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Home My WebLink About05/02/2002CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting April 4, 2002 CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER meeting The regular of Ridge Planning It Commission • order WEISZ * • April Council Chambers r Building, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Ridge, 2. ROLL CALL Commission Members Present: Staff Members Present: Alan White, Planning Director Jim Windholz, Urban Renewal Attorney Ann Lazeri, Secretary r r, 5. APPROVE MINUTES Commissioner SNOW requested an amendment to the minutes of March 21, 2002 to expand on her reasons for voting against Case No. WZ -01 -06 and to include her comm ents that the density did not match surrounding development. It was moved by Commissioner COLLINS and seconded by Commissioner McNAMEE to approve the minutes of March 21, 2002 as amended. The motion passed 8 -0. r1l M PUBLIC FORUM There was no one, to appear before the Commission at this time. Fa* A. Resolution N 01, Series of 2002 Nc�. WPA-02-01. An amendment to the City of Wheat Ridge Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map. The proposed amendment is to change the future land use designation of certain areas on the west side of Upham Street to Community Commercial Center. notified of this meeting. Alan White replied that they were not. Commissioner SNOW asked if it is intended to find the subject area blighted and, if blight is found, would properties be condemned. Alan White replied that findings of blight in the area will be considered during a hearing in front of City Council on April 22 and, if blight is found, condemnation would be an option. In response to a question from Commissioner SNOW, Alan White stated there is no speci development plan for the subject area at this time. I WM John Hatzibakus 41077 Upham Street Ms. Hatzibakus is presently a renter at this address. He likes the area very much and does not wish to move from this address. ,. McCluskey Mr. McCluskey appeared on behalf of « resides at 4110 Upham. H generation main concern is increased traffic on « • if Upham would be widened and, if so, where ingress and egress would occur on the west side. Richard Carver 4360 Upham Mr. Carver expressed concern about increased traffic on Upham. He wanted to know what kind of development would be proposed for the area. Commissioner SNOW asked Mr. Minshall if he was notified of •. Renewal neighbors. held in February. Mr. Minshall replied that it was posted on the bulletin board and listed in the Transcript. One of the residents found out about the meeting and notified the rest of the i • was regarding Planning Commission Page 3 .April 4, 2002 Ray Chewning 4047 Upham Mr. Chewning expressed opposition to the resolution and believed there is a lack of humanity in displacing approximately 130-140 people. He expressed concern about further traffic problems on Upham where there is already a speeding problem. Cheryl Chewning 4047 Upham Ms. Chewning manages the apartment complexes here and expressed opposition to the plan. There are 130 residents in 63 units and they do not wish to move. She does not want to see this area tom down and redeveloped as a commercial area. Rose Marie Moore 3900-3920 Upham Ms. Moore spoke in opposition to the resolution. She also expressed concern that homeowners on the east side of Upham did not receive written notification of this hearing. Mike Markham Mr. Markham appeared on behalf of Julie Newman who lives at 4281 Upham. There are too many unanswered questions. If there are no prospective developers, there seems to be no need for this resolution. He suggested that citizens be involved in planning for this area and asked the Commission to shelve this matter until there is a concrete plan to consider. In reply to a question from Commissioner SNOW regarding the street dedication, Alan White explained that the city requested this dedication to bring the road up to right-of-way standards for a local street. Tessa Morris Ms. Morris spoke on behalf of her father, Angelo Martinelli who lives at 4240 Upham. Her father is opposed to the resolution. As a realtor, she expressed concern about real estate values which would plummet as a result of being placed in an urban renewal area. "33MM Planning Commission Page 4 April 4, 2002 Gay Anne Fay 4320 Upham Ms. Fay spoke in opposition to the resolution. She lives behind the Stage Stop and would prefer to keep it rather than have new development with more traffic and more delivery trucks. Robert McLeod 3960 Upham Mr. McLeod spoke in opposition to the resolution. His family is living in this house which was originally built by his wife's grandmother and felt that people have the right to stay in their houses if they wish to. Chair WEISZ asked if there were others who wished to address the Commission. Hearing no response, she closed the public hearing. Commissioner PLUMMER commented that his understanding was that the resolution is just an invitation to open this area up for redevelopment and wouldn't necessarily mean the loss of any homes. Landscape buffering and traffic issues would be addressed if development should ever take place. Alan White stated that, if a specific development is ever considered, there would have to • several more public hearings before City Council. Planning Commission Page 5 April 4, 2002 The Commission commented that the issue of blight was relevant and important to the discussion and to the neighbors. 