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Home My WebLink About03/17/2005CITY *F WHEAT RIDGE Minutes of Meeting March 3,2005 11 9 0 (The regular meeting was preceded by a dinner training session held in the second floor conference room at 6:00 pj The regular meeting of the Wheat Ridge Planning Commission was called to order by Vice Chair McMillin at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Commission Members Present: Commission Members Absent Staff Members Present: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Anne Brinkman Jim Chilvers John McMillin Kim Stewart Scott Wesley Jerry Scezney Phil Plummer Following is the official set of Planning Commission minutes for the public hearing of March 3, 2005. A set of these minutes is retained both in the office of the City Clerk and in the Community Development Department of the City of Wheat Ridge. It was moved by Commissioner WESLEY and seconded by Commissioner CHILVERS to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed 5-0 with Commissioners SCEZNEY and PLUMMER absent. It was moved by Commissioner WESLEY and seconded by Commissioner CHILVERS to approve the minutes of February 17, 2005. The motion passed 3-0 with Commissioners BRINKMAN and STEWART abstaining and Commissioners SCEZNEY and PLUMMER absent. Planning Commission Page I March 3, 2005 There were none present who wished to address the Commission during this portion of the meeting. No public hearings were scheduled for this meeting. Meredith Reckert stated there will be a meeting with the West 38' Avenue Merchants Association next week about changes in the sign code, . particularly the recommended 5-year amortization period for non-comforming signs. The sign code will then be scheduled for a City Council study session. A. Election of Officers It was moved by Commissioner BRINKMAN and seconded by Commissioner STEWART to postpone election of officers to the March 17,2005 Planning Commission meeting. The motion passed unanimously. 10. COMMISSION REPORTS There were no commission reports. 12. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissioner STEWART and seconded by Commissioner SCEZNEY to adjourn the meeting at 7:25 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. John McMillin, Vice Chair Planning Commission March 3, 2005 Z= City of Wheat Ridge Community Development Department Memorandum �� A== EMM3= DATE: March 9, 2005 A dinner training session is scheduled for Thursday, March 17, 2005, at 6:00 pm. in the 2" floor conference room. The topic of this training session is Planned Developments. Following your training session, you will adjourn to the council chambers for the regular meeting to approve minutes of March I" and elect officers. THE INS AND OUTS OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS (ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 26) 2. Types: PRD — Planned Residential Development PCD — Planned Commercial Development PID — Planned Industrial Development PHD — Planned Hospital Development PMUD — Planned Mixed Use Development 3. When Required: All requests for rezoning to accommodate commercial uses MUST apply for PCD zoning. Any requests for rezoning to residential or industrial uses on property in excess of one acre MUST rezone to the applicable PD. 4. Development Standards: Minimum and maximum requirements are established in each PD for "development standards," items such as lot size, parking, building heights, landscaping, buffering, and signage. 1.14re w-MW&I 0 Will 01 A;w I a 'In UOJ I I I # M S. Uses: Permitted and special uses are established for each PD. Uses are modeled after nearby zone districts; uses are added • deleted depending upon the project, location, surrounding uses, parcel size, and other factors. I I 1 i !I I I I e I • � I � I : • EE•. • • � 'ESEM= III I F I 1 10 1 I I IlI I 111�1 I Jill I I • I • • = 6. Process: 1. Outline Development Plan (ODP) — Establishes the zoning: uses, development standards, character, and design standards. Zoning is established by ordinance, so this step takes two readings at City Council. 2. Final Development Plan (FDP) — Applies the development standards to a final site plan. Shows the details of how the site will be laid out for the specific use(s), Shows items such as parking, landscaping, building footprints, building elevations, signage, and lighting. These two steps may be combined, and often are. Separate motions are needed to approve the separate plans. 7. Approval: • Public hearing is required. Rezoning to a PD is a quasi-judicial matter. • Planning Commission may recommend approval, approval with conditions or modifications, or denial of the request. The hearing may also be continued to request additional information of staff or the applicant. Rezoning review criteria apply (Section 26-112 D). Design requirements or performance standards may also apply. (Sections 26-504 and 26-505.) Unlike other requests for rezoning, approval of a PD may contain conditions and recommendations for modifications.