HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Technical Review Committee 2021-08-27Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, August 27, 2021
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Technical Review Committee of the
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held Virtually in
said Town of Estes Park on the 27 day of August 2021.
Committee: Town Administrator Travis Machalek (Chair), Public Works
Director Greg Muhonen, Fairgrounds and Events Director
Rob Hinkle, Member Mike Wisneski, Member John Gagnon
Attending: Chair Machalek, Director Muhonen, Director Hinkle, Member
Wisneski, Member Gagnon, Community Development
Director Randy Hunt, Town Attorney Dan Kramer, Engineer
Jennifer Waters, Engineer David Hook, Dan Sapienza,
Attorney, Jack Mousseau, Architect, incoming Community
Development Director Jessica Garner, Recording Secretary
Karin Swanlund
Absent: none
Chair Machalek called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
AGENDA APPROVAL
Jack Mousseau requested to add the Stanley Hotel west sidewalk project as a discussion
item on the agenda. Chair Machalek was against changing the agenda.
It was moved and seconded (Muhonen/Wisneski) to approve the agenda. The
motion passed 5-0.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Jim Kelley, 641 Findley Court, cited three items from the Stanley
Master Plan from January 1994:
1) The Film Center should be classified as amusement, a prohibited use in the Stanley
Historic District.
2) Lot 1 is zoned Accommodations, disallowing standalone commercial or retail uses.
3) Request no variances for landscaping or building height.
CONSENT AGENDA
It was moved and seconded (Muhonen/Hinkle) to approve the Consent Agenda. The
motion passed 5-0.
AGENDA ITEM: TRC Resolution 04-21
The present TRC agenda item is for the Stanley Hotel Film Center. This agenda item is
for review and approval of the final submittal package for the Film Center. The
preliminary package was approved by TRC on May 11, 2021, with conditions. That
approval and its conditions are memorialized in TRC Resolution 01-21. Provided the
TRC concurs, this final package is the last step in the planning approval process
required for the Film Center; future stages include building permits and/or other
construction permissions. The preliminary package addressed development review
matters in a conceptual but thorough fashion. In the present case, as previously, this
fact, and the fact that TRC approved the Film Center preliminary package with a list of
specific conditions, means that the scope of the final package is mainly confined to
ensuring that those conditions have been met. Acoustical design analysis has been
requested at the building permit stage.
Staff recommended approval of the Film Center Final Package via the adoption of TRC
Resolution 04-21. The staff recommendation and Resolution include a few final
conditions to ensure no loose ends are remaining for the Planning segment of the
project.
APPLICANT PRESENTATION
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Architect Jack Mousseau presented the project scope, site plans, and floor plans for the
Film Center. There will be no variance request for building height at this time. The
Traffic Impact Analysis has been updated and approved by town engineers. A
relocation of an access easement has been reviewed, approved, signed and recorded
by the Overlook HOA, located to the north of the hotel. The building permit documents
will include site plan updates, truck turning radius, and curb and gutter updates.
Sidewalk improvements will be out of the public right-of-way, except where they touch
crosswalks. Construction has been completed on the east sidewalk. An eight-foot
sidewalk will be installed along Steamer Parkway, connecting the film center. Grading
and utility updates have been addressed and approved except for one item, which will
be addressed at the building permit stage. The acoustic analysis will be done at the
construction document stage to give time for review.
Director Hunt clarified that the sidewalk north of Steamer Parkway must be in an
easement, per the original condition of approval from May.
Member Wisneski asked for clarification on interior vs. exterior amusement use. Chair
Machalek pointed out that on page 29 of the Stanley Historic District Master Plan, which
contains the development standards for Parcel One, one of the recommended uses is a
theater. Mousseau stated that the firm NV5 would be used to provide acoustic analysis.
It was suggested that the designer's acoustic engineer make recommendations on the
sound level rather than selecting an arbitrary decibel level. The Town will then have a
third party agree to the findings. Machalek suggested that the roof not open with
amplified performances during quiet hours. Consideration of the neighbors is essential.
Member Muhonen expressed concerns with the sidewalk Condition in 4B, the sidewalk
being private and not available to the public. Owner John Cullen stated that he favors a
public easement along the public road and sidewalk. Mousseau agreed to modify the
existing sidewalk right-of-way where required.
Attorney Kramer asked for clarification on Resolution 04-21, stating it would be best to
put the dedication of easement into the new Resolution.
Regarding vegetation, removal or preservation is a recommendation, not a
requirement. Landscaping will be replaced if the removal of mature trees is necessary.
The intent is to preserve as many mature trees as possible. Two hundred trees have
already been planted in parking lots on the property.
Traffic direction will be from the south to north instead of north to south; there is no
south exit. Muhonen agreed that this is a solid design.
There are no current or proposed variances for this project.
The storage area on the Film Center Development Plan will remain storage. Attorney
Kramer clarified the requirements on change of use, asking if the development
standards will be apparent to future planning staff. Director Hunt stated that there is no
mechanism for reviewing change of use, only square footage.
A 15-minute break was taken at 3:05 to rewrite the wording to the resolution regarding
sound levels and the sidewalk condition 4.B.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Jim Kelley, 641 Findley Court, stated that he observes the traffic
entering from the north of the Carriage House parking lot.
Chair Machalek confirmed with Director Hunt that, in the opinion of the reviewing
agencies, this submittal meets the qualifications required of the Stanley Historic District
Master Plan, and the staff is recommending approval.
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It was moved and seconded (Wisenski/Hinkle) to approve TRC Resolution 04-21 as
amended by Town Attorney Kramer. The motion passed 5-0.
There being no further business, Chair Machalek adjourned the meeting at 3:50 p.m.
Travis Machalek, Chair
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary