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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/09/2017 - Planning And Zoning Board - Agenda - Work Session (2)Planning and Zoning Board November 9, 2017 * Work session times are approximate and are subject to change without notice. Conference Room A Jeffrey Schneider, Chair 281 N. College Avenue Jeff Hansen, Vice Chair Fort Collins, Colorado Jennifer Carpenter Emily Heinz 80524 Michael Hobbs Ruth Rollins William Whitley Planning and Zoning Hearing will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2017, in City Hall Chambers. Regular Work Session November 9, 2017 281 N. College Avenue – Conference Room A Noon - 4:00 pm Policy and Legislation: • Land Use Code Changes – Landmark Preservation Commission in attendance for joint discussion (Gloss / McWilliams) Consent: 1. October 19, 2017, P&Z Hearing Draft Minutes 2. Eligibility Expansion for Affordable Housing Fee Waivers (Beck-Ferkiss) 3. 2017 Three-Mile Plan Update (Mounce) Discussion: 4. Spring Creek Rezone (Shepard) Board Topics: • 2018 P&Z Hearing Calendar (Gloss) • 2017 Annual Land Use Code Revisions (Shepard) Projected Time * 12:00 – 2:00pm 2:00 – 2:30pm 2:30 – 2:45pm 2:45 – 4:00pm Planning and Zoning Board Work Session Agenda DRAFT 11/03/17 PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD SCHEDULE JANUARY 2018 - DECEMBER 2018 Month Materials Due Work Session Board Hearing January January 3 January 12 January 18 February January 31 February 9 February 15 March February 28 March 9 March 15 April April 4 April 13 April 19 May May 2 May 11 May 17 June June 6 June 15 June 21 July July 3 July 13 July 19 August August 1 August 10 August 16 September September 5 September 14 September 20 October October 3 October 12 October 18 November October 31 November 9 November 15 December December 5 December 14 December 20 All work sessions will be held in Conference Room A at 281 N. College Ave from 12:00-4:00pm All hearings will be held in City Hall Chambers at 300 Laporte Ave starting at 6:00pm Items in yellow are schedule anomalies due to holidays Amend Article Three – Section 3.8.30 - General Development Standard – Multi- Family Development Standards –to add Single Family Attached and to address issues associated with providing access to parks, central features or outdoor gathering place. Problem Statement: There are design issues related to Single Family Attached Dwellings (townhomes on individual lots) with regard to connecting walkways, visitor parking, number of units per structure, lot coverage, size of building footprint, size of front yard/porch, size of rear yard/patio, access to unit from alley in the form of person doors, landscaping along the alley (especially between driveways), and the amount of and quality of outdoor common area or outdoor gathering space. The problem is that development and building trends have evolved since the adoption of the Land Use Code resulting Single Family Attached Dwellings ceasing to become distinguishable from low-rise Multi-Family Dwellings. This is caused by an increasing number of units per building and lack of outdoor space. This lack of distinction diminishes the quality and characteristics of Single Family Attached housing as a unique housing type that is intended to enrich the diversity of housing within neighborhoods. Also, there are access issues associated with buildings that front on common areas, not streets. Proposed Solution Overview: The proposed solution is to add Single Family Attached to the Purpose and Applicability statement Section 3.8.30 and to Access to a Park, Central Feature or Gathering Place. Proposed Code Revision: 3.8.30 - Multi-Family and Single Family Attached Dwelling Development Standards (A) Purpose/Applicability . The following standards apply to all multi-family and single family attached development projects that contain at least four (4) dwelling units. These standards are intended to promote variety in building form and product, visual interest, access to parks, pedestrian-oriented streets and compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods. (C) Access to a Park, Central Feature or Gathering Place. At least ninety (90) percent of the dwellings in all development projects containing two (2) or more acres shall be located within one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet (one-quarter [¼] mile) of either a neighborhood park, a privately owned park or a central feature or gathering place that is located either within the project or within adjacent development, which distance shall be measured along street frontage without crossing an arterial street. Such parks, central features or gathering places shall contain one (1) or more of the following uses: (1) Public parks, recreation areas or other open lands. (2) Privately owned parks, meeting the following criteria: (a) For projects between two (2) and five (5) acres, the development is required to provide sufficient outdoor gathering areas or site amenities, either public or private, to sustain the activities associated with single family attached and multi-family residential development, to adequately serve the occupants of the development as set forth below. Such outdoor gathering areas may include, without limitation, small parks, playgrounds, pools, sports courts, picnic facilities, passive open space, recreational areas, plazas, courtyards, or naturalistic features. For projects greater than five (5) acres and less than ten (10) acres, the private park must be a minimum of five thousand (5,000) square feet. For projects greater than ten (10) acres, the private park must be a minimum of ten thousand (10,000) square feet. (b) Location. Such parks shall be highly visible, secure settings formed by the street layout and pattern of lots and easily observed from streets. Rear facades and rear yards of dwellings shall not abut more than two (2) sides or more than fifty (50) percent of the perimeter frontage of the park. (c) Accessibility. All parts of such parks shall be safely and easily accessible by pedestrians and open to the public. (d) Facilities. Such parks shall consist of multiple-use turf areas, walking paths, plazas, pavilions, picnic tables, benches or other features for various age groups to utilize.