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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Planning Commission 1979-05-15BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.» DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission / May 15, 1979 Commission: Attending: Also Attending: Absent: Chairman Sager, Members Blair, Graves, Hix, Houston, Rumley, and Swickard Chairman Sager, Members Blair, Graves, Hix, Rumley, and Swickard Town Administrator Hill, Town Engineer/Planner Widmer Member Houston The minutes of the April 17, 1979 Planning Commission meeting were submitted and approved, ORDINANCE ALLOWING ONE & TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS IN C-1 BY RIGHT: Chairman Sager conducted a public hearing on the proposed ordinance amending Section 17.32.020 of the Municipal Code to remove one and two family dwellings from special review in C-1 Commercial zoning district. No persons appeared speaking in favor of or in opposition to the ordinance and no correspondence was received regarding the same. Chairman Sager declared the hearing closed. Member Jack T. Rumley moved the ordinance be favorably recommended to the Board of Trustees. Member Blair seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. ORDINANCE ALLOWING ONE & TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS IN C-2 BY RIGHT: Chairman Sager conducted a public hearing on the proposed ordinance amending Section 17.36.020 of the Municipal Code to remove one and two family dwellings from special review in C-2 Restricted Commercial zoning district. No persons appeared speaking in favor of or in oppo sition to the ordinance and no correspondence was received. Chairman Sager declared the hearing closed. Member James H. Swickard moved the ordinance be recommended to the Board of Trustees for adoption. Member Rumley seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. ORDINANCE REPEALING PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR LODGING BUSINESSES IN C-2: The Chairman conducted a public hearing on the proposed ordinance deleting Section 17.36.040 of the Municipal Code pertaining to parking requirements for lodging businesses in C-2 zoning district. No persons appeared speaking in favor of or in opposition to the ordinance and no correspondence was received regarding the same. Chairman Sager declared the hearing closed. Member Byron L. Graves moved the ordinance be favorably recommended to the Board of Trustees. Member Hix seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. ORDINANCE REGARDING R-2 USES IN C-2 ZONING DISTRICT: Chairman Sager conducted a public hearing on the proposed ordinance amending Chapter 17.36 of the Municipal Code which would require R-2 uses permitted in C-2 zoning district to meet lot areas required in R-2. No persons appeared speaking in favor of or in opposition to the ordinance and no correspondence was received. Chairman Sager declared the hearing closed. Member Jack T. Rumley moved the ordinance be favorably recommended to the Board of Trustees. Member Graves seconded the motion and upon roll call it passed unanimously. LARIMER COUNTY REFERRALS: ZONING REQUEST - NORTHEAST END OF LAKE ESTES - A petition was filed by the Larimer County Planning Department to zone a previously unzoned parcel of land located adjacent to the northeast end of Lake Estes to B-Business. Giles Gere of the EVIA opposed the proposed B-Business zoning and recommended it be zoned E-1 Estate. Lou Canaiy appeared speaking in opposition to the zoning and recommended it be annexed to BRADFORD PUBLISHING COM DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission - May 15, 1979 - Page Two (2) Estes Park. Correspondence dated May 11, 1979 was received from the Town Engineer/Planner recommending either E-1 or E if the area remained unannexed. Member James H, Swickard moved the Planning Commission recommend to the Larimer County Planning Commission that the area (ex cluding the Bureau of Reclamation land) be zoned E-1 Estate and that the Planning Commission would look favorably upon annexation should the property owners decide to pursue it. Member Graves seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. KOB - SETBACK VARIANCE - Alan Kob appeared requesting a side yard setback variance for a garage which is already under construction located on a tract of land immediately south of the Kinnie Addition. A 1' to 4' setback is being requested (depending on the exact location of the prop erty line) rather than the 10' required setback. Bill Van Horn appeared on behalf of Mr. Kinnie opposing the variance. Giles Gere also spoke in opposition. Member James H. Swickard moved a recommendation for denial be forwarded to the Larimer County Board of Adjustment. Member Blair seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. The Planning Commission discussed and agreed to recommend to the Larimer County Building Department that a greater effort be made to establish tighter control on building in the Estes Park area and to increase the overall efficiency of the building inspection operation. Also, the Planning Commission directed the staff to request that representatives of the County attend Planning Commission meetings when County referrals are agenda items. HABECKER - SETBACK VARIANCE - David Habecker appeared on behalf of David Floyd requesting a 17' side yard setback (from the north property line) rather than the required 25' for a residence to be located on Lot 8, Division 6, High Drive Heights. The lot is a nonconforming lot under E-1 Estate zoning and the required setbacks would only allow a house width of 23'. Giles Gere appeared stating he had no obejction to the variance. Member Duane Blair moved the variance request be favorably recommended to the Larimer County Board of Adjustment. Member Rumley seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. WOODSIDE ESTATES - PRELIMINARY PLAT - Bill Karr of Estes Park Surveyors presented the preliminary plat of Woodside Estates which proposes 13 22 acre lots on a tract of land located south of the YMCA on the tunnel road. Member James H. Swickard moved the preliminary plat of Woodside _ Estates be favorably recommended to the Larimer County Planning Commission subject to confirmation that it will receive sewer service from the Upper Thompson Sanitation District and water service from the YMCA. Member Blair seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion unanimously carried. The Planning Commission directed the staff to request that a utility plan be forwarded along with the preliminary plat when referred by the County. PERMIT SYSTEM REPORT: Chairman Sager reported on a workshop he and the Town Engineer/Planner attended in which the idea of a permit system was presented in lieu o zoning. With the permit system, no uses are allowed by right but instead proposed uses are evaluated through a point system and permits issued upon obtainment of a certain number of points. A brief outline regarding the permit system was distributed to the Planning Commission members for their information. Chairman Sager also discussed with the Planning Commission several exam ples of land uses which have unrelated zoning classifications. It was suggested that areas such as Tallant Park and the golf course be zone a governmental recreational area or something more closely related to the actual use. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. IjIu) Mr'(ru^ JosCh Van Horn, Secretary