HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Park Planning Commission 2022-06-21 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, June 21, 2022
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the ESTES PARK PLANNING
COMMISSION of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado.
Meeting held in said Town of Estes Park on the 21 day of June 2022.
Committee: Chair Matt Comstock, Vice-Chair Matthew Heiser,
Commissioners Joe Elkins, Howard Hanson, Janene
Centurione.
Attending: Vice-Chair Heiser, Commissioner Hanson, Director Jessica
Garner, Recording Secretary Karin Swanlund, Town Attorney
Dan Kramer, Town Board Liaison Barbara MacAlpine
Absent: Centurione, Elkins
ChairComstock 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 3-0.
PUBLIC COMMENT none
CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL
Commissioner Hanson asked that the Large Vacation Home approval be moved to action
item one.
It was moved and seconded (Hanson/Heiser) to approve the amended consent
agenda. The motion passed 2-0, with Comstock abstaining.
ACTION ITEMS
1. Large Vacation Home 851 Peak View Drive Director Garner
Owner Drew Siroky, 851 Peak View Drive, explained that when he bought the five-
bedroom home, it was approved for 12 occupants, but an occupancy of 10 was on the
issued license. It was unknown why this was the case, but he wanted to comply with the
regulations.
It was moved and seconded (Hanson/Heiser) to approve the Large Vacation home
and the motion passed 3-0.
2. Code Amendment Remove RE-1 Zoning Director Garner
Staff is seeking approval to amend both the Development and Municipal Codes to
eliminate the RE-1 Zoning District. Presently, only three parcels inside the Town are
zoned RE-1, none of which are zoned for single-family use.
The Purpose of eliminating RE-1 zoning is twofold:
A) Remove a Zoning District that serves no useful purpose inside the Town of Estes
Park. It is a residential Zoning District that requires a 10-acre minimum lot size.
B) In an environment in which attainable and workforce housing is a critical need, it
is hard to see how a 10-acre lot, single-family-only Zoning District has a role to
play in the Town of Estes Park
It was moved and seconded (Heiser/Hanson) to recommend approval of the code
amendment in accordance with the findings as presented. The motion passed 3-0.
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3. Rezone 800 Castle Mountain Road from RE-1 to R2 Director Garner
Staff requests to change the zoning of the Town-owned parcel from RE-1 to R-2 to
remove the defunct Zoning designation and reflect the surrounding zoning of the
adjacent properties. An additional rationale for the rezone request pertains to the
parcel's acreage, which currently does not meet the development standards for RE-1.
RE-1-zoned sites require a maximum of one unit per ten acres, and the site acreage is
4.07 acres, which falls below the minimum threshold for development. The Town has no
intention to redevelop the parcel and anticipates the site being used indefinitely for
water storage.
It was moved and seconded (Hanson/Heiser ) to recommend approval of the
Rezoning request in accordance with the findings as presented. The motion
passed 3-0.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Director Garner gave an update on the Comprehensive Plan. A draft of the four
chapters has been produced, is available on engageestes.org and will be reviewed by
the CompPac and Estes Valley Planning Advisory Committee on Thursday, June 23,
2022, at 9:00 a.m. A fully vetted draft plan is scheduled for an August review. July 12
will be a joint study session with the Town Board and the Planning Commission, with an
update report given by Logan Simpson. The first week of August will be another
community event, facilitated by Restorative Justice, focused on items that create
controversy, mainly the built environment and land use.
An overhaul of the Development Code will happen after the Comp Plan is completed.
There is DOLA funding for this.
Planning Technician LauraJane Baur has taken over the CPAW project and will have an
update at the next meeting.
There being no further business, Chair Comstock adjourned the meeting at 2:30 p.m.
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Chair Comstock
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary