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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/20/2000 ORIGINAL CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting January 20, 2000 1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair MACDOUGALL at 7:30 p.m. on January 20,2000 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. 2. ROLL CALL: Commissiou Members Present: Anne Brinkman Paulette Cooper Dean Gokey Dick Doyle Don MacDougall Nancy Snow Janice Thompson Commission Members Absent: Jerry Collins (excused) Staff Members Present: Alan White, Planning Director Ann Lazzeri, Secretary 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The following is the official set of Planning Commission minutes for the public hearing of January 20, 2000. A set ofthese 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. APPROVAL OF ORDER OF THE AGENDA Commissioner SNOW requested that a discussion of landscaping regulations be added to the agenda under New Business. Commissioner BRINKMAN requested that a discussion of the Parks and Recreation decision regarding property on West 44th Avenue be added to the agenda under Old Business. It was moved by Commissiouer BRINKMAN and seconded by Commissioner COOPER to approve the order ofthe agenda as amended. The motion passed by a vote of 7-0, with Commissioner COLLINS absent. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Commissioner SNOW and seconded by Commissioner DOYLE to approve the minutes of January 6, 2000. The motion passed by a vote of 6-0, with Commissioner COLLINS absent and Commissioner GOKEY abstaining. 6. PUBLIC FORUM There was no one signed up to speak before the Commission on unscheduled matters. 7. PUBLIC HEARING There were no public hearing cases scheduled for this meeting. 8. OLD BUSINESS A. Parks and Recreation Commission Decision: At the request of Commissioner BRINKMAN, Alan White reviewed discussion of the two-lot minor subdivision at 9751 West 44th Avenue which took place at the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting on January 19, 2000. He stated there was lengthy discussion about park land dedication standards in the draft subdivision regulations. Recent court rulings have upheld the need for a city to establish the relationship between a development and its impact on the city's park system. Following the discussion of park land standards, the development at 9751 West 44th Avenue was considered. It was the city attorney's opinion that, under present regulations, there is no dedication standard for commercial or industrial properties. Staff will be reviewing this matter including a survey of other communities' land dedication standards. Therefore, the Parks Commission recommended that no park land dedication or fees be imposed on this subdivision. B. Commission Traininl!: Staff has acquired several training film packets from the American Institute of Certified Planners and the American Planning Association which would be beneficial to both the planning staff and the Planning Commission. Alan White asked the Commission ifthey would be interested in viewing these materials. It was moved by Commissioner SNOW and seconded by Commissioner THOMPSON that films, which have been reviewed and selected by the Planning Director, be viewed by the Commission at 6:30 p.m. in the second-floor conference room prior to the regular Planning Commission meeting on February 17, 2000. The motion carried by a vote of 7-0 with Commissioner COLLINS absent. C. Small Area Plaus - Following adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, there remains a question ofthe status of various master plans for smaller areas of the city which will cause confusion in giving direction to applicants as well as responding to the rezoning criterion of consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. The plans include the Fruitdale Valley Master Plan, Town Center Urban Renewal Plan, Kipling Activity Center Master Plan and the Wadsworth Boulevard Corridor Plan. The recommendation of staff is that the Fruitdale and Kipling Plans should be repealed for reasons outlined in the staff report. A decision to repeal these plans would be made at a future public hearing. Commissioner SNOW inquired about the upcoming hearing on the Comp Plan with Council and the requests for corrections that had been received. Alan White responded that there were two requests, both near 50'h and Robb. The requests were to change the Future Land Use Map designation to Business Park (BP) from Agricultural Estate Residential (AER). Commissioner SNOW moved and Commissiouer THOMPSON seconded that it was a considered recommeudation ofthe Plauning Commission to show the future land use as AER. The motion passed by a vote of 7-0 with Commissioner COLLINS absent. Planning Commission Minutes January 20, 2000 Page 2 Commissioner THOMPSON commented that the Comprehensive Plan is superior to the Fruitdale Valley Master Plan and the Kipling Activity Center Master Plan and she would be in favor of eliminating them. Commissioner THOMPSON moved and Commissioner SNOW seconded that a public heariug be held to consider repealing the Fruitdale Valley Master Plan and the Kipling Activity Center Master Plan because these two areas are more clearly addressed in the Comprehensive Plan. The motion passed by a vote of 7-0 with Commissioner COLLINS absent. D. Landscaniul! Rel!ulations - Commissiouer SNOW moved aud Commissioner GOKEY seconded that a study session be held in March to discuss possible revisions to landscaping regulations. The motion passed by a vote of 7-0 with Commissiouer COLLINS absent. Staff will research landscaping regulations from other jurisdictions and prepare a list of options for the Planning Commission to consider at the study session. It was the consensus ofthe Commission to also view the video "Understanding Design Context" at this study session. 12. COMMISSION REPORTS There were no commission reports. 13. COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS There were no committee or department reports. 14. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissiouer GOKEY aud secouded by Commissioner SNOW that the meeting be adjourned at 9:00 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. \) Don MACD t:LJ Planning Commission Minutes January 20, 2000 Page 3