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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Planning Commission 1998-03-17BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission March 17,1998 Commission: Attending: Also Attending: Absent: Chairman A1 Sager, Commissioners Mark Brown, Harriet Burgess, Alma Hix, Edward Pohl and David Thomas Commissioners Burgess, Hix, Pohl, Sager, and Thomas Trustee Liaison G. Hix, Director Stamey, Recording Secretary Pierce Commissioner Brown Chairman Sager called the meeting to order at 1:30 P.M. 1. CONSENT AGENDA l.a. Minutes of the Febmary 27,1998, meeting were approved with two changes: Page 1, Item #2.a. SPECIAL REVIEW, Line 17 - it was Commissioner Thomas who commented that there are presently pedestrian/vehicle conflicts in front of the Cigar Store, not Commissioner Burgess. Page 3, Item 8 should read: The elevator towers be no higher than shown on the plan. 2. SUBDIVISION 2.a Amended Plat of Lots 7,8, and 9, Et. Morgan Colony Addition, Town of Estes Park, Supinski Living Trust Applicant. Requests to combine three lots into two lots. Applicant representative Mike Todd, from Rocky Mountain Consultants reports that his client is currently working with her attorney to draft the private drive shared maintenance agreement. He also states that they have met all other contingencies as per staff report. Planner Bob Joseph states that staff recommends approval of the plat with only one condition which would be to change the labeling of the original lots from “existing lots” to “former lots”. Also the old lot lines should be labeled as “former” lot lines. Commissioner Thomas moved for approval of amended plat. Lots 7,8, and 9 with stipulation that all items mentioned in the staff report be complied with and, as indicated, all have been except the maintenance agreement for driveway shared access which provides for maintenance of the shared portion of that access. Also it was moved for approval with the stipulation that the former lots and lot lines should be identified as such. No questions or comments. 2.b It was moved and seconded (Burgcss/Pom) torecommend approval of the Amended Plat of Lots 7,8, and 9, Ft. Morgan Colony Addition, withacommentby Commissioner Pohl, that they are considering changing three lots to two lots. There were no further comments or questions and the motion passed unanimously, with one absent commissioner. Arapaho Estates, 3rd Filing, A subdivision of Lot 23, Arapaho Estates, Second Filing (15 Acres), Robert F. Koehler, Applicant. Request for a subdivision of 9 single family lots and one open space outlot. Applicant Representative Ross Stephen reported that lot sizes range from 1.08 acres to 3 acres. Mr. Stephen states that he has discussed items in question with Public Works Director Bill Linnane, and has addressed these items with revised BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission - March 17,1998 Page 2 drawings submitted to Public Works Director Bill Linnane and Fire Chief Scott Dorman. There is an item fiom Greg White regarding the wording in the dedication statement; this change has been made and will be reflected on the final plat. Planner Bob Joseph reports that it is the staffs opinion that all items that were raised are being addressed with this final plat. Staff does, however, have three conditions to recommend in consideration of approval of final plat. They are as follows: 1. There should be a note preventing disturbance of wetlands on lot 6, 2. The dedication statement should be revised as per Greg White, and 3. A private driveway maintenance agreement should be recorded with final plat and a note referencing this agreement with a reception number should be added to final plat. Also, there are a couple of minor items pending Public Works Director Bill Linnane’s review as outlined in his memo of March 3. The majority of these items have been addressed. Also is included a condition that all those items be addressed to the satisfaction of Public Works prior to Town Board. There were no questions or comments. It was moved and seconded (Burgess/Hix) to reconunend approval of the Final Plat of Arapaho Estates, 3rd Filing, with the stipulation that the three staff recommendations be included plus all of the items under Public Works be completed to Public Works Director Bill Linnane’s satisfaction, and the motion passed unanimously, with one absent. 3.REPORT 3.a. The Reserve, Preliminary Plat, Time extension The committee reviewed a letter from Gary Nordic requesting an extension for the Preliminary Plat for the Reserve, for one year from the date of March 9, 1998. Commissioner Pohl asked Director Stamey if he anticipated that required work will be completed within a year, or will the committee be looking at this request again a year from now? Director Stamey stated that timing of the second filing is uncertain, but that aU that improvements have been installed for first filing No comments or questions. It was moved and second (Pohl/Burgess) to grant a time extension for the Preliminary Plat for the Reserve to March 9, 1999. Commissioner Hix elected to abstain from voting due to a conflict of interest and the motion passed unanimously with one absence and one abstention. COUNTY REFERRAT> 3.b Plaimer Joseph stated that there is a concept technical review referral from the County for a Single family subdivision on property located off Marys Lake Road to the northwest of Marys Lake. This is a development proposal that was seen by Planning Commission on September, 1996. At that time the planning commission reviewed and commented. BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Planning Commission - March 17,1998 Page 3 The P.U.D. proposal is for eight single family lots with areas outside of lots being proposed as open space. The Estes Valley Comprehensive Valley plan has a future land use designation for this area of single family residential with a minimum of 2.5 acre lot area. This proposal will result in one unit per 2 acres. Planner Joseph reviewed the recommendations from September 17,1996 as they are still pertinent today. • Dedication of public right-of-way for Kerr Road and Rams Horn Road with this plat. • Minimize loss of wetlands due to construction of homes and driveways. • Analysis of existing and future access to neighboring properties to determine if an extension of public right of way through the site is needed. Staff wiU forward the above comments to Larimer County. Measures to minimize loss of wetlands should address the scattered wetland areas within the proposed new lots that present potential problems for wetland disturbance. For example, a property owner could use the lot to graze horses, or mow the lot. Either of these things could potentially create a situation where the wetlands vegetation would be damaged. Public Works Director linnane raised a question about the necessity of two cul de sacs. Director Linnane thinks this could be reduced to one cul de sac in the middle with private drive easements branching off in same direction of the two cul de sacs of current plan. This would reduce public works maintenance. Also, Kerr road and Rams Horn road should be dedicated as public right-of-way. Commissioner Thomas is concerned with the alignment of the intersection of Kerr Road and Marys Lake road. Thomas thinks this would be an opportunity for developers to straighten out roads for safety reasons at right angles to one another. Commissioner Thomas is also concerned about disturbance of wetlands with installation of utilities in the open space outlots. Commissioner Thomas asked if the wetlands could be better identified. Mr. Stephen states that wetland locations are not completely accurate and that boundaries have now been tagged and surveyed. Director Stamey noted that it doesn’t appear necessary to include wetlands within some of the lots, for example Lot 6, and perhaps some of the lots could be modified to exclude wetlands. Planner Joseph advised that should this proceed beyond the preliminary status with county, the Plaiming Commission will see this proposal again. It was moved and seconded (Hix/Pohl) that staff be instructed to forward the minutes of the meeting to the County. The motion passed unanimously in favor of motion with one absent. 4.AP.T OURNMENT 4.a ^^^^^cting^djqumed at 2:15 p.m. Jo Ann Pierce, Recording Secretary