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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-04-08 PZC MINUTES• • • CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES April 8, 1986 I. 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: Members absent: Also present: Carson, Mesa, Magnuson, Barbre, Mulhern, Allen. Beier, Maunakea, and Gourdin. D. A. Romans, Assistant Director of Community Development. Susan T. King, Senior Planner II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. March 18, 1986 Barbre moved: Magnuson seconded: The Minutes of March 18, 1986 be approved as written. AYES: Mesa, Magnuson, Barbre, Mulhern, Carson . NAYS: None. ABSTAIN: Allen. ABSENT: Beier, Maunakea, and Gourdin. Chairman Carson ruled the motion had carried. March 25, 1986 Allen moved: Magnuson seconded: The Minutes of March 25, 1986 be approved as written. AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: III. Allen, Mesa, Magnuson, Barbre, Mulhern, Carson. None. Beier, Maunakea and Gourdin. JOINT MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL. The members discussed the meeting with City Council, noting that Council would like to see stronger control over PD's from the Commission. Mr. Gourdin entered the meeting at 7:15 p.m. Mr. Allen noted that he is disappointed about the Council's decision to contact other cities for consultation on the trash study. He said in his opinion Englewood is not sufficiently committed to approach other cities. Mr. Carson said that the Commission might meet with Littleton. Mr. Magnuson agreed, noting that Council authorized participating in DRCOG studies. Mrs. Romans said she has been in contact with Larry Mugler at DRCOG, and Councilman Joe Bilo is on the program committee. If trash disposal is adopted as a topic for study by the DRCOG program committee, the committee would -2- probably study disposal and re c ycling ra ther than pickup of trash. She said a committee would interview the four companies which responded to the City's r e quest for proposal, and ask for a scaled-down study of trash pickup. It is possible that some of the requested information can be obtained by staff, suc h as who is collecting in Englewood and their charges. Mr. Allen said the problem is more than pickup and disposal. Denver is demanding that Public Service Company produce a study showing what can be done as a condition to renewing its franchise. He said that the City of En g lewood should take over picking up trash as Denver has. The comment was made that the City Attorney may feel that the City would be infringing on private enterprise. Mr. Allen said that in his opinion Council does realize this problem is reaching emergency proportions quickly. Mrs. Romans said the Ci t y has asked to be included on any DRCOG committees concerned with this p r oblem. Mr . Mag nuson asked whether it would be possible to meet with other City Planning Commissio ns t o see if they are working on this. Mr. Gourdin suggested obtaining cop i e s of other Commissions' goals. The Comm ission agreed on meeting with other Commissions one city at a time. They expre ssed interest in meeting with Denver, Littleton, Cherry Hills and She r idan . Mrs. Romans said she would set up the meetings for Tuesday nights. Mr . Ca rson asked that someone make a presentation to the Commission on the status of th e Downtown Development. It wa s no ted that the Co uncil requested no further study on solar panels, but sugg est ed pro c eeding with a nnexations and rezoning except the area near Swedish. Mr s. Ro mans said there is a contract on the Swedish Foundation property, and the n ew owners will be c oming in to request rezoning. Mr. Mesa said that in that cas e the City will have s ome control over development. Mrs. Romans said the new owners are apparentl y considering constructing townhouses. Mrs. Romans reminded the Commission of the meeting on April 15th at 7:00 p.m. wi th the own e rs of the p r operty under consideration for annexation. She asked if th e Plannin g Commissio n wishe d to call the owners. Mr. Mesa, Mr. Mulhern, Mr . Cars on, Mr . Barbre a n d Mr. Magnuson said they would call the 16 owners. Hr . Me sa a s k ed if the Co nference Room in the Library would be large enough. Mr s. Rom ans said she d o es n o t e x pect very many of the owners to come; that is why sh e su gg ested th e p er s onal c a l l from the Commissioners. }is . King gave ou t ma p s of Area Two which showed existing and required water and s ewe