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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/20/2001 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting December 20, 2001 OnI0/NAl t.. ,: J ./', ,i \,J 1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Wheat Ridge Planning Commission was called to order by Chair THOMPSON at 7:30 p.m., December 20, 2001, in the City Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. 2. ROLL CALL Commission Members Present: Anne Brinkman Jerry Collins Paulette Cooper Marian McNamee Phillip Plummer (Left at 8:45 p.m.) Nancy Snow Janice Thompson Paula Weisz Staff Members Present: Alan White, Planning Director Travis Crane, Planner Ann Lazzeri, Secretary 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The following is the official set of Planning Commission minutes for the public hearing of December 20, 2001. A set of these minutes is retained both in the office of the City Clerk and in the Department of Planning and Development of the City of Wheat Ridge. 4. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA It was moved by Commissioner SNOW and seconded by Commissioner McNAMEE to approve the order ofthe agenda as presented. The motion passed 8-0. 5. APPROVE MINUTES It was moved by Commissioner McNAMEE and seconded by Commissioner COOPER to approve the minutes of December 6, 2001 as presented. Commissioner SNOW requested three amendments to the minutes: (1) page six, item 3, the second line should read "approve all three speed bumps.. ..."; (2) page nine, condition no. 6 should be changed to read..... "change back to 25% landscaping........"; and (3) page ten, item 8, should be changed to five (from ten) passenger trucks. (Staff will listen to the tape of the meeting to confirm the third amendment.) Staff listened to the tape and confumed the number of trucks was limited to ten. The motion to approve the minntes as amended passed 6-0 with Commissioners PLUMMER and WEISZ abstaining. Planning Commission December 20, 2001 Page 1 6. PUBLIC FORUM There was no one to appear before the Commission. 7. PUBLIC HEARING A. Case No. MS-OI-02: Application by John Michael Jones for approval ofa three-lot minor subdivision plat on property zoned Residential-Two and located at 6745 West 32nd Avenue. This case was presented by Travis Crane. He reviewed the staff report, entered all pertinent documents into the record and advised the Commission there was jurisdiction to hear the case. He presented slides and overheads of the subject application. Staff recommended approval of the application for reasons as outlined in the staff report. Commissioner McNAMEE expressed concern about possible ground contamination at the site from chemicals such as DDT since the area had been used for greenhouses for many years. John Michael Jones 1585 Leyden, Denver Mr. Jones, the applicant, was sworn in by Chair THOMPSON and entertained questions from the Commission. In response to Commissioner McNAMEE's concerns about possible ground contamination, Mr. Jones stated that an EP A study performed before he purchased the property revealed there were no hazardous materials on the property. Commissioner WEISZ asked if the proposed duplexes would be rented or sold. Mr. Jones replied that he understood the units would be sold. Dottie Anderson 8463 East Amherst Circle, Denver Ms. Anderson was sworn in by Chair THOMPSON. She stated that she was a real estate agent who formerly lived in Wheat Ridge. She spoke in favor of the application. In response to a question from Commissioner BRINKMAN, Ms. Anderson stated that she hoped to become the real estate agent for the duplexes. In response to a question from Commissioner SNOW, Ms. Anderson stated that each individual unit would be sold separately. Joanna Long 3220 Otis Street Ms. Long was sworn in by Chair THOMPSON. She stated her home faces the proposed single family dwelling and indicated she was in favor of the application. It was moved by Commissioner McNAMEE and seconded by Commissioner WEISZ that Case No. MS-OI-02, a request for a three-lot minor subdivision for property located at 6745 West 32nd Avenue be approved for the following reasons: Planning Commission December 20, 2001 Page 2 1. All requirements ofthe City's Subdivision Regulations have been met. 2. The minimum lot size and lot width requirements of the R-2 zoning district have been met. With the following conditions: 1. The City's standard dedicatory language shall be added to the final plat. The motion passed 8-0. Commissioner SNOW requested that the applicant furnish a copy of the EP A report for the case file. B. Case No. ZOA-OI-07: An ordinance amending Article II of Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws concerning the addition of a Planned Mixed Use Development District. This case was presented by Alan White. City Council adopted the proposed ordinance on first reading and referred it back to Planning Commission for a recommendation. Mr. White reviewed his memorandum of December 20,2001, which set forth several suggested changes to the proposed ordinance. Commissioner PLUMMER stated that he is in favor of commercial/residential development but expressed concern about allowing 50-foot buildings adjacent to residential neighborhoods. Commissioner McNAMEE indicated she was in favor of the new urbanism concept of mixed commercial and residential and believed the proposed ordinance would give the city control over each individual application. Commissioner SNOW expressed concern that this new zone district could be used allover the city. She also expressed concern that the proposed ordinance would allow using land twice and indicated she was not in favor of the 50-foot height limitation. She expressed further concern about landscaping limitations. Commissioner COLLINS stated that, in view of