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Home My WebLink About11/09/2023 - Planning and Zoning Commission - AGENDA - Work Session * Work session times are approximate and are subject to change without notice. David Katz, Chair Hybrid Meeting Julie Stackhouse, Vice Chair Conference Rooms C&D Michelle Haefele 281 N College Ave Adam Sass Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 Ted Shepard Samantha Stegner Zoom Webinar York Planning and Zoning Hearing will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2023 in City Hall Chambers or online. Regular Work Session November 9, 2023 Hybrid Meeting Noon – 4:15 p.m. Planning and Zoning Commission Work Session Agenda Participation for this hybrid Planning and Zoning Commission work session will be available in-person, online or by phone. Commission members and staff may be present in-person but interested members of the public and applicant teams are strongly encouraged to participate via Zoom. No public comment is accepted during work sessions. Public Participation (In Person): Individuals who wish to view the work session in person may attend the meeting located at 281 N College Ave in Conference rooms C&D. Public Attendance (Online): Individuals who wish to attend the Planning and Zoning work session via remote public participation can do so through Zoom at https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/95565807239. Individuals participating in the Zoom session should also watch the meeting through that site. The meeting will be available to join beginning at 11:45 a.m. on THURSDAY, November 9, 2023. Attendees should try to sign in prior to 12:00 p.m. if possible. In order to attend virtually: Use a laptop, computer, or internet-enabled smartphone. (Using earphones with a microphone will greatly improve your audio). You need to have access to the internet. Keep yourself on muted status. If you have any technical difficulties during the work session, please email kclaypool@fcgov.com. Public Attendance (Phone): If you do not have access to the internet, you can call into the work session via phone. Please dial: 1-253-215-8782 or 1-346-248-7799, with Webinar ID: 955 6580 7239. Packet pg. 1 City of Fort Collins Page 2 TOPICS: PROJECTED TIMES: Consent: 1. September 21, 2023 Hearing Draft Minutes 2. September 27, 2023 Extra Hearing Draft Minutes 3. CSU Phemister Trail – SPAR (Raymond) 4. 2023 Three-Mile Plan Update (Mounce) 5. Traffic Operations Xeriscape (Baty) 6. Planning & Zoning Work Plan 12:00 – 1:30 Discussion: 7. East Mulberry Plan Recommendation (Keith/Mounce/Van Zee) 8. Willox Farm (Mapes) 9. 209 Cherry St – Mixed Use PDP (Mapes) 10. Polestar Village (Mapes) 1:30 – 3:30 Policy and Legislation: • Quiet Zones (Stamey) 3:30 – 3:45 Commission Topics: • Upcoming Hearing Calendar (Sizemore) • Commission Updates (Sizemore) • Public Engagement Updates (Myler) • Transportation Board Update (Peyronnin) 3:45 – 4:15 The meeting will be available beginning at 11:45 a.m. Please call in to the meeting prior to 12:00 p.m., if possible. Once you join the meeting: keep yourself on muted status. If you have any technical difficulties during the meeting, please email kclaypool@fcgov.com. The November 16 Planning and Zoning Commission regular meeting will be held with both remote and in-person participation options. Information on remotely participating in the November 16 Planning and Zoning meeting is contained in the agenda for the November 16 meeting available at https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/planning- zoning.php. Members of the public wishing to submit documents, visual presentations, or written comments for the Commission to consider regarding any item on the agenda must be emailed to smanno@fcgov.com at least 24 hours prior to the November 16 meeting. 3DFNHWSJ Quiet Zones November 2023 Planning & Zoning Commission 11/16/2023 Quiet Zones 4XLHW =RQHV 3DFNHW SJ RR X-INGS in Fort Collins 2 Three Railroads •BNSF •UPRR • Great Western Around 50 total crossings Quiet Zones Packet pg. 4 Train Horns 3 Train horns are: • Required by law • Positive safety tool • Loud! Rule Established 2006 (49 CFR Part 222) • Minimum volume, sequence, & duration • Removed discretion • Provided ways to establish Quiet Zones • Rule opened for comment in 2016 Quiet Zones Packet pg. 5 Quiet Zone Establishment 4 • SSM’s • ASM’s • Spacing of crossings • Cost to implement falls on municipalities Quiet Zones Packet pg. 6 Fort Collins Efforts 5 2011 DDA Study 2013 City Study Quiet Zones Packet pg. 7 6 Challenges • Implementation in DDA • Funding & Priority • BFO Offers Emerging Public Feedback • Section along Vine • More Development Quiet Zones Packet pg. 8 7 Discussion / Questions?? Quiet Zones Packet pg. 9 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT UPDATE Community Development & Neighborhood Services Planning & Development Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.221.6376 970.224.6111- fax MEMORANDUM Date November 2, 2023 To From Re Chair Katz and Members of the Planning & Zoning Commission Em Myler, Neighborhood Development Liaison November 2023 Public Engagement Update The purpose of this memo is to provide the Commission a monthly review of staff efforts to engage the public in Development Review as well as preview upcoming work of interest. October Public Engagement by the Numbers • Neighborhood meetings – 2 1. 2607 Taft Hill Mixed-Use, October 5 2. Prospect Ridge Apartments, October 12 Staff Update • Public Education Around Development Review and the Public’s Role 1. Neighborhood meeting purpose statement • Consultation with City Attorney’s office • Using lay language • Top points: • The neighborhood meeting is a required part of the Development Review process for this project. • The City requires them so that there is an easy opportunity for the public to learn about the proposal and ask questions with all the relevant people involved available to answer them. • The public is also able to make comments to the City and applicant, and those comments will be recorded. • The applicants can use those comments to alter their proposal if they choose to. • The City can make use comments to request changes to the proposal or deny approval only if they are regarding ways the proposal fails to meet the requirements of the Land Use Code. • The City is not able to require the applicant to make changes to their proposal based on anything other than its adherence to the Land Use Code. • What else? What to remove or alter? 3DFNHWSJ 2. Planning Academy • Curricula around neighborhood meetings, their purpose and how to participate effectively. • Curricula around the Land Use Code, what it governs and what it does not, and information about how it is written. • Mock hearing to demonstrate the decision-making process of P&Z and the impact of public comments. 3. Accessible educational materials • Adding on-demand educational materials to the websites. • Designing scripts and talking points for other staff members who may get questions from a wider variety of people. • Additional educational materials in our mailings to prepare people for participation. Packet pg. 11