HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning And Zoning Board - Minutes - 10/27/1980PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
MINUTES
October 27, 1980
Board Present: John Clarke, Dennis Georg, Carolyn Haase, Ben Napheys,
Gary Ross, Ed Stoner
Staff Present: Curt Smith, Sherry Albertson -Clark, Susan Epstein
Legal Representative: Pete Ruggiero
Ross: Called meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Welcomed those in attendance to the meeting and briefly explained the
advisory function of the board. Explained the limited discussion
agenda and noted that any item could be removed from it by request
of anyone in the audience or on the board.
1. Approval of minutes of September 22, 1980.
Haase: Made two corrections to the minutes.
Stoner: Moved to approve the minutes as corrected.
Clarke: Second.
Vote: Motion carried, 6 - 0.
2. #175-79 Greenwood Commons
Request for a six- month extension of approval of their preliminary
P.U.D. Greenwood Commons was approved as a preliminary proposal for a
one unit commercial P.U.D. located at 1302 and 1304 S. Shields, zoned
R-H, High Density Residential by P & Z on 10/8/79, and by City Council
on 11/6/79.
Applicant: United Construction Company, 2716 E. Mulberry, Fort Collins,
CO 80524.
Smith: Described the request, noting that this is a final action by the
board, not requiring council action; recommended approval.
Haase: Moved approval of the request for a six-month extension of the
Greenwood Commons P.U.D., preliminary.
Georg: Second,
Ross: Explained that there is a time limit of one year on P.U.D. approval
during which final plans may be filed. After one year, a six-month
extension may be requested, as is being done on this item. Asked if
anyone wished discussion on the request.
Vote: Motion carried, 6 - 0.
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3. 74105-80 Expansion of Non -Conforming Use - 120 Hemlock
A preliminary proposal to expand an existing non -conforming sheet metal
company (Simpson Service Company) by 2,530 square feet, located at
120 Hemlock Street, zoned H-B, Highway Business.
Applicant: Al Hockett Construction, 2801 Remington, Fort Collins,
CO 80525.
Albertson -Clark: Described the proposal, stating that staff recommends approval.
Ross: Asked if the applicant wished to address the board.
Steve Currier: Replied he did not need to address the board at that time.
Ross:
Asked if anyone in the audience wished discussion on the item.
Georg:
Moved to recommend approval of the proposal.
Haase:
Second.
Clarke:
Asked if it would be appropriate to have more than the planned 2%
landscaping.
Currier:
With Al Hockett Construction, representing applicant. Stated the site
presently has no landscaping, and to preserve the traffic flow and
parking, the landscaping was put in as a buffer zone between Hemlock
Street and the parking and the building. Said they had closed off one
curb cut and extended the others to improve the traffic flow. Said
that additional landscaping would interfere with the traffic flow and
fire access.
Clarke:
Asked if that was a reason to eliminate any landscaping around the
building, particularly in the front of the building.
Currier:
Replied they had decided that instead of planting in front of the
building, it would be better to shield the street, especially as they
were already planning changes along the street.
Clarke:
Asked if it is correct that at present there is no landscaping along
the street.
Currier: Replied in the affirmative.
Ross: Asked if the neighbor to the east is the Volvo dealer, and if the other
side is vacant.
Currier: Replied that was correct and that Colorado Partitions is beyond the
vacant lot.
Ross: Ascertained the location of the railroad tracks and the road. Asked for
further discussion.
Vote: Motion carried, 6 - 0.
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4. #112-79C Four Seasons P.U.D., Fourth Phase
A preliminary P.U.D. proposal for 248 residential units on 24 acres,
located southeast of Horsetooth Road and South Shields, zoned RLP,
Low Density Planned Residential, and part of the approved Four Seasons
Master Plan area.
Applicant: Chism Homes Inc., 4730 South College Avenue, Fort Collins,
CO 80525.
Albertson -Clark: Described the proposal, stating that staff recommends approval.
Ross: Noted there had been discussion on this item at the Friday work session;
asked if there had been further dealings with the property owner across
the street to the west and the petitioner.
