clarkson and Downing. e. Hampden at Downing and Clarkson. (Public Works Director Waggoner had recommended in a memorandum to City Manager Dial that signals be requested on U.S. 285 at Downing and Lafayette, but the Planning Commission cannot agree with this proposal, and therefore, did not recommend it.) The Planning Commission then discussed the desirability of "blending" the new apartment construction into the neighborhoods where they are being interspersed with one-story singl~ family dwelling units. No action was taken on this matter; but, it was pointed out that this is a matter which must be considered as the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is revised. The Commission members were notified of a meeting to consider the alternate possible locations of the proposed Interstate Route 470. One of the alternate routes is in the vicinity of the McLellan Reservoir and the proposed recreation-golf course area. This meeting is to be on October 15, 1969 at 1:30 P.M. in the Division of Highways Auditorium at 4201 East Arkansas in Denver. At this time, it was the opinion of several of the members that the route should be further to the north. The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 A.M. Dorothy Romans Recording Secretary ~ Pro-Tern MEMORANDUM TO THE ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ACTION OR RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. DATE: October 11, 1969 SUBJECT: Colorado Highway Department 1970-71 Work Program RECOMMENDATION: After considerable discussion, it was the opinion of the Commission that the following pro-. jects should be referred to the Arapahoe County Commissioners to be included in their request to the Colorado Highway Commission for the 1970-71 Work Program: I. Upgrade South Santa Fe Drive to the standards of a major arterial, acquiring whatever additional right-of-way is necessary to accommodate at least six lanes for through traffic, a turning and storage lane, and acceleration and deceleration lanes at lo- cations necessary to serve majoL traffic generating facilities such as the Cinderella City shopping complex in the vicinity of West Floyd Avenue. The intersections at West Dartmouth Avenue , West Oxford Avenue, West Quincy Avenue, West Tufts Avenue and · West Belleview should be improved immediately, with any necessary modifications at the intersection with U.S. 285. I I I I I I Page 1203 II. The funding for detailed engineering studies for the Columbine Freeway, for the acquisition of right-of-way and for the construction of the Freeway. (Both projects identified in No. I and No. II are necessary to serve the rapidly increasing growth and development within this southwest quadrant of the Denver Metropolitan Area). III. Funding for the completion of the interchange at South Broadway and U.S. 285. IV. The designation of South Clarkson Street as a State Highway from U.S. 285 to Littleton Boulevard, and thence west on Littleton Boulevard from its intersection with South Clarkson Street to its intersection with State Highway #87 (South Broadway). (This street involves four jurisdictions: Englewood, Littleton, Cherry Hills and Greenwood Village. It is needed to provide necessary additional north-south access between South Broadway and South University Boulevard). v. VI. VII. Widen South Broadway and install a traffic control island from U.S. 285 south to Quincy Avenue, to conform with the improvement of South Broadway from Quincy Avenue south. Ins t all a traffic control island on West Belleview Avenue from South Broadway west to South Windermere Street (or to South Santa Fe Drive). With the increased traffic to be generated by the proposed high-density development on the south side of West Belleview Avenue in Littleton, and with the anticipated further development of the Thompson property and the Carmel Park Subdivision added to the traffic already generated by the K-Mart area development adjacent to South Broadway and the park development west of South Inca Street, it would appear that additional protection is needed not only for the motorist, but for the pedestrians who must cross the highway. Develop ·west Quincy Avenue from South Santa Fe Drive (Englewood Expressway) to South Irving Street to major arterial standards and upgrade West Quincy Avenue from South Irving Street west to connect with Wadsworth Boulevard. Plans should be made to con- nect this route with an outer belt freeway alignment. (At this time, it appears that this is the only available east-west route between U.S. 285 and West Bowles Avenue, a distance of three miles. Much of the right-of-way is available and the construction of this facility would provide much needed imp~ovement in the east-west access in this corridor). VIII. TOPICS Program: 1. Street Lighting. Increase the lighting output on : a. Broadway from Yale to the south city limits line. b. On U .S . 285 from the proposed interchange at Broadway to the east City limit line. c. On the State Highway 288 ( Belleview) from Clarkson to Lowell. 2. Widen Broadway. Broadway should be widened to accommodate a left-turn pocket from: a. Yale to U.S. 285. b. U.S. 285 to Quincy (Note: Included by the Commission in request V above). That portion of Broadway between U.S. 285 and Quincy has a highway .designation o f State Highway No. 87. 3. Pedestrian Overpass. In order to allow for a freer movement of traffic along U.S. 285 we should request pedestrian overpasses on: a. U.S. 285 at Logan or Sherman. b. U.S. 285 at Elati. 4. Signals. Funds should be applied for for signal installations at the following locations: a. Broadway at Chenango and Tufts. b. Bannock at Oxford, Quincy, and Chenango. c. Sherman at Quincy, Oxford, Dartmouth and Yale. d. Girard at Clarkson and Downing. e. Hampden at Downing and Clarkson. (Public Works Director Wag g oner had recommended in a memorandum to City Manager Dial that signals be requested on U.S. 285 at Downing and Lafayette, but the Planning Commission can- not agree with this proposal, and therefore, did not recommend it.) By Order of the City Planning and Zoning Commission. Dorothy Romans . Recording Secretary, P r o -tern * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *