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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
February 4, 2003
CALL TO ORDER
The re gular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at
7:00 p.m . in the Community Development Conference Room in the Englewood Civic
Center, Chair Waggoner presiding.
Present: Adams , Diekmeier, Krieger, Lathram , Mueller, Roth, Schum , Waggoner,
Welker
Absent: None
Staff: Senior Planner Langon
Assistant City Attorney Nancy Reid
II. APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
Chair Waggoner formally welcomed Mr. Adams to the Commission. He asked Mr. Adams
to provide a brief personal background. Mr. Adams stated he has lived in Englewood since
1990. He is a civil engineer and has worked for the Colorado Department of
Transportation for 13.5 y ears. Commissioners welcomed Mr. Adams .
Ill. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
December 1 7, 2 00 2
Chairman Waggoner stated the Minutes of December 1 7, 200 2 were to be considered for
approval.
Welker moved:
Roth seconded : The Minutes of December 1 7, 2002 be approved as written .
A YES :
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Krieger, Lathram, Mueller, Roth , Schum, Waggoner, Welker
None
Adams , Diekmeier
None
The motion carried.
IV. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Mr. Waggoner stated that the Commission needs to choose officers for 2003 . He asked for
nominations.
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Mr. Welker nominated Mr. Waggoner as Chairman of the Commission, and nominated Ms.
Lathram as Vice Chairman. Ms. Lathram seconded the nominations.
Mr. Waggoner asked if there were further nominations.
Welker moved:
Schum seconded: Mr. Waggoner be elected Chairman and Ms. Lathram be elected Vice-
Chair by acclamation .
AYES: Adams, Diekmeier, Krieger, Lathram, Mueller, Roth, Schum, Waggoner,
Welker
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT : None
The motion carried .
V. STUDY SESSION
Unified Development Code
Ms. Langon thanked those who attended the joint session with City Council. Ms. Langon
demonstrated a typical R 1 C lot with a principal structure, garage, shed , and other accessory
structure . A typical Englewood lot has 25 % lot coverage ; 40 % is the maximum . She
further demonstrated that by adding a deck and pool, which are not currently counted in
lot coverage, and increasing the garage to the maximum 1,000 square feet, the lot
coverage now becomes 51 %.
Ms. Langon asked the Commissioners for their input as to what should be counted in lot
coverage. Discussion ensued regarding setbacks, lot coverage, and what constitutes a
structure . Commissioners debated the issue of deck/porch height as it pertained to lot
coverage and setbacks .
After discussion , the Commission reached the following consensus:
• Anything covered should be considered a structure and should be i ncluded in lot
coverage and meet the setbacks for the zone district.
• Uncovered concrete patios built at grade should be excluded from lot coverage and
setbacks.
• Driveways and sidewalks should be excluded from lot coverage and setbacks.
• Hot tubs should be excluded from lot coverage and should not be permitted in the
front yard and/or on the street-facing portion of the lot. The setback for side and
rear yards should be 3 feet regardless of the zone district.
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• • Swimming pools should be excluded from lot coverage . Setbacks are covered in the
Uniform Building Code.
• Decks/Porches over 30 inches should be included in lot coverage and should meet
the side and rear setbacks for the zone district. They should be prohibited in the
front yard and/or on the street-facing portion of the lot.
• Decks/Porches under 30 inches should be excluded from lot coverage and setbacks.
Ms. Langon asked the members to start considering what is meant by "attached structure"
Currently, an attached structure requires a common wall. She asked them to think about
how they wished to handle breezeway attachments, which are not currently permitted.
Under the current Ordinance, any structure attached to the principal structure must meet
the setbacks of the principal structure. Ms. Langon gave an example of a conforming lot
with a house and a detached garage which meet the minimum setbacks; the owners then
build a breezeway connecting the house and garage . The lot now becomes nonconforming
because the garage would be attached, and it now encroaches into the new proposed 20
foot setback.
The Commission decided to postpone discussion on attached structures until the next study
session.
e VI. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE
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Ms. Langon reminded members of the meeting date change from February 19 to February
25 . The meeting is a public hearing on the South Platte River Open Space Plan and a
Conditional Use for a daycare center in the R 1 A Zone District.
VII. ATIORNEY'S CHOICE
Ms . Reid had nothing further.
VIII. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE
The members had nothing further.
The meeting was declared adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
nton, Recording Secretary Pro Tern
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