Smith: Replied not at this stage, but as expressed in the letter from Mr.
McMillin, he has agreed to realign the street based on the concerns
raised by the property owners and will do so prior to final submittal.
Pointed out that this proposal will come back to the board as a final,
but that they could request it come back as a discussion item to
review the specific alignment of the street. Noted the applicant sees
this change as a relatively minor issue, and is present to address any
concerns.
Steve McMillin: Representing Chism Homes. Asked for specific questions from the
board.
Ross:
Stated that at Friday's work session there had been discussion about
a possible 60' adjustment further south of the road on the southern
boundary. Said that normally a developer cannot just move a road 60'
and not replace it with dwelling units. If that is the case, the
board is concerned about adding those units to a plan which looks very
nice.
McMillin:
Replied they have no problem because their first phase is to the north,
and once it is platted in final form, they assume there will be some
modification of the south end. Stated they do not at this time see a
change in density, but if there were, they would have to come back
through the planning process and reappear before the board.
Ross:
Asked, with respect to density, if he were referring to percentages --
total number of dwelling units per total area --or that they would not
find it necessary to put additional dwelling units in this 60' shift.
McMillin:
Replied that if there is any increase in density, he had told Smith they
would come back before the board, but at this point no change is anti-
cipated. Said their quarter section has a maximum number of dwelling
units allowed, therefore they will stay within that maximum, working
segment by segment.
Stoner:
Asked if the adjustment would be to the south and how it would be
aligned.
McMillin:
Replied that the east end is tied to the east side of the P.U.D. which
is finalized, so it will start there, go as far west as possible, then
curve south 60', noting that is not much of a change, and it is not
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necessary for them to maximize this portion of the P.U.D. for five or
six units.
Stoner:
Asked if this explanation satisfied staff.
Smith:
Nodded in the affirmative.
Napheys:
Asked why the road has to be moved.
Mauri Ruple:
City of Fort Collins Development Engineer. Pointed out on the site
location map that if Michie Drive were extended to the west across the
street as is, it would render the piece of land there undevelopable,
as it has only about a 60' depth.
Les Kaplan:
Stated he is working with that piece of property as a planning consul-
tant. Said that if Michie Drive were extended west as presently
shown, it would leave only a 40' strip along the northern property
line which would be unuseable. Said it would not have to run straight
through, but the city would like it to run straight for at least 100'.
Stated they planned to curve it after that point and to connect it to
Troutman Drive, extended, Said that moving the street to give them
between 100' and 125' would make it possible to have a nice open space
area and, as this would be their only curb cut, they could have a
better entranceway treatment.
Napheys:
Stated he now understood the purpose for moving the street, but that he
also felt that Mr. McMillin had not adequately addressed the question
of density. Pointed out that moving the road would permit some extra
units, so if they did not put in more dwelling units, asked if that
meant there would be more square footage in the recreational building.
Ross:
Said that he understood McMillin to mean that they had a total number
of units allowed for the whole parcel, of which 248 are planned for
this area. Therefore, if more units were added to this section, they
would come out of other areas in the total parcel.
McMillin:
Agreed that is correct, but that at this point they do not plan on
adding any units, but if they should, they would come back to the P & Z
board with their proposal for the additional units.
Clarke:
Referred to the letter from Mr. Stover in which he expressed concern
about the convenience center's location near the intersection and asked
Smith whether Stover's suggestion of 600' to 1200' would be satisfied
by the fact that access to the center comes 543' away on Horsetooth
Road and 1395' away on Shields.
Smith:
Replied that in reality access to the center does not come from either
Horsetooth or Shields, but from the internal drive, so the city streets
are that far from the intersection and therefore Mr. Stover's concerns
are adequately addressed.
Clarke:
Asked if staff had heard anything more from Stover as he feels this
plan should satisfy his concerns.
Smith:
Indicated they had not.
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Ross: Asked if anyone else wished to speak on this item.
Stoner: Moved recommendation of approval of the proposal with the provision that
the road be adjusted to the south.
Clarke: Second.
Smith; Said that since the developer had agreed to move the road in writing,
they had not felt it necessary to recommend a condition to that effect.
Ross: Asked if Stoner wished that to be a condition of approval so that the
P & Z Board would see the alignment in its final form.
Stoner: Said it is not necessary if that is how it has been handled in the past.
Clarke: Second.
Napheys: Moved the motion be amended to include that the number of units for this
parcel be the number shown on the existing plan and that there be no
additional units with the 60' adjustment.
Stoner: Stated that is how it would be anyway as the petitioners would have to
come back through the planning process if there were any change.
Napheys: Said it needs to be stated because density may be clear in tonight's
discussion, but it might not be at another time.
Stoner: Said he accepted the amendment.
Clarke: Second.
Ross:
Asked for further discussion.
Haase:
Asked if there would be a signalized intersection at Sentry and Horse -
tooth to relieve the heavy traffic which would eventually accumulate.
Ruple:
Stated that the Traffic Engineer's reply would be that as traffic
demands it, the intersection will be signalized, but at this point, he
would not be willing to commit himself on it. Said it is in his future
plans, but it is not really necessary to make a commitment on it at
present.
Haase:
Said she disagreed as the total density pattern within a square mile
of the intersection of Horsetooth and Shields, when developed, will
be so high that there should be serious consideration of a signalized
intersection at Sentry and Horsetooth.
Ross:
Asked Ruggiero , according to Roberts' Rules of Order, whether the
amendment to the motion had to be handled prior to considering the
motion.
Ruggiero: Replied that since the person who made the motion had accepted the
amendment, it would not have to be considered separately.
Vote: Haase: yes, with strong approval for the control on expansion of density,
noting the maximum here is near 15.9 DU/net acre; Clarke: yes; Stoner: yes;
Ross: yes; Georg: yes; Napheys: yes.
Motion carried, 6 - 0.
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5. #104-80 Expansion of a Non -Conforming Use - 900 North College
A preliminary proposal to expand an existing non -conforming
commercial use, Excell-Art Advertising Corp., by 4,500 square feet,
located at 900 North College, zoned HB, Highway Business.
Applicant: Excell-Art Advertising Corp., c/o Don Wedum, 430 Link
Lane, Fort Collins, CO 80524.
Smith: Gave staff report, recommending denial due to the parking spaces which
back out onto College Avenue.
Clarke: Asked if staff would support this request if the parking problem were
solved.
Smith: Said they would, noting that fire arcess also needs to be addressed,
but that no building permit would be issued until that was done.
Haase: Concurred with the staff about its concern for fire access after having
viewed the site. Stated the issue should be addressed tonight and
discussed very thoroughly.
Ross: Asked if there were anyone representing the applicant who wished to
speak.
Jackson Brooks: Owner of Excell-Art Advertising Company. Pointed out they had owned
the property for 25 years and that it was not a non -conforming use until
1978 when it was rezoned. Stated they had assumed they had the rights
pertaining to a business zone. Said that they were uncertain that
the required notices of the change in zoning were ever given. Stated
his attorney has also said that the requirement to give up the six
parking spaces, which they have always had, is an arbitrary and capri-
cious request to require conformity of a non-conforming.use. Said that
whether or not the warehouse goes in, it will not change the use of
the property, but will only cover storage which is presently outside.
Agreed that fire access is a problem, requiring negotiation with their
neighbor, and pointed out that there are no other streets giving access
to any of the buildings fronting on College.
Napheys: Asked if the construction of the warehouse would take away any existing
parking spaces.
Brooks: Replied it would not, but that for truck parking and fire access they
plan to lease space to the north and blacktop it.
Napheys: Asked if the warehouse would increase the necessity for parking spaces.
Brooks: Replied not as far as additional employees are concerned; there would
be none. Said they have no customers who come to the building as most
of their business is done nationally, so no additional parking would be
necessitated.
Stoner: Asked if their architect had looked into restructuring the six parking
spaces into four horizontal spaces.
