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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-07-21 PZC MINUTES.... • • • I. CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JULY 21, 1987 CALL TO ORDER. The regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman Carson at 7:00 P. M. Members present: Russell, Barbre, Hanson, Maunakea, Carson Romans, Ex-officio Members absent: Allen, Magnuson, Mulhern Also present: Senior Planner Susan Hirsch Planner II Harold J. Stitt Planning Intern Tom Best II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. July 7, 1987 Chairman Carson stated that the Minutes of July 7, 1987 were to be considered for approval. Barbre moved: Russell seconded: The Minutes of July 7, 1987 be approved as written. AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Barbre, Hanson, Maunakea, None Allen, Magnuson, Mulhern None The motion carried. III. FINDINGS OF FACT. Russell, Carson CASE #9-87 Mr. Allen entered the meeting and took his chair with the Commission. Chairman Carson stated that the Findings of Fact for Case #9-87, the Auto Detailing Shop at 324 West Hampden Avenue, were to be considered for approval. Hanson moved: Barbre seconded: The Findings of Fact on Case #9-87 be approved as written. AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Barbre, Hanson, Russell, Carson None Magnuson, Mulhern Maunakea, A 11 en The motion carried . -I - FINDINGS OF FACT CASE #12-87 Chairman Carson stated that the Findings of Fact on Case #12-87, the replat- ting of Lot 2, Gunesch Subdivisi on, were to be considered for approval. Barbre moved: Hanson seconded: The Findings of Fact on Case #12-87 be approved as written. AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Hanson, Russell, Allen, Barbre, Carson None Magnuson, Mulhern Maunakea The motion carried. IV. RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION 3400 South Acoma Street 100 West Hampden Avenue CASE #14-87 , ... • Mr. Stitt stated that the request from the Englewood Urban Renewal Authority is for the vacation of the west 10 feet of the right-of-way in the 3400 block of South Acoma Street, and the vacation of the north 10 feet of right-of-way in the 100 block of West Hampden Avenue. The 3300 block of South Acoma Street has previously been vacated, and the 3400 block of South Acoma Street will not carry a volume of traffic that had previously been projected, primarily serv- ing as a means of access between Englewood Parkway and West Hampden Avenue. Because of the Little Dry Creek channel improvements, a portion of the channel • will intrude into the land area committed for sale to the redeveloper. The Urban Renewal Authority and redeveloper negotiated the contract for sale based on the vacation of the 10 feet of right-of-way on the west side of the 3400 South Acoma Street and the north 10 feet of the West Hampden right-of-way to compensate for the loss of land area for redevelopment. The remaining 50 feet of right-of-way on South Acoma Street will be sufficient width to accommodate two lanes of traffic and parking on one side of the street. Mr. Mulhern entered the meeting and took his place with the Commission. Mr. Carson asked if West Hampden Avenue would be vacated west of South Acoma Street. Mr. Stitt stated that there are utility lines in West Hampden Avenue, and the street will not be vacated; it will not be open to vehicular traffic, however. Mr. Hanson asked if the development plans would come to the Commission for review and approval. Mr. Stitt stated that this area is zoned B-1, Business, and there are no requirements for a Planned Development approval; therefore, the development plans are not required to come before the Planning Commission. Mr. Hanson stated that he felt it would be beneficial for the Commission to see the development plans before the right-of-way vacation is approved. Mrs. Romans stated that the vacation request has been talked about for some time by the Urban Renewal Authority and staff. The channel improvements for Little Dry Creek will take some of the land which was committed for sale to • the redeveloper; to compensate for this loss of land, the vacation of the right-of-way has been negotiated. -2 - • • • Mr. Magnuson entered the meeting and took his chair with the Commission . Mrs. Romans stated that the Englewood Urban Renewal Authority is trying to close on the sale of this property on Thursday, July 23, 1987. Mr. Stitt stated that Trammell Crow, the potential redeveloper of the land, has stated that the development in this location will be very similar to that which they have done in Arvada. Mr. Stitt displayed conceptual designs of the development which has been proposed, and emphasized that the plans are concep- tual only, and the location of structures is not firm. Mr. Stitt stated that the redeveloper will have to comply with all existing ordinances on landscap- ing, signage, etc. Mrs. Russell suggested the possibility of using the requested right-of-way vacation as a leverage to get additional landscaping. Discussion ensued. Mr. Stitt stated that the development plans will be approved by the Urban Renewal Authority and can be brought to the Commission during the review period. Mrs. Russell again stated that she felt that one way to enhance the need for addi- tional landscaping would be to trade the right-of-way vacation for the addi- tional landscaping. Mrs. Romans questioned that this would be appropriate; a commitment has already been made and the City should not at this point try to trade the vacation of the committed right-of-way for landscaping. Discussion ensued. Allen moved: Maunakea seconded: The Planning Commission recommend to City Council that the following described right-of-way in the 3400 block of South Acoma Street and 100 block of West Hampden Avenue be va- cated: A parcel of land being a part of and South Acoma Street, West Hampden Avenue, being in the Southwest one- quarter (SW 1/4) of Section 34, Township 4 South, Range 68 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, City of Englewood, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, being more particu- larly described as follows: Note: For the purposes of this description, the South line of the SW 1/4 shall be assumed to bear N. 89050'22" W. Beginning at the Northwest intersection of the West Right- of-Way (R.O.W.) line of said South Acoma Street and the North R.O.W. line of said West Hampden Avenue; Thence along said North R.O.W. line, N. 89°50'22" W, a dis- tance of 91.71 feet; Thence S. 43054'51" E., a distance of 12.71 feet; Thence S. 89054'51" E., a distance of 93.00 feet; Thence parallel with said West R.O.W. line, N. 0007'57" E., a distance of 562.24 feet; Thence N. 99052'03" W., a distance of 10.00 feet to said West R.O.W. line; -3 - AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Hanson, None None None Thence along said West R.O.W. line, S. QOQ7'57" W., a dis- tance of 553.10 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 6,426 square feet {0.14753 acres} more or less. Magnuson, Maunakea, Mulhern, Russell, Allen, Barbre, Carson The motion carried. v. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 1988 -1992 CASE #11-87 Ms. Hirsch stated that the Capital Improvement Project suggestions made by the Commission at the meeting of July 7 have been compiled for further consideration. Mr. Magnuson asked if the Commission wanted to include paving districts pro- jections for 1989 and 1990. Mr. Hanson stated that he would think these proj- ects should be included. Discussion ensued. It was pointed out that there could be a two year lapse between paving districts, and that they could be included during the Commission consideration next year. Mr. Maunakea asked if the park shelter request included construction of rest • room facilities. Mrs. Romans stated that she understood that the request was • for construction of shelters only. Mr. Carson stated that he thought the landscaping at U.S. 285 and Santa Fe was completed. Mrs. Romans stated that there is additional work to be done, and this is the reason the Director of Engineering Services submitted the request. It was the consensus of the Commission to leave the projects in 1990 as delineated. Mrs . Russell stated that she is of the opinion the recommendation from the Commission should include discussion from the previous meeting setting forth the reasons some of the projects were eliminated from the CIP list. She stated that she had voted to eliminate some of the projects because of a lack of funds. Mr. Hanson agreed that the previous discussion should be incorpo- rated into the recommendation; he is of the opinion that it would be of bene- fit to the City Manager when he reviews the Commission's list of recommen ded projects. Discussion ensued. Mrs. Russell stated that she would write her own statement on the reasons for her voting to eliminate given projects, and get it to staff for inclusion in the memorandum to the City Manager. Allen moved: Maunakea seconded: The following list of Capital Improvement Projects be recommended to the City Manager: -4 - • • • • • 1988 . 1. Implementation of a Municipal Trash Removal and Dis- posal Program. 2. Dry Creek Improvements. 3. Paving District #33. 4. West Girard Avenue Improvements. 5. Automated Mapping System. 6. Park Shelters. 7. Englewood Golf Course Clubhouse. 8. Centennial Park Expansion to the East. 9. West Oxford Avenue Parkway. 1989. 1. Dartmouth/Santa Fe Landscaping. 2. Hampden/Santa Fe Landscaping. 1990. 1. City Hall Improvements. 2. Expansion of Cushing Park. 3. U.S. 285 Landscaping. Mr. Hanson asked that the memorandum to the City Manager indicate that he does not agree with the inclusion of Item #1 in 1988 as a Capital Improvement Proj- ect. If this statement is included in the memorandum, he will vote in favor of the motion. Mr. Hanson stated that he is of the opinion that the Commis- sion is giving the administration a policy statement as opposed to a capital improvement project. Mr. Mulhern stated that this had been discussed at the last meeting, and he thought it had been resolved. Mr. Hanson stated that it was discussed, but he did not feel it was resolved, and reiterated his opposition to the inclusion of this project as a Capital Improvement Project. Mr. Magnuson stated that discussion on the matter of a municipal trash removal and disposal program has been on-going for several years now, and that the City Manager and City Council are well aware of the Commission's concern. He stated that he is of the opinion that this is a Capital Improvement Project, and should be included on the list. Discussion ensued. Mr. Allen stated that the issue of trash removal and disposition will get pro- gressively worse throughout the entire country. He pointed out that when one gets into an emergency situation, foolish mistakes are made. He is of the opinion that the City should anticipate the problem and make plans to handle it to diminish the impact. Mr. Magnuson stated that he felt the recommendation should remain as it is presently outlined. The vote was called: -5 - AYES: Magnuson, Hanson None None Maunakea, Mulhern, Russell, Allen, Barbre, Carson NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: The motion carried. VI. SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS CASE #10-87 Mrs. Romans stated that the proposed Subdivision Regulations revisions were reviewed several weeks ago, and the staff has checked out concerns that were expressed by Commission members at that time. Ms. Hirsch reviewed the Subdivision Regulations revisions, noting that on Page 6, a statement has been added to allow for consideration of a preliminary and final plat simultaneously provided the realty has been platted previously, and is less than four lots in area. The requirements for contours will remain at 1 foot intervals at the request of the Engineering Department. Additions were made on Page Sa: ADJACENT MUNICIPALITIES, IF THE REALTY BOR- DERS OR IMPACTS ANY ADJACENT MUNICIPALITY. On Page 10, OR DESIGNEE was added in Paragraph D. • On Page 12, "The lengths of all arcs and radii, internal angles, points of • curvature and lengths and bearings of tangents" was re-inserted, having been inadvertently omitted from the previous draft. Also on Page 12, Paragraph H has been modified to state "All EXISTING AND PROPOSED easements ... " On Page 14, Paragraph A was modified to state that the Commission shall ap- prove ... (30) days OF SUBMITTAL FOR REVIEW ... 