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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-08-05 PZC MINUTES' • • • I. CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION August 5, 2003 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m . in the Community Development Conference Room of Englewood Civic Center, Chair Waggoner presiding. Present: Absent: Staff: Adams, Bleile, Diekmeier, Krieger (entered at 7:05 p .m .), Mueller, Roth, Schum, Waggoner, Welker None Senior Planner Mark Graham Senior Planner Tricia Langon Assistant City Attorney Nancy Reid II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Jul y 22 , 2003 Chair Waggoner stated the Minutes of Jul y 22, 2003 were to be considered for approval. Schum moved : Diekmeier seconded : The Minutes of July 22, 2003 be approved as written. Ch airman Wa ggoner asked if there were an y corrections or modifications to the Minutes . None w ere proposed, and Chair Waggoner asked for the vote . A YES: NAYS : ABSTAIN: ABSENT : Adams , Bleile, Diekmeier, Roth, Schum , Waggoner, Welker None Mueller Krieger The motion carried . Ill. SOUTH BROADWAY PLAN 2003 Mr. Graham stated a competing public hearing is scheduled on August 19 and is now looking to bring the Plan back to the Commission on September 3, which would be a Wednesday meeting. It would not be a public hearing. He will provide the Commission with a final draft of the Plan in time for them to read it before that meeting. One of the appendices that he expected to be long is now up to 300 pages. He will not duplicate that section for everyone, but reference copies will be available. He would like to schedule the public hearing for either September 16 or October 7. A charette will be scheduled in the next 60 days and the Commission will be invited. Also an open house is scheduled for August 15 at 7:30 a.m. for Broadway property and business owners . 1 • • • Ms. Krieger entered the meeting and took a seat with the Commission. Based on Commissioners' comments at the last meeting, Mr. Graham stated Leland Consulting developed five "issue boards" for the August 15 meeting. Those boards were reduced and included in the Commissioners' packets. Mr. Graham stated he would like to review each issue and determine the Commission's consensus on each issue . Mr. Graham stated the first issue deals with lot depth, which is the issue driving Broadway redevelopment from Yale Avenue to Belleview Avenue. Mr. Graham discussed the issue of providing enough lot depth to attract anchor-type tenants and buildings on Broadway. Another strategy being looked at is reducing the required parking to adjacent buildings to maximize the space for an anchor scale building. Changes would happen incrementally through the Unified Development Code. Discussion ensued regarding various methods of providing parking. Mr. Welker would like to look at providing incentives for people to combine smaller parcels. Mr. Schum asked if by reducing parking whether the City would be working itself into a "North Cherry Creek" situation. Mr. Graham responded that Walker Parking Engineers indicated that the City is a long way from having a parking crunch. Part of the solution is not requiring every business to provide their own parking. Mr. Welker stated shared parking for retail should be discussed. Mr. Graham stated the UDC permits participation in parking authorities or business improvement districts. The Commission discussed use of alleys for parking circulation . Mr. Graham stated two- way alleys are being considered for parking circulation. A typical alley is 16 feet and a 22 foot alley is being considered . Regarding Issue 1, the consensus of the Commission was to look at "build to " lines that require additional setbacks not included in the UDC and rear setbacks to provide for 22 foot alleys . Mr. Graham discussed Issue 2 regarding buildings in relationship to the street. The top photos show current curb cuts and fragmented frontages on Broadway. The bottom photo shows a conceptual plan for buildings having a strong development edge with parking in the middle. Mr. Graham emphasized that the photos were concepts and "one size does not fit all." One concept may be appropriate for the north end of Broadway and another plan may be more appropriate for the south portion. Mr. Welker stated he liked the plan. Ms. Langon stated the Commission's role is to develop the policies and the mechanisms so staff can develop the regulations. Regarding parking, Mr. Graham reiterated the possibility of a parking district. Walker Parking Engineers also suggested using remote lots for employee parking and close-in parking for patrons . Mr. Graham continued; Issue 3 addresses the need for multi-family housing on the Broadway Corridor. There is a possibility that there will be a demand for building additional 2 • • • multi-family housing which creates energy for