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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Valley Planning Commission 2019-10-15RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission October 15, 2019 Board Room, Estes Park Town Hall Commission: Chair Bob Leavitt, Vice-Chair Sharry White, Commissioners Steve Murphree, Frank Theis, Nick Smith, Dave Converse Attending: Chair Leavitt, Vice-Chair White, Commissioners Murphree, Theis, Smith, Converse Also Attending: Director Randy Hunt, Senior Planner Jeff Woeber, Planning Technician Claire Kreycik, Recording Secretary Karin Swanlund, Town Board Liasion Eric Blackhurst, Town Attorney Dan Kramer Absent: None OPEN MEETING Chair Leavitt called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. There were approximately 8 people in attendance. APPROVAL OF AGEND A It was moved and seconded (Theis/Murphree) to approve the agenda as presented and the motion passed 6-0. PUBLIC COMMENT None CONSENT AGENDA 1. Study Session Minutes dated September 17, 2019 2. Meeting Minutes dated September 17, 2019 It was moved and seconded (White/Murphree) to approve the consent agenda as presented and the motion passed 5-0 with Converse abstaining. ACTION ITEMS 1. AMENDED PLAT, 321 4TH STREET, Steve Ferrante, Owner Senior Planner Woeber explained that the property containing the Church (340 S St Vrain) and residence has been under one ownership and has been considered one parcel for many years. The current owner intends to transfer the residence (Lot 9) to a different owner and with the configuration of an established fence line, and is proposing to slightly rearrange the rear lot line to match the fence location. Lot 9 is zoned R-Residential and will have a small piece of RM-Multi- family residential zoning added to it. Split zoning is not ideal bud does not run counter to Code requirements. Public Comment: None RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission October 15, 2019 Board Room, Estes Park Town Hall It was moved and seconded (Murphree/Smith) to APPROVE the Preliminary Amended Plat of Lots 5, 7 and 9, and the Southwesterly 57 feet of Lot 6, all within Block 6 of the Reclamation Subdivision, as described in the staff report, and recommended by staff. The motion passed 6-0. 2. CODE AMENDMENT; CHANGE OF USE IN DEVELOPMENT PLANS Planning Technician Kreycik reviewed the proposed Code Amendment to Chapter 3.8, Table 3-3 regarding Development Review requirements in certain cases of Changes in Use. Changes in use may create impacts that are appropriate to address through development plan reviews. This text amendment would add a provision for evaluating nonresidential projects that constitute a change in use that could change character or intensity, thereby impacting surrounding property owners. It was moved and seconded (Theis/Smith) to continue the code amendment to a future meeting. The motion passed 6-0. 3. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TIMES Director Hunt noted that this is not Amending the Bylaws, just changing the meeting times as allowed in the Bylaws. Leavitt stated that this has been a good experiment and even though the numbers haven’t changed much, giving the 6:00 p.m. start time a chance through the winter may produce better attendance. This will place the next meeting-time discussion in May 2020. It was moved and seconded (Leavitt/White) to continue the Planning Commission start times of 6:00 pm for an additional six months. The motion passed 6-0. 4. ADVISE AND DISCUSS: Ground lease agreement with Park R-3 School District for the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Building Director Hunt discussed the new CTE building being proposed by Estes Park High School. The property is on Town-owned land and will be leased by the Park R-3 School District. The ground lease was approved by the Town Board of Trustees on October 8, 2019. Final approval authority for the project resides with the District Board of Education; no formal action is needed by the Planning Commission. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission October 15, 2019 Board Room, Estes Park Town Hall Chuck Scott, High School Principal, spoke on the project. It was passed as a mill levy in the 2016 election. There will be an auto bay, woodshop, welding shop, office, classroom and workroom, along with a 1500 square foot greenhouse. There will be a small amount of room for students to work outside, which will also house two composting machines. A grant for a plastic recycler is in the works to make shredded plastic for 3D printers. The goal is to make the CTE Building as technical and as green as possible. There will be a crosswalk and the property will be fenced and gated. Work-based learning is being emphasized at the High School. There are plans for construction, automotive mechanics and culinary classes to be offered. Ground-breaking is set for October 17. The Commission asked a number of questions and shared thoughts regarding building and site design, programming, and need in the community. Verbal comments indicated in general support for the project. 5. ALPACA FARMS/FERGUSON SUBDIVISION: hearing of concerns (Comments are summarized) Trudy Ester, 1070 Griffith Court, questioned why Griffith Court residents weren’t given the same courtesy the Upper Broadview residents were given previously for public comment and traffic concerns. Griffith Court can not handle the number of cars this project will bring. There seems to be two sets of rules: Larimer County and Estes Valley. Seth Hanson, Property Owner, agrees that it is a confusing process. Accommodations in A1 zoning is a right by use, as is a duplex on the A1 lot. Individually selling a duplex requires a subdivision process if all code requirements are met. That is what has happened with all previous developments. Lonnie Sheldon, Van Horn Engineering, noted three things: 1) there is no increase in density, 2) the lots meet minimum lot size for A1 zoning, 3) fire truck turn-around is afforded by the use of hammer-head driveways. Attorney Kramer cautioned the Commission that this could come back to them as a Subdivision Plat and they should save their project-related comments for that future date. Director Hunt proposed facilitating a face to face meeting with all involved parties. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission October 15, 2019 Board Room, Estes Park Town Hall REPORTS • Planner II position will be filled by Alex Bergeron on November 1. • Upcoming IGA dates: October 22 Town Board Meeting discussion item and November 14 Joint meeting with Town Board and County Commissioners to vote on the future of the IGA. County staff is working on their own discussion items. • The PUD Amendment will be Denied Without Prejudice at the County Commissioners meeting on October 21 due to discussion needed regarding the conflict involved with Vacation Home rentals. • The Parking Study with Public W orks is being pushed into 2020 due to funding issues for future studies. • Member Thies noted that the Estes Park Annexation Plan, which was distributed to the Commission at today’s study session, was created by Frank Theis and is in no way related to the Town of Estes Park. ADJOURN There being no further business Chair Leavitt adjourned the meeting at 7:22 p.m. _________________________________ Bob Leavitt, Chair _________________________________ Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary