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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-06-20 PZC MINUTES• • CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION June 20, 2006 I. 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 the Englewood Civic Center, Chair Roth presiding. Present: Absent: Staff: Welker, Diekmeier, Hunt, Krieger, Mosteller, Roth, Brick Fish (alternate) Knoth (Excused) Bleile (Excused) Tricia Langon, Senior Planner John Voboril, Planner Nancy Reid, Assistant City Attorney 11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 18, 2006 Mr. Diekmeier moved: Ms. Krieger seconded: TO APPROVE THE APRIL 18, 2006 MINUTES AS WRITIEN AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Mosteller, Roth, Welker, Krieger, Brick, Diekmeier None Hunt Bleile, Knoth Motion carried. Ill. APPROVAL OF TELEPHONE POLL Mr. Welker moved: Mr. Brick seconded: TO APPROVE THE TELEPHONE POLL FOR THE FINDINGS OF FACT FOR CASE #ZON2006-00001 AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT : Roth, Welker, Krieger, Brick, Diekmeier, None Mosteller, Hunt Bleile, Knoth • Motion carried . 1 • • ' IV . SWEDISH SMALL AREA PLAN Mr. John Voboril, Planner for the City of Englewood gave a presentation of the Swedish Small Area Plan. A small area planning process is designed to educate vested stakeholders and citizens about the current conditions of the district; engage these groups to develop a shared comprehensive vision and preferred development solutions. Mr. Voboril stated the City has a new Council and one of their main priorities is economic development. Council asked Community Development to put together a Council Economic Development Retreat a few months ago . There were 24 different development sites that were previewed in the Council Retreat informational packet. One-third of those sites happen to be clustered around the Swedish Medical Center area. Many of the projects in this area face a number of regulatory barriers they must overcome if they are to come to fruition . Mr. Voboril reviewed a large map of the area showing various sites being focused upon. The study area boundary includes the key US 285 and Old Hampden corridors, Swedish Medical Center and Craig Hospital, downtown East of Broadway, and MU-R-3-B zoned areas that flank all sides of the hospital district. The project is envisioned to officially kick off in late August. The proposed action plan includes the following: • Area Definition • Potential Areas to be Addressed • Previously Identified Issues • Communication Process and Project Timing: ');:>-Current Conditions, Issues Identification ');:>-Visioning, Goals and Objectives ');:>-Review of Potential Policies and Strategies • Formal Adoption of Final Small Area Plan Three separate meetings involving the stakeholders group, Planning and Zoning Commission and the general public are tentatively scheduled for Late August/early September, late September/early October and early to mid-November. Discussion ensued . The Swedish Medical Center, Craig Hospital, and East Downtown Small Area Plan project will be presented to City Council on July 24th. If Council gives authorization to proceed as planned, stakeholder invitations will be mailed out to all property and business owners within and just outside of the study area boundary. V. EHA, CDBG BLOCK GRANT REFERRAL Ms. Langon stated the Englewood Housing Authority PUD was approved by Council on June 19t11 • • The Housing Authority is requesting the use of federal Community Development Block Grant funding for demolition of the buildings on the east side of Pennsylvania . As part of their request, because the buildings are greater than 50 years old, they have to have an 2 • environmental assessment. In this case it is an architectural assessment of the buildings as to whether they are worth saving. Because the Planning Commission acts as the Consulting Part y per Section 106, Consultations, the Commission has to do a review of the properties and determine whether they are worth saving. Ms. Langon stated she had drafted a letter to Arapahoe County for Chair Roth 's signature stating the Commission thanks them for the opportunity to review, that they are the consulting agency, but have already approved the PUD and they support the demolition . Ms. Krieger moved: Mr. Hunt seconded: TO APPROVE THE LEITER TO ARAPAHOE COUNTY FOR SIGNING AND MAILING AYES: NAYS: Roth , Welker, Krieger , Brick, Diekmeier, Mosteller, Hunt None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT : Bleile, Knoth Motion carried . VI. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE • Director Simpson was absent. • VII. STAFF'S CHOICE Ms. Krieger asked Ms . Langon since there are signs up now on the old Seminary property does that mean that they have resolved their issues and it will not come back to the Commission. Ms. Langon stated that was not the case . She stated a permit has been applied for for the chapel building for use as a sales center. Within that building they are goin g to build a model unit. There are permits in , but not approved, to demo the rest of the buildings . As a requirement of the PUD, walls on the west and north side need to be built or an agreement with Kent Village and Hampden Hills be drawn up before the permits are issued. To date the walls have not been built. They do have an agreement with Kent Village in place, but the Hampden Hills agreement has not been received . The developers have been in talks with COOT regarding traffic conditions . As Ms. Langon understands COOT is possibl y not going to be in agreement with the double left turn lanes. Ms. Krieger asked if Englewood would then reclaim the land or would the traffic easement still exist. Ms. Langon stated the land area will still be required for the right turn lane. Ms . Langon provided an update on the Masonic Temple redevelopment. Ms. Mosteller asked for an update of the hearing that was held regarding the parking spaces on Acoma behind the Ouray store . She asked if the plan had always been for Ouray to go away after the approval was granted. Ms. Langon stated the property owner that sought the conditional use on the parking owns the building and is looking at sellin g the property. He had wanted to build out residences in th e upstairs of the building. 3 • • • The company that has a contract on the Funtastic Fun site has looked at the Ouray building too. Ms. Langon stated a plan has been received for development review for the Funtastic Fun site. It calls for a remodel of the building for retail space and the two houses on Acoma will be demolished for parking. Ms. Langon updated the Commission on Mr. Gomes' fence issue. Sh e st ated the fence has been built and approved by Public Works. Ms. Mosteller requested an update on th e City's dog park. It has been seeded and should open in late July. Ms. Langon informed the Commission there will not be a meeting on Wednesday, July 51 ". Ms . Langon presented an update on future meetings. VIII. ATTORNEY'S CHOICE Ms . Reid informed the commission that the Board of Adjustments and Appeals heard an appeal case earlier this month. The appeal was to a permit approved by Community Development for a fence on a rear lot line that abutted the side lot line located within the front set back area of the adjacent y ard. The Board upheld the permit and denied the appeal. Ms. Reid wanted the Commission to know that the Board upheld the Commission 's work on this fence issue . IX. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE Mr. Roth asked for clarification regarding the conditional use for parking that was granted on Acoma. He asked if that was different than what goes in on Broadway. Ms. Langon stated parking for a business on Broadway would not be a conditional use. The conditional use was granted on Acoma because it is within a residential district and is an allowed use under a conditional use . Parking lots on Broadway are an accessory use to the business. He also asked if the landscaping requirements for the conditional use applied to the Broadway businesses too. Ms. Langon stated they do. Mr. Roth noted a property in the 2800 block of South Broadway has only a single tree in the paved lot. Mr. Roth stated a few months ago Ms. Mosteller asked a question regarding the form-based code. He noted in the January planning magazine there were several good articles regarding that issue. Mr. Roth 's observation after reading the articles was that it might not be a bad idea to consid e r it for the TSA zoning districts. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m . 4