HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Valley Planning Commission 2017-04-18RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Estes Valley Planning Commission
April 18, 2017
Board Room, Estes Park Town Hall
Commission:
Attending:
Chair Michael Moon, Vice-Chair Russ Schneider, Commissioners Betty Hull, Doug
Klink, Steve Murphree, Sharry White, Bob Leavitt
Chair Moon, Commissioners Schneider, Hull, Klink, Murphree, White, and
Leavitt
Also Attending:
Absent:
Community Development Director Randy Hunt, Planner Audem Gonzales,
Planner Carrie McCooI, Planner Robin Becker, Town Board Liaison Ron Norris,
Larimer County Liaison Michael Whitley, and Recording Secretary Karen
Thompson
None
Chair Moon called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m. He explained the purposed of the Planning
Commission. The meeting began late due to extended discussion during the study session. There were
four people in attendance.
There was a brief discussion regarding workforce housing. Comments included but were not limited
to: we need to have a process, height measurement is important; height and workforce housing are
two separate issues; workforce housing needs to be defined; desire to know what the overall housing
strategy is before making a decision.
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
Pat Newsom/town resident was opposed to rezoning single-family residential districts, did not
agree with the numbers of housing units determined in the housing study, and was opposed to a
height increase.
Jon Nicholas/town resident commented on the workforce housing status in Larimer County, and
was supportive of creating additional housing opportunities in the RM zone district.
2. CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of minutes, March 21, 2017 Planning Commission meeting.
It was moved and seconded (White/Hull) to approve the consent agenda as presented and the
motion passed 7-0.
3. FALL RIVER VILLAGE II, LOTS 5A OF THE AMENDED PLAT OF LOT 5, SUNNY ACRES ADDITION
A. Development Plan 2017-02
B. Preliminary Planned Unit Development (PUD) 2017-01
C. Rezoning Request for Lot 5A; RM-Multi-Family Residential to CO-Commercial Outlying
D. Preliminary Condominium Map
Planner Gonzales stated the revised plans were just recently received. Staff requests the review
be continued to the May 16, 2017 Planning Commission meeting to allow affected agencies time
to review the revisions.
It was moved and seconded (Schneider/Murphree) to continue the various applications to the
May Planning Commission meeting and the motion passed 7-0.
4. REPORTS
A. Planner Gonzales reported on the Mountain & Resort Town Planners Summit he attended
in March. Topics included affordable housing, transportation, economic development, etc.
Many other mountain communities have issues with affordable housing. In many
communities, parking is the largest detriment to developers when it comes to the
development of affordable housing. Other communities standards are below 100%
Average Median Income. Winter Park is purchasing downtown properties and providing
incentives to developers. Regarding height limits. Winter Park is 55 feet. Steamboat
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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Estes Valley Planning Commission
April 18, 2017
Board Room, Estes Park Town Hall
Springs is 40 feet, Pagosa Springs and Telluride are 35 feet, Sun Valley, Idaho is 44 feet
without slope adjustment. Jackson Hole has a 55-foot height allowance in multi-family
districts. Regarding affordable housing, one community requires ADUs be built with large
single-family homes, and requires them to be occupied, which has been successful in
creating additional housing. Winter Park has plans to add approximately 700 units in their
downtown area, both attainable and market priced.
B. Director Hunt reported vacation home applications are still coming in, and we are still
under the cap of 588. There has been a lot of push back regarding compliance with the
dark-sky ordinance.
C. Director Hunt reported the accessory kitchen amendment will be heard by the County
Commissioners on April 24, 2017. The Town Board made revisions that leave accessory
kitchens in place, while removing requirements for the affidavit, interior access, and
addressing. The section on outdoor kitchens was supported.
D. Safeway has applied for a variance and a development plan. The development plan
submitted will be a staff-level decision (under 10,000 square feet).
E. Commissioner White reported on her tour of the National Park Village housing project.
F. Planner Gonzales reported a three-day work session on the Downtown Plan will occur April
25-27 at the Rodeway Inn. Most of the sessions are open to the public. Included will be
stakeholder interviews with downtown business owners, property owners, etc. to discuss
parking, transportation, urban design, and so forth. Commissioner Hull expressed
disappointment that a town department would have to pay for a town event at a town-
owned facility.
There being no further business. Chair Moon adjourned the meeting at 2:43 p.m.
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Michael Moon, Chair
aren Thompson ing Secretary