HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/02/2015 - Planning And Zoning Board - Agenda - Regular MeetingPlanning and Zoning Board Page 1 August 7, 2015
Jennifer Carpenter, Chair Conference Room A
Kristin Kirkpatrick, Vice Chair 281 N. College Avenue
Jeff Hansen Fort Collins, Colorado
Gerald Hart 80524
Emily Heinz
Michael Hobbs
Jeffrey Schneider
Planning and Zoning Hearing will be held on October 8, 2015, in City Hall Chambers.
Regular Work Session
October 2, 2015
12:00 - 5:00 PM
Consent:
1.) September 10, 2015, Draft Minutes
2.) Wood Street Second Annexation (Frickey) **
Discussion:
3.) CSU Medical Center SPAR (Holland)
4.) Affinity Senior Housing (Mapes)
5.) Fort Collins Hotel Parking Garage (Lorson)
6.) Mid-Town Plan Area Amendments (Josh Birks)
7.) Uncommon PDP (Mapes) **
Policy and Legislation:
• LUC Revision Review (Shepard)
Board Topics:
• Old Town Planning Projects (Overton/Branson/Wray/Weinberg)
• 2016 P&Z Work Plan
** P&Z Board will hold a second hearing on October 29
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2016 Planning and Zoning Board Work Plan
October 2, 2015
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TO: Wanda Winkelman, City Clerk
FROM: Jennifer Carpenter, Chair
Planning and Zoning Board
DATE: September 10, 2015
SUBJECT: Planning and Zoning Board Work Plan - 2016
During 2015, the Planning and Zoning Board continued to review project applications. Some
notable projects included: Rigden Farm Tract Z Multi-Family, Main Street Health and Wellness
Suites, Landmark Residences, LaPorte Solar Array, Poudre Valley Hospital Emergency
Department Expansion, Harmony & Strauss Cabin Convenience Shopping Center, Eastridge
Amended ODP, Fort Collins Hotel, Village on Redwood, and the Kechter Farm 2nd Annexation
and Zoning, Houska Rezone, and Salud Rezone recommendations to City Council. No project
reviews were appealed during the year. In addition to regular project reviews, the Board
evaluated several Site Plan Advisory Reviews, including: CSU Bay Farm Horticulture Center,
CSU Medical Center, CSU Parking Garage, CSU Parking Lot at 2400 Research Blvd., and the
Global Village Academy Public Charter School, Phase Two. The Board also provided
recommendations on the On-Campus Stadium Intergovernmental Agreement between the City
and CSU.
In 2015, there was an effort to continue refining elements of the Land Use Code where there is
misalignment with City land use policy direction or to address unforeseen circumstances. The
Board recommended to City Council changes to several code requirements, including the
following items:
• Definition of Child Care
• Seasonal Overflow Shelter Standards
• Light Industrial (without outdoor storage) as a Type 2 Use
• Clarify the developer’s obligation to construct bus shelters
• Designate the Director as decisionmaker when renewing abandoned uses
• Fraternity and Sorority minimum parking requirements
• Short-term Rentals (VRBO/AirBnB)
• City Council review of APU applications in certain zone districts
• 6 month extension of the PDOD pilot ordinance
The Board also spent a considerable amount of time reviewing five long-range planning efforts:
the West Central Area Plan final document, Phases 1 and 2 of the Downtown Plan and Old
Town Neighborhoods Plan Updates, the draft Old Town Neighborhoods Design Guidelines, and
the Mountain Vista Subarea Rural Assessment. Anticipated projects for 2016 include review of
the final two phases of the Downtown and Old Town Neighborhoods Plans, including the Plan
documents. In addition to reviewing and evaluating development proposals, the Board will
address important land use policy issues during 2016, including:
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Downtown Plan Update – This major update to the successful 1989 Downtown Plan
develops new downtown parking management techniques, promotes arts and culture,
sets a management strategy, promotes energy conservation and access to nature,
improves urban design, and reflects anticipated opportunities associated with infill, re-
development, MAX service, new employers and major public investments.
Old Town Neighborhoods Plan (formerly Eastside/Westside Neighborhoods), Design
Guidelines Update & Pattern Book - This project explores issues, clarifies the
neighborhood vision, updates the City's policy approach toward the next 10-20 years,
and identifies needed actions to implement the updated plan. An update to existing
design guidelines, which will assist property owners with remodeling and new
development projects, is being developed in tandem with the Neighborhoods Plan.
City Plan project scope – In preparation of the next major update to City Plan, tentatively
slated to commence in 2017, the Planning and Zoning Board will be enlisted to help staff
develop the project scope that will set the community vision over the next 20 years.
Major topics to be addressed are: the community’s growing affordable housing needs,
strategies for reducing our carbon footprint consistent with the Climate Action Plan,
retention of adequate land supply to support anticipated job growth, implementation of
policies found in the Nature in the City and Urban Agriculture initiatives, and examination
of the rate of growth. The project will rely on an extensive public engagement process,
using both time-tested and cutting edge modelling technologies, to assess a range of
community growth options and arrive at a preferred future.
Planning Development Overlay District (PDOD) – In 2015, the PDOD Pilot Project was
extended for six months to confirm whether the tool would work as intended and to
assess interest from the development community. The extension will expire in March
2016, and the Board will make a recommendation to Council as to whether the pilot
program should continue.
cc: Planning and Zoning Board Members
Councilman Ray Martinez, Council Liaison
Laurie Kadrich, PDT Director
Tom Leeson, Interim CDNS Director
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