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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-06-02 PZC MINUTES• • • Planning and Zoning Commi ss ion Study Session -Landsc aping June 2, 2009 Page 1of6 CllY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING June 2, 2 00 9 I . CALL TO O RDER The regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at 7:04 p .m. in the Community Development Conference Room of the Englewood Ci v ic Center, Chair Bleile presiding. Present: Absent: Staff: Bleile, Roth, King, Welker, Calonder, Krieger, Knoth, Fish, Brick Kinton (alternate) Tricia Langon, Senior Planner Brook Bell, Planner II II . A PPROVAL OF POLL FOR MINUTES IP\' lli§J May 5, 2009 Minutes Knoth moved: Welker seconded: TO APPROVE THE POLL FOR THE MAY 5, 2009 MINUTES Chair Bleile asked if there were any modifications or corrections . There were none. AYES: NAYS: Roth, Welker, Krieger, Calonder, Knoth, Fish, King None ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Brick, Bleile None Motion carried. APPROVAL OF POLL FOR FINDINGS OF FACT CASE #2 00 8-0 3 Roth moved: Knoth seconded : TO APPROVE THE POLL FOR THE FINDINGS OF FACT FOR CASE #2008-03 , UN IFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS FOR ESTABLISHING NEW MEDICAL ZONE AND MEDICAL OVERLAY DISTRICT RE G ULAT IONS Planning and Zoning Commission Study Session -Land scapin g June 2, 2009 Page 2 of 6 • Chair Bleile asked if there were any modifications or corrections. • • There were none. AYES: NAYS : Roth, Welker, Krieger, Calonder, Knoth, Fish, King None ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Brick, Bleile None Motion carried. APPROVAL OF POLL FOR FINDINGS OF FACT CASE #ZON2009-01 Knoth moved : Krieger seconded: TO APPROVE THE POLL FOR THE FINDINGS OF FACT FOR CASE #ZON2009-01, AMENDMENTS TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE AN AREA OF THE CITY Chair Bleile asked if there were any modifications or corrections. There were none . AYES : NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT : Roth, Welker, Krieger, Calonder, Knoth, Fish , King None Brick, Bleile None Motion carried. Ill. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 16 RELATED TO LANDSCAPING ~ . Ms . Langon said some time ago the Commission began discussions on landscaping in industrial zones. She re viewed a list of basic principles the Commission discussed earlier, applied the thoughts that were discussed and developed a list of principles applied to the draft. Tonight's discussion will center on the percentage of landscaping required on a property; if time allows Staff will discuss materials. She noted these amendments apply only to new development. Previously the Commission asked for help in visualizing what the current percentages look like on various sized lots. She noted the larg e drawing hanging on the wall of actual lots in Englewood 's industrial area . She noted the current requirement is15%. Staff is proposing the following requirements: • • • Plann ing and Zo ning Commi ssio n Study Session -Landscaping June 2, 2009 Page 3 of 6 Lots less than 112 acre : 12% Lots from 112 acre to 1 acre : 10 % Lots greater than 1 acre: 8% She then placed a square in each lot comparing what the current landscaping area requirement looks like and what is being proposed . The current 15 % requirement can be placed anywhere on th e lot. St aff would like to see some of the landscaping be plac ed street side where it can be seen . Buffering where industrial properties are adjacent to residential areas was brought up. Ms . Langon stated that is currently in Code and will be maintained . Staff looked at 5 feet, 8 feet and 10 feet as a buffer along the perimeter of properties. Mr. Bell distributed a sheet stating why a minimum 8 foot landscape perimeter along street frontages would work best. He reviewed the eight reasons and sho wed ex amples on the large drawing. Currently there are no setback requirements in th e industrial zone; essentially the proposed amendment would be creating a front setback requirement. Mr. Welker felt the 8 foot perimeter was appropriate. Chair Bleile asked if, in some cases , the perimeter landscaping would add up to the required amount. Mr. Bell said it could. Ms . Langon said landscaping in the right-of-way would count towards the required percentage . As proposed, some corner lots may be required to landscape more than the required percentage. That is something Staff is going to need to make adjustments on. Staff proposes if yo u have street frontage it will be landscap ed to a m inim um of an 8 foot depth and can include the public right-of-w ay area for credit. Ms. Langon used the larg e map to show ho w that would work on various properties and what percentage would be left. Staff looked at several different ways to make up the shortage b etween the required amount of landscaping and what was supplied in the 8 foot perimeter: 1. Place the landscaping anywhere on the lot. 2. Look at more quality and quantity of material. 3 . Paying a fee-in -lieu (currentl y $1 .50 per square foot of required landscape ). Staff would recomm e nd th e fee-in-lieu number be increased to what it actually costs to install landscaping. The fee currentl y goes into th e Landscaping and Fine Art Fund. Chair Bleile asked for a consensus on the proposed 8 %, 10 % and 12 % landscaping requirement. Ms. Krieger stated she would like to see all lots less than an acre require 10% landscaping and all those over an acre require 8%. Chair Bleile agreed . Majority vote was to use 10% for properties less than an acre and 8% for anything over an acre as a minimum requirement. Mr. Fish asked what th e purpose is of having a certain percentage of landscaping. Mr. Bell stated it is for environmental benefits and why the concept of the fee-in-lieu is good . Mr. Planning and Zoning Commission Study Session -Landscaping June 2 , 2009 Page 4 of 6 • Roth said he feels the fee-in-lieu choice is almost always going to be the first choice by the majority of people. Most Commissioners agreed. • • Ms. Langon noted that the fee-in-lieu fund has been used for non-landscaping uses. Staff recommends the Commission strongly encourage Council that the fees be used only for lands caping oriented purposes on either City owned property or privately owned property. Chair Bleile asked for consensus on the minimum 8 foot perimeter buffer be