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Home My WebLink AboutREZONE Staff Report 920 Dunraven 2018-05-15 920 Dunraven Zoning Map Amendment Estes Park Community Development Department, Planning Division Room 210, Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Avenue PO Box 1200, Estes Park, CO 80517 Phone: 970-577-3721 Fax: 970-586-0249 www.estes.org E STES V ALLEY P LANNING C OMMISSION MEETING DATE & LOCATION: May 15, 2018, 1:30PM; Board Room, Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Avenue APPLICANT REQUEST: This request is to rezone the subject property from CH- Commercial Heavy to CO-Commercial Outlying. Staff recommends approval of the Zoning Map Amendment PLANNING COMMISSION OBJECTIVE: 1. Review for compliance with the Estes Valley Development Code (EVDC); 2. and analysis; and 3. Provide a recommendation to the Town Board of approval or denial of the re-zoning application. LOCATION: 920 Dunraven, Lots 12 & 13 Quasebarth Resub, within the Town of Estes Park VICINITY MAP: See attachment OWNER/APPLICANT: Jose Trinidad Gonzales Ruiz, Mark Newendorp STAFF CONTACT: Robin Becker, Planner I PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Present Situation: The project area is located within the Town of Estes Park between Dunraven and Comanche St. The lot is currently developed with a commercial building. This building has been for sale and been empty for at least the last four years. The lot is zoned CH- Commercial Heavy and is 0.27-acres in size. There is no minimum lot size in both CO and CH zone districts. Currently there are 19 parking spaces on the property and additional parking could be added during the buildout. Proposal: The proposal entails re-zoning the entire lot to CO-Commercial. The purpose of this request is to build a microbrewery/ tasting room. The existing building has 2700 square feet of which 1200 square feet is a basement. The existing building would require little modification and no additional buildings would be needed. The microbrewery is envisioned to be a 5 bbl brew system and the tasting room would occupy approximately 2000 square feet of indoor and outdoor seating area. SITE DATA TABLE: Engineer: Van Horn Engineering & Surveying Parcel Number: 2530214012 Development Area: Approx. 0.27-acres Existing Land Use: Commercial Building Proposed Land Use: Commercial Building Proposed Zoning: CO-Commercial, Zoning Designation: CH-Commercial, Outlying Heavy Adjacent Zoning: East: CO-Commercial North: O-Office, CH- Commercial Heavy West: CH-Commercial Heavy South: CH-Commercial Heavy, CO- Commercial Adjacent Land Uses: East: Storage, office and warehouse North: Car storage, industry, warehousing West: Commercial, storage and South: Commercial, Industry and warehouse, auto repair warehousing Services: Water: Town of Estes Park Sewer: Estes Park Sanitation Review Criteria. All applications for text or Official Zoning Map Amendments shall be reviewed by the EVPC and Board(s) for compliance with the relevant standards and criteria set forth below and with other applicable provisions of this Code. In accordance with -zoning shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable standards and criteria: 1. The amendment is necessary to address changes in conditions in the areas affected. Staff Finding: The proposed zone map amendment is necessary to address changes in conditions in the area. The area is a mix of Commercial, Office, and Commercial Heavy zoning and the rezoning would fit the areas existing zoning. The subject property is an underutilized property that could serve local residents and provide another dining experience to the community. 2. The development plan, which the proposed amendment to this Code would allow, is compatible and consistent with the policies and intent of the Comprehensive Plan and with existing growth and development patterns in the Estes Valley. Staff Finding: Staff has waived the development plan requirement per Section 3.3.B.1 of the Estes Valley Development Code: low a change from one (1) zone district to a different zone district or seeking to th Estes Valley Planning Commission, May 15, 2018 Page 2 of 4 920 Dunraven Rezoning amend this Code by changing the permitted uses in any zone district shall be accompanied by a development plan. This requirement may be waived by Staff if it finds that the projected size, complexity, anticipated impacts or other factors associated with the proposed development or subdivision clearly justify such n necessary in order to determine whether a rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. In fact rezoning in and of itself is one of the legislative matters that should be reviewed for comprehensive plan consistency. A Development Plan, separate from the rezoning requirement, is still required and one has been submitted and is working through review with affected agencies. A lot consolidation application has also been submitted and is working through the review process currently. The proposed rezoning is consistent with Community Wide Policies noted in the Comprehensive Plan under subsection FC3 and Chapter Six. The Fish Creek/ Little Prospect Mountain area. Subsection FC3 states that the community needs to clearly identifies common access points, a streetscape improvement, signage guidelines, lighting standards, and private sector development , bullet three: /Dunraven area room would be better suited in this commercial heavy and commercial area than an unused vacant building. 3. The Town, County or other relevant service providers shall have the ability to provide adequate services and facilities that might be required if the application were approved. Staff Finding: The ability to continue to provide adequate services to the property is present at this location. Reviewing agency staff has no concerns with providing these services. REVIEWING AGENCY COMMENTS: This application has been submitted to reviewing agency staff for consideration and comment. There are no concerns or comments associated with this application. PUBLIC COMMENTS: In accordance with the notice requirements in the Estes Valley Development Code, legal notices were published in the Estes Park Trail- Gazette. Mailings currently include a 100-foot radius. As of May 8, 2018, no formal written comments have been received for this application package. All written comments are posted to: www.estes.org/currentapplications. STAFF FINDINGS: Based on the foregoing, staff finds: th Estes Valley Planning Commission, May 15, 2018 Page 3 of 4 920 Dunraven Rezoning 1. The Planning Commission is the Recommending Body for the Rezoning Application. 2. The Estes Park Town Board is the Decision-Making Body for the Rezoning Application. 3. Adequate public/private facilities are currently available to serve the proposed project. 4. This request has been submitted to all applicable reviewing agency staff for consideration and comment. 5. The Rezoning application complies with applicable standards set forth in the EVDC. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends APPROVAL of the proposed, Zoning. SAMPLE MOTIONS FOR THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT: 1. I move to APPROVE 920 Dunraven Rezoning to findings of fact with findings recommended by Staff. 2. I move to CONTINUE 920 Dunraven Rezoning Amendment reasons for continuing\]. 3. I move to DENY 920 Dunraven Rezoning Amendment Attachments: 1. Zoning Map 2. Statement of Intent 3. Existing Conditions Site Plan with Legal Description for Rezoning 4. Full application can be found at: www.estes.org/currentapplications th Estes Valley Planning Commission, May 15, 2018 Page 4 of 4 920 Dunraven Rezoning