HomeMy WebLinkAboutPACKET Estes Park Planning Commission Study Session 2022-06-21
June 21, 2022
11:00 a.m.
Town Hall Board Room
11:00 am
1. Board Room Training Recording Secretary
Swanlund.
2. Presentation on the Missing Middle housing Ayres/Multi Studio
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3. Current meeting items Director Garner.
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Upcoming projects Director Garner.
ADJOUR FOR LUNCH IN THE FOYER
AGENDA
ESTES PARK
PLANNING COMMISSION
STUDY SESSION
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Memo
To: Estes Park Planning Commission
Through: Jessica Garner, Community Development Director
From: Ayres Associates
Date: June 16, 2022
RE: Proposed Code Amendment related to the inclusion of “Missing Middle” housing
types in the Estes Park Zoning Code
Planning Commission Objective:
The Community Development Department is seeking to create opportunities for affordable
housing in Estes Park. Specifically, staff is interested in reviewing the code to identify areas for
inclusion of “Missing Middle” housing types for infill development and for new development
projects. This memorandum provides an overview of the proposed Planning Commission
workshop.
Background
Last Fall, staff presented information on Missing Middle housing types as one of many potential
solutions to Estes Park’s housing issue. The Planning Commission provided direction to begin a
process to review the existing code for opportunities with the intention of bring a code
amendment forward for formal consideration.
Ayres Associates is working with code experts Multi.Studo (formerly Gould Evans) to complete
the research develop the code amendment and to provide additional community engagement as
needed
Planning Workshop:
Over the past few months our team has begun to review the current building inventory to better
understand the context and opportunity to add Missing Middle housing in Estes Park. Of note,
the use of “Form-Based” codes may not be appropriate given the lack of uniformity in the
neighborhood, the local topography, and the building patterns. As a result, Multi.Studio is
contemplating other approaches to ensure medium density housing can be built seamlessly
within existing neighborhoods and in new construction.
At the workshop, Ayres and Multi.Studio will Gould Evans, the consulting team will identify any
local issues, assess the current code and context, to identify barriers. They will also document
best practices and draft code modifications to incorporate into the current code structure.
The discussion will include a brief review why medium density housing is important and how
could impact Estes Park.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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Specifically, the workshop will cover the following:
1. Overview of the goals and objectives to identify code philosophy and sentiment of the
Planning Commission.
2. A brief review of the existing code to understand the context and opportunities.
a. Estes has roughly eight different zoning districts with a bias towards large lot
residential.
b. Existing code requirements concerning open space and slope formulas and how
this impacts housing.
c. Review of non-standard lots, topography issues, watershed issues, parking,
landscaping issues, and other items that impact design and character.
3. Review of methods to add density within the context of the existing code that reflects the
current code challenges with a focus on short and long-term solutions. This will also
include discussions on code requirements for different building types.
4. Review of different building typologies and how they could fit within a proposed code
amendment.
5. Discission of next steps.
Upon completion of the workshop, Multi.Studio will review the comments from staff and the
Planning Commission to develop a draft code amendment for review and consideration.
Timeline/Next Steps
Staff are planning to ensure the work is consistent with the ongoing Comprehensive Plan and
the Housing Assessment process. We would expect to have a code amendment for review by
the August meeting with formal consideration and public engagement to occur in the early fall.
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