required to be landscaped. Consensus was that the 8 foot perimeter buffer would be required to be landscaped and if there is still a percentage needed it can be anywhere on the property, they could get a credit for exceeding the landscaping standards, they can use the fee-in-lieu option, or any combination of the three . Ms. Langon said a provision would be included for those properties that, because of their perimeter, would receive a credit or something if their perimeter requirement exceeds the required landscaped area for the entire property. Mr. Roth asked how the fee-in-lieu figure is set. Ms. Langon stated it is set by City Council and is routinely looked at every few years . Mr. Bell stated he felt the fee is extremely low. Ms . Krieger said she personally felt the current fee needs to be increased. Ms. Langon said perhaps it should be part of your recommendation when this moves forward that the accompanying fee be raised. Chair Bleile asked Mr. Bell if Staff was going to come back with the type of materials that may quantify quality. Mr. Bell said Staff will write minimum requirements into the Code, but not make it too onerous. We will have standards that are reasonable . Mr. Bell discussed how the current landscaping code works. Ms. Langon said Staff now has some direction in which to work. She asked the Commission if this basic idea is something that could be used in the commercial district and the medical district. Several members said yes. Chair Bleile said he was not sure about the commercial district. Mr. Bell said the palate in the commercial area may be more urban. Mr. Brick said what really helps him understand is when Staff provides photographs of examples . Ms. Langon said Staff will have photos for a future meeting. Ms. Langon said the Commission has had meetings on residential and industrial landscaping now. The next step is for Staff to start putting all the information together in draft form. Commercial areas would be the next step in the process. IV. PUBLIC FORUM There was no public present. • • • Planning and Zoning Commission Study Session -Land scaping June 2, 2009 P age 5 of 6 v. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE Director White was not present. VI. STAFF'S CHOICE ~ Ms. Langon reviewed upcoming meetings: June 16th : July 7th: Jul y 21't: Public Hearing for Community Garden and Capital Projects discussion Tentative continuation of landscaping discussion Tentative training session presented by the American Planning Association. DRCOG is offering an all-day training session on Saturday, August 5th . Ms. Langon will email information to all Commissioners. The annual Board and Commission Appreciation Night will be held on Monday, August 1 othe at Pirate 's Cove. Congratulations to Mr. Knoth who is getting married on August 51h. VII. ATTORNEY'S CHOICE l?lJ Ms. Reid was out of town and unable to attend. VIII. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE ~ Mr. Knoth noted the old Martin Plastics property at Santa Fe and O xford is for sale. It comprises several acres. He asked if there was some way the Commission could h elp a residential developer with redevelopment since the property is very close to the Oxford light rail station. He said he presented it to Tramm ell Crow Residential, but they were not interested. Ms. Langon said the property is industrial so the only way to do residential would be with a PUD or a rezoning . An overlay is not an option without amending the UDC. Ms. Langon said Staff would certainly look at any options the Broker brings to staff. Ms. Krieger apologized for missing the last meeting and canceling at the last minute. Chair Bleile said he wasn't able to make the public hearing for the Medical District plan , but read the minutes and saw the meeting went very well. He asked Staff to send his appreciation to all other Staff members involved in the project and was sorry he missed the hearing. Chair Bleile asked if the Commission has gotten anywhere near to accomplishing any of th e priorities we set out earlier in the year. He asked for an update to be included in the next meeting packet. • • • Planning and Zoning Commission Study Session -Landscaping June 2, 2009 Page 6 of 6 Ms. Langon said the priorities were set just a few months ago and considering the amount of time involved in getting the projects completed, it is too soon to see much progress . Priorities will be placed on the December meeting schedule for a more in depth discussion, but an update will be included in the next packet for review. Ms. Langon said also at the December meeting new priorities will be set for 2010. Chair Bleile asked if Staff had heard anything further on parking trailers in front yards. He said he would like the Commission to take that on if it is within our scope . Ms. Langon said it is not, it is in Title 15, Public Health and Sanitation. She said there was a meeting among City staff to discuss Code and other issues related to some of the discrepancies in the Code, conflicts in the Code and how things are addressed in Title 11. She stated the group will meet again and try to eliminate the conflicts in the Code and possibly put all the parts together under one Code . She did not know if the Commission would be working on the issue or not. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m . Barbara Krecklow, R • • • The recording secretary conducted a verbal poll of Planning and Zoning Commission members who were at the meeting on May 19, 2009 and via telephone for the remaining members for the approval of the May 5, 2009 Minutes and the Findings of Fact in Case #2008-03 , Unified Development Code Amendments for Establishing New Medical Zone and Medical Overlay District Regulations and Case #ZON2009-01, Amendments to the Official Zoning Map to Rezone an Area of the City. The May 5, 2009 Minutes were approved. AYES: NAYES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Roth , Krieger, Welker, Calonder, Fish, Knoth, King None None Bleile, Brick The Findings of Fact in Case #2008-03 were approved. AYES: NAYES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Roth , Krieger, Welker, Calonder, Fish, Knoth, King None None Bleile, Brick The Findings of Fact in Case #ZON2009-01 were approved. AYES: NAYES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Roth , Krieger, Welker, Calonder, Fish, Knoth, King None None Bleile, Brick