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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/17/151. 2. 0 4. City of Wheat Pidge PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting September 17, 2015 CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair BUCKNAM at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 291h Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Commission Members Present: Commission Members Absent: Staff Members Present: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Alan Bucknam Emery Dorsey Donna Kimsey Scott Ohm Dirk Boden Steve Timms Amanda Weaver Pam Olson Meredith Reckert, Senior Planner Steve Art, Economic Development & Urban Renewal Manager Lisa Ritchie, Planner II Tamara Odean, Recording Secretary APPROVE ORDER OF THE AGENDA It was moved by Commissioner Ohm and seconded by Commissioner Dorsey to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried 7-0 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — August 6, 2015 It was moved by Commissioner Ohm and seconded by Commissioner Dorsey to approve the minutes of August 6, 2015, as written. Planning Commission Minutes September 17, 2015 Motion carried 5-0-2 with Commissioners Weaver and Timms abstaining. 6. PUBLIC FORUM (This is the time for any person to speak on any subject not appearing on the agenda.) No one wished to speak at this time. 7. PUBLIC HEARING A. Case No. WZ-15-06: Ms. Ritchie gave a short presentation regarding the zone change process and the application. She entered into the record the contents of the case file, packet materials, the zoning ordinance, and the contents of the digital presentation. She stated the public notice and posting requirements have been met. The applicant is requesting approval of a zone change from Residential -One (R-1) to Mixed Use -Neighborhood (MU -N) for the property located at 10191 W. 38th Avenue. The applicant has no specific redevelopment proposal at this time. This request is in response to redevelopment in the area: The recently opened Starbucks, Sprouts and Morningstar Senior Living which is currently under construction. The current zoning, R-1, only allows single family residential. The proposed change, MUN, allows residential, commercial or mixed use (live/work). It is possible nothing will change on the lot with this request, but a zoning change allows possibilities for the future. The size of the property is less than 'h acre which somewhat limits potential development on the property. A neighborhood meeting was held July 28'2015. Six people from neighborhood attended with no objections to the rezone. One neighbor submitted a written objection, but only if marijuana is allowed, which it is not. Commissioner TIMMS had a question regarding Exhibit 3 — Aerial Photo in packet. He is wondering how to access the property located to the North and if the rezone would affect the access to this site. Ms. Ritchie stated there is currently no access to that parcel, and it may not be developable because it is in a flood zone. Ms. Reckert stated that a majority of the site is in a floodway so no structures will be built. Commissioner OHM had a question regarding Exhibit 2 in the packet. He wanted to know if the R-1 zoning is on 38th Avenue. Planning Commission Minutes -2— September 2— September 17, 2015 Ms. Ritchie stated this happens often in Wheat Ridge and the zone district goes to the center line in the road. Ms. Reckert agreed. Commissioner OHM was concerned the dentist office zoning line doesn't extend to the middle of the road. Ms. Reckert stated that this will be corrected. Chair BUCKNAM asked if it will go to the center line. Ms. Ritchie confirmed that when the rezoning map is redrawn, the zone district line will go to the street center line. Chair BUCKNAM wanted to know if city staff received any concerns from Parks and Rec or any other agencies related to the 50'height for other uses in a MU -N. Ms. Ritchie said there were no concerns. The applicant, Michael Buck, had nothing to add. Chair BUCKNAM opened the Public Hearing No one came forward to speak. Chair BUCKNAM closed the Public Hearing It was moved by Commissioner TIMMS and seconded by Commissioner OHM to recommend approval of Case No. WZ-15-06, a request for approval of a zone change from Residential -One (R-1) to Mixed Use -Neighborhood (MU -N) for property located at 10191 W. 38th Avenue, for the following reasons: 1. The proposed zone change will promote the public health, safety, or welfare of the community. 