Brooks: Replied he had not, noting that the north 10-15' of the 98' of parking
is a driveway. Agreed there is a serious traffic problem on north
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College, but said that until the city builds some streets in.north
Fort Collins, there would continue to be traffic problems on College.
Haase: Asked if any accidents had occurred since the zoning change because of
the parking situation on the Excell-Art property.
Brooks: Replied there had been none to his knowledge.
Haase: Stated she concurred with Brooks that the parking problem can be
resolved as it stands. Contended that fire access is critical, however.
Brooks: Pointed out that they will not be given a building permit until they
have guaranteed fire access, and it would be foolish to negotiate such
access until they know whether or not the warehouse will be approved.
Ross: Asked Smith if he were comfortable with the fire access issue being
resolved by the building permit regulations.
Smith: Assented.
Stoner:
Asked how many employees Excell-Art has, and where they park.
Brooks:
Replied there are 22, and that they park, according to an agreement with
the bowling alley, in the bowling alley lot during the daytime when it
is not busy. Said they do have an occasional customer as well as sales
people who come to their place who need the parking spaces close to the
building.
Haase:
Asked if they had had a problem with the auto brokers to the north as
it seemed possible that their parking could spill over in that direction.
Brooks:
Replied not to his knowledge.
Clarke:
Asked Ruggiero whether or not it is proper for the board to consider the
parking spaces as part of the increase in a non -conforming use.
Ruggiero:
Replied that case law in Colorado provides that cities can take reasonable
steps to try to remove non -conforming uses, so in this case the non-
conforming use could not be removed, but since Brooks is seeking to
expand the use --expand the length of time it may be in existence --the
city could deny the expansion because of the existence of the parking.
Said, therefore, that the board can consider parking in respect to the
request for expansion of a non -conforming use.
Clarke:
Responded that since this addition will not increase the use in terms
of employees, etc., this is really a moot point.
Ruggiero:
Replied that is a policy decision, not necessarily a legal one.
Georg:
Stated that the primary consideration is whether the proposed expansion
will adversely affect the area, and this proposed expansion will not
affect this area any moreso than it does at present.
Napheys:
Said he did not understand the policy linkage between the parking spaces
and the warehouse, other than putting pressure on the applicant. Asked
what the logic is.
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Ross: Stated there is, in effect, a 98' curbcut, not something which would
be approved on a raw piece of ground, so this is a good opportunity to
change the curbcut to a more acceptable configuration. Pointed out
that the traffic problem will not get any better, and that backing out
into traffic there is a problem. Stated this is a chance to improve
the situation. Said North College is practically a three-mile curbcut,
a situation which has got to be changed.
Brooks:
Stated he had to have the six parking spaces, but that he would be
willing to give them up if the city would give him a street behind his
property. Said he had lived in north Fort Collins for 25 years and had
been a good corporate citizen and paid a lot of taxes, but had gotten
little for it as the whole north end of Fort Collins has been totally
ignored by City Council and the planning people for all those years.
Ross:
Pointed out that developers, not the city, build streets, and until that
part of town develops, there will not be streets there any more than
there are now. Stated the P & Z Board does what it can to make the
backs of the North College properties available. Said that unless
Brooks had more to add, the meeting should proceed.
Brooks:
Said his choice is either to stay on this property or vacate it, and that
his business cannot afford to build a new business on a new site, so his
only other alternative is to go out of business, which he has considered.
Said he had stated his case and that his application is rational.
Ross:
Asked if anyone else in the audience wished to speak on the item.
Haase:
Moved to recommend approval of the expansion.
Stoner: Second.
Vote: Napheys: yes; Georg: no, stating the curbcut is a major problem; Ross:
no; Stoner: yes; Clarke: yes; Haase: yes.
6. #191-79C Greenfield Village #2, Prel. P.U.D. CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 24, 1980
7. #114-80 McCrery/Moody Exemption ( County Referral)
A six -lot exemption request on 80 acres zoned FA-1, Farming, located
one-half mile east of Interstate 25 on the south side of Highway 14.
Applicant: Larry McCrery and Jay Moody, 1719 E. Mulberry, Fort Collins,
CO 80524.
