HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/07/2016 - Planning And Zoning Board - Agenda - Work SessionPlanning and Zoning Board Page 1 October 7, 2016
Kristin Kirkpatrick, Chair Conference Room A
Gerald Hart, Vice Chair 281 N. College Avenue
Jennifer Carpenter Fort Collins, Colorado
Jeff Hansen 80524
Emily Heinz
Michael Hobbs
Jeffrey Schneider
Planning and Zoning Hearing will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2016, in City Hall Chambers.
Regular Work Session
October 7, 2016
281 N. College Avenue – Conference Room A
Noon - 4:00 pm
Council Liaison Visit (Ray Martinez)
Discussion on Periodic Review Questionnaire
Consent:
1. September 8, 2016, P&Z Hearing Draft Minutes
2. West Elizabeth Enhanced Travel Corridor Plan –
Recommendation to City Council (Belmont/Lewin)
3. Worthington Town Homes PDP (Frickey)
Discussion:
4. Village on Horsetooth Affordable Housing (Frickey)
5. Landmark Apartments Expansion PDP (Mapes)
(to be reviewed at the end of the work session)
6. Brick Stone Apartments on Harmony (Wray)
Policy and Legislation:
• Discussion of Adequate Public Facility (APF)
Refinements (Wilkinson)
• LUC Updates (Shepard)
Board Topics:
• Bike Share Update (Lewin/Greegor)
• Downtown Plan Updates (Lorson/Mapes/Lewin/
Everette/Overton)
• Proposed 2017 P&Z Annual Calendar (Gloss)
• Landmark Apartments Expansion PDP (Mapes)
Projected Time
12:00 – 12:30pm
12:30 – 1:00pm
1:00 – 1:45pm
1:45 - 2:30pm
2:30 - 4:00pm
Planning and Zoning Board
Work Session Agenda
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Planning, Development & Transportation
MEMORANDUM
Date: September 30, 2016
To: Planning and Zoning Board Members
From: Joe Olson, City Traffic Engineer
Martina Wilkinson, Assistant City Traffic Engineer
Re: Planning and Zoning Work Session October 7, 2016
Refinement of Adequate Public Facilities
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this work session is to discuss updates to the transportation requirements of Land Use
Code (LUC) Section 3.7.3 - Adequate Public Facilities (APF) because of conflicting standards with the
Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS), gaps in applicability, and changing development
patterns. The overall concept would combine two existing processes and create flexibility in the
standard. The concept was presented to City Council at a work session on August 9th. Council generally
supported the concept of updating and combining the standards as well as developing flexibility for the
process. They directed staff to draft details of the changes, and undertake outreach including to the
Planning and Zoning Board.
At the Planning and Zoning word session, staff invites overall thoughts on the project, but also specific
input from Planning and Zoning Board members on the evaluation process and criteria for the proposed
Modification of Standard for transportation mitigation.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Bottom Line:
The transportation component of the Adequate Public Facilities ordinance has been in place for almost
20 years and is intended to ensure that adequate roadway infrastructure is in place as development
occurs. Staff is increasingly reviewing in-fill and re-development projects that fit within planning efforts
yet conflict with existing transportation requirements. Therefore, staff reviewed the ordinance for
potential changes. The primary reasons to update the code are to: ensure the technical analysis
requirements are meeting best practices, create a single review criteria, and incorporate the City’s
changing development patterns including multi-modal interests. The proposed revisions would also
recognize that there are some locations in Fort Collins that are not suited to significant roadway
improvements (such as widening roads in downtown or fully built out intersections).Therefore staff
recommends adding a component of flexibility in the ordinance to allow consideration of alternative
mitigation (Modifications of Standards) measures that would be reviewed/approved by the Planning and
Zoning Board (not administratively).
Background
The City adopted Section 3.7.3 of the Land Use Code in 1997 in order to establish an ongoing mechanism
that ensured that public facilities and services needed to support development are available
concurrently with the impacts of such development. The Transportation element of the Adequate
Public Facilities (APF) ordinance details the required vehicular Level of Service (LOS) at substantially
impacted intersections. If the LOS is not met, then the development is required to make improvements
to reach an acceptable LOS, or the project cannot move forward until such improvements are made.
These APF provisions are in addition to other and different requirements within the City’s street
standards for infrastructure needed to serve a particular development and only apply to the overall
intersections themselves (not specific movements or approaches). See Attachment #1.
The APF ordinance was intended to strengthen the existing Street Oversizing Program (SOP), a capital
expansion fee program that collects revenue from new development specifically to mitigate community
wide transportation system impacts. The fees paid by a developer cannot be used to address existing
deficiencies unrelated to their development. The City’s ordinance does not currently limit a developer’s
responsibility to a “proportionate share” of improvements, and does not offer any flexibility for
alternative mitigation.
Need for Refinement
Staff began reviewing the APF Ordinance for potential changes for a number of reasons:
• In the almost 20 years since the ordinance was adopted, the land use development patterns
within the City have shifted from mostly ”greenfield” development on the edge of the City to
infill and re-development within the developed community. Some of these developments are in
locations where vehicular improvements may not be desired or logical (such as downtown Fort
Collins or fully built out intersections).
• The City has fully embraced multi-modal and alternative transportation solutions; perhaps the
ordinance should allow flexibility to consider alternative mitigation for impacts.
• The standards utilized in the ordinance are incomplete and/or no longer current, they are
inconsistent with engineering standards, and the development review procedure has two
separate but different processes with differing standards.
• The ordinance has no mechanism to address proportional impacts of development without
requiring correction of existing deficiencies by a single development.
Proposed Approach
Given the challenges noted above, staff developed a proposed approach for potential refinements to
the ordinance. This includes the following:
• Combine the Level Of Service (LOS) review for APF and for the Larimer County Urban Area Street
Standards (LCUASS) into one process
• Make the LOS requirements consistent, current, and inclusive of all intersections
• Develop criteria to identify appropriate mitigation for proportional share of impact by a
development
• Develop a Modification of Standard process for transportation similar to what exists for other
aspects of development review. Those modifications would consider locations in Fort Collins
where vehicular mitigation may not be desired (such as Old Town) or requirements that were
not included in the street oversizing plan, such as grade-separated railroad crossings. Staff
suggests any modification process would be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board and
decisions appealable to Council.
Staff suggests an updated process as outlined in Attachment #2.
The anticipated results of this update would be a single process that utilizes current standards, allows
for consideration of a broader, multi-modal transportation review, and includes application of mitigation
based on proportional share of impact. Staff believes it is important to retain a strong review of
transportation impact and mitigation, establish a clear and consistent process for doing so, and
implement an approach that accommodates the City’s current multi-modal interests, and its evolving
land use development patterns.
CURRENT EFFORTS AND NEXT STEPS
Based on the direction provided by Council at the work session, Staff has begun to draft the technical
criteria for insignificant impact and proportional mitigation as well as develop review criteria for
Modifications of Standard. Following the work session discussion with Planning and Zoning Board,
outreach will also occur with the Economic Advisory Commission and Transportation Board. Language
changes for LUC and LCUASS will be drafted, with a potential timeline for adoption of changes in the first
quarter of 2017.
Attachment 1
Current
Status
Adequate Public Facilities In the Land Use Code
Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS)
Check overall intersection, approach and
movement LOS against Table 4-3 in LCUASS
Does it meet
LCUASS LOS?
Is there a “significant
negative impact”? (Does
overall intersection delay
change by more than 2%?)
Make
Improvements?
Request variance –
technical review
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
Project
Can
Proceed
APPROVED
RECOMMEND
DENIAL
NO
Does project meet
exception of 50 trips in
peak hour through
intersection?
NO
Wait
Project
Can
Proceed
YES
Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS)
NO
YES
YES
Project
Can
Proceed
APPROVED
NO
Is there a “significant
negative impact”? (Does
overall intersection delay
change by more than
2%?)
RECOMMEND
DENIAL
Check overall intersection, approach and
movement LOS against Table 4-3 in LCUASS
Attachment 2
Proposed
Approach
YES
YES
YES Make
Improvements
Check overall intersection, approach and
movement LOS against Table 4-3 in LCUASS
Does it meet
LOS?
NO
Is it a minimal or
insignificant impact”?
RECOMMEND
DENIAL
Request variance APPROVED
through LCUASS
technical review
Project
Can
Proceed
NO
Is reasonable /
proportional mitigation
possible?
Request Modification
of Standard in LUC
through P and Z
DENIED APPROVED
Appealable to
City Council
If Intersection
LOS is problem
If Approach or Movement
LOS is problem
NO
09/30/16
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD SCHEDULE
JANUARY 2017 - DECEMBER 2017
Month Worksession Time/Place Board Hearings Time/Place
January January 6
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
281 N. College Ave.
January 12
^^January 19
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
300 Laporte Ave.
February February 3
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
281 N. College Ave.
February 9
^^February 16
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
300 Laporte Ave.
March March 3
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
281 N. College Ave.
March 9
^^March 16
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
300 Laporte Ave.
April April 7
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
281 N. College Ave.
April 13
^^April 20
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
300 Laporte Ave.
May May 5
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
281 N. College Ave.
May 11
^^May 18
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
300 Laporte Ave.
June June 2
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
281 N. College Ave.
June 8
^^June 15
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
300 Laporte Ave.
July July 7
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
281 N. College Ave.
July 13
^^July 20
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
300 Laporte Ave.
August August 4
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
281 N. College Ave.
August 10
^^August 17
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
300 Laporte Ave.
September September 8
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
281 N. College Ave.
September 14
^^September 21
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
300 Laporte Ave.
October October 6
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
281 N. College Ave.
October 12
^^October 19
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
300 Laporte Ave.
November November 3
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
281 N. College Ave.
November 9
^^November 16
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
300 Laporte Ave.
December December 1
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
281 N. College Ave.
December 7
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
300 Laporte Ave.
Highlighted items represent schedule deviations
^^ will be scheduled as needed (to manage work load/facilitate public input)
Does it meet
LCUASS LOS?
YES
Make
Improvements?
NO
Request variance
– technical review
Check overall intersection LOS against
Table II in Multi Modal LOS manual
Does it meet
MMLOS LOS?
Make
Improvements?
NO