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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/18/20161. 2. 3. 4. City Of W heat Wdge PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting February 18, 2016 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 29`h Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Commission Members Present: Commission Members Absent: Staff Members Present: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Alan Bucknam Dirk Boden Emery Dorsey Donna Kimsey Scott Ohm Steve Timms Amanda Weaver Lisa Ritchie, Planner II Scott Brink, Public Works Director Tammy Odean, Recording Secretary APPROVE ORDER OF THE AGENDA It w,as moved by Commissioner OHM and seconded by Commissioner KIMSEY to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried 7-0. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — January 21, 2016 It was moved by Commissioner WEAVER and seconded by Commissioner DORSEY to approve the minutes of January 21, 2016, as written. Motion carried 7-0 Planning Commission Minutes February 18, 2016 6. PUBLIC FORUM (This is the time for any person to speak on any subject not appearing on the agenda.) Vivian Vos 6920 W. 47'h Place Ms. Vos asked if property line extends to the center of the street like zone district lines do. Ms. Ritchie explained that the zone district and the property lines are two different boundaries and the property line does not extend to the middle of the street. Ms. Vos then asked how a zone district impacts a property. Chair BUCKNAM explained the zone district determines what you are allowed to use the property for. Chair BUCKNAM and Ms. Ritchie stated the zone district going to the center line gives a good reference point. Ms. Vos wanted to confirm that the zone district going to the center line does not apply to anybody's property rights. Ms. Ritchie confirmed it does not. 7. PUBLIC HEARING A. Case No. WV -16-01: an application filed by The City of Wheat Ridge for approval of a vacation of the western 19 feet of Marshall Street located approximately at 4901 Marshall Street. Ms. Ritchie gave a brief presentation regarding the vacation of a Right -of -Way (ROW) 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, therefore the Planning Commission has jurisdiction to hear this case. Ms. Ritchie stated the current ROW is 110 -feet and the City will retain 91 -feet, which is adequate for all future anticipated improvements such as detached sidewalks and an amenity zone. Ownership of the vacation will vest with 4901 Marshall Street. It is also timed with a proposed redevelopment to be heard by Planning Commission and scheduled for March 3. Ms. Ritchie also explained that agency referrals were notified and there were no comments other than requests for easements for existing utilities which have been identified on the plat. Staff also concludes that the determinations found in Section 26-118 to approve a ROW vacation have been met. Commissioner DORSEY wanted to know where the easements will be located. Planning Commission Minutes -2— February 2_February 18, 2016 Ms. Ritchie explained it will be on private property and has been reserved on the plat document. Commissioner TIMMS asked for the current classification of Marshall Street. Mr. Brink stated it is Minor Arterial. Commissioner TIMMS asked if 91 -feet is consistent for a cross section of a Minor Arterial. Mr. Brink stated it is actually a little wider than what is needed and consistent with any other improvements that will be done in the future. Commissioner TIMMS asked if this is the only vacation being requested on Marshall Street and should it be extended to the properties to the North and South. Ms. Ritchie explained this is the only property scheduled for redevelopment so the other properties were not included. Commissioner TIMMS also wanted to know if there were any underground lines that could be affected by this ROW vacation and the new amenity zone, specifically trees being planted in the amenity zone. Ms. Richie stated there is no storm sewer but there is a drainage ditch that will be accommodated by a similar swale and there are trees proposed for the amenity zone; no lines should interfere with the planting of trees and it will comply with the Street Scape Manuals. Chair BUCKNAM stated he would like staff to harmonize Marshall Road from Harlan to the Northern end of the Wheat Ridge boundary. It would be nice to have a unified width for bike/ped traffic especially since the Clear Creek Path is so close. He stated he would like to see current and future businesses unify to make this happen. Mr. Brink added there have been discussions with the City of Arvada to connect bike paths to get to the Clear Creek Trail. Vivian Vos 6920 W. 47`h Place Ms. Vos stated this is an educational process for her and she needs a better understanding of a ROW and the vacation of this ROW. Mr. Brink