HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Park Planning Commission 2022-02-15Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, February 15, 2022
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the ESTES PARK PLANNING
COMMISSION of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado.
Meeting held VIRTUALLY in said Town of Estes Park on the 15 day of
February 2022.
Committee: Chair Matt Comstock, Vice-Chair Matthew
Commissioners Joe Elkins, Howard Hanson,
Centurione.
Heiser,
Janene
Attending: Chair Comstock, Vice-Chair Heiser, Commissioner Elkins,
Commissioner Hanson, Director Jessica Garner, Senior
Planner Jeff Woeber, Planner II Alex Bergeron, Planning
Technician LJ Baur, Recording Secretary Karin Swanlund,
Town Attorney Dan Kramer, Town Board Liaison Barbara
MacAlpine,
Also Attending: Jeremy Call from Logan Simpson
Absent: Centurione
Chair Comstock called the meeting to order at 1 :30 p.m.
AGENDA APPROVAL
It was moved and seconded (Heiser/Hanson) to approve the agenda. The motion
passed 4-0.
PUBLIC COMMENT none
CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL
It was moved and seconded (Hanson/Elkins) to approve the consent agenda. The
motion passed 4-0.
ACTION ITEMS
1.Golden Leaf Minor Subdivision
In relation to the slope reduction/density calculation discussed at the January 18
meeting, Planner Woeber found examples where staff or the Planning
Commission had granted a "minor modification" for the minimum lot area or
requested. For zone district standards, staff may grant a modification up to 10%
before final approval. Planning Commission may grant up to 25%. This authority
is found within EPDC Section 3.7.A.2. where it explicitly identifies zone district
standards, including minimum lot area. Lot 1 of Golden Leaf is an 8%
modification.
Staff requested this subdivision hearing be continued to the March 15, 2022,
meeting.
It was moved and seconded (Hanson/Heiser) to continue this item to the March
15, 2022 meeting. The motion passed 4-0.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Comprehensive Plan consultant from Logan Simpson, Jeremy Call, reviewed the
current state of the CompPlan rewrite and the working vision to date with a Powerpoint
Presentation. He shared the draft vision and draft guiding principles with the
Commission. Hanson questioned the use of "Estes Valley" in the vision statement.
The upcoming stage will move the dialog into the "Civic Square" with the development
of Community Choices and Priorities Outreach for different ways to accomplish the
vision. Considerable discussion was had on one of the main choices: Growth
Management Area. Mapping annexations in the past 20 years could help shed light on
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
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