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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Planning Commission 1981-04-21BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.» DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission y April 21, 1981 Commission:Chairman A1 Sager, Members Duane Blair, Robert E. Burgess, George J, Hix, Margaret Houston, Craig W. Meusel, Richard Wood Chairman Sager, Members Blair, Hix, Houston, Meusel, Wood Also Attending: Mayor Tregent, Town Administrator Hill, Town Engineer/ Planner Widmer, Secretary Van Horn Absent: Member Robert E. Burgess Attending: Minutes of the March 17, 1981 Planning Commission meeting were sub mitted and approved. SAINT VRAIN CENTER SUBDIVISION - FINAL PLAT: Bill Van Horn, representing the owners, presented the final plat of Saint Vrain Center Subdivision which proposes dividing 2.84 acres along State Highway 7 into four lots. Letters regarding the final plat were received from the following: State Highway Department Town Attorney...................... Town Engineer/Planner. . Light & Power Director . . April 8, 1981 . April 14, 1981 . April 15, 1981 . April 15, 1981 Member Meusel moved that the condition imposed by the Planning Com mission on February 17, 1981 for a 10’ setback from the west property line of Lot 1 be rescinded and that the final plat be favorably recom mended to the Board of Trustees subject to the following conditions: 1. The utility easements next to the side and rear lot lines be shown on the plat and the 15' utility easement be dimensioned. 2. The area of the subdivision (2.835 acres) be added after the legal description. 3. All property pins be set prior to Town Board approval. 4. If an exception to the cul-de-sac regulation is desired, that a petition be submitted. 5. If the public improvements are not completed prior to Town Board approval, that a guarantee in the amount of $56,200.00 be provided. Member Hix seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT - WILSON SUBDIVISION (PORTION OF FALL RIVER ADD.): Paul Kochevar, representing the owners, presented the Wilson Subdivision which reduces four tracts containing 13.6 acres in the Fall River Addi tion to three tracts. Letters regarding the boundary adjustment were received from the following: Water Superintendent . Town Attorney.................. Town Engineer/Planner. Light & Power Director April 10, 1981 April 14, 1981 April 14, 1981 April 15, 1981 Bob Cheney, adjacent property owner, appeared and protested the plat showing an encroachment of a cabin on the north property line of the proposed Lot 3. He said this plat conflicts with a survey conducted in 1915 and that the Wilson Subdivision should not be approved until the property line location is cleared up. Mr. Kochevar stated that he and his clients would meet with Mr. Cheney to discuss the situation Member Margaret Houston moved consideration of the Wilson Subdivision be tabled. Member Hix seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. BRADFORD PUBLISHING COM DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission - April 21, 1981 - Page 2 MASONIC SUBDIVISION - LOT SPLIT - LOT 1, ACACIA ACRES: Paul Kochevar, representing the Estes Park Masonic Building Foundation Inc., presented the Masonic Subdivision which proposes dividing Lot 1, Acacia Acres into two lots of 2.79 and 1.0 acres. Letters regarding the division were received from the following: Water Superintendent.....................April 8, 1981 Town Engineer/Planner.....................April 8, 1981 Town Attorney......................................April 14, 1981 Light & Power Director .... April 15, 1981 Member George Hix moved that the lot split be favorably recommended to the Board of Trustees subject to the lots being designated Lot 1 and Lot 2 and that the Planning Commission finds the following facts with respect 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 petitioners; 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 petitioners is situated or in conflict with the purposes and objectives of Title 16 of the Municipal Code. Member Wood seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. MURPHY-VEAL SUBDIVISION - LOT SPLIT - LOT 12, BLOCK 2, LAKE VIEW TRACTS: Paul Kochevar, on behalf of the owners, presented the Murphy-Veal Subdivision which proposes to divide Lot 12, Block 2, Lake View Tracts into two lots of .427 and .765 acres. Letters regarding the division were received from the following: DMJM-Phillips.Reister.Haley, Inc. . . February 1, 1981 Town Engineer Planner...................... April 8, 1981 Town Attorney....................................... April 14, 1981 Light & Power Director...............................April 15, 1981 Word was received from the Water Superintendent that the existing water system could serve the existing duplex and an additional single family residence. Member Richard Wood moved the lot split be favorably recom mended to the Board of Trustees subject to (1) the lots being numbered "Lot 1" and "Lot 2", (2) all property pins being set prior to Town Board approval, (3) a corner radius at Hillside Lane and Pine Lane being dedicated on the plat, (4) a 15' drainage easement being provided on both lots, and that the Planning Commission finds the following facts with respect 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 petitioners; 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 petitioners is situated or in conflict with the purposes and objectives of Title 16 of the Municipal Code. Member Blair seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. PLACID LAKE SUBDIVISION - LOT SPLIT: Paul Kochevar presented the Placid Lake Subdivision which proposes BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.» DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission - April 21, 1981 - Page 3 dividing a tract of land immediately east of Fall River Estates into two parcels of 5.5 and 8.66 acres. This division is the same as the division approved by the Board of Trustees on August 22, 1978 and is being resubmitted due to legal proceedings. Letters regarding the division were received from the following: Water Superintendent.....................April 14, 1981 Town Attorney......................................April 14, 1981 Town Engineer/Planner.....................April 15, 1981 Light 8i Power Director .... April 15, 1981 Member Meusel moved that the lot split be favorably recommended to the Board of Trustees subject to (1) an easement being provided along the east side of Lot 1 for an existing 12" Fall River water main and that the easement provision meets the Water Superintendent's approval, (2) a certified copy of the Order appointing Mr. Talmage as Receiver being provided prior to recording of the plat, (3) all property pins being set prior to Town Board approval, (4) that an easement be provided on Lot 2 for the inlet to the lake, and that the Planning Commission finds the following facts with respect 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 petitioners; 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 petitioners is situated or in conflict with the purposes and objectives of Title 16 of the Municipal Code. Member Hix seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. SIGN CODE - CHURCH, HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME SIGNS IN R-1: Member Margaret Houston moved the following public hearings be scheduled for an amendment to the sign code to allow church, hospital, nursing home signs located in the R-1 zoning district to have the same sign requirements as the R-2 zoning district: Planning Commission.....................May 19, 1981 Board of Trustees.........................May 26, 1981 Member Blair seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. SIGN CODE - EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMING SIGNS COMPLIANCE DATE: A letter from the Town Attorney dated April 16, 1981 was reviewed whereupon Member Duane Blair moved the following public hearings be scheduled to extend the sign code compliance date for nonconforming signs to August 1982: Planning Commission.....................May 19, 1981 Board of Trustees.........................May 26, 1981 Member Houston seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. LARIMER COUNTY REFERRALS: SMITH/CLAUSON VARIANCE REQUEST - Doris Smith resubmitted her request for a variance to allow the addition of an observation deck to the Rocky Mountain Motel located on portions of Lots 5-10, Beaver Point Heights. The deck would be added to the southwest portion of the motel and would require variances for the side yard setback to allow a 4' setback rather than the required 10' and for the front yard setback to BRADFORD PUBLISHING COM DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission - April 21, 1981 - Page 4 allow a 10' setback rather than the required 50'. Ms. Smith contended that the motel does not have a view to the west because of its shape and that the deck would not obstruct the view of adjacent property owners. Member Margaret Houston moved the variance request be favorably recommended to the Larimer County Board of Adjustment. Member Hix seconded the motion and the vote was declared a "tie" accordingly: Those voting "Yes" Members Houston, Hix, Meusel. Those voting "No" Members Blair, Wood, Sager. FRONT RANGE PROJECT - MOUNTAIN AREAS WORKGROUP REPORT: Joan Van Horn, representative on the Front Range Project - Mountain Areas Workgroup, reported briefly on the activities of the committee which is seeking to develop a statement of mountain area concerns and goals lor the future. This topic is one of nine being addressed by the Front Range Council in its second year project. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. / , Joan Van Horn, Secretary