0 In response to a question from Commissioner COLLINS as to whether the city has a plan, Mr. Windholz stated that there is a Wadsworth Corridor Redevelopment Plan and this modification would add additional area to this plan for mixed use commercial uses. Commissioner McNAMEE suggested to those individuals who expressed concern about traffic on Upham Street that they contact the city regarding installation of traffic calming devices. A member of the audience stated the residents had already contacted the city but found that such devices could not be installed because they would interfere with emergency traffic. Commissioner McMILLIN stated that, as a residential realtor, he believes that placing an area under urban renewal makes residential properties more difficult to sell. The motion passed 8-0. OLD BUSINESS T • • I C • Molt. 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution rridor Re Plan — First Modification Planning Commission April 4, 2002 am ♦ 11 ! 1 1 1 11 1 1 111111 • wig L TeLermine wneuief Tr n+T Lne pirliposat ET MIT uns area io U77 IT an rulluwdl consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. U# # # .� B. Chan izeta Planaii!R Commission B laws Alan White reviewed the staff report and requested the Planning Commission take action which may or may not have to be approved by City Council. It was moved by Commissioner McNAMEE and seconded by Commissioner COLLINS that the Planning Commission bylaws be amended to change the time of Planning Commission meetings from 7:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The motion passed 7-1 with Commissioner SNOW voting no. C. Next Plann ommission Hearings Since there are no cases scheduled for April 18' a training session has been schedul on that date to begin with dinner at 6:00 p.m. A video regarding the conducting of planning commission hearings will • presented. I -- d - WEISZ announced that they would be out of town for ommissfoners M7cN7U 1Eh the April 1 8' Planning Commission meeting and requested their absences to be excused. Commissioner McMILLIN suggested that a future study session be held to discuss possible Plan land use changes similar to those required for rezoning matters. I. COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS There were no committee or department reports. Planning Commission Page 7 April 4, 2002 12. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissioner PLUMMER and seconded by Commissioner COLLINS to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 p.m. The motion passed 8-0. PAULA WEISZ, Chair WIN= SINGS IN= planning Commission April 4, 2002 M City of Wheat Ridge Department of Public Works M EMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Bob Goebel, Director of Public Works DATE: April 19, 2002 SUBJECT: Ordinance Revision for Planning Commission Review and Recommendation cop=#=# T- ssociation OT State Mighway and I ransportation ufficfats Policy on Geome has specific design requirements which should be used as the standard • safety for these intersections due to their unique configuration of turn movements, turn lanes, signalization, and higher speeds. not a part of the ordinance on first reading by City Council. CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER Council Bill No. Ordinance No. TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE OF LAWS SECTION 26- 603J2) CONCERNING SIGHT DISTANCE TRIANGLE STANDARDS B. Sight distance triangle requirement 1... 6. For other signalized intersections involving local streets, the director of Public Works (or his/her designee) is authorized to permit modif ications to the sight triangle requirements for special circumstances. Section 3. Severabilitv; Conflicting Ordinanges Repg@lqd. If any section, subsection or clause of this ordinance shatt be deemed to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the validity of the remaining sections, subsections and clauses shall not be affected thereby. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after final publication, as provided by Section 5.11 of the Charter. READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of - to , this day of ,2002. SIGNED by the Mayor on this day of 2002. Gretchen Cerveny, Mayor ATTEST: [a Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney First Publication: Second Publication: Wheat Ridgp_jLqnscript GED\53027\4078M01 2 WH City of Wheat Ridge Planning and Development Department rn SUBJECT: Case No. ZOA-02-031Preliminary Development Plans & Preliminary Subdivision Plans DATE.