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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/06/2011City of W heat -Midge PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA January 6, 2011 Notice is hereby given of a Public Meeting to be held before the City of Wheat Ridge Planning Commission on January 6, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to participate in all public meetings sponsored by the City of Wheat Ridge. Call Heather Geyer, Public Information Officer at 303 -235 -2826 at least one week in advance of a meeting if you are interested in participating and need inclusion assistance. 1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA (Items of new and old business may be recommended for placement on the agenda.) 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — November 18, 2010 6. PUBLIC FORUM (This is the time for any person to speak on any subject not appearing on the agenda. Public comments may be limited to 3 minutes.) 7. PUBLIC HEARING 8. STUDY SESSION A. Urban Agriculture 9. OTHER ITEMS A. Resolution Designating a Public Place for Posting of Notices of Public Meetings 10. ADJOURNMENT 1/ City of W heat -Midge PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting November 18, 2010 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair MATTHEWS at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29 Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Commission Members Present: Anne Brinkman Alan Bucknam Dick Matthews Scott Ohm George Pond Commission Members Absent: Marc Dietrick John Dwyer Steve Timms Staff Members Present: Meredith Reckert, Sr. Planner Sally Payne, Sr. Planner Ann Lazzeri, Recording Secretary PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA It was moved by Commissioner BUCKNAM and seconded by Commissioner BRINKMAN to approve the order of the agenda as presented. The motion carried 5 -0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — November 4, 2010 It was moved by Commissioner BRINKMAN and seconded by Commissioner POND to approve the minutes of November 4, 2010 as presented. The motion carried 4 -0 with Commissioner OHM abstaining. 6. PUBLIC FORUM (This is the time for any person to speak on any subject not appearing on the agenda. Public comments may be limited to 3 minutes) Planning Commission Minutes 1 November 18, 2010 There were no individuals present who wished to address the Commission at this time. 7. PUBLIC HEARING A. Case No. WPA- 10 -01 This case was presented by Sally Payne. She reviewed the staff report. Colorado State Statutes require municipalities to adopt a Three -Mile Plan on an annual basis. The last update to the City's Three Mile Plan was in December 2009. No changes have been made since that time that would require revisions. Therefore, Planning Commission was asked to adopt the Plan for 2010. It was moved by Commissioner POND and seconded by Commissioner BRINKMAN to adopt Resolution No. 02 -2010, a resolution concerning adoption of an amendment to the Wheat Ridge Comprehensive Plan of the Three -Mile Plan. The motion carried 5 -0. 8. OTHER ITEMS Meredith Reckert informed the Commission that there are no cases scheduled for the meeting of December 2, 2010. It was moved by Commissioner BRINKMAN and seconded by Commissioner BUCKNAM to cancel the Planning Commission meeting of December 2, 2010. The motion carried 5 -0. 9. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissioner BUCKNAM and seconded by Commissioner BRINKMAN to adjourn the meeting and enter into study session. The motion carried 5 -0. The regular meeting was adjourned at 7:12 p.m. 10. STUDY SESSION Potential zoning code amendment regarding artificial turf The Planning Division was approached by a developer who would like to use artificial or synthetic turf in place of living landscaping material in order to save water during the summer. Meredith Reckert gave samples of artificial turf for the Commissioners' inspection. The staff report included regulations from other municipalities as well as pros and cons associated with the use of artificial turf. Planning Commission Minutes 2 November 18, 2010 Discussion comments included: • In light of diminishing aquifers, artificial turf is desirable as a way to save water. • Concern was expressed about drainage issues associated with artificial turf. • Artificial turf should be placed as a small component in a larger landscaped area. • Xeriscape is preferable to artificial turf in terms of maintenance and saving water. • There is a place for artificial turf on athletic fields. • Artificial turf is usually cost - prohibitive. • If allowed, artificial turf should not be visible to the public. • Advances in technology should improve artificial turf in the future. • City should not close the door completely on the use of artificial turf and maybe revisit the issue next year. • The amount of artificial turf in a landscaping project could be limited to a certain percentage. • The amount of coverage for non - living materials could be increased. The study session was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Richard Matthews, Chair Ann Lazzeri, Secretary Planning Commission Minutes 3 November 18, 2010 City of Wheat j,!jg COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Memorandum TO: Planning Commission THROUGH: Ken Johnstone, Community Development Director FROM: Sarah Showalter, Planner II DATE: December 30, 2010 (for January 6 Study Session) SUBJECT: Urban Agriculture Zoning Code Amendments Communities throughout Colorado and the nation are embracing urban agriculture. From growing food on city-owned land, to establishing community gardens, farmers markets, and rooftop gardens in the middle of the city, many jurisdictions are promoting urban agriculture as a way to make sustainable, healthy communities. Wheat Ridge residents are similarly embracing urban agriculture on private property, at community gardens, and on family farms. There has much interest in the topic of urban agriculture in the past year, evidenced by new community gardens that are under works in Wheat Ridge, as well as the formation of the Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Task Force (a group sponsored by LiveWell Wheat Ridge and the Jefferson Conservation District). Planning Division staff has received several inquiries related to urban agriculture, such as whether gardens are allowed on vacant lots, and where/how produce can be sold. For most of these topics, the current zoning code contains little to no direction. Citizens and community partners interested in urban agriculture, along with Planning staff, presented to City Council at their December 6 study session. At this study session, staff received direction from Council to move forward with a series of zoning code amendments that will help to clarify and support activities related to urban agriculture. Council generally recommended an approach that would be as permissive and supportive toward urban agriculture as possible. The purpose of this memo and the January 6 Planning Commission study session is to provide the Planning Commission with a brief overview of urban agriculture as it relates to planning and community development, to discuss how urban agriculture fits into the Wheat Ridge community, and to seek input on a series of proposed zoning code amendments related to urban agriculture. This memo is structured as follows: 1. Overview of Urban Agriculture and Planning 2. Urban Agriculture and the Current Zoning Code 3. Potential Zoning Code Amendments Overview of Urban Agriculture and Planning In some communities, promoting urban agriculture dates as far back as the 1960s and 1970s, when community gardens first started to form. In the past 10 years, however, the trend to produce and sell local food in urban communities has become ever more prevalent. Some cities, such as Cleveland and Detroit, have embraced community gardens and market gardens (gardens where food is sold, usually for profit, to restaurants, stores, and farmers markets) as a way to revitalize vacant land in inner -city neighborhoods. Other cities, such as Seattle and Chicago, have planted fruit and vegetable plants on city -owned parks and medians. Urban and suburban communities have been drawn to urban agriculture for a variety of reasons, including: • Economic and community development • Environmental sustainability • Connecting urban dwellers to fresh, healthy food In Wheat Ridge, a community founded on an agricultural past, there has been a renewed interest in how agriculture can be integrated into a largely built -out city. The comprehensive plan, Envision Wheat Ridge, states a specific goal related to urban agriculture in Chapter 9: "The City will continue to work with the agricultural community, small business owners, and health organizations to provide residents with opportunities for accessible and affordable healthy foods." The plan goes on to recommend specific strategies, such revising regulations to allow farmers markets, produce stands, and urban agriculture and to preserve existing small family farms that still exist in the city. Many members of the Wheat Ridge community have been actively engaged in promoting urban agriculture. There are several examples that already exist or are currently in the works, including: • The Happiness Gardens: located on Ammons Street near the Wilmore -Davis School, this site is owned by the City and offers over 90 plots for community gardeners • The Wheat Ridge Farmers Market: located on Wadsworth, privately owned and operated May through October on Thursdays • Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Task Force: a group of community members who meet regularly to promote urban agriculture and access to fresh foods in Wheat Ridge. • New Community Gardens o Harvest Mountain Community Garden is being planned for a property near Xenon and 42 Street. o Highlands Park senior residence on 38 Avenue is adding garden plots to its open space areas for residents' use. o A group of community members, including Wheat Ridge Middle School (WRMS) and Stevens Elementary, applied for a federal grant that could fund a community/school garden on the WRMS property. Urban Agriculture and the Current Zoning Code Like Wheat Ridge, most municipalities in the US are still operating under zoning codes that were largely written in the middle of the 20 century. These codes tend not to specifically address urban agriculture in any way, restricting farming or gardening uses to agricultural zone districts only. For this reason, some communities have recently amended their zoning codes to create definitions for activities associated with urban agriculture (such as farmers markets, community gardens, market gardens, etc.) and to clarify where these uses are permitted and not permitted. OA Attachment 1 contains a summary of research that staff conducted to understand what other communities have done to address zoning for urban agriculture. Because this is such a recent trend, there were not many communities