2. The proposed zone change is consistent with the goals and objectives of the City's Comprehensive Plan. 3. The zone change will provide additional opportunity for redevelopment in the area. 4. The criteria used to evaluate a zone change support the request. The motion was approved 7-0 8. OTHER ITEMS A. Resolution 02-2015. Mr. Steve Art, Economic Development and Urban Renewal Manager, gave a short presentation regarding Resolution 02-2015. Planning Commission Minutes -3— September 3_September 17, 2015 Mr. Art requested the Planning Commission to adopt Resolution 02-2015 for a property on the northwest corner of 38`h Avenue and Upham Street. The developer has requested the use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for the development which requires a substantial modification to the Wheat Ridge Town Center Project Urban Renewal Plan. The Planning Commission is asked to adopt the resolution stating the development conforms to the comprehensive plan for the City of Wheat Ridge. This area is on West 38`h Avenue and was bought by Wazee Partners. The parcel has 2 vacant residential buildings and 1 vacant auto shop. Wazee Partners approached the property next door (Vectra Bank) to inform them of the proposed project. Vectra inquired to Wazee the possibility of purchasing their parcel and constructing a new bank. The plan would be to build the new bank first then build new retail and housing components. The site is zoned Mixed Use -Commercial (MU -C) Commissioner OHM asked for clarification of the proposed site legal description as contained in Attachment A. Mr. Art stated this is the 4`h amendment for the entire project and that Attachment A is a legal description of the parcel they will control. Commissioner OHM inquired why there were discrepancies between land areas in the attached documents. Tyler Downs — Wazee Partners (Applicant) Mr. Downs with Wazee Partners states the zone lot description doesn't match because the parcel is measured to the middle of the street zone. Ms. Reckert clarified that the legal description contains the full width of the right-of- way for both West 38`h Avenue and Upham Street. Commission OHM wants to know if this is a Mixed Use -Commercial (MU -C) zoning and if height can go up to 50'. Mr. Downs stated the height limit is 6 stories or 75 feet. Commission TIMMS asked if there will be any age restrictions similar to 44`h and Wadsworth multi -family development. Mr. Downs stated there will be no age restrictions. Commissioner TIMMS asked what is time frame is in terms of phasing and whether they are asking for TIF for both the property tax and sales tax. Mr. Downs said that is correct. Planning Commission Minutes -4— September 4_September 17, 2015 Mr. Downs stated they need to accommodate a new bank building for Vectra to house the safety deposit boxes which cannot be temporarily stored. Once the new building is complete and the old one demolished then the rest of project will break ground in late 2016, early 2017 with 18 months of construction. The two multi -story buildings will be built simultaneously. Commissioner TIMMS wanted to know potential uses for the commercial building. Mr. DOWNS stated the preferred uses would be a local dining based entertainment node with a local coffee shop, local ice cream shop and a local sit down restaurant and bar. Commissioner TIMMS questioned the staff of discussion about potentially moving WR City Hall to this area as this is identified in the comprehensive plan. Mr. Art stated it was identified in the 38`h Avenue Corridor Plan. At some point there is still plenty of room that a civic component could be part of this project. Commissioner KIMSEY asked if there is any plan in mind for building materials yet, even though they are in the site development design phase. Mr. Downs stated that the corridor has a lot of great tan and red brick elements. Red brick will probably be used in the building elevations, with stucco. Discussion continued regarding placement of the structures, the potential for subsidized housing, parking and whether the new bank will have a drive-through. Commissioner BUCKNAM asked if there is any comment from the Jefferson County School District in relation to this resolution. Mr. Art stated that once the Resolution is adopted, then the county and school district will be notified and they will have 30 days to comment. Commissioner BUCKMAN wanted to know how this resolution applies to improving the coordination in transportation improvements. Mr. Art stated there will be a bus stop adjacent to the project and the on-site parking area will take congestion off the street. Commissioner BUCKNAM asked if bike parking be included in the project. Mr. Art indicated it would. Commissioner BUCKNAM asked how a healthy/active community will be created. Planning Commission Minutes -5— September 5_September 17, 2015 Mr. Art stated there are preliminary plans for a swimming pool, a work out center, urban gardens, and solar options. Commissioner BUCKNAM opened Public hearing and no one came forward to speak. It was moved by Commissioner OHM and seconded by Commissioner Weaver to adopt Resolution 02-2015, finding the Fourth Amendment to the Wheat Ridge Town Center Project Urban Renewal Plan for the northwest corner of 38`n Avenue and Upham Street is in conformance with the Wheat Ridge Comprehensive Plan, Envision Wheat Ridge. The motion was approved 7-0. B. Ms. Reckert introduced, Lisa Ritchie, as a new Planner and Tammy Odean as the new Administrative Assistant to Community Development. She also mentioned a new Planner Technician will be starting Wednesday, September 23 and that the planning division will now be back to full staffing. 9. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissioner TIMMS and seconded by Commissioner WEAVER to adjourn the meeting at 7:49 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. ' W-- R—:0i III MITE � Planning Commission Minutes September 17, 2015 )C Tamara Odean, Recording Secretary -6—