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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/16/171. 2. 3 4. 5. 6. ..`141 11 City of Wheat _go PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting March 16, 2017 CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair OHM at 7:01 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29h Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Commission Members Present: Commission Members Absent: Staff Members Present: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Dirk Boden Emery Dorsey Donna Kimsey Janet Leo Scott Ohm Vivian Vos Alan Bucknam Amanda Weaver Lauren Mikulak, Senior Planner Tammy Odean, Recording Secretary APPROVE ORDER OF THE AGENDA It was moved by Commissioner KIMSEY and seconded by Commissioner LEO to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried 6-0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — March 2, 2017 It was moved by Commissioner DORSEY and seconded by Commissioner KIMSEY to approve the minutes of March 2, 2017, as written. Motion passed 6-0. 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. Planning Commission Minutes March 16, 2017 - 1 — 7. PUBLIC HEARING A. Case No. ZOA-17-01: An ordinance amending Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws concerning the regulation of small-scale alcohol production facilities. Ms. Mikulak gave a short presentation regarding the proposed ordinance. She entered into the record the contents of the case file, zoning code and the draft ordinance. She stated public notice requirements have been met, therefore the Planning Commission has jurisdiction to hear this case. The Commissioners did not have any questions for Ms. Mikulak. It was moved by Commissioner DORSEY and seconded by Commissioner KIMSEY to recommend approval of the proposed ordinance amending Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws concerning the regulation of small-scale alcohol production facilities. Motion carried 6-0. B. Case No. ZOA-17-02: An ordinance amending Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws concerning the regulation of site design standards for site grading, retaining walls and stormwater facilities. Ms. Mikulak gave a short presentation regarding the proposed ordinance. She entered into the record the contents of the case file, zoning code, the contents of the digital presentation and the draft ordinance. She stated public notice requirements have been met, therefore the Planning Commission has jurisdiction to hear this case. Commissioner VOS asked if detention ponds will be adjacent to impervious surfaces and if staff will get to view the developer's plans. Ms. Mikulak stated that a pond may or may not be adjacent to the impervious surface depending on the topography and design of the site. Typically, a pond is located on the the downhill side of a site, so it may or may not be visible. She also explained that staff will see the developer's plans. Commissioner VOS also asked if this ordinance will apply retroactively to the substandard designs that already exist. Ms. Mikulak explained that there will be no provision to make current facilities retroactive, but staff will be enforcing landscape maintenance to ensure that what exists is maintained. Planning Commission Minutes -2— March 2— March 16, 2017 8. Chair OHM asked if there is a maximum wall height for retaining walls. Ms. Mikulak explained it depends on the type of application. If it is a divisional height, it might be 4 to 6 feet, but if it is required because of the topography of the site that functional purpose might trump the maximum height. In some cases, setbacks might be applied. Chair OHM also asked if walls are allowed on all four side of a detention facility. He also asked about the height of the walls around the facility for fear of anyone falling in and not being able to get out because the walls surrounding are too high. For life safety reasons, Chair OHM suggested terracing around the detention pond so there is not four vertical walls. Ms. Mikulak said she is not aware of anything that prohibits walls on all four sides and the City follows Urban Drainage as guidelines. It was moved by Commissioner LEO and seconded by Commissioner DORSEY to recommend approval of the proposed ordinance amending Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws concerning the regulation of site design standards for site grading, retaining walls and stormwater facilities. Chair OHM commented that he would like staff to consider life safety implications when reviewing drainage designs. Motion carried 6-0. OTHER ITEMS A. Election of Officers — New officers were elected by secret ballot: Chair: Commissioner OHM Vice Chair: Commissioner BODEN B. Ms. Mikulak let the Commission know that staff's new Planner Technician is Scott Cutler. There will be no meeting on April 6. 9. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissioner DORSEY and seconded by Commissioner KIMSEY to adjourn the meeting at 7:27 p.m. S ott m, Ch ' Planning Commission Minutes March 16, 2017 Motion passed 6-0. Tammy Od , Recording Secretary -3—