Albertson -Clark: Gave staff report, recommending denial.
Ross: Asked if there were someone present representing the applicant.
Larry McCrery: Stated he would answer any questions.
Stoner: Asked how they planned access to the southern part of the property.
McCrery: Replied there would be a 60' road in through the middle.
Stoner: Asked for McCrery's reaction to the staff recommendation.
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McCrery: Replied they had asked for the exemption as they had some people who
wanted ten -acre sites there and one twenty -acre site. Said he is not
adverse to a change and would like to hear staff's comments. Asked if
staff recommends 2 DU/acre. .
Albertson -Clark: Replied they had recommended denial because in the Urban Growth Area,
urban densities are appropriate, a minimum of 2 DU/acre.
Stoner: Asked for McCrery's reaction to the 2 DU/acre density.
McCrery: Said he is willing to consider it, although he has some people interested
in the house and 12 acres, and others interested in a ten -acre and a
twenty -acre site.
Ross: Asked if anyone else wished to speak on the item.
Haase: Moved recommendation of denial of this exemption because the non -urban
development proposed is not consistent with the intent of the Urban Growth
Area.
Napheys: Second.
Vote: Napheys: yes; Georg: yes; Ross: yes; Stoner: no; Clarke: yes; Haase: yes.
Motion carried, 5 - 1.
Ross: Asked that staff write the customary letters to the county with the
board's recommendation.
8. #90-80 Tiahrt Rezoning
This is a request to have the Planning and Zoning Board reconsider this
item at their November 24 Planning and Zoning Hearing. The Tiahrt
Rezoning was initially heard at the September 22, 1980 meeting and was
a request to rezone .75 acres currently in the R-L, Low Density Resi-
dential District, to BP, Planned Business District, located at 2204
West Elizabeth. P & Z Board recommended denial, 7 - 0.
Applicant: Maurice Tiahrt, 920 S. Taft Hill, Fort Collins, CO 80521.
Ross: Asked if it is correct, that once a rezoning has been acted upon, that
piece of property cannot be reconsidered for a rezoning for a period of
a year.
Smith: Replied that Ruggiero would check on that point.
Ross: Asked if the applicant were present. (No reply.)
General discussion ensued with the audience, most of whom were students from three
CSU classes, while waiting for a reply from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero: Stated the provision in the ordinance states that a petition cannot be
reheard within twelve months after final action, but since final action
had not yet been taken, the board could reconsider the matter if they
wished.
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Clarke: Moved, in the absence of the applicant and any new evidence to persuade
the board to change its decision, that the board not rehear this item.
Haase: Second.
Napheys: Said he read Mr. Metcalf's letter and sympathizes with his and his
client's predicament as a mistake had been made, informing them of the
wrong date. Stated he had wished to ask them the extent of prejudice
suffered by the applicant by being informed of the wrong date, but
since there was no one here to answer, he felt awkward in turning it
down, but also saw no reason to go with it.
Vote: Motion carried, 6 - 0.
9. Resolution of Commendation for Phyllis J. Wells (postponed to end of meeting)
10. #109-80 Stute Rezoning (County Referral)
Request to reconsider rezoning of 9.78 acres zoned FA-1 Farming to
C-Commercial, located south of Harmony Road, west of County Road 7.
The Stute Rezoning was originally heard at the September 22, 1980
meeting and the P & Z Board recommended denial to the county. The
County Planning Commission also recommended denial to the County
Commissioners. The applicant has requested the Planning Commission
to reconsider the item,and it is being considered as a new submittal,
and has submitted new information.
Applicant: John Stute, 6025 S. Shields, Ft. Collins, CO 80526
Smith: Gave description of the request, noting that specific design details
had been submitted which are generally not considered appropriate for
consideration of a rezoning request, but which were in response to
design concerns raised in the September meeting.
Georg: Asked if it is legal for the board to consider this as it is not on a
published agenda.
Smith: Replied that in this case, the board is simply a recommending body to
a county recommending body, and for this purpose the city does not
publically notice county referrals. Stated the applicant is aware of
the hearing, so there is no problem with the board hearing the item.
