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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Planning Commission 1976-06-15BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO., DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission v/ June 15, 1976 Commission: Attending: Chairman Petrocine, Members Blair, Hix, Sager, Geurds, Sutter, Wagner Members Wagner, Blair, Hix, Sager Also Attending: Secretary Hill, Town Engineer/Planner Van Horn, Con sulting Planner Bill Lament Absent:Chairman Petrocine, Members Geurds, Sutter It was moved, seconded and carried the minutes of May 18, 1976 be approved. REZONING - LITTLEJOHN - LOT 29, RIVERSIDE SUBDIVISION Ij Vice Chairman Wagner proceeded to conduct a public hearing on the pro posed rezoning of Lot 29, Riverside Subdivision from the existing R-2 Multiple Family Residential to C-1 Commercial. Mr. James M. Littlejohn appeared speaking in favor of the proposed rezoning. There were no persons present speaking in opposition to [the rezoning. Vice Chairman Wagner declared the hearing closed. Member Hix moved the rezoning be favorably recommended to the Board of Trustees. Member Blair seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. BINNS ADDITION: PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLATS - ANNEXATION - ZONING: Mr. David Binns submitted the preliminary plat of the Binns Addition located in the SWi of NEi 22-5-73 to the Planning Commission for its approval. Letters regarding the prelimina!ry plat were received from the following: Upper Thompson Sanitation District Director of Light & Power Town Engineer/Planner 6/04/76 5/26/76 6/14/76 Member Hix moved the preliminary plat be approved. Member Blair seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion unanimously carried, Mr. David Binns also presented the final plat of the Binns Addition to the Planning Commission. The only correspondence-received was a letter from the Town Engineer/Planner dated June :14, 1976. Member Blair moved the final plat be favorably recommended to the Board of Trustees. Mem ber Hix seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. Vice Chairman Wagner conducted a public hearing regarding the annexation and proposed zoning of C—2 Restricted Commercial for the Binns Addition. David Binns spoke in favor of the annexation and proposed zoning. There were no persons present speaking in opposition. Correspondence was received from the Town Engineer/Planner dated 6/14/76. Vice Chairman Wagner declared the hearing closed. Member Sager moved the annexation and C-2 Restricted Commercial zoning be favorably recommended to the Board of Trustees. Member Blair seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.» DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission June 15, 1976 Page Two (2) WILLIAMSON SUBDIVISION - LOT 7, TWIN VIEW ADDITION: The final plat of the Williamson Subdivision was submitted to the Planning Commission for its consideration. I Correspondence was received from the Town Engineer/Planner dated June 14, 1976. Member Blair moved the final plat be recommended to the Board |of Trustees for approval. Member Sager seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. i P.U.D. ORDINANCE: | Consulting Planner Bill Lament reviewed the proposed P.U.D. ordinance with the Planning Commission and discussed various revisions. Member Sager moved the revisions suggested by Bill! Lament, Town Planner Van Horn, and Town Attorney Phipps be incorporated into the proposed Planned Unit Development ordinance and that; it be brought before the Planning Commission for public hearing on July 20, 1976. Member Blair seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. STANLEY HILLS - PRELIMINARY PLAT AND PRELIMINARY UNIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN:------------------------------------— ^ ^ Although a preliminary plat and preliminary unit development plan were submitted according to procedure, Leon Feddersen stated that he wo^ld withdraw these items at this time and resubmit them at a later meeting possibly under the proposed P.U.D. ordinance if passed. SELF-STORAGE WAREHOUSE UNITS IN C-2: | As directed by the Planning Commission at its May 18th meeting. Planner vL pJaKnied three alternatives to permitting sell-storage ware- houses in C-2 Restricted Commercial District as follows. 1) Make no change in the zoning regulation. This choice would require the use to be placed in a C—1 zone. 2) Make the use a permitted use by right C-l'^orwould allow self-storage warehouses to be built on any C i or C-2 land along with other permitted uses. 3) Make the use a permitted use by JoCedSrend C-1 zones^^ This would require special review procedure. Bill Van Horn pointed out the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative whereupon Member Sager moved that an ordinan npvt llTolllllllZ alternative #3 and set Planning Commission meeting. Member Blair se roll call the motion unanimously carried. ' SIGN CODE - AMENDMENTS: AS directed by the Planning Commi^lon Town Attorney JohnsPhlppSws: submitted a letter proposing amendments to the sig Vending Machines;- Although not intended, vending machines are cIassi?!eras free standing signs under the Pf The proposed amendment would take vending mac ru classification, exempt them from sign permits, and limit tne advertising contained on them to the product vended. BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.» DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission June 15, 1976 Page Three (3) Changeable Text or Copy Signs. Only theatre marquees are allowed to have their text changed under the present sign code. The proposed amendment would allow those signs specifically designed to change text to do so without obtaining a permit for each change.I Notices Regarding Violations. Present code requires noti fication of sign violations to be served by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proposed amendment would allow serving notice to the violator by personal delivery should the return receipt not be received within thirty days.i I Subdivision Signs. The proposed amendment would classify subdivision signs as identification signs. However, size, height, location and maintenance of these signs would need to be deter mined by the Planning Commission. I Member Blair moved that the amendments for the vending machines, changeable text or copy signs, and notices regarding violations be drawn as proposed and submitted to the Planning Commission at its next meeting for public hearing and that the Planning Commission study further subdivision signs requirements. Member Sager seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. ILLEGAL LAND DIVISIONS: ! In order to handle illegal subdivisions of land. Member Sager moved the Planning Commission recommend to the Board of Trustees the following: 1) The Municipal Code be amended to provide that no building permit be issued for any tract of land not legally subdivided; 2) And that the amended Subdivision Chapter be recorded with the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder. Member Blair seconded the motion, carried.Upon roll call the motion unanimously There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Robert E. Wagner, Vice Chairman