explained the definition of a ROW is public use, owned by the City and it is used for roadways, sidewalks, drainage and utilities. He also stated the ROW goes from one property line to the next property line across the street; it is not from the Planning Commission Minutes -3— February 3February 18, 2016 center line of the road. For this case, he explained, a measurement of 55 -feet can be done from the center line in one direction toward the property line. Mr. Brink stated that the vacation of 19 -feet is based on the future use of this property plus the City improvements to the road and addition of a bike/ped path. Ms. Vos asked why the City is giving up 19 -feet of ROW and who will maintain the weeds and grass. Mr. Brink stated that if the City doesn't want to maintain excess ROW then it can be donated to the property owner, which is done quite frequently. It is then up to the property owner to maintain the ROW they acquired. Ms. Vos asked how she can find out if there is a ROW on her property. Both Mr. Brink and Chair BUCKNAM explained that each property is unique and different in locating the ROW and the City's Planner office would need to be contacted to figure it out. It was moved by Commission TIMMS and seconded by Commissioner Ohm to recommend APPROVAL of Case No. WV -16-01. A request for approval of a right-of-way vacation of an unused portion of Marshall Street, for the following reasons: 1. The Public Works Department does not see any future needs for their ROW. 2. The request will not hinder the future improvements established on the Wheat Ridge Comprehensive Plan or the Wheat Ridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. 3. The criteria used to evaluate a vacation have been met. Motion Passed 7-0. 8. OTHER ITEMS A. Extended Shoulder Width on 32nd Avenue by the High School Commissioner OHM and Chair BUCKNAM stated they are enjoying the new shoulder with on 32"d Avenue west from Wadsworth Blvd. B. Public Works Update Mr. Brink gave a brief description about different projects happening in the city, most of which are paving projects but also slurry and drainage projects. The map is posted on the website by searching 2016-2017 CIP Program. Planning Commission Minutes -4— February 4_February 18, 2016 Commissioner OHM asked if there is anything scheduled for sidewalk repair and what is going to be done after a repair when the sidewalks are uneven and there is a tripping hazard. Mr. Brink stated the standards are different for repairing sidewalks, but for tripping hazards usually a type of sawing or plaining would be done to even the sidewalk. Commissioner OHM also wanted to know what the ultimate plan for Wadsworth Blvd. is. Mr. Brink stated the plan is to have 6 lanes on Wadsworth, sidewalks on both sides with one side being a two way cycle track allowing off road for bicycles to ride in both directions also with amenity zones. Commissioner TIMMS asked about the East side of Wheat Ridge around Chase, Eaton and Depew and if the work being done there is on sanitation and water lines or storm sewer lines. Mr. Brink stated it is either sanitary sewer or water but not storm sewer. Chair BUCKNAM added he has also seen some Environmental Monitoring being done in that area. Chair BUCKNAM asked that with all the paving and road work being done, if fly ash is being used to help with the storm water issues. Mr. Brink stated there are no plans to use fly ash yet, but it could be a pilot project in the future. It is a porous product, but there are maintenance concerns due to a lot of dust and sediment plugging things. C. 2016 Planning Division Work Program Ms. Ritchie gave a brief explanation of the goals staff has set for 2016. They include goals for Administration, Zoning Ordinance Amendments and Long Range Planning. Administrative items include recording keeping, a web -based permitting system, Department Strategic Plan to meet the cities needs and online mapping. Zoning Ordinance Amendments include Accessory Dwelling Units, Sign Code Update, CMRS Update, Lighting Code Update, considering a Self -Storage Developments Update, and considering simplification of rezoning from RC and NC to MU -N. Long Range Planning includes Ridge at 38`h — CR8 Your 38 which could lead to a 38`h Ave. Streetscape Design process and implementation, Wadsworth EA and a Streetscape Design Manual Update. Other items include, but not limited to, Fruitdale School Redevelopment and the Wheat Ridge Housing Authority Strategic Plan to make sure they are headed in the right direction for the City. Planning Commission Minutes -5— February 5— February 18, 2016 9. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissioner DORSEY and seconded by Commissioner WEAVER to adjourn the meeting at 7:52 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. Alan Bucknam, Chair Planning Commission Minutes February 18, 2016 Tammy Odea cording Secretary Elm