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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Valley Planning Commission 2000-12-19BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting of the Estes Valley Planning Commission December 19,2000,1:30 p.m. Board Room (Room 130), Estes Park Municipal Building Commission:Chair Edward Pohl, Commissioners Wendeli Amos, DeeDee Hampton, Joyce Kitchen, Ed McKinney, Cherie Pettyjohn, and Dominick Taddonio Attending:Chair Pohl, Commissioners Amos, Kitchen, McKinney, Pettyjohn and Taddonio Also Attending: Town Attorney White, Director Stamey, Public Works Director Linnane, Senior Planner Joseph, Planner Shirk, and Recording Secretary Wheatley Absent:Commissioner Hampton Chair Pohl called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. 1. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 2. CONSENT AGENDA a. Estes Valley Planning Commission Minutes dated November 21, 2000. A notation was made to Page 4 that Bus Shageman was speaking for his parents who live on Lot 9, West Lane. b. Preliminary Plat, Horse Creek Ranch to be continued to the January 16,2001 meeting at the request of the applicant. It was moved and seconded (Amos/Pettyjohn) that the Consent Agenda be accepted as presented. 3. SUBDIVISIONS a. Amended Plat, Amended Plat of Lot 2, Mountain Man Subdivision, Applicant: Windy City, LLP. Paul Kochevar was present to represent the applicant. The Town approved the Amended Plat of Lot 2, Mountain Man Subdivision on January 11,2000 to accommodate the construction of a building that would include retail on the main floor and residential on the second floor. After a year of trying to market the residential space on the second floor with no success, the applicant has changed the use of the second floor to office and retail space. In order to avoid the requirement for additional stairwells and elevator, the applicant wishes to eliminate the lot line. The new building would still have two stairwells and one elevator. Planner Shirk reviewed the Staff Report. An existing access easement to Brownfield’s has been delineated on this amended plat. No significant issues or concerns were expressed by reviewing staff relative to code compliance or the provision of public services. Public Comment: None. It was moved and seconded (Amos/Pettyjohn) to recommend approval to the Town Board of Trustees of the Amended Plat of Lot 2, Mountain Man Subdivision, and it passed unanimously with one absent. BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission - December 19, 2000 Page 2 b. Preliminary Piat, Bristiecone Subdivision, Tract 3, Arapaho Meadows, Appiicant: Pawnee Meadow, LLC. Paul Kochevar, the applicant, reviewed the history regarding the access to the property. If the plat is approved, he would provide the Town with a deed of dedication to the right-of-way. The current private drive to the east would be reserved for the use of only Lot 4 and the Haines property. This would be controlled with the use of a gate structure. The gate will be located near the northeast corner of the property. The 12-foot wide outlet will be labeled as open space, not a building site, and be maintained as private property. A detention pond in the corner of Lot 3 is planned to handle the drainage. Public Works Director Linnane advised that the final plan for drainage has not been determined. The sewer main easement across the Sloan property is a current easement. The word “amended” will be removed from the title block. The name of the street is Bristiecone Court, not Drive. Director Linnane advised it was standard procedure to require the 10-foot utility easement along the property lines. Senior Planner Joseph reviewed the staff report. Section 10.5.A.7 requires that all rights-of-way be platted to the property line. The north line of the cul-de-sac ROW is set back approximately five feet off the property line. The applicant is requesting an exception to this standard in order to protect the cul-de-sac from being converted into a through street at some time in the future. Staff supports granting an exception to this standard in this case because a need for a through street connection in this location is not anticipated at this time. Dedication of a through street ROW was accomplished with the Fist Filing of Pawnee Meadows Subdivision. Mr. Kochevar advised that all of the utilities to the existing house on Lot 2 shall be relocated to a utility easement. The only utility line going to the Haines property is a telephone line that will be reconnected to a new line off Cherokee Drive. Staff believes that adjacent properties could be developed in conformance with our current standards with this plan. Public Comment: Teddie Haines, adjacent property owner to the west, asked for clarification on the dedication of the utility easement and if this would also allow vehicular access. Sr. Planner Joseph advised that the utility easement is totally separate from a vehicular access easement. It was moved and seconded (Pettyjohn/Amos) to recommend approval to the Town Board of Trustees of the Preliminary Plat of Bristiecone Subdivision, with the following conditions and it passed unanimousiy with one absent. 1. Approval of this Preliminary Plat nullifies all prior approvals of preliminary plats for this property. 2. The entire length of the cul-de-sac shall be dedicated as a public right-of- way. 3. The portion of the Haines property that will be dedicated as a public right-of- way shall be dedicated concurrent with plat approval by a separate document. 4. A 10 foot wide utility easement shall be dedicated along the north property line of Lot 4. All existing utilities to remain in service shall be placed in easements with this plat. 5. Postal cluster box installation shall be provided by the developer to serve the new subdivision plus the Haines property. 6. One or more access easements serving adjacent property cross the subject property. These easements shall be noted with complete legal descriptions and reception numbers. The final disposition of the easements shall be addressed prior to placement on Town Board agenda of this preliminary plat. Any easements or portions of easements to be vacated must be vacated with this plat, (or by separate recorded document upon final plat approval). Any existing roadway to be abandoned shall be reclaimed and revegetated at the developer’s expense. BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission - December 19, 2000 Pages 7. Outlet A shall be restricted with a note on the plat as permanent open space, not a building site. 8. A shared private drive easement maintenance agreement shall be provided for the shared private drive extended beyond the cul-de-sac. The private drive shali be constructed and paved by the developer. The agreement shall clearly state which lots are to be served by the drive and participate in the maintenance. 9. A preliminary drainage plan and street construction plans shall be reviewed and accepted by Public Works prior to placement on Town Board agenda of the preliminary plat. 4. REPORTS Director Stamey noted that copies of articles regarding growth issues from the Denver Post and the CML newsletter had been included in the Commissioners’ notebooks. Several growth related proposals are being debated this year in the State legislature and staff will update the Commission as needed. Chair Pohl noted that the Town Board had reappointed himself and Mr. McKinney for new terms ending 2003. Commissioner Amos asked if it was feasible to reschedule the November and December meetings in 2001 to the 2nd Tuesday of the month to allow for holiday traveling. Staff will research the possibility. There being no further business, Chair Pohi adjourned the meeting at 2:36 p.m. Edward B. Pohl, Chair !A Y^aJ~Aly^.------------ Meribeth Wheatley, Recording Secretary