- April 25, 2002 During the past year of working with the revised Chapter 26, it has come to the attention of staff that there is some unnecessary duplication ► required information involving preliminga documents for planned developments and subdivisions. Attached is an ordinance amending Articles 1, 111, and IV • the Code of Laws dealing with these preliminary documents, In Article IV, the process of preliminary subdivision plan is being removed. It has been shown to be a needlessste • in the !glattinj-process and does not contain an- 6 informatio �S—l plat document. All of our requests for subdivision have involved a combined process for preliminary/final plat, Additionally, the nature of subdivision in Wh, eat Ridge is smaller developments, not large multi-phased projects, WHEREAS, pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes of Section 23-23-301, the City tQ the health, safety, morals or general welfare of the community; and WHEREAS, the City has identified a need to simplify land use processes and eliminate redundant information. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. Article 1, Article III and Article IV of Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws are hereby amended as follows: In each instance where the term "preliminary development plan" is used, it shall be deleted and replaced with the term "outline develWmgnt Wn�. Pre-Application A _p eauested ,proval R Ou 1 � memo PMI 0 0 i Major Subdivision In each instance where the term "preliminary development plan" is used, it shall be deleted and replaced with the term "outline develWmgnt Wn�. I .-:- (B) All requirements of the subdivision regulations for a Prelifuttiffl'y ftn"' final plat, if applicable, must be satisfied if there are any parcel divisions created, or if there are any dedications for streets, easements or other public purposes, or if a previously approved subdivision is amended in any way by the proposed development. e g Adjacent zoning, land use, streets, streams, etc. f-9) h Location of all existing tm4 propose -A- streets, alleys, easements, drainage areas, In each instance where the term "preliminM Rlm� is used, it shall be deleted and replaced with the term "final 121af '. (Unless otherivise noted herein) all 1 M �Mifl 1 111 1 qxrog 11 � I I gpiiipipi�! I gill I ; i i I I i: I ME= (C): Major Subdivision, A major subdivision shall be processed in accordance with the rtelimiflm P+M md final plat approval procedures, All submittal requirements of the - pre l lit final plats shall be met. See sections 46-446-and 26-407, Sec. 26406 Pre.."A"m Reserved A Genett4- ...• • � • ! A � ... ♦f « « i it i ri orm W . - !i Bi ll •. #k • fs if •• �� ! . ! ! _ 1 w il w v lw # r �i • w •�•" Si Mif ° i �•�• MUM W #.. .. _• w ! M am. to 0 w ! ° ! r Of ! . ! ! _ 1 w il w v lw # r �i • w •�•" Si Mif ° i �•�• MUM W #.. .. _• w ! M am. to 0 w r �i • w •�•" Si Mif ° i �•�• W #.. .. _• w ! M am. to 0 w Section 26407 Final Plat It Processing of the Final Plat. I The final plat shall conform to the approved outline development plan, if applicable, and shall include all changes as required by the city councl p1mmingeommissio The final plat shall be referred to outside agencies for Irevie as applicable. Section 3. Severabi�W If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Zoning Code or ti application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjusted by, a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect application to other persons or circumstances, ii • ........... ....... MU 144 me## W Section 26407 Final Plat It Processing of the Final Plat. I The final plat shall conform to the approved outline development plan, if applicable, and shall include all changes as required by the city councl p1mmingeommissio The final plat shall be referred to outside agencies for Irevie as applicable. Section 3. Severabi�W If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Zoning Code or ti application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjusted by, a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect application to other persons or circumstances, Section 4. 5gpersession Clause. If any provision, requirement or standard established by this Ordinance is found to conflict with similar provisions, requirements or standards found elsewhere in the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge, which are in existence as of the date of adoption of this Ordinance, the provisions, requirements and standards herein shall supersede and prevail. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of — to on this — day of 2002, ordered published in fall in a newspaper of general circulation in the 6� of 'Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for —1 2002, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote • to , this _ day of 2002, SIGNED by the Mayor on this day of 2002. Ly"M Wanda Sang, City Clerk Haim I st Publication: 2nd Publication: Wheat Ridge Transcript Effective Date: