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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/16/1999ORIGINAL CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting December 16, 1999 CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair MACDOUGALL at 7:30 p.m. on December 16, 1999, in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. 2. ROLL CALL: Commission Members Present: Paulette Cooper Jerry Collins Dick Doyle Don MacDougall Janice Thompson Commission Members Absent: Staff Members Present: 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Dean Gokey (excused) Anne Brinkman (excused) Nancy Snow (excused) Alan White, Planning Director Mary Austin, Planner Ann Lazzeri, Secretary The following is the official set of Planning Commission minutes for the public hearing of December 16, 1999. 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. APPROVAL OF ORDER OF THE AGENDA It was moved by Commissioner DOYLE and seconded by Commissioner COOPER to approve the order of the agenda. The motion passed by a vote of 5-0, with Commissioners BRINKMAN, GOKEY and SNOW absent. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Commissioner COLLINS and seconded by Commissioner DOYLE to approve the minutes of December 2, 1999. The motion passed by a vote of 4-0, with Commissioner THOMPSON abstaining and Commissioners BRINKMAN, GOKEY and SNOW absent. 6. PUBLIC FORUM There was no one signed up to speak before the Commission on unscheduled matters. PUBLIC HEARING A. Case No. WZ-99-13: Application by Ryan and Maureen Carey for approval of a zone change from Residential-One to Residential-Two for the purpose of converting an existing single-family residence into a duplex on property located at 3601 Kipling Street. This case was presented by Mary Austin. She reviewed the staff report and presented slides and overheads of the property. All pertinent documents were entered into the record and accepted by Chair MACDOUGALL. Ms. Austin advised the Commission that there was jurisdiction to hear the case. She reviewed the criteria involved in evaluation of a zoning change request. A neighborhood meeting was held concerning this request and all in attendance were in favor of the application. There have been no protests registered against the request. Staff recommended approval of the application for reasons outlined in the staff report. Commissioner THOMPSON expressed concern about the difficulty of regaining an access onto Kipling once it is removed. Alan White explained that new access permits would have to be obtained from the Colorado State Department of Transportation. Mary Austin commented that it would be extremely difficult to obtain another access once it is closed. In response to a question from Commissioner COOPER, Mary Austin replied that there was sufficient room for vehicles to turn around in the driveway rather than backing onto Kipling. Commissioner DOYLE expressed concern about the elevations for the driveway proposed to have access from 35th Avenue and drainage problems that would result. He suggested it might be more practical to eliminate the planned access from 35th and keep both access points onto Kipling. Mary Austin replied that there are grade problems which need to be worked out and that steps are planned from the driveway to the residence to accommodate the slope. Maureen Carey 3601 Kipling Street Ms. Carey, the applicant, was sworn in by Chair MACDOUGALL. She stated that she and Mr. Carey felt it was best to eliminate one of the driveways with access to Kipling and replace it with a driveway off of 35th because of the heavy volume of traffic on Kipling. She stated that there are drainage problems from 35th at this time. She explained that there had been a lip along 35th to prevent water draining onto their property which was destroyed by heavy construction traffic along 35th. They would like to have this lip replaced. They also plan to do some regrading to alleviate drainage problems. Commissioner THOMPSON expressed concern that if the driveway off of 35th could not be engineered to be acceptable in terms of grading, etc., that the applicant not lose the right to have two access points onto Kipling. Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 December 16, 1999 Commissioner COLLINS suggested an option of planting in the second driveway off of Kipling in order to keep the access for future use. Commissioner DOYLE suggested that the paving of the driveway on the north end take place only on the owner's property. There seems to be four feet of driveway that are not on the owner's property. It wag moved by Commissioner DOYLE and seconded by Commissioner COLLINS that Case No. WZ-99-13, a request for approval of a zone change from R-1, Residential One to R-2, Residential Two, for property located at 3601 Kipling Street, be approved for the following reasons: 1. Conversion of the existing single family home to a duplex would be more consistent with the surrounding land uses on the north side of West 35th Avenue. 2. The reorganization of property access by closing a driveway on Kipling Street and moving it to West 35th Avenue is beneficial to traffic flow in the area. 3. The evaluation criteria support approval. With the following conditions: 1. The north driveway, when it is paved, be on the owner's property. 2. There will be no more than two access points onto the property, preferably one on Kipling Street and one on West 35th Avenue. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0 with Commissioners BRINKMAN, GOKEY and SNOW absent. 8. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING Chair MACDOUGALL declared the public hearing portion of the meeting to be closed. 9. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business to discuss. 10. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business to discuss. 11. COMMISSION REPORTS There were no commission reports. 12. COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS There were no reports. Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 December 16, 1999 13. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissioner COLLINS and seconded by Commissioner COOPER that the meeting be adjourned at 8:35 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. Don MA DOUGALL, it CdB.bar.\PCRPTS\PLANGCOM\PCMINUTE\1999\991216.wpd Ann Lazzeri, Recordin ecretary Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 t December 16, 1999