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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-08-07 PZC MINUTES• I. CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMM I SSION August 7, 1984 CALL TO ORDER. s c "' The regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman McBrayer at 7:00 p.m. Members present: Becker, Carson, McBrayer, Stoel, Tanguma, Venard, Barbre, Allen Peter Vargas, Acting Director of Community Development Members absent: Magnuson Also present: Dorothy A. Romans, Assistant Director of Community Development Jack Olsen, City Attorney Susan T. King, Senior Planner II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. Chairman McBrayer stated that the Minutes of July 17, 1984, were to be considered for approval. Carson moved: Barbre seconded: The Minutes of July 17, 1984, be approved as written. AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Barbre, Tanguma, Carson, Stoel, Becker, Venard, Allen, McBrayer None Magnuson The motion carried. III. VACATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY Case #3 0-84 3300 block of South Acoma between West Floyd Avenue and West Girard Avenue (Englewood Parkway). Chairman McBrayer stated that .the Planning and Zoning Commission was to consider the matter and either approve the vacation or approve with conditions and send to Council with a recommendation, or to disapprove the vacation request and return it to the applicant for additional information. He asked if the Commissioners had any questions concerning the Staff Report. Mr. Stoel asked what the Traffic Engineer meant in saying an alternative two-way facility, such as Bannock Street, must be available. Mrs. Romans said that she believed that the Traffic Engineer is anticipating that Bannock would be two-way in the 3300 block, and the street will not be vacated until the traffic circulation is addressed. Chairman McBrayer asked if the Staff had anything further to add to the Staff Report. Mrs. Romans said that she had nothing to add. Mr. Dick Whiting, Brady Corporation, 1391 North Speer Boulevard, Denver, CO, said that the Staff Report summarizes the position of Brady Corporation. He said that they have no intention of pursuing any physical blocking of the street until all of the businesses in the 3300 block have moved. He said they would like to be notified of the changeover for Bannock well in advance of the change, as it does affect the access to King Soopers. He said that the present Acoma Street will be part of the parking deck and will be a service road, so the required easement will be no problem. -2- There were no further questions. There was no public present. Carson moved: Stoel seconded: The vacation of South Acoma Street in the 3300 block between Floyd Avenue and West Girard Avenue (Englewood Parkway) be approved with the following conditions: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: 1. Access provisions of the Uniform Fire Code, Article 10, for on-site development must be met. 2. The vacation should not be finalized until: a. The contractor is ready and needs to start construction over South Acoma Street. b. Either the businesses along the east side of Acoma are vacated or alternative loading is available to them. c. An alternative two-way facility, such as Bannock Street is available. Tanguma, Carson, Stoel, Becker, Venard, Allen, Barbre, McBrayer. None. Magnuson The motion was carried. IV. SLIDE SHOW. Mrs. Romans introduced a slide show entitled "SOLAR ENERGY, Ready When You Are." It suggested the sun as an alternate energy source and discussed active and passive solar methods. v. PUBLIC FORUM. There was no public present. VI. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE. Mrs. Romans said that on August 21 there will be a Public Hearing on a Conditional Use at 50 West Belleview Avenue. The business is the Grease Monkey. There will be a meeting ·with Sheridan's Planning Commission on August 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the Duffers. Dinner will be at 6:00. Susan Powers will talk about the Downtown Development Plan and Jimmy Curnes will explain Sheridan's plan for development in the South Platte River corridor. There will also be some time to have an open discussion. On September 5 there Broadway Planned Development. portion of the site which they Greenwood Village. will be a Public Hearing on an amendment to the C.D.M. has submitted an amended plan for the east have discussed with the adjacent residents in On the 18th of September there will be a rezoning of property east of Decatur and south of Union, the land to the south of the Koza project. Three sections of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, the Administrative section, General section and Definitions should be in a form to be reviewed by the Com- mission in September. • e. • -3- Mr. Vargas said that City Council had met the previous evening and had approved on second reading three items forwarded to them by the Commission, the I-1 zoning, the Fence Ordinance, and the B-1 height limitation change. They also approved on first reading and scheduled for Public Hearing on August 27, the rezoning for the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds property. Mr. McBrayer asked if the R-3 section was retained, and Mr. Vargas said that it was. Brock Homes and the Fair Association will make a presentation at the Hearing on August 27. VII. COMMISSION'S CHOICE. In reference to a memorandum addressed to the members of the Planning Commission from Mayor Otis, Mr. Allen expressed the Trash Committee's disappoint- ment that Council's response to the Commission's interest in trash Collection has been that other things have priority. He said that the trash situation is very important. Mr. Vargas said that the Council does realize that it is an important issue, but the Council at this time is committed to the Downtown Redevelopment as the number one priority. The Council is reluctant to become involved in a major project that may have some cost implications for the City, until the Downtown Redevelopment program is well on the way, and they know what resources will have to be committed to the Redevelopment. Once those projects are well defined, the Council may very well turn its attention to this issue, because they realize that this is important. Mr. Allen said that when the Redevelopment is done, ten years will have gone by. 