possible water limitation, alternative landscaping requirements should be considered. He was in favor of the ordinance with the exception of the 50-foot height limitation. Commissioner BRINKMAN asked which land use classifications would apply to PMUD. Alan White stated that transitional residential, village commercial, and neighborhood serving retail would apply to PMUD. He also explained that PMUD would not become an overlay but another zone district. Commissioner BRINKMAN also expressed concern about the 50-foot height but indicated she would support 40 feet. Commissioner THOMPSON suggested that PMUD only be allowed along arterial or collector streets and not be allowed on residential streets. She was in favor ofthe 50-foot height limitation only if the lot was big enough and the 50-foot building was adjacent to a collector or Planning Commission December 20, 200 I Page 3 arterial street. Height should be 35 feet when adjacent to residential. There should be maximum lot size restrictions. She would like to see protection written into the ordinance to provide that mixed commercial and residential cannot be changed to commercial only. There should also be provision for landscaping and play areas for residential units. She expressed concern about developing an ordinance on the basis of a single application to the city for a mixed residential and commercial use. (Chair THOMPSON declared a briefrecess at 8:45 p.m. Commissioner PLUMMER left the meeting at this time. The meeting was reconvened at 9:55 p.m.) There was a consensus of the Commission to accept the following change to Section 26- 306.5 Purpose: The first sentence should remain as written. The rest of the paragraph should be substituted with the following wording: "It is not intended to be used solely to permit a higher density than allowed in the planned residential development (PRD) district nor to circumvent other specific standards of the planned residential and planned commercial districts. Instead it is intended to create a zone district which will allow flexibility in use, design, orientation while maximizing space, community interest and protecting nearby and adjacent residential neighborhoods. " There was a consensus of the Commission to change item "A" to read: "Permitted Uses: Permitted uses shall be a mixture of residential and commercial as governed by approval of the preliminary development plan. " There was a consensus of the Commission to leave item "B" as written. There was a consensus of the Commission to change item "C" to read "Height: Maximum of thirty-five (35) feet." There was a consensus of the Commission that item "D" should read: "Lot coverage: Maximum eighty percent (80%)." There was a consensus of the Commission that item "E" should read: "Density: Maximum of sixteen (16) units per acre." Alan White was directed to rewrite the sentence about how the density is calculated with one-half of the commercial building footprint to be subtracted from the lot area to calculate density. There was a consensus of the Commission that item "F" should read: "Landscaping: Minimum twenty percent (20%). Amount of landscaped area covered by nonliving plant material may comprise up to a maximum of 50% of the landscaped area; otherwise landscaping must be consistent with Section 26-502." There was a consensus of the Commission to change item "G" to read: "Parking: Based upon specific use consistent with Section 26-501: Allowances may be made for shared parking spaces if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the City that parking demand for different uses occurs at different times. " There was a consensus of the Commission to leave items "H" and "I" as written. Planning Commission December 20, 2001 Page 4 There was a consensus of the Commission to add a new subsection "B. Applicability. This zone district can only be used in the mixed use areas shown on the streetscape classification map in the streetscape and architectural design manual." Purpose would become subsection "A". Commissioner BRINKMAN asked iflighting should be addressed. Alan White stated that if something is not addressed in a planned development, the code must be followed. It was moved by Commissioner COLLINS and seconded by Commissioner SNOW that Case No. ZOA-OI-07, an ordinance amending Article II of Chapter 26 ofthe Wheat Ridge Code of Laws concerning the addition of a Planned Mixed Use Development District be forwarded to City Council with a recommendation of approval with changes suggested by Planning Commission at the meeting of December 20, 2001. City Council is strongly encouraged to pass the ordinance with those amendments proposed by the Planning Commission because of serious concerns about the lack of guidelines and controls in the original ordinance. The motion passed 7-0 with Commissioner PLUMMER absent. 8. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business to come before the Commission. 9. NEW BUSINESS A. January 3, 2002 Planning Commission Meeting - It was moved by Commissioner SNOW and seconded by Commissioner McNAMEE to cancel the January 3, 2002 Planning Commission meeting. The motion passed 7-0 with Commissioner PLUMMER absent. B. City CounciI/Planning Commission meeting - Alan White advised Commission members that a joint City Council/Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for January 21,2001 at 7:00 p.m. 10. COMMISSION REPORTS There were no commission reports. 11. COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS There were no committee or department reports. 12. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissioner McNAMEE and seconded by Commissioner COLLINS to adjourn the meeting at 9:30 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. ,~~~~ A""~R'~ .Al1t#&'I SI./ow,) fllC-e (!HIt ,,"- Planning Commission December 20, 2001 Page 5