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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Estes Valley Planning Commission 2011-04-19RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting of the Estes Valley Planning Commission April 19, 2011,1:30 p.m. Board Room, Estes Park Town Hall Commission: Attending: Also Attending: Absent: Chair Doug Klink, Commissioners Ron Norris, Alan Fraundorf, John Tucker, Betty Hull, Rex Poggenpohl, Rick Grabish Chair Klink, Commissioners Norris, Fraundorf, Tucker, Hull, Poggenpohl, and Grabish Planner Shirk, Town Attorney White, Town Board Liaison Elrod, and Recording Secretary Thompson Interim Director Chilcott The following minutes reflect the order of the agenda and not necessarily the chronological sequence. Chair Klink called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. There were four people in attendance. 1. PUBLIC COMMENT 2. CONSENT AGENDA Approval of minutes from March 15, 2011 Planning Commission meeting. itnwaftmOV!d and sec°nded (Hull/Fraundorf) to approve the minutes as presented and the motion passed unanimously. AMENDED PLAT OF A PORTION OF LOT 16, GREELEY-BOULDER COI ONY RANGE 73WN’|AN? rt Pt°J^?0N OF THE NE 1/4 0F SECTI0N4. township 4N, Ame^deJp^r Rled at f334 and 2372 Highway 66 Spur, AKA Taillon-Peyton Amended Plat - Request to adjust the boundary line between two parcels. preWsaented°and tah"dmSo,Zded <N°rris/Grabish) «<> approve the amended plat as presented and the motion passed unanimously. AMaE!g<£!DoPLAT OF LOTS 4 & 5' VENNERS ranch estates located at 1825 Tot line betaeaenn° twolo AKA “Lee-Tumer Amended Plat” " *o adjust the as'p^es'ente^4^anddthe ^otfon passed u^nani^ous^y!,0 aPPr°Ve ,he P'at Planned^fnh'oevdoifmentJ- PuWic^^m^*t^^^ DEVELOPMENT CODE teenThe mafn steHmemltr'f33 T newcode lan3ua9e- laterim Director Chilcott has Works^tr&^or Zurn wN|nprovi^r informationt'onnpuDs^Sent ,0day' NeXt m°nth' Pub'i0 Public Comment None. 4. REPORTS A‘ rnmmiLShirk Stated therG Was 3 tyP°3raP}^'oa\ error in the date of the memo to the Mamri s aoiT00"06""19 ,he EVDC amendmaa'a- The correct datrsho JS b^ B. Staff and Town Attorney White discussed the possibility of bypassing the Plannina Commission for some amended plat applications. Most tend to be ve9ry benign, bu^ RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission 2 April 19, 2011 some will be more heavily involved. The Planning Commission will continue to review the more complicated applications. C. Planner Shirk reported a tentative date has been set for the joint meeting with Town Board, County Commission, and Planning Commission. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 29, 2011, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. in the Town Board Room. Discussion occurred among the Commission as to how to determine what is placed on the agenda. Suggestions included economic development and the Comprehensive Plan. It was suggested that possible agenda items be discussed at the May Planning Commission Study Session. Planner Shirk suggested possible agenda items be given to staff to be forwarded to the Town Clerk’s office. D. Planner Shirk reported the Town Board announced the amendment to the EVDC concerning solar energy collectors, and it would be listed as an action item on the agenda for the April 26, 2011 meeting. E. Planner Shirk reported the Board of County Commissioners approved the Eagles Crest Resort Preliminary and Final Condominium Maps on March 21 2011 Construction will begin soon. F. Planner Shirk reported the 2009 International Building amendments were approved by the Town board on Aoril 12^ July 1,2011. K Codes and local and will take effect G'm fm^rfatoHhirk rePorted tfie Town Board voted to place a moratorium on direct illuminated ^gns larger than 10 square feet in size to allow further research and discussion. The moratorium is set to expire September 27, 2011. Items needing further research included “hold times” and size limits for illuminated signs Commissioner Grabish suggested using the results from a Colorado Department of ransportation time-period analysis as a guide. Planner Shirk added that one of the reasons for sign codes is due to driver distraction. H‘ Snfnr,S5Mf 'he Park, Soh°o1 District RE-3 enrollment figures are the Plarml^gaCommisston.rOCeSS °b,ainin9 hard nUmberS t0 giVe an overview t0 '■ reported the Town recently completed and printed a booklet detailing n0„Tr.n'°Tend pr°Pertles- Copies are available for review in the Community compSent Department- Planner Sh|rk stated additional analysis was still being J’ fRL^PA?hRi^ I’npfl^®9 0n theR®li9ioos Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (HLUIPA). RLUIPA was enacted in 2001. Town Attorney White and Pianner Shirk lee;enThaerCtwo One'^Mtf”'' th® EVDC t0 d®termi"e an^ P°'entrarcon«s etween the two. One of the mam concerns is whether or not the EVDC treats rreTumen^rrMnwid6 SarSe 33 °!|her assemb|y 9rouPs- Religious assembly groups are currently allowed in all zone districts as other assembly groups. Planner ShirkSumenTite EVoyrWHhi,e 'hfnS P°ten,ial pr0blem may ox^Lfwithprivatrschoo* hnth olo ’1 n Ey?C d0es n0t dlfferentiate between public and private schools, and haloH Th 0fWed In any ZOne dlstrict- Frequently, private schools are religion- cbrd; Th®refore, any proposed code amendments will most likely be focused on schools. Planner Shirk stated staff will provide additional information to the Planning Commission in the next month or so. K. Planner Shirk reported that Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) were reviewed by the in mJv9 20mmiArth T'r pr°P°sed code amendments heard by the Town board that.t,me’ thG Town B°ard remanded the proposed code amendrnents. This spring, there have been several inquiries by the public concerning improvements to existing ADUs. Currently, the EVDC does not allow RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ill III II Estes Valley Planning Commission 3 April 19, 2011 expansion of the use of ADUs. Planner Shirk gave three examples of local inquiries, one of which included a challenge of staff’s interpretation of the code. There was a code amendment to allow accessory kitchens inside principal dwelling units, which was a positive change for attached/integrated ADUs, but detached units are still an issue. Chair Klink requested that the proposed code amendment remanded to the Planning Commission be put in the Commissioner’s notebooks for future reference. This should also include a summary by staff and minutes from the Town Board meeting where the item was remanded. If the Planning Commission decides to pursue another proposal, comments from the Town Board prior to drafting new code language would be appropriate. L. Planner Shirk reported Kate Rusch, Public Information Officer for the Town, Deni LaRue, Larimer County’s Community Information Manager, and Neil Gluckman, Assistant County Manager, would be attending the June Planning Commission study session to discuss ways to deal with the media, as well as provide information on Town and County policies for Planning Commissioners. Chair Klink requested this meeting due to fairly recent and significant turnover of Commissioners, in addition to the complexities of issues coming before the Commission. Commissioner Poggenpohl reported there are three subcommittees (roads and traffic, parking, and information) within the Transportation Committee that have been meeting monthly. As a whole, the group meets weekly. They will be making a presentation to the Town Board in the near future that may include helpful information for future Comprehensive Plan discussions. Commissioner Grabish requested that, when completed, copies of the Town property maps be provided to the Planning Commissioners. He commended Trustee Elrod for pursuing the project. There being no further business, Chair urned the meeting at 2:05 p.m. oug IOfhk,^air varen Thompson,^cording Secretary