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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-11-13 PZC MINUTESI. CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION November 13, 1990 CALL TO ORDER. D R A F T The rescheduled regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at 7:00 P. M. by Chairman Thomas Gerlick in the Englewood City Council Chambers of Englewood City Hall. Members Present: Covens, Cronk, Daviet, Dummer, Gerlick, Glynn, Schultz, Shoop Wanush, Ex-officio Members Absent: Tobin Also Present: Harold J. Stitt, Planner Chairman Gerlick stated that a quorum was present. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES October 2, 1990 Chairman Gerl i ck stated that the Minutes of October 2, 1990 were to be con- sidered for approval. Glynn moved: Daviet seconded: The Minutes of October 2, 1990 be approved as written. AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Covens, None Cronk Tobin Daviet, Dummer, Gerlick, Glynn, Schultz, Shoop The motion carried. III. REZONING 7 Areas North of U.S. 285 CASE #5-90 Mr. Gerlick stated that a Public Hearing has been scheduled this evening on seven parcels of land north of U.S. 285, west of South Broadway. Mr. Gerlick asked for a motion to open the Public Hearing. Covens moved: Shoop seconded: AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Cronk, None None Tobin The Public Hearing on Case #5-90 be opened. Daviet, Dummer, Gerlick, Glynn, Schultz, Shoop, Covens -1 - ' The motion carried. Mr. Gerlick stated that the Planning Commission is required to hold a Public Hearing on any proposed rezonings. The recommendation of the Planning Commis- sion will be forwarded to City Council, and the Council must then also hold a Public Hearing on proposed rezonings before a final decision is made whether to rezone or not. Mr. Gerlick asked the staff to make the presentation. Harold J. Stitt was sworn in and testified that he is the Planner in the De- partment of Community Development. Mr. Stitt presented the Certification of Posting for all properties to Chairman Gerlick, as well as a composite map showing the areas to be considered for rezoning. [Secretary's Note: Public Notice of the Public Hearing was published in the Englewood Sentinel on October 2S, 1990.] Mr. Stitt stated that the City initiated the rezoning proceedings following a study done by a graduate student intern from UCO. There are actually nine par- cels involved; some of the parcels are under the same ownership, but have sep- arate legal descriptions, and for the purposes of rezoning they are considered as one parcel. Mr. Stitt stated that the proposed rezonings are actually an attempt to clean up the zoning map and eliminate the "spot" zonings in the area north of U. S. 28S, west of Broadway, south of Dartmouth, and east of Santa Fe Drive. Mr. Stitt pointed out that several of the parcels are owned by the City of Englewood. Mr. Stitt stated that Parcels lA and lB are part of Cushing Park, are current- ly zoned I-1, Light Industrial, and are proposed to be rezoned to R-2, Medium Density Residential, to conform with the residential zoning to the east and southeast of the subject site. This site is used for park purposes, and there are no plans that the land will be used for anything other than park purposes in the foreseeable future. Parcel #2, directly to the south of Parcel lA, is developed as a parking lot to serve Cinderella City. The land is zoned I-1, Light Industrial, and the proposal is to rezone the property to B-1, Business, in conformance with the downtown area zone designation. Parcel #3, the southeast corner of the South Elati/West Floyd Avenue intersec- tion, was also part of the original Cinderella City development, and was zoned B-2 to accommodate a Texaco Service Station developed on this corner. The property east of South Elati Street between West Floyd Avenue and West Girard Avenue has since been sold to Linear of Colorado, and is now the site of the Phar-Mor Plaza development. The remainder of the total parcel is B-1, Busi - ness, and the proposal is to rezone this lSO' x lSO' site from B-2, Business, to B-1, Business. Parcels #4, #SA and #SB are part of the strip along the north side of U. S. 285. Parcel #4 is presently zoned I-1, and is the site of the Showbiz Pizza/ Skippers Seafood Restaurant. It is proposed that this parcel be rezoned from 1-1, Light Industrial to B-1, Business, to conform with the rest of the Cin- derella City/downtown zone classification. -2 - ' Parcel #SA and #SB are zoned B-2, and were formerly developed as the J. C. Penney's auto center. The sites are now used as Bank Western and other retail outlets. The proposal is to rezone from B-2, Business to B-1, Business to conform with the rest of the Cinderella City/downtown zone classification. Parcel #6 encompasses the site of Englewood City Hall, and the western portion of property owned by the First National Bank of Englewood. The existing zone designation is I-1, Light Industrial; the proposed zone designation is B-1, Business. Parcel #7A is the eastern portion of property owned by the First National Bank of Englewood, and is now zoned B-2, Business. The proposal is to change the zone designation to B-1, Business. Mr. Stitt discussed the difference in the B-1 and B-2 Zone Classifications. Both are for business development; the B-1 is the downtown area zoning, and allows greater height than the B-2 classification, which is applied to the "strip" commercial development along South Broadway, East Hampden Avenue, and West Evans Avenue. Mr. Gerl i ck asked if he understood that Parcels #lA and #lB were not to be developed. Mr. Stitt stated that these parcels are developed for park pur- poses, and there are no plans to change that land use. Mr. Stitt stated that all the proposed changes of zone classification are con- sistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Gerlick asked if any member of the audience wished to speak in favor of the proposed rezonings. No member of the audience addressed the Commission. Mr. Gerlick asked if any member of the audience wished to speak in opposition to the proposed rezonings. No member of the audience addressed the Commission. Mr. Gerlick asked if members of the Commission had any questions before the Public Hearing is closed. Schultz moved: Glynn seconded: AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Davi et, None None Tobin The Public Hearing on Case #S-90 be closed. Dummer, Gerlick, Glynn, Schultz, Shoop, Covens, Cronk The motion carried. Mr. Gerlick called for deliberations on the proposed rezonings. He asked if there were any questions regarding the proposal. Mr. Covens asked if the rezoning of Parcels #lA and #lB would have any affect on the widening of West Dartmouth Avenue. Mr. Wanush stated that it would not. Mr. Gerl i ck asked if property owners were notified of the proposed zone change. Mr . Stitt answered in the affirmative. -3 - \ Glynn moved: Covens seconded: The Planning Commission recommend to City Council that the zone classification on the aforementioned parcels of prop- erty north of U.S. 285, east of South Santa Fe Drive, west of South Broadway and south of West Dartmouth Avenue, be changed as outlined by Staff. AYES: Dummer, None None Tobin Gerlick, Glynn, Schultz, Shoop, Covens, Cronk, Daviet NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: The motion carried. IV. PUBLIC FORUM Mr. Gerlick asked if any member of the audience wished to address the Commis- sion. No member of the audience indicated a desire to speak. V. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE. Mr. Wanush stated that he had nothing to bring before the Commission. VI. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE Mr. Gerlick stated that Ms. Tobin had suggested that a plaque be prepared for Mr. Carson in appreciation of his many years of service to the City as a mem- ber of the Commission. Mr. Gerlick asked the consensus of the Commission on the proposal. The Commission concurred with Ms. Tobin's suggestion. Mr. Gerlick asked if the Commission wanted to meet on November 20, the next regular meeting date of the Commission. Mr. Gerl i ck stated that he under- stands that staff has no cases coming before the Commission for this date. Mr. Schultz stated that he would be in favor of no further meetings in Novem- ber. The rest of the Commission concurred . Mr. Gerlick announced that the next meeting of the Commission would be on De- cember 4, 1990. Mr. Gerl i ck asked for an update on the Parks & Rec re at ion Task Force. Ms. Daviet reported on the initial meeting of the Task Force, and stated that they had determined to meet on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 P. M. Ms. Daviet stated that there had been some concern on the part of Councilman Clayton that the Commission had not considered everything in the proposed revision of the Parks section of the Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Daviet stated that she did not antici- pate that this Task Force will be of long duration. Mr. Schultz asked if the Task Force would be working with South Suburban on the old Fairgrounds site. Ms. Daviet stated that the Task Force would be con- sidering only the revision of the Comprehensive Plan section at this point in time. Mr. Wanush stated that South Suburban had said they would work with the City on the development of the old fairgrounds site, and this would be with the entire Commission. Mr . Gerlick referred to the letter from Mr. Priebe from First National Bank on the Housing Report. Mr . Wanush stated that at such time as the Commission has -4 - \ a public hearing on the Housing Section, some of Mr. Priebe's concerns would be addressed . Mr. Gerlick asked if there was anything else to be brought up under Commis- sioner's Choice. Mr. Wanush asked why a formal voice vote was called on mat- ters such as opening/closing of Public Hearings. He acknowledged that a for- mal vote is needed for "action" items, but suggested that the present process is cumbersome. Mr. Covens suggested that there be an up-date on the recycling project in mid- December. Mr. Wanush stated that the funds on the grant have not come in yet. The position of Recycling Coordinator has been advertised, and that 76 ap- plications were received. He has been working in conjunction with Mr. Racine of Littleton, and they have narrowed the choice down to 12 applicants; they hope to narrow it down to the top 6 for interviews. Mr. Wanush stated that the person cannot be hired until the funds are released to the Cities. Ms. Daviet commented on the King Sooper's program to recycle old phone books. There being nothing further to come before the Commission, Chairman Gerl ick declared the meeting adjourned at 7:25 P. M. Gertrude G. Welty Recording Secretary -5 -