r line s. It was e stimated that to provide water and sewer to this area wou l d r equire ab ou t $180 ,000, which would be about $30,000 pe r owner. This is wh y st a ff h a d r ecomm e nd e d a g ainst attempting to annex the a rea. Hr. Carson sa id that Cou n c ilma n Kozacek had come to Mr. Carson's house specifically to demand t ha t this a r ea be co ns ide r e d f irst so that all of the city would be contiguous . Mrs . Roma ns s u gge st e d that som e one on the Commission present the advanta g es of annexa t i on to the own e rs a t the me e ting . Mr. Ma gnuson said he would do so. Mrs . Roma ns s a id that th e f i v e acr es of Centennial Park could be annexed very simply if the Commission want e d to b eg in the process b y recommending the a nnexation t o Co uncil. All e n moved : Ma gnuson seco n d ed : Th at th e five acr es of Ce ntennial Park which are owned by th e City of En glewood b e a nnex ed to the City. • • • • 1 • • • AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: -3- Allen, Mesa, Magnuson, Barbre, Mulhern, Gourdin, Carson . None. Beier and Maunakea. Chairman Carson ruled the motion was passed. Mrs. Romans said she would prepare a Council Communication. Mr. Carson stated that the Brochure Committee --Mr. Carson, Mr. Magnuson, Mr. Barbre --were beginning to work on the brochure with Dorothy Dalquist, and invited Mrs. Romans to attend. It was suggested that the City of Englewood Chamber of Commerce also be involved, and that Mr. Coleman be asked to repre- sent the Chamber. IV. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE. Mrs. Romans explained that there has been some difficulty in enforcing the provisions of the B-2, Business District, concerning the Conditional Use. She presented copies of correspondence between Jess Hull's attorney and Mary Alice Rothweiler concerning the change in ownership from Bill Crouch Chrysler-Plymouth. It is the position of Hr. Hull that, because Mr. Crouch's business was a Principal Permitted Use in this district when it began, the transfer in ownership should not require Conditional Use anproval. After some discussion, the Commission decided that this was a change in ownership; the new requirements must be met, and Mr. Hull would have to comply with the B-2 regulations. Mrs . Romans also stated that, in the staff's opinion, the B-2 might more efficiently be administered by a revision which would permit staff to approve a car sales lot if proof were submitted that all the requirements of the B-2 were met, leaving the Commission to hear only cases when the owners would not or could not comply with the Ordinance. Two drafts were submitt ed, one requiring only compliance, not Conditional Use, which would be approved by the Commission, and one allowing staff to determine that, if all conditions were met, Conditional Use would not be req uired. The Commission asked Mrs. Romans to begin the process for Ordinance amendment, deciding on the draft permitting staff to approve the use if landscaping, parking, and the other requirements of the B-2 were met. Mr. Magnuson believed that this method would be most cost-effective, reducing the number of cases to be heard by the Commission to only those where there is a problem with compliance; the City could deny the Sales Tax License if compliance was not shown. Mrs. Romans said she would set up a public hearing on this amendment for May 6th, 1985. Mrs. Romans said that Mary Alice Rothweiler is working on the Design Review Ordinance, as suggested by City Council. When the Commission considered this matter late last year, they were given some original booklets, which Mrs. Rothweiler would like to have returned. Mrs. Romans noted that Mr. Hack of 3655 South Broadway has not adhered to his site plan or the commitments given to the Commission for his Conditional Use for an auto sales lot. The Commission agreed that staff should obtain compliance, or bring Mr. Hack to the Commission to determine if his Conditional Use should be revoked. -4- Mrs. Romans reminded t h e Commission that on Mo nd ay , Ap ril 14, 1986 , a mee t ing at CDI h ad been a rran g ed to see th e n e w tra sh trans fer facili ty. Mr . Allen , Mr . Ca rs on a n d Mr. Gourdin said they wo uld d ef inite ly attend ; Mr. Mesa, Hr. Mag n u s on a n d Mr . Mul h ern wou l d contact Mr s. Romans la ter. Mrs. Romans s aid she h a d invit e d Larry Mu g ler to the meeting. Mr. Carson will b r i ng a gu e st. The meetin g a d journed at 8:30 p.m . S~g Se cretary t • • •