HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Valley Planning Commission 2001-02-20BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Regular Meeting of the Estes Valley Planning Commission
February 20,2001,1:30 p.m.
Board Room (Room 130), Estes Park Municipai Buiiding
Commission:
Attending:
Chair Joyce Kitchen, Commissioners Wendell Amos, DeeDee Hampton,
Ed McKinney, Cherie Pettyjohn, Edward Pohl, and Dominick Taddonio
Chair Kitchen, Commissioners Amos, Hampton, McKinney, Pettyjohn, Pohl,
and Taddonio
Also Attending: Planner Shirk, and Recording Secretary Wheatley
Absent: None
Chair Kitchen called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.
1. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Estes Valley Planning Commission Minutes dated January 16, 2001.
It was moved and seconded (Amos/Pohl) that the Consent Agenda be accepted as
presented.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Bud Hampton, 1575 Devils Gulch Road, spoke regarding the formation of the Knoli-Wiiiows
Conservancy. Their mission statement was provided to the Commission. Their objective is
to preserve The Knoll and the Willows Wetlands Area in a natural state for education and
research in the memory of Enos A. Mills.
3. SUBDIVISIONS
Lockard Plat, Part of SE1/4 and SW V4 of Section 18-5-72,1541 Devils Gulch Road,
Applicants: Wesley and Valenda Lockard. Lonnie Sheldon from Van Horn
Engineering was present representing the applicants. Planner Shirk gave the staff
report. Pursuant to a variance granted in November 2000, the applicant is requesting to
combine two lots of record into a single platted lot. The purpose of the November
variance was to aliow for an addition to an existing residence that was built when the
setback was 10 feet. A condition for the variance of combining the two lots was required
since the residence straddies the parcel line. Neither lot currently conforms to the
minimum lot size, nor would the resultant lot should the proposal be approved.
Therefore, the status of legal non-conforming lot size wouid continue. Based on the
identified steep slopes located on the extreme northern portion of this site, a Limits of
Disturbance should be established with this proposal. This proposal is located within
identified elk and deer wildlife areas. Based on the relatively minor nature of this
request. Staff finds waiving the requirements of Section 7.8 of the Estes Vailey
Development code meets the standards to grant a waiver for overall subdivision design.
A note should be placed on the plat indicating that development is subject to applicable
regulations. No significant issues or concerns were expressed by reviewing staff reiative
to code compliance or the provision of public services. Planner Shirk read the staff
findings into the record.
Lonnie Sheldon advised the applicant agreed with the staff report. In response to
comments made by the Commission, he said future vicinity maps would be improved and
the typographical errors would be corrected on the plat prior to the County
Commissioners hearing.
Public Comment:
None.
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It was moved and seconded (Amos/Pettyjohn) to recommend approval to the Board of
County Commissioners of the Lockard Plat, with the following conditions and it
passed unanimousiy.
1.
2.
Limits of disturbance shail be estabiished in accordance with guidelines set forth in
Section 7.2.D.2 “Criteria for Establishing Limits of Disturbance.”
The following note shall be placed on the plat: “The area represented on this plat is
within an identified wildlife habitat area. Development is subject to applicable
regulations.”
5. REPORTS
Planner Shirk reported on a meeting with Clarion and Associates, Russ Legg and Jeannine
Haag from the County and Town Attorney White, at which time potential revisions to the
code were discussed. These included, but not limited to, height restriction, FAR calculation,
definition of streams, definition of a building envelope, and process for a minor subdivision.
Some items that Clarion will be researching are the definition of a kitchen in accommodation
zoning, accessory structures and garages, the floor area ratio, and geohazards. The
Commission requested time for review of these items such as a work session prior to the
public hearing. Effort should be made to encourage public attendance at these hearings.
Further discussion was requested on accessory dwelling units and overlay zoning to the
entrances to the Town.
Commissioner Amos commented that the 3-minute limitation on public comments should be
adhered to in the future. Commissioner Taddonio asked Mr. Hampton for some clarification
as to the desired goals of the group. Mr. Hampton reviewed the mission statement and how
it could be used for funding proposals that would help the Town with financing the project.
There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
Meribeth Wheatley, Recording Secretary