11 Page 15a was revised by the addition of "UPON APPROVAL BY THE DIRECTOR OF COM- MUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PREVIOUSLY PLATTED LOTS OF ONE ACRE OR LESS MAY BE RESUB- DIVIDED WITHOUT GOING THROUGH EITHER THE MAJOR OR THE MINOR SUBDIVISION PROCESS.11 On Page 16, Ms. Hirsch suggested that #A6 be added to include a Vicinity Map. Page 24a was modified to require 5 foot sidewalks in the commercial and in- dustr i al districts. Page 25a was modified to include the statement that " ... playgrounds and recre- ational purposes within such area MAY BE REQUIRED TO REDUCE IMPACT ON NEIGH- BORING FACILITIES OR IF SIMILAR FACILITIES DO NOT EXIST IN THE AREA." Brief discussion ensued. There were no questions posed by members of the Commission. Allen moved: Hanson seconded: The Planning Commission refer the revised Subdivision Reg-• ulations to the City Council for their approval. -6 - • • • AYES: Maunakea, None None None Mulhern, Russell, Allen, Barbre, Hanson, Magnuson, Carson NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: The motion carried. VII. LANDSCAPING ORDINANCE REVISION Referral from City Council CASE #15-87 Chairman Carson stated that the City Council has referred the Landscaping Or- dinance back to the Planning Commission for further consideration and review. Mr. Carson suggested that the Planning Commission review the Landscaping Reg- ulations and make whatever revisions they feel are warranted prior to request- ing input from citizens and businessmen. Mr. Magnuson stated that he had talked to Mr. Marx of the Chamber, who had indicated to him that the Chamber was going to have a committee of three re- view the landscaping provisions, and take their revisions back to the general Chamber membership before referral to the Planning Commission. Mr. Carson stated that he felt this could be a long process, and again urged that the Commission review the regulations at this meeting. If the Chamber membership submits changes, those changes can be reviewed and incorporated if they are felt to have merit. Mr. Allen stated that he had also spoken to members of the Chamber, and advised them to put whatever changes they had in mind in writing for submittal to the Commission before the August 4th meeting. Mr. Carson asked for the consensus of the Commission on whether the regula- tions should be reviewed at this meeting, or wait until there is some input from the Chamber. Mr. Mulhern stated that he felt there was a need to wait until the Chamber had submitted their recommendations. Mr. Hanson stated that he felt it would be of benefit to the Commission to wait until the comments were submitted. Mr. Maunakea stated that he felt a date should be given when the comments are due from the Chamber. Mr. Carson asked that a letter be drafted, which he would sign, asking the Chamber to submit their suggestions to the Commission in time for the meeting on August 4, 1987. Discussion ensued. Mr. Mulhern stated that if this issue is that important to members of the Chamber, the time element should be no problem to them. Mr. Allen stated that he felt it should be submitted to the Commission for the first meeting in August. Mr. Magnuson stated that he would like to see it considered at the second meeting in August. Mr. Carson stated that the letter could be written requesting the submission for the first meet- ing in August, and if they cannot meet that deadline, then set it for the second meeting in August. Allen moved: Maunakea seconded: A letter be written to the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce asking for the submission of their proposed revi- sions to the Landscaping Ordinance in time for the August 4, 1987 meeting; if the Chamber feels this deadline cannot be met, the revisions are to be received no later than Au- gust 10 to allow time to include the information in the packet for the meeting on August 18 . -7 - AYES: NAYS: Mulhern, Russell, Allen, Barbre, Hanson, Maunakea, Carson Magnuson ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None The motion carried. VIII. PUBLIC FORUM. No one addressed the Commission under Public Forum. IX. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE. Mrs. Romans reported on the City Council meeting of July 20, 1987. She stated that a number of citizens turned out to express concern on the issue of recre- ational vehicles. The amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance were passed on final reading, and the staff and City Council will work on making some minor amendments to the ordinance to address some of the concerns that were voiced. X. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE. Mr. Allen discussed the Englewood City Council election in November briefly. Mr. Barbre stated that he was recently in Nashville, and they have a trash incineration program that provides enough energy for the air conditioning for many of the downtown buildings. Mr. Mulhern thanked Ms. Hirsch for the copy of a recent court case, which was included in the packet. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 P.M. trertrude G. Welty • Recording Secretary -8 - • • •