in the metro area to choose from. Thus the list contains a sampling of cities from throughout the country that have recently made changes to their code to support urban agriculture. The city of Lakewood in Colorado is currently undergoing a process to amend their code to be more supportive of urban agriculture, but the project is not complete at this time. In its current form, Wheat Ridge's zoning code does not address many uses and activities associated with urban agriculture. As such, it is difficult for staff to give direction to community members as to what uses are allowed and where. The following section provides a summary of the most common urban agriculture uses and what regulations, if any, apply in the current code. Home Gardens Many Wheat Ridge residents already grow vegetables or fruits at their own home. The zoning code allows this as long as all requirements regarding nuisance and property maintenance are met. Gardens may be included as part of the minimum required landscaped area for residential lots (25% of the lot for single and two family homes), including the required front yard area. While the definition of landscaping in Section 26- 502 does not specifically include food - producing plants, Chapter 15 of the Code of Laws states that vegetable gardens cannot be considered as weeds and thus they are implicitly included as part of the allowable landscaped area for a residential lot. Selling Produce Selling Produce Grown at Home Within any zone district, the current code allows residents to sell produce or food products made on site by obtaining a business license for a home occupation. The home occupation regulations allow residents to sell produce online or in person. The business /sales must be located in the house or an allowable accessory structure (such as a garage) and may not occur through a temporary produce stand. Any home occupation must follow the home occupation regulations, which include limits on the amount of square footage devoted to the business and the number of employees. Produce Stands Produce stands are only allowed in the City's two agricultural zone districts, A -1 and A- 2. The code specifies that such stands must be located on the premises where the product sold is grown or made, that temporary off - street parking is provided, and that the stands are not in operation for more than 6 months of the year. Temporary Produce Sales This use currently exists in the code under the use category "Temporary Christmas tree, produce, and bedding plant sales lots" and is permitted in the RC, C -1, C -2, and I zone districts. There is no definition for this category of use in the code. Section 26 -627 requires that such temporary sales lots provide adequate off - street parking and it restricts them to a total time period of 90 days. It is this category of use that allows the hatch chili stands along Wadsworth in the fall. Farmers Markets The only zone districts that specifically permit farmers markets are the mixed use zone districts. Agricultural zone districts allow commercial greenhouses, and the retail sale of "related" products, but farmers markets are not specifically listed. There is no mention of farmers markets in the industrial, commercial, or residential zone districts and this use is not defined anywhere in the zoning code. Urban Garden Uses The term "urban gardens" refers to both community (non - profit) and market (for - profit) garden models. Because the agricultural zone districts allow a wide range of agricultural uses, including farming, community gardens or market gardens are implicitly allowed. They are not, however, specifically listed on the permitted use chart and they are not defined anywhere in the code. None of the zone districts in the current code address whether garden uses would be allowed as a primary or accessory use. While the mixed use zone districts allow food - producing land to count toward open space requirements (albeit not as usable open space), it is not clear whether a lot with mixed use zoning could have a community garden as a primary use. Potential Zoning Code Amendments As previously mentioned, City Council directed staff to pursue changes to the zoning code that would clarify how and where urban agriculture uses are allowed. Their broad policy direction was to be as permissive as possible in as many zone districts as possible. With that basic framework in mind, staff has started to develop recommendations for amendments to the zoning code. The preliminary proposals are listed below. Questions and items for which staff would like specific feedback from the Planning Commission at the January 6 study session are highlighted. Selling Produce Selling Produce Grown at Home At this time, staff does not recommend any substantive changes to the zoning regulations since residents are already able to grow gardens as part of their required landscaped area. The only potential code amendment would be to revise the definition of "landscaping" to include vegetable plants. Staff proposes this amendment to provide clarification and to align the definition of landscaping with the current definition of a "weed." It is worth noting that the Jefferson Conservation District, in partnership with LiveWell Wheat Ridge, recently produced a zoning guide for residents who are interested in growing food or keeping animals on their property. This document, entitled Residential Zoning and Urban Agriculture: A Guide for Wheat Ridge, is a great resource for Wheat Ridge residents who wish to grow