Ruggiero: Agreed.
Ross: Pointed out that he had abstained before on this item and would do so
again.
Stoner: Asked what staff's previous recommendation had been.
Smith: Replied that the staff had recommended the item be approved, subject to
extensive conditions, such as meeting the city's standards for a P.U.D.
on the property. Said that their review indicates the proposal does not come
close to meeting city P.U.D. standards, nor does it meet the application
criteria for development in the Urban Growth Area.
Stoner: Asked what suitable development for the site might be.
Napheys: Asked what the board would be doing tonight --whether their approval of
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the request would mean they would consider
it/9tlater meeting.
Smith:
Replied the board would have
to take
some action tonight if they
wished to reconsider the item
as it
is scheduled for the November
Planning Commission meeting,
so they
would need P & Z Board's recom-
mendation if it is to change.
Napheys:
Suggested they first move to
re -open
the discussion, then make a
recommendation motion.
Stoner: Stated the site is not suitable for residential development, and it
is unreasonable to expect another H-P or Woodward Governor plant to
come in there. Said the visibility from both streets was the board's
main concern before.
Clarke: Said they had also had concerns about setting a precedent for development
in the Urban Growth Area by by-passing the development criteria pertaining
to sewer capacity and adjacent prior development and the new information
does not solve that problem.
Ross: Asked if anyone in the audience wished to speak on the item.
Georg: Moved to deny reconsideration of the site as there was nothing new to
indicate the previous problems had been solved.
Haase: Second.
Asked how the 300' south of Harmony Road would be used, especially as
their concerns are about the visual effect from the road.
Smith:
Indicated nothing was planned.
Napheys:
Asked if the sense of the board is that they want to deny it on the
merits, and if so, it might be more appropriate to reconsider and then
recommend denial. Said if they do not open it up to discussion, he was
not sure how strong ttidrvoice would be to the county commission.
Georg:
Said that at the previous meeting they did discuss the merits of the
project, so there seems to be no use in reconvening that discussion,
given there is no new information nor anyone to present any.
Haase:
Pointed out that the county commission would have the minutes of this
and the previous discussion, and then asked Smith if that is correct
or if the board has to specifically request that that be done.
Smith:
Replied that normally they do not send the minutes to the county, but
that it could be done and a letter could be sent saying they re -confirm
their recommendation.
Stoner: Asked if this were zoned C-Commercial, if the P & Z Board would have the
opportunity to review the design proposal later.
Smith: Replied it depends upon the way the property is developed. Said that
one of staff's conditions was that the item, if recommended for approval,
should be developed as a P.U.D. which would require that it come back
before the P & Z Board.
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Clarke: Said that these new proposals are still a far cry from a P.U.D., and
the site may at some point be appropriate for a P.U.D., so it might
be premature to approve anything for it now.
Napheys: Stated it seemed the board is reconsidering and then denying this
proposal, and said he thought he would vote against the motion on the
floor.
Ross: Asked that the motion be repeated.
Epstein: Read that Georg had moved to deny reconsideration.
Napheys: Asked Georg's approval to make a new motion to reconsider the matter,
and if it loses, the matter would be settled; if not, then the issue
can be considered on its merits. Said that the way the motion is worded,
if they deny reconsideration then then he did not know where it would go.
Georg: Withdrew his motion.
Haase: Second.
Vote: Motion carried, 5 - 0 - 1, Ross abstaining.
Napheys: Moved recommendation of denial.
Clarke: Second.
Ross:
Asked for discussion.
Stoner:
Asked again what the property should be zoned, saying it seemed
appropriate for commercial use, rather than using good farm land for
commercial use.
Clarke:
Agreed, but noted that at this point the board does not have the design
control to say what will be there with any assurance, so they would be
remiss in allowing that to develop.
Stoner:
Asked if that would be true even if they recommended approval with the
condition that a P.U.D. be required.
Smith:
Replied that the board could ask for that condition, and if the county
agreed to it, it would have to come back before the board.
Clarke:
Asked if the county also handled P.U.D.'s as the city does.