'Mr, Vargas said that, while the project is scheduled to be a ten-year project, the City's involvement will be intense for the next two or three years, but when that is completed, the Council may turn its attention to the trash problem. He said that it would be a year to eighteen months before Council could consider other issues. Mrs. Becker said that, while the whole Commission realizes that the Downtown Development is very important, 90% of Englewood is not included in that development, and the rest ·:of Englewood should be considered, too. She said that the Committee has not presented a recommendation or report on the matter to the City Council, and she said she would still like to present the report in order to make the Council aware of the Committee's findings. Mr. Allen said that the study of trash collection and disposal should have started five or six years ago, and that it is a ten-year program once it is begun. He said that the Planning Commission has made some findings regarding this matter and the members want the record to reflect that the Commission is concerned about the serious implications of inadequate planning for trash disposal. Both Mr. Tanguma and Mr. McBrayer agreed that the presentation should be made to City Council. Mr. McBrayer stated that the City Council looks at the Planning Commission as a support group for Council. In the past few years, the Commission has begun to be an "originating group" instead of just a "reactionary group"; and the Commission should proceed with its ideas, using whatever Staff time and support that can be given. The goals next year may be similar to the goals next year. Mr. Tanguma said that, in his opinion, the Commission goes beyond support; they serve in an advisory capacity for Council, and serve as eyes and ears in the different sections of the City. -4- Mr. Stoel said that the Commission Members are each citizens of Englewood ,who are concerned about the community, and if something isn't done now about the trash, something drastic will have to be done in the future, and this will be more costly to the citizens of Englewood. He said the Commission is not asking for something to be done tomorrow, but that investigation should begin right away. Then there will be time to solve the problems while they are manageable. Mr. Allen asked who originated the idea of submitting goals each year to the City Council. Mrs. Becker said that the Commission had originated it. Mr. McBrayer asked Mr. Vargas what he thought was the reason the letter was sent from the Mayor to the Commission Members. Mr. Vargas said he thought it was a combination of things. He said it did have something to do with the meeting with Council where the Commission's goals were outlined, and the Council for the first time understood the depth of what the Commission was hoping to do, and what that would mean as far as committing resources, both the Commission's and the staff's. The staff, in addition, is put in an awkward situation because they will attempt to do what the Commission requests of them, and at the same time to do what has been explained to them as the first priority, which is the Downtown project. It has only been recently that the Council has authorized additional support to continue with both the planning and actual implementation of some of those plans for the Downtown. Ee said he thought it • was a combination of those things, rather than any one item. It was an evolutionary awareness of what the situation was. Mr. Allen said the bond issues would have to be paid back, and asked ~ if the bonds would have to be retired before other projects could be considered. Mr. Vargas said that the bonds are tax increment bonds, which means that the development would pay the bonds off. Mr. Allen discussed the responsibility of the City if the Urban Renewal Authority cannot pay off the bonds. The term of the bonds for the various projects was discussed. Mr. Olsen said that the indebtedness does affect the ability of the City to issue future bond issues because a bond rating authority would look at the situat i on and state that the City is overextended, and would not approve new bond issues. Mr. McBrayer repeated that the Commission should continue its report to Council and continue working for the stated goals. Mrs. Becker reported that the cars are still being parked in front of Klodes on West Union Avenue and also Forington's on West Evans Avenue. Mrs. Romans said that she would report the matter to the Code Enforcement Officers. Mr. McBrayer said that the City of Englewood is digging along Oxford Avenue between Santa Fe and Federal, and they have uncovered a dump, or something that smell s . It has been open for a week. Mrs. Romans said that she would check on it. Mr. Carson asked that the ordinance be enforced to assure that the vacuum cleaners could not be displayed on the sidewalk on the southwest corner of ~ U.S. 285 and South Delaware Street. Mrs. Romans said that the B-2 Ordinance doest not permit the outdoor display of household appliances, and said she would speak to Code Enforcement. • -5- Mr. Olsen said that the business could be cited, and cited separately each day . Mr. Vargas said that Mr. Olsen will be reviewing the enforcement section of the Sign Code, which may also apply to this case. Mr. Olsen said that his feeling on confiscation of offending signs was ·that the owner could take the City to Court, which, he said, would be expensive for the sign owner. Mrs. Becker said that the annual picnic would be at her home on August 19. The Conunission decided that each person attending would pay a fee, rather than bring a dish. The picnic will begin at 4:00 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.