at home and is currently available via the City's website. Produce Stands Staff recommends amending the code to allow produce stands in any zone district, not just agricultural zone districts. Such stands would not be allowed in R -1 and R -2 zone districts where the primary use on a lot is a single- or two- family home. The definition of such stands would clearly state that the produce or product(s) being sold must have 4 been primarily grown or made onsite. This would allow produce stands to exist where community gardens, pumpkin patches, etc. are located, within any zone district. Staff would also propose regulations to require that adequate off - street parking is provided and to regulate signage (one small sign per stand). Policy Direction Requested: • Does this proposed approach seem reasonable? • Are there any items, besides signage and off - street parking, that would require regulation? Temporary Produce Sales While staff is not recommending any changes at this time, we would like input on whether it is sensible to include stands that sell produce that has been cooked or processed, such as the hatch chili stands, under this category. A definition for this use could potentially be added to the code to help clarify what falls under the category of "produce." Farmers Markets Staff recommends adding a definition of a farmers market to the code that would be similar to the following, taken from Minneapolis's zoning code: "A publicly or privately operated, open -air establishment where primarily agricultural products such as raw vegetables, fruits, syrups, herbs, flowers, plants, nuts or handcrafted items are sold. Non - agricultural products may be sold but the area dedicated to such products shall not occupy more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total sales area. Canopies may be allowed in order to provide protection from the elements for both the operators and the products" Such a definition ensures that flea markets are not allowed under the category of farmers markets. Staff recommends allowing Farmers Markets in any zone district as a primary or accessory use. Farmers markets would not be allowed, however, in R -1 and R -2 zone districts where the primary use on a lot is a single- or two- family home. Regulations would also be added to the code to require adequate parking (whether onsite or at an immediately adjacent site via a parking agreement) and to regulate signage. Policy Direction Requested: • Does this proposed approach seem reasonable? • Are there any items, besides signage and off - street parking, that would require regulation? • Is the Planning Commission comfortable allowing the potential for farmers markets on undeveloped residentially zoned property? Urban Garden Uses Staff recommends allowing gardens — both community gardens, where produce is consumed by the growers or donated, and market gardens, where produce is sold for profit — in all zone districts as a permitted primary or accessory use. Gardens would not be allowed as an accessory use in R -1 and R -2 zone districts where the primary use on a lot is a single- or two- family home. The proposed amendment would include regulations regarding: Parking: in research of other jurisdictions, it is common not to require off - street parking for gardens, or to have very minimal requirements (such as 0.5 spaces per 1,000 SF where there is a building on the site). Thus staff would recommend a very low on -site parking requirement, with the option to do shared or off -site parking Signage: a garden site would be allowed a maximum of one small sign (likely 4 -6 square feet and no more than 6 feet in height) Allowed Buildings on Site: structures such as sheds or greenhouses would be allowed as a primary or accessory building. Staff recommends limiting the total number and/or square footage. Setbacks for structures would follow underlying zone district Policy Direction Requested: • Does this proposed approach seem reasonable? • Are there any items, besides signage, off - street parking, and allowable accessory structures that should be included in the regulations? Attachments: 1. Summary Table of Research 2. Articles on Urban Ag from City Council Study Session Packet 101 �IJ J c 3 U m N N N 4- O m E E 7 N OO C . 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By Olga Bonfiglio Detroit, once the nation's manufacturing hub, now has 70,000 vacant lots, comprising about 27 percent of its 139 square miles. The city has lost one million residents since 1950 and hundreds of thousands of jobs since the early 1960s. What to do with all that vacant land? One solution is to convert it to community gardens. That is the strategy being encouraged by the city council's Green Task Force, created by council president Kenneth Cockrel after he was appointed to his post in September 2008. The agency is partnering with several nonprofit organizations to encourage residents to adopt vacant city -owned land. Those who pay the $20 annual permit fee benefit by having the city plow the land, test the soil, and provide seeds and seedlings for vegetables and flowers. "We now realize that people who were once dismissed as tree - huggers were actually futurists," says Cockrel. "They saw what was coming and they anticipated it and moved to deal with it. And now we're all dealing with it, and becoming environmentally conscious." Detroit has been here before — during the depression of the 1890s, when Mayor Hazen Pingree encouraged residents to garden; during World War II, when victory gardens were common; and in the 1970s, when Mayor Coleman Young's Farm -a -Lot Program also allowed people to grow food on vacant city lots. In 1992, the late autoworker- activist James Boggs and his wife, Grace Lee Boggs, recognized that robots and globalization were reducing job opportunities in the city. They began Detroit Summer, an initiative aimed at getting Detroit residents to envision alternative futures. "Actually, it was a blessing that Detroit no longer had the illusion of expansion," says Grace Lee Boggs, a former union and civil rights activist and one of the first Asian Americans in the nation to receive a doctorate in philosophy. "You can bemoan your fate or, as the African American elders taught, you can plant gardens." As the garden movement progressed, many nonprofit food organizations emerged to create the umbrella group known as the Garden Resource Program Collaborative. The collaborative has inspired 359 family, 170 community, and 40 school gardens throughout the city since 2003. "The city government is catching up to the community," says Kathryn Underwood, a planner for the city who works with the planning commission. Ever Green Underwood's own experience is a case in point. The vacant lot In her neighborhood was becoming a trash heap when she, her husband, and six other families started a garden there five years ago. Letters Not only did the garden produce fresh vegetables, but it beautified the area, engaged people of all ages, gave kids an opportunity to see where food comes from, and provided a place for people to Planners Library gather and talk. Media "That's the way neighborhoods used to be," says Underwood, who added that gardens have played a huge role in African American cultural tradition. That is significant for Detroit, since 80 Viewpoint percent of its population is black. "Food is essential to daily life," says Ashley Atkinson, one of a number of young leaders promoting urban gardens. She directs Greening of Detroit, which started in 1989 as a reforesting program for the city's neighborhoods, boulevards, and parks. She has been instrumental in developing gardening and youth education programs to help stabilize and redevelop neighborhoods. "We build relationships before we do soil tests," she says. "That ensures that the gardens are scaled correctly and not too overwhelming to the people who will work on them." Land banking Other initiatives are in the works. Last September the Detroit city council created a pilot land bank authority to oversee up to 10,000 city -owned properties. Under state law, Michigan's local land banks are aimed at overcoming obstacles like clouded titles, prohibitively high prices, protracted sales transactions, a fragmented land disposition process, and land speculation. Last year the state also recognized the value of gardens and implemented its own Garden for Growth Program. For $50, residents can lease vacant state lands to grow a garden. Wayne County has a similar program for county -owned lands. In 2007 the Next Detroit Neighborhood Initiative targeted six neighborhoods and designated $1.7 million for vacant lot reclamation (gardens, tree nurseries, and pocket parks) out of the $8.9 Gardening tradition million raised from private foundations, businesses, and the state's Cities of Promise program. Detroit is also trying to create dense urban centers surrounded by forests and connected by greenways, bike trails, and light rail, says Rick Bowers, staff attorney for the city council. Meanwhile, a number of well - connected community activists helped push for the creation of the Detroit Food Policy Council, which was established this March to address food security issues. Fast food and processed foods have largely replaced home - cooked meals in many Detroit households, leading to health problems like obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease, says Malik Yakini, chairman of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network. Of course, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food security and healthy eating habits are important to everyone, not just specific groups. Nick Leonard, a pre -law student who grew up in a wealthy Detroit suburb, was indifferent to nutritious food until he pursued an internship with the urban gardens last summer. He learned how to grow organic vegetables — and how to cook and enjoy eating them. He also learned about the connection between gardening and a sustainable lifestyle. "Everyone can have a backyard garden," or they can go to the farmer's market," he says. "These approaches are good for the environment." Leonard volunteered at Earthworks, another Detroit nonprofit food organization, which distributes fresh, locally grown vegetables to low- income families and teaches children how to grow, cook, and eat nutritious homegrown food. Earthworks began in 1997 on a vacant lot to help supply food for a local soup kitchen and food bank. Four years ago, it built a 1,300- square -foot greenhouse that last year provided gardeners with nearly 130,000 seedlings and more than 32,000 seeds for free. Going local again "Local food systems and urban agriculture are valuable tools for regional economic development," says Kami Pothukuchi, associate professor of geography and urban planning at Wayne State University. "They have a great potential for creating jobs, developing small businesses, and keeping precious dollars in the community." Actually, this was the way it worked until the 1950s, says Pothukuchi, when an "industrialized