HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB STAFF REPORT 440 Valley Rd, rezone E-1 to RM 2010-11-23
Community Development
Memo
To: Honorable Mayor Pinkham
Board of Trustees
Town Administrator Halburnt
From: Bob Joseph, Community Development Director
Alison Chilcott, Planner
Date: November 23, 2010
RE: Rezoning Request – from E-1 Estate to RM-Multi Family Residential,
A metes and bounds parcel located at 440 Valley Road,
Denise DeLaney Borda/Applicant, Ordinance #25-10
Background:
The owners of 440 Valley Road have requested a rezoning from E-1 Estate to RM Multi-
Family Residential. Staff views this as a corrective rezoning request and recommended
approval of the rezoning to the Estes Valley Planning Commission.
This property was rezoned from CO-Outlying Commercial to E-1 Estate in 2000 with the
adoption of the Estes Valley Development Code. For at least 25 years (1974 through
1999) this property had some form of commercial zoning (CO or C-2), which permitted
multi-family residential use.
This has been a multi-family
property since 1987. If staff
had been aware of the
multi-family use in 2000,
most likely we would have
proposed rezoning to RM.
One of the “guiding
principles” was to place
existing uses in the
appropriate zoning districts,
e.g., multi-family use in a
multi-family zoning district.
Staff used Larimer County
Tax Assessor records to
determine existing uses and
those records listed the property as single-family, not multi-family.
Staff and the Planning Commission found that the application complies with the Code
Amendment (rezoning) Standards for Review found in EVDC Section 3.3.D. Reviewing
agencies did not express concerns about the rezoning application. One neighbor
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expressed opposition to the request (see attached email). The applicant’s statement of
intent is attached.
Redevelopment is not planned at this time. The property is about one acre in size and
currently contains four units (one single-family unit and a triplex). Staff became aware of
the multi-family use when the property owner applied for a building permit for one of the
units.
Budget:
N/A
Planning Commission Recommendation:
On November 16, 2010, the Estes Valley Planning Commission unanimously
recommended approval of the application, with one absent and one vacancy.
Sample Motion:
I move to approve/deny Ordinance #25-10.
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