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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 Traffic Operations 626 Linden P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.221.6630 970.221.6282 - fax www.fcgov.com/traffic 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