food system" began to feed the nation with processed foods at cheap prices and eventually became a trillion - dollar globalized system with a production, processing, distribution, retailing, and "Unfortunately, corporate domination of the food system has meant that food eaten in most U.S. communities is produced outside the community," says Pothukuchi. "This then lowers the local tax base and reduces the number and variety of jobs available to local people." Detroit has only a few grocery stores where residents can buy a variety of nutritious, high - quality, culturally appropriate foods. Residents spend about $500 million every year in food stores outside the city, she says. Last year, Pothukuchi started the Sustainable Food Systems Education and Engagement in Detroit Program at Wayne State University (SEED Wayne for short) to engage students in building a sustainable local food system. It works with a number of community partners to offer activities related to food security, urban agriculture, farmers markets, farm -to- institution systems, and food policy. In addition, the Eastern Market contributes to Detroit's local food system by featuring more than 300 locally owned businesses, booths for "Grown in Detroit" urban garden produce, and the new Detroit Market Garden Project, a 2.5 -acre demonstration site with gardens, hoop houses, greenhouses, and training programs in food production and finance. "(The Market Garden] is truly a well- rounded green project that can serve as an urban laboratory where people see the entire process of growing, processing, distributing, and retailing food," says Dan Carmody, the market's manager — and a planner with long experience in economic development. Urban gardening is being used as an economic development tool not only in Detroit but in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, Portland, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Advocates say that using vacant land for gardens is not a cure -all, but it is a way to help residents feed their families nutritious food, to enhance neighborhoods, and to make cities more sustainable. Olga Bonfiglio is a freelance writer who also teaches at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sidebar: Montreal's One Percent Solution Sidebar: It Takes a Wall Resources Images: Top — Urban agriculture programs like the Greening of Detroit and SEED Wayne of Wayne State University are teaching residents and decision makers about food systems, safety, and policy. Middle — An Earthworks greenhouse, located on a formerly vacant lot. Bottom — The nonprofit group Earthworks distributes fresh vegetables to low- income families. Photos Olga Bonfiglio. Online: American Community Gardening Association: www.communitygarden.org Which of the nation's 4,685 farmers markets is your favorite? Vote at the American Farmland Trust website, www.farmland.org /vote. The results will be announced during Farmers Market Week, August 2 -8. handful of corporations controlling most food waste management. Smart city governments grow produce for the people I Feeding the City I Grist http: / /www.grist.org/arfcle/ food -smart- city- governments -grow- produce -f... Print Now What's this? See Original FOOD NOT FLOWERS Smart city governments grow produce for the people by Darrin Nordahl 5 Aug 2010 3:41 PM There's a new breed of urban agriculture germinating throughout the country, one whose seeds come from an unlikely source. Local government officials from Baltimore, Md., to Bainbridge Island, Wash. are plowing under the ubiquitous hydrangeas, petunias, daylilies, and turf grass around public buildings, and planting fruits and vegetables instead -- as well as in underutilized spaces in our parks, plazas, street medians, and even parking lots. The new attitude at forward- thinking city halls seems to be, in a tough economy, why expend precious resources growing ornamental plants, when you can grow edible ones? And the bounty from these municipal gardens -- call it public produce -- not only promotes healthy eating, it bolsters food security simply by providing passersby with ready access 1 of 4 08/06/2010 8:25 AM The produce outside the capitol building at Madison, WI, is donated to a food pantry. Smart city governments grow produce for the people I Feeding the City I Grist http: / /www.grist.org/arficIe/ food - smart- city- governments -grow- produce -f... to low- or no -cost fresh fruits and vegetables. Chard is one of the many plants growing in the Montpelier, Vt. state house vegetable garden. But is this really city government's job? As long as municipal policymakers strive to create programs to reduce social inequity and increase the quality of life for their citizens, I contend that it is. Access to healthy, low -cost food helps assure the health, safety, and welfare of citizens every bit as much as other services that city governments provide, such as clean drinking water, protection from crime and catastrophe, sewage treatment, garbage collection, shelters and low- income housing programs, fallen -tree disposal, and pothole -free streets. Median magicians In Seattle, a forgotten strip of land that once attracted only those engaged in illicit behavior is now a source of fresh food and community pride. Residents of the Queen Anne neighborhood worked with the Department of Transportation to transform a neglected street median, rampant with invasive plants and pricked with hypodermic syringes, into a community garden and gathering space. They cleared the median of its debris and weeds, and have recently constructed raised vegetable beds and planted fruit trees. (I had the honor of attending the dedication ceremony back in April, and planted -- what else? -- an apple tree.) Parks and Recreation staff in Des Moines, Iowa, meanwhile, are cultivating the land in neighborhood parks and around schools and community shelters. Fruits and nuts are the foods of choice for Des Moines staff, since once established, these woody perennials require considerably less maintenance than annual vegetable crops such as corn, beans, and tomatoes. Des Moines' reasons to turn public space into food gardens are profound: bolster food security, improve economic self- sufficiency, increase community access to culturally appropriate and nutritious food, and to make connections between community members, organizations, and resources to ensure the longevity and viability of the urban food system. Interestingly, city staff purposely plant fruits that are unfamiliar to many. By encouraging Des Moines citizens to try new foods they hope to increase dietary diversity and to improve "food literacy." That these plants are unfamiliar to many is somewhat ironic, as many of the fruit trees and shrubs -- such as paw 2 of 4 08/06/2010 8:25 AM Volunteers plant a median in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle with edible landscaping. Smart city governments grow produce for the people I Feeding the City I Grist http: / /www.grist.org/arficle/ food - smart- city - governments -grow- produce -f... paw, spicebush, and serviceberry -- are actually native to Iowa. A bit further east along Highway 80, city planners in Davenport, Iowa, where I work, are refining plans to turn an underutilized downtown parking lot into an edible oasis. What is today a one -acre eyesore will become green space filled with fruit and nut orchards, garden plots, and pergolas replete with rambling grape vines. The renovation of this parking -lot- cum -park is being funded out of the municipality's Capital Improvement Program: $370,000 is allocated for construction, with ongoing maintenance supplied by volunteers from United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters, students from local grade schools and universities, and even the proprietor of the Thai restaurant across the street. (The produce he will plant and harvest -- such as Thai eggplants, chilies, and basil -- is essential to his authentic cuisine, but difficult to source in Davenport.) f o wes tart "kkt* r'1 # t� ' E i� NE�wnllr 't\ .� IWO IF q Mitt F E4 The willingness on behalf of these local organizations to help the City of Davenport with the ongoing production of fruits and vegetables should placate anyone concerned with maintenance of these public produce plots. Imagine how few takers there would be if municipal leaders were to offer citizens an "opportunity" to help city staff mow the grass in the neighborhood park or weed the petunia beds in the downtown plaza. Ask those same citizens to help grow food for their community, and it is re Capitol ideas r .11,. ' l.. -.fi C An eyesore of a parking garage (top) will become an edible oasis (bottom), thanks to a joint effort by the city of Davenport, Iowa, volunteers, and nonprofits. !markable the legions who step forward, trowel in hand. Higher - profile landscapes around city halls are also shedding their purely ornamental visage for an edible makeover. Such garden transformations have already occurred in Baltimore, Md. and Portland, Ore. In Montpelier, Vt., chard, beets, kale, collards, and red lettuces adorn the public grounds around the historic statehouse. Madison, Wisc. staffers ripped out the flowers around the Capitol and replaced them with potatoes, cabbage, carrots, corn, peppers, and tomatoes. Municipal government officials have no doubt been inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama's transformation of a portion of the White House South Lawn into a vegetable garden. But there's an important distinction between the produce being grown at the White House and that at city hall. The food from the First Family's garden is primarily for them and their dinner guests. At these green- thumbed city halls, the growing of food is an endeavor by the people, for the people. "I want people to see city hall differently -- that it's our public land, and that it works for us and with us," Sallie Maron, a Bainbridge Island resident who recently helped transform the landscaping around the town's city hall into an edible bounty, told the Kitsap Sun. The volunteers planted more than 40 plants, including cauliflower, kale, and strawberries, and any resident is welcome to grab a tomato and some basil for their dinner. As another Bainbridge Islander remarked, "It's for people in need or people who just want to try some fresh food." The Bainbridge Island folk were inspired by the tale of Provo, Utah, where -- as in many municipalities across the country -- the recession has reduced budgets and forced cutbacks on maintenance. Fussy ornamental landscapes adorning civic places just don't seem a high financial priority for elected officials. But nobody likes to look at empty plots of dirt or weed patches outside their window. So in Provo, tot *W* M 3 of 4 08/06/2010 8:25 AM Smart city governments grow produce for the people I Feeding the City I Grist http: / /www.grist.orglarficle/ food -smart- city- governments -grow- produce -f... City planners in Provo, Utah germinated seeds for the city three planners volunteered their time to hall plaza in their makeshift greenhouse -- in this case re- establish the landscape outside their city hall their cubicles in city hall. -- but did so in a manner that adds immense value to the landscape and the community. They sowed melons, beans, cucumbers, and beets in the many brick planters. During their first season (which was last year), the city planners harvested 350 pounds of produce from 250 square feet of dirt and donated it to the local food bank. This year, with a bit more gardening know -how under their hats, they plan to cultivate an expanded 500 - square -foot space from which they hope to reap more than 1,000 pounds -- quite a harvest from such diminutive plots. (The group is also blogging the progress of the city hall "farm. ") As with many of the urban agriculture projects, the idea of growing food on municipal land is not new. (See the introduction to the Feeding the Cities series, "The History of Urban Agriculture Should Inspire its Future. ") Vegetable gardens have helped bolster America's food supply when times were tough during the Long Depression of the 1890s and the Great Depression, as well as both World Wars. The most popular of these public veggie patches -- the Victory Gardens of World War II -- were planted not only by patriotic citizens around the nation, but by city governments in public spaces to provide, teach, and inspire their people. With unemployment in many cities, food stamp use, San Francisco planted a Victory Garden in front of its city and pressure on food banks at an all -time high, it hall during World War II. simply makes sense to grow food, not flowers, where possible. Victory Gardens supplied the nation with 40 percent of its fresh vegetables. It is staggering how much edible bounty can be produced from small -scale gardening efforts on public land. The time is ripe to revisit Victory Gardens in public spaces: with just a little bit of organization and encouragement from our government officials, we could bring the community together to brighten the landscape and nourish the needy. Darrin Nordahl is the city designer at the Davenport Design Center, a division of the Community & Economic Development Department of the City of Davenport, Iowa. He has taught in the planning program at the University of California at Berkeley and is the author of My Kind of Transit and Public Produce, which makes a case for local government involvement in shaping food policy. ©2010. Grist Maganne, Inc. All rights reserved. Gloom and doom with a sense of humor®. 4 of 08/06/2010 8:25 AM City Of Wheat Midge COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Memorandum TO: Planning Commission THROUGH: Ken Johnstone, Community Development Director FROM: Kathy Field, Administrative Assistant DATE: December 28, 2010 SUBJECT: Resolution Designating a Public Place for the Posting of Notices of Public Meetings Pursuant to legislative amendments to the Colorado Open Meeting Law at Section 24-6 - 402(2)(c), Planning Commission is to annually designate at its first meeting for each calendar year a public place for the posting of notices for meetings. By properly designating a place for posting meeting notices, a public entity will be deemed to have given full and timely notice of any meeting so long as notice thereof was posted as the designated place at least twenty -four hours in advance thereof. Attached is Resolution 01, Series of 2011, which identifies the lobby of the Municipal Building and the City's website as the designated place for posting of meeting notices. Attachment 1. Resolution 01, 2011 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE PLANNING COMMISION RESOLUTION NO. 01 Series of 2011 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A DESIGNATED PUBLIC PLACE FOR THE POSTING OF MEETING NOTICES AS REQUIRED BY THE COLORADO OPEN MEETINGS LAW WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, deems it in the public interest to provide full and timely notice of all of its meetings; and WHEREAS, the Colorado state legislature amended the Colorado Open Meetings Laws, Section 24 -6 -401, et seq., C.R.S. to require all "local public bodies" subject to the requirements of the law to annually designate at the local public body's first regular meeting of each calendar year, the place for posting notices of public hearings no less than twenty -four hours prior to the holding of the meeting; and WHEREAS, "local public body" is defined by Section 24- 6- 402(1)(a) to include "any board, committee, commission, authority, or other advisory, policy - making, rule- making, or formally constituted body of any political subdivision of the state and any public or private entity to which a political subdivision, or an official thereof, has delegated a governmental decision - making function but does not include persons on the administrative staff of the local public body ". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, that: 1. The lobby of the Municipal Building and the City's website shall constitute the designated public place for the posting of meeting notices as required by the Colorado Open Meetings Law. 2. The Community Development Director or his designee shall be responsible for posting the required notices no later than twenty -four (24) hours prior to the holding of the meeting. 3. All meeting notices shall include specific agenda information, where possible. DONE AND RESOLVED THIS day of 9 2011. Chair, Planning Commission ATTEST: Secretary to the Planning Commission eAplanning \forms\rescc