Smith:
Replied that the way the staff had recommended for this item, the P.U.D.
would be submitted based on city design criteria, rather than on the
county's which are not as stringent or specific. Said this had not
been done in the past, but was being suggested due to the property's
proximity to the entrance to the city.
Clarke:
Stated that what they have before them is a site plan proposal which
they wish to deny, and if so, asked what they can do to ask for something
else.
Smith:
Replied they do not really have a site plan proposal, but some site plan
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information in support of a rezoning request, Said that like the
city, the county cannot condition a rezoning to specifics as indicated
on the proposal, but only to general requirements.
Vote:
Haase: yes, with suoport7251 comments made on September 22; Clarke: yes;
Stoner: no; Ross: abstained; Georg: yes; Napheys: yes, requesting that
the minutes from both the September and the present meeting be sent
along with the recommendation to the county.
Other Business
Napheys:
Asked staff for information on the Land Use Policies Plan, especially the
status of the remaining plans.
Smith:
Replied that the City Council recently adopted an Interim Master Street
Plan for the Urban Growth Area which is scheduled to go back to them
prior to April, 1981 in final form. Said the Housing Plan was adopted
as a draft some two years ago and no further work has been done on it.
Stated that the Environmental Management Plan, according to staff's
suggestion, would be addressed through the Land Development Guidance
System which would then eliminate the need for a separate Environmental
Management Plan. Said there is a variety of plans which could be
discussed with the board further either tonight or at a work session.
Napheys:
Asked for copies of the Transportation Plan and the Housing Plan, and
also the Extension Plan for Public Utilities to be made available at the
next P & Z Board work session.
Smith:
Replied that the first step of the Extension Plan for Public Utilities
was the five-year plans which were done by each of the city departments
as part of the Cost of Development Study. Said one -of the goals for
the city in the next year which the Planning Division is recommending
is that each department refine its five-year plan and they will be the
expansion plans for each department. Said they are in their present
detail in the Cost of Development Study,
Napheys:
Asked if the board could see those.
Smith:
Replied they could be made available, noting that it is basically the
appendix to the Cost of Development Study, quite a lengthy document.
Said they are also making some adjustments to that report which should
be finished by December 1, so it might be more appropriate to wait
until those revisions are incorporated rather than to reproduce what
is going to be changed.
Napheys:
Asked about the availability of the Transportation Plan and the Housing
Plan.
Smith:
Replied he is unsure about the Housing Plan, but that he could get the
Transportation Plan.
Haase:
Recommended to the CSU students that they review the Land Use Policies
Plan, saying that copies are available at the Fort Collins Library
and at Morgan Library, and perhaps on loan from the Planning Department.
Asked Smith if the students would also be interested in the Guidance
System.
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Smith: Replied they would be interested, but expressed caution at opening it
up to 150 students as there are not that many copies and it is in the
process of extensive review. Said he would be glad to discuss it with
anyone who wished and make it available on loan.
Haase: Suggested they attend the public hearing in December.
Smith: Stated that the Guidance System is an entire new approach for reviewing
new development which has been in the works for some time. Said there
would be public hearing on it on December 1.
9. Resolution of Commendation for Phyllis J. Wells
Stoner: Moved adoption of the resolution to be read by Epstein.
Clarke: Second.
Epstein: Read the resolution.
Vote: Motion carried unanimously, Haase expressing a "big thank you".
Ross: Adjourned meeting at 8:10 p.m.
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
WORK SESSION - October 24 , 1980
Board Present: John Clarke, Dennis Georg, Carolyn Haase, Ben Napheys, Gary Ross,
Ed Stoner
Time: 12:00 Noon
Place: Council Information Center, City Hall
Agenda: October 27, 1980 P & Z Board meeting agenda
Land Use Guidance System presentation
901 11.
CORRECTIONS
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SEPTEMBER 22, 1980 MINUTES
OF THE
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
Page 19: Michael O'Griffith should read Michael Griffith.
Page 31: Second line from the bottom, following "the P & Z board"
insert "chairman".