the commercial district. There needs to be a critical mass for retail to develop . Chair Waggoner asked if the Plan allowed for residential above retail space . Mr. Graham stated the current Building Code, Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Regulations allow for housing above retail space; however, it needs to be encouraged. Mr. Schum agreed; he would like to see more residential above the commercial space. Other Commissioners agreed . Mr. Graham stated Issues 4 and 5 are closely related. Auto sales and auto-related uses take up more than one-third of the Broadway Corridor. Mr. Graham discussed the table showing the void analysis. The Plan looks at creating some barriers for incoming auto businesses creating a cap on the number of auto businesses in the City. Mr. Schum stated he liked that idea rather than the City giving car dealers "the boot." Mr. Welker stated he disagreed that there was a surplus of entertainment, apparel, and furniture in Englewood and the table is misleading. Discussion ensued. The Commission agreed the Plan should include wording that the retail demand is not consistent with the community's perception. Mr. Graham stated the table would not be included in the Plan until the issue is resolved . He will communicate the Commission 's position to Leland Consulting Group and ask them to take another stab at explaining the numbers. Mr. Graham reviewed the map showing underutilized and vacant properties within the Corridor. Some of the underutilized lots are parking lots for adjacent properties. The Commission agreed that the map is misleading and needs to be better explained. King Soopers is shown as an underutilized lot because of their large parking lot. IV. PUBLIC FORUM No one was present to address the Commission. V. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE Ms. Langon stated work continues on the UDC and August 19 will probably be the last study session on the UDC. Mr. Welker stated he would like to review Chapter 16-6 at that meeting. On either August 19 or September 3, the Commission will be considering an adaptive reuse case on the Brown Mansion property. The Ordinance permits designated historic structures, schools, and public buildings to be adaptively reused for a purpose that is not already permitted. Ms. Reid asked Commissioners to review Chapter 16-5-24 of the current Municipal Code to familiarize themselves with adaptive reuse . Ms. Langon stated the case does not require a public hearing for the Commission. The Commission will make a recommendation to City Council, and City Council will hold a public hearing on the issue. Ms. Langon informed the Commission of upcoming public hearings on PUDs, the UDC, and the South Broadway Plan . 3 • Ms. Langon asked if any Commissioner would be unable to attend the meeting on September 3. The Commission will be meeting on a Wednesday evening that week rather than Tuesday due to the holiday. Mr. Bleile stated he could not attend on September 3 . Ms. Langon stated a quorum would be necessary to hear the adaptive reuse case. Due to budgetary issues, Ms. Langon informed the Commission that the annual Employee/Board & Commission picnic had been cancelled . Ms. Langon continued; Mayor Bradshaw recently attended a Board of Adjustment meeting and noticed they used the voting panel in Council Chambers, however, their name plates were not displayed . The Mayor asked staff to determine which Boards and Commissions would like to use the voting panel and then order the necessary name plates. In the past, Planning Commission has not used the voting panel; Ms. Langon asked if they would like to start using the panel. Discussion ensued. The Commission determined it would not use the voting panel since the recording secretary does a roll call on each vote. VI. ATIORNEY'S CHOICE Ms. Reid stated there are no procedures in place for an adaptive reuse. City Council decided the Commission would look at the proposal and make a recommendation to Council. The property is currentl y zoned R 1 A, Single Family Residence with a number of variances allowing it to be used for some office uses. The proposal is to use the property for office space, excluding medical offices. • VII. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE • Mr. Roth noted eight variances are scheduled for the August 13 Board of Adjustment meeting. Ms. Langon stated that September only has one case . If applicants meet the deadlines, cases are scheduled for the next hearing date. Mr. Welker asked for the status of the Open Space Plan. Ms. Reid stated it passed by resolution. Mr. Schum announced that he is running for the District 1 City Council seat. Ms. Mueller asked whether the Safeway PUD called for a revision of the existing turning radius from South Logan to West Hampden. Ms. Langon stated it was not part of the PUD. The meeting was declared adjourned at 8:50 p.m . 4