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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Estes Valley Planning Commission Study Session 1998-10-28BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission - Study Session October 28,1998 Commission:Chair A1 Sager, Commissioners Wendell Amos, William Baird, Joyce Kitchen, Cherie Pettyjohn, Edward Pohl and Dominick Taddonio Attending: All Absent: None TAC Members: Larry Gamble, Helen Hondius, Roger Thorp and Bill Van Horn Attending: Gamble Absent: Members Hondius, Thorp and Van Horn Also Attending Town:Trustee Liaison Baudek Attorney White, Director Stamey, Senior Planner Joseph, Recording Secretary Botic County: County Commissioner Liaison Disney, Chief Planner Russell Legg Chair Sager caUed the Study Session to order at 3:00 p.m. and recognized the 10/21/98 Minutes have been prepared, however, no approval will be made at this time. Chair Sager welcomed everyone to the Study Session and clarified there would be no public participation. There will be a time for verbal and written comments in the future. Director Stamey referred to the Major Summary Points, EVDC - Chapters 4 & 5 (revised 10/27/98). Mr. Stamey also reviewed the items pertaining to this Planning Conunission’s task from the 1998 Talmey-Drake Survey. Excessive growth is the number one volunteered issue. Complete copies of the survey are available from the Town Clerk’s Office and the Library. County Commissioner Disney stated he has observed this Planning Commission delving into the policy field in past sessions and reminded Commissioners their role is to write a Development Code to implement the Master Plan. Change from the Master Plan may be incorporated into the Development Code. Mr. Stamey noted Commissioner Amos has requested Radio/Transmittal Antennas be added under the Wireless Telecommunication Facilities (Chapter 4, Page 7) and not omitted from RE, E and R in the County. Mr. Stamey provided development examples for the Commissioners to review, illustrating density, FAR and site coverage. Major Summary Points - Discussion beginning on Page 2, 2. Direction - Maintain current CD - District boundaries. Chapter 4, Page 11. Yes. Stanley Village falls under EPURA. 3. Direction - Develop CR - Commercial Recreation District, or keep uses in CO- Outlying Commercial, with standards. Chapter 4, Page 12. 4. Use Table. Chapter 4, Pages 15-22. • Reflects current use provisions. • Mobile Home Park - SR in CO. BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission - Study Session - October 28,1998 Page 2 • Direction - Parking requirements for housing and accommodations in CD? See top of Page and page 17, accommodation uses, for uses that may have parking implications. Discussion - pros and cons discussed, Mr. Stamey will check with Loveland and see how they are dealing with this issue • In A, P for hotel small and resort lodge. Page 17. 5. Density and Dimensional Standards. Page Chapter 4, Pages 24 - 26. • FAR added for accommodation districts. FAR increased for CH, and I-l. • Direction - Increase FAR in CH to 50% - 75%? (Parking is limiting factor) Page 25. • Maximum lot coverage standard revised. Current - max coverage, adjust by slope. At 24% - no coverage, except by special review. Page 24 - 26. Change Notes to Table 4- 6: #6 to “The maximumlot coverage percentage in the A and A-1 zones shall be applied to the gross lot area.” • A-1, minimum lot area - 15,000 sq. ft., and 10,000 sq. ft. per unit. Page 24. • Page 26 - delete “residential use” • Page 27 - Net developable area - Current Town praetiee, except for slope. Currently, density is adjusted based on average slope of site. At 30%, minimum lot area is doubled. This would modify slope adjustment by deleting lands with slopes >30% from lot area. Direction - Use Town’s slope/density formula, instead of absolute deletion of >30%. County and Town Staff to discuss with visuals to assist discussion. 6. Direction - page 27 - Round up or down?, or just use the calculated whole number? Round down, example: 8.9 = 8 7. Private open space set aside standard added for A, and A-1 (50%). Should this be required? Currently - regulated by coverage limits, and slope/density adj. Page 30. Discussion will continue after Open Space qualifications are reviewed. 8. Principal use standards added. • Main entrance oriented to street frontage. Page 31, #3. 9. Vehicular access and circulation requirements. Placed in table format. Reflects current, and update. Page 31. • Parking location - no more than 30% in front of building? Page 32, lines 34-35. • Land set aside for trails included within open space req. Page 33, lines 28-31. CHAPTER 5 - USE REGULATIONS Use Classifications Page 1 - 22. ., , r- .• a 1. Provides classification and definition of uses. This section provides for clarification, and assists with interpretation questions. • Household living definition-page 11. • High-Intensity and Low-Intensity Accommodations - page 9 and 13. Rather thanSpecific Use Standards 1. This section provides objective standards for operation of certain uses. subjective, special review approaches. , . T , Adult Businesses - 500’ from residential zone, school, church, park. Located in 1-1 district. Lists specific Prohibited Uses. -a/: Direction - Vehicle Services - canopies, included in FAR, 50%-100%., page 36. Wireless Telecommunication facilities - new standards reflecting Federal requirements. Pages 37-39. 2. 3. 4. 5. BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission - Study Session - October 28,1998 Page 3 Accessory Uses and Structures 1. This section provides broader guidance for these uses. • Direction - Accessory Dwelling Unit - all residential districts? Page 41. “Accessory” will be defined. Discussion on merits of this. Some want to eliminate. • Delete employee housing from residential districts • Direction - Nightly rentals - proposed town ordinance. County RE-1 and RE approach? Pages 41 and 49. County Direction needed. • Direction - Delete animal provisions from zoning? Pages 41 and 48. Currently two standards. Staff will discuss. 2. Provides for unity of ownership between principal and accessory use. Residential 1. Accessory dwellings allowed in all single family districts. Shall not exceed 33% of principal dwelling, or 800 sq. ft., whichever is less. 30 day minimum lease provision. 2. Direction - Enployee Housing. See page 45 for discussion. Flexibility? 3. Direction - for garages. See page 46. Size limit in residential areas? 4. Adds more definition of Home Occupation - page 46. Non-residential - Page 51 - 55. 1. Clarifies establishment, setback, size and height standards. 2. Page 52. Add Employee Housing to A-1. 3. Page 53. Add Restaurants, etc. to CO. Temporary Uses - Page 56 - 61. 1. New section, clarifies when, where, what and how. 2. Approval. This would generally be at the staff level. Page 56. 3. Page 58. Delete Temporary Seasonal and Holiday sales from CD. 4. Page 59. Delete Fairs, Carnivals, Circuses. Commissioner Pohl joined the Study Session at 4:20 p.m. Attorney White thanked the public for their interest and attendance. Chair Sager stated the next Study Session will be on November 24,1998,3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the Board Room. Items to be discussed will be: slope, open space definition, accessory dwellings, vacation rentals, animals. There being no further business, the Study Session was adjourned at 5:38 p.m Roxanne S. Botic, Recording Secretary