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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Planning Commission 1977-01-18BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.» DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission January 18, 1977 Commission: Attending; Chairman Petrocihe, Members Blair, Hix, Sager, Graves, Sutter and Wagner | Chairman Petrocine, Members Hix, Sager, Graves, Sutter and Wagner I Also Attending: Secretary Hill, Town Engineer/Planner Van Horn Absent Member Blair The minutes of the Estes Park Planning Commission meeting held December 21, 1976 were submitted and approved. j ELECTION OF OFFICERS: j I An election of officers was conducted in which Member Sager nominated the following: I : Chairman ............................ N, T, Petrocine Vice Chairman....................Robert E. Wagner i ' jSecretary............................Dale G. Hill | Member Graves seconded the nominations. Upon voting, the nominations unanimously carried. i MASTER PLAN: i ! Roger Burton of Lord and Associates submitted a final draft of the; Master Plan. He said he will be meeting with various local organiza tions to obtain their input. Following these meetings, a public hearing will be set by the Planning Commission. The final draft of the Master Plan will be informally presented to the Larimer County Planning Commission on January 27th. ORDINANCE REGARDING UNIT DEVELOPMENTS IN R-1 AND R-2: Chairman Petrocine conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendment to sections 17.20.020 and 17.24.020 of the|Municipal Code which would remove "unit developments" from permitted uses in the R-1 and R-2 zones. With the adoption of Ordinance #24-76, P.UID.s are allowed in all zones (except DR-Developing Resources) and, therefore, this ordinance serves to update the Municipal Code. There were no persons present speaking in favor of or in opposition and no correspondence was received on the proposed ordinance. Chairman Petrocine declared the hearing closed. Member Robert E. Wagner moved the ordinance be recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval. Member Sutter seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. REZONING - LOTS 5, 6, 7, 16, 17, 18, & 19,IDEVILLE SUB. - PUBLIC HEARING: Chairman Petrocine proceeded to conduct a public hearing on the proposed rezoning of lots 5, 6, 7, 16, 17, 18, & 19 |of DeVille Subdivision from the existing C-2 Restricted Commercial to C-1 Commercial. John Prescott spoke in favor of the rezoning. There were no persons present speaking in opposition to the rezoning and no correspondence was received re garding the same. Chairman Petrocine declared the hearing closed.^ Mem ber Sager moved the rezoning request be tabled until the next regular Planning Commission meeting to enable further study of ilJ1Pact the rezoning upon the Community. Member Petrocine seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO., DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission January 18, 1977 Page Two (2) DEHANN/POCIECHA - SPECIAL REVIEW REQUEST ^11 - PUBLIC HEARING: I The Chairman conducted a public hearing on^ DeHann and Pociecha's special review request to allow a bowling alley on Lot 2, DeVille Sub division which is zoned C-2 Restricted Commercial. Ray Mac Neil, Attorney for the petitioners, and Corky Rogers, Manager of the Chamber of Commerce spoke in favor of the request. There were no persons pre sent speaking in opposition. Letters regarding Special Review Request No. 11 were received from Town Engineer/Planner Van Horn dated Janu ary 14, 1977 and Corky Rogers dated January 6, 1977. A letter from the petitioners' attorney was received certifying that all of the per sons having any record interest in the real property described in the application have signed the same. Chairman Petrocine declared the hearing closed. Member Robert E. Wagner moved that Special Review Request #11 be favorably recommended to the Board of Trustees. Mem ber Sager seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. | LOT SPLIT - KEE WOOD - LOT 13, MOUNT VIEW PARK ADDITION: Paul Van Horn appeared on behalf of Edith Kee Wood requesting the division of Lot 13, Mount View Park Addition. The lot had been pre viously subdivided but is currently under one ownership. A letter from Town Engineer/Planner Van Horn dated January 13, 1977 recommended that if the exemption were granted, that a[covenant be recorded pro hibiting any further division along previous division lines. Member A1 Sager moved the lot division be recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval incorporating the covenant suggested by the Town Planner and that the Planning Commission finds the | following facts with res pect to the request; | 1) That there are special circumstances or conditions affecting the property; 2) That the exception is necessary for the preservation and the enjoyment of a substantial property right of' the petitioner; 3) That the granting of the exception will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other property in the neighborhood In which the property of the petitioner is situated or in conflict with the purposes and objectives of Title 16 of the Municipal Code. Member Graves seconded the motion, mously carried. Upon roll call the motion unani- COX - SIGN VARIANCE AND ON-SITE PARKING OF POP-UP TENT CAMPERS: Two petitions for variances were submitted :to the Estes Park Planning Commission for its review by the Larimer County Planning Department. The variances, requested by LeRoy Cox dba Spruce Lake R/V Park, would allow an off premises sign to be located at the corner of Spur 66 and Marys Lake Road, and would allow on site parking of pop-up tent trailers in the R/V Park. LeRoy Cox appeared explaining that the sign would be temporary due to future development of the corner site. Mr. Cox also explained that under current county regulations, pop-up tent trailers are classified the same as ground tents rather than as recreational vehicles and, therefore, the parking of these vehicles constitutes ia violation. He requested that the tent trailers be reclassified as a recreational vehicle. Giles Gere appeared recommending that the sign variance be denied and the pop-up tent trailer variance be denied un til such time a plat of the R/V Park is submitted to the Larimer County Planning Commission. Member Robert E. Wagner moved that the Estes Park Planning Commission forward a recommendation of denial for the sign BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.t DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 LEAVES Planning Commission January 18, 1377 Page Three (3) variance to the Larimer County Board of Adjustment. Member Sager seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed by the following votes: Those voting "Yes" Members Wagner, Sager, Sutter, Petrocine. Those voting "No" Member Hix. Member Robert E. Wagner then moved that the Estes Park Planning Commission forward a recommendation to the Larimer County Board of Adjustment that oh-site pop-up tents on wheels be allowed at the designated sites. Member Sager seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. CARRIAGE HILLS - 7th FILING. P.U.D. PHASE A, AND 8th FILING: The Planning Commission reviewed the Carriage Hills 7th Filing, Phase A of the P.U.D. and Member Sager moved the following recommendations be forwarded to the Larimer County Planning Commission: ! 1. That the Town is not in support of greater densities being developed outside town limits [than within; 2. That the comments submitted by the Estes Park Fire Chief be strongly considered; 3. That the cul-de-sacs be redesigned to accommodate emergency vehicles; | 4. That requiring street lights be considered; 5. And that street names be renamed to cordinate more closely with existing street names in the area. Member Sutter seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion unani mously carried. The Planning Commission also reviewed the! plat of the 8th Filing of Carriage Hills. Member Robert Wagner moved the Planning Commission recommend to the Larimer County Planning Commission that adequate fire protection be provided. Member Hix seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. LARIMER COUNTY POLICY PLAN: } Larry Timm, Director of the Larimer County Planning Department, dis cussed the Larimer County Policy Plan (revised) which is the second element of the comprehensive plan. He requested that the Planning Commission submit comments regarding the plan to the Larimer County Planning Commission at its February 1st meeting. The Planning Com mission directed the Secretary and Town Engineer/Planner to submit a letter on behalf of the Planning Commission with respect to the com patibility of the policy plan with Estes Park's proposed Master Plan. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. -.1------ Joan Van Horn, Acting Secretary