HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Special Planning Commission 1996-02-06BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Special Planning Commission Meeting
February 6, 1996
Commission:
Attending:
Also Attending:
Absent:
Chairman A1 Sager, Commissioners Mark Brown,
Harriet Burgess, John Gilfillan, Alma Hix,
Edward Pohl and David Thomas
Chairman Sager, Commissioners Burgess,
Gilfillan, A. Hix, Pohl and Thomas
Ass't. Administrator Widmer, Senior Planner
Joseph, Clerk O'Connor
Commissioner Brown
Chairman Sager called the special meeting to order at 1:30 p.m
and he read the Rules of Conduct. '
1. SUBDIVISIONS.
l.A. Final.Plat, Portion of Block 7, Town of Estes Park. Brvce
p_allman &. Robert Dekker/Applicant. This Final Plat proposes
to subdivide a single existing lot into 5 lots to be developed
for commercial use as allowed under C-D zoning. The westerly
ot (Lot 5) IS to be used as a shared parking lot. The 20'-
wide area between the existing edge of pavement and the
property line along Elkhorn Avenue is to be improved as on
street parallel public parking with sidewalk. Building
SSmmoSPw^^^W?^Ul•C?^C^reate 5-' sideline setbacks eliminating thi
common wall building configuration otherwise allowed under C-D zonxno•
existing excavated area on the site would be used for
buifding placement with some additional excavation beina
conso.dered. The designation of building envelopes serves to
set certain limits for additional site e^avation. ?ehicula?
access to Elkhorn Avenue is to be restricted to the shared
i“^onbe lof ;ubTicLOuSe5: Parki"9 l0Cate<J in the ri9ht-of-way
i‘le.Vel°PI”e,^t of thls site presents an opportunity to
downtom!" y lmprOVe the appearance of the west entry to the
Applicant's Representative Kochevar confirmed that the
oh?eitant taS revleweci staff's recommendation and they have no
SrScwS SriPlKin|„titph Sa-mte; ThE Site is i°cateydhw7th?n
A I ?Y Cut Permit has been received from CDOTand the Applicant has applied for an Access Permit '
?elatfS^°i/^il0We-C3I 0n the ProP°sed Streetscape Improvements
th1e- Sldewalh design, planting beds, streJ? ??ee
plantings, parking, and decorative lighting. Senior Piannor-
cu??StCOnfanrdmed itat t-he Plan being disPlaVed was the most
current and it incorporated staff's Streetcf^ano
Director^And°nS * -A meetin5 was held with EPURA Executive
Director Anderson in November, 1995 to explain the Proiect-
however, EPURA approval has not been formally obtained a?'?hi4
revi‘'Yad the staff report and recommended the
foliowing three conditions of approval be added to a motion:
suhmftr19^1 c°ord;Lnatlon of the Streetscape Improvements be
Geowv 1aPPrOVed by EPURA; (2) a Soil Engineering and
P.rePared hy a Professional Engineer be
ubmitted with a building permit request; and (3) all over-lot
excavation and grading be completed prior to the sale of any
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lot. Joseph confirmed that the aforementioned three items
were previously discussed with the Applicant's Representative.
Mr. Kochevar confirmed the Applicant has no objection.
Comments from the audience were heard from: Camilla Saint,
Attorney representing Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mayo and Judith
Lamy, adjacent property owners. The Mayo home is 50' from the
lot line and Town Attorney White advised any public safety
concerns should be expressed during this meeting. Attorney
Saint's clients primary concern is with the lateral support
for their properties, and photographs were presented which
identified their properties' proximity to the proposed
development. The Commission also reviewed a neighborhood site
plan. The clients referred to existing excavation located
behind "Grandpa's" where the hillside is eroding, and also the
unfinished parking lot on Moraine Ave. experiencing identical
deterioration, which is why the clients are concerned with
public safety/liability concerns associated with this Project.
Mr. Mayo has installed over $7,000 worth of thermal-paned
windows and he is seeking confirmation as to who would pay for
damages. Hikers in the area also add to liability concerns.
confirined that the UBC contains regulations which
address slope stability and geological conditions and it also
provides for limits on excavation. Bob Dekker/Applicant
reported that the site is fairly well excavated for
y+-1l°"2^2,/- frOItl the West end' the toe-end slope wil! be cut out to obtain a larger building envelope; the east
end will undergo the most excavation; at the southeast corner
ADniTnJi?n>,Infy be an additional 15-20' more, however, th4
belleves excavation will be approximately 80-100'
excavatfonretlir°r?tY Corner* Mr* Dekker confirmed that excavation will not remove more of the mountain than
absolutely necessary. Mr. Kochevar confirmed that excavationWill be contained within a 10 ■ property ifne “tLik!
acknowledged correspondence received from Pati
zarnowski. Owner, Pati's Hair Care, 455 w Elkhorn Avp Trhr^
expressed her opposition to the excavation of the PountaJn
of theUPOn * afeiy 0f blastin9/ thus creating a perfanef sf ?
fanner f31 Town, and Stability Of the Cli«
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A^pLhceanhtaS tr “"rfs^ofsYbfATy3' fr' ali f ^
Xf?rnoewrneHri-X s'hfuW1" anvth|Lahe 1dial?ility lies “lbh Se
liability lies wito the contractor0 wf1"9
development could occur without questioned whether
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■tholks 9er- ThOSe Voting ''N°’' commissioners Burge'ss and
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pS?kfngCorLoAtCC5e.SS Permit Pri°r t0 devel°P"'ent of
t^fhl sfmmeff'ife aCrOSS Elkhorn
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Property be included in the NCWCD.
Vehicular access be limited to Lot 5, and a note be
added to the Final Plat to this effect.
Lot 5 be identified as a common parking area.
The following information be added to the Final
Plat: Relation to Adjacent Areas. The map or plat
shall show corners of all adjoining subdivision, or
portions thereof, by lot or block number and tract
name. The relation of the tract to adjoining
subdivision shall be shown by ties consisting of
courses and distances. The map or plat shall show
all Town boundaries crossing or adjoining the
subdivisions clearly designated and tied in.
A note be added to the plat designating drainage
easements.
Coordination of the Streetscape Improvements be
submitted to EPURA.
A Report regarding Excavation Grading and
Engineering Geology, prepared by a Professional
Engineer, be submitted prior to issuance of a
building permit (no excavation to take place
without a building permit).
Over-lot excavation and grading be completed prior
to the sale of any lot.
The building envelope shall designate the limit of
excavation.
Chairman Sager adjourned the meeting at 2:29 P.M,
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Vickie O'Connor, CMC/AAE, Town Clerk