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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAffordable Housing Board - Minutes - 05/03/20076a City of Fort Collins Planning, Development & Transportation City Planning & Community Development fcgov.com/cityplanning NOTE: These minutes were approved at the July 12, 2007, meeting. CITY OF FORT COLLINS AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD MEETING MINUTES 281 N. College Ave. Fort Collins, Colorado May 3, 2007 Denise Rogers, Chair Ken Waido, Staff Liaison, 970-221-6753 City Council Liaison: Lisa Poppaw Board Members Present: Denise Rogers, Jon Fairchild, Dan Byers, Jason Oldham, Robert Sullivan, and Ashley Monahan. Board Members Absent: None Advance Planning Staff Present: Ken Waido Council Members Present: None Board Vice -Chair Jon Fairchild called the meeting to order with a quorum present at 4:03 p.m. Open Public Discussion None. Staff noted an additional item for the agenda, a presentation on the Mason Corridor Project. Approval of the Minutes of the April 5, 2007 Meeting Robert Sullivan moved that the minutes of the April 5, 2007, meeting be approved. Jason Oldham seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously 5-0 (Denise Rogers arrived later in the meeting). Mason Corridor Project — Dave Averill Transportation Planning and Anne Aspen Development Center Dave Averill gave a Powerpoint presentation on the Mason Corridor Project noting the transportation corridor must be supported by sound land use planning. Staff has been working to assure the Land Use Code is in sync with the Transportation Oriented Design (TOD) needs of the corridor. Mixed use, both horizontal and vertical, is being encouraged. A zoning overlay district granting development incentives includes reduced parking requirements and increased height for affordable housing developments. The presentation covered many technical details of the bus rapid transit corridor, win be funded funding from the federal and local sources. 2006 International Building Code — Mike Gebo, Building Services Manager Neighborhood & Building Services Department Mike Gebo, Building Services Manager, attended the meeting to discuss and answer questions on the proposed new building code, the 2006 International Building Code (IBC). The 2006 IBC is the commercial building code regulating all construction, except for single family, duplex, and townhome dwelling units. Thus, all multi -family projects will fall under the 2006 IBC and since most affordable housing projects are multi -family projects the code will apply to affordable units. The City is expected to adopt the 2006 IBC this summer. 281 North College Avenue • PO Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • 970-221-6376 Fax 970-224-6111 • TDD 970-224-6002 9 cityplanning@fcgov.com May 3, 2007, Affordable Housing Board Meeting Minutes —pg. 2 His Powerpoint presentation covered the major differences between the current code and proposed code highlighting, noting where increased costs could be found, and the change in philosophy from passive fire resistance ("containment") to active fire suppression ("put it out"). 1997 Uniform Building Code 2006 International Building Code Allowable area and increases based on sprinklers Basic allowable areas per table are larger to start, systems, but not height and area. increases in height and area forsprinklers. Area increase based on yards open per 2, 3 or 4 Area increase determined by calculation and based sides open. on percentage of erimeter open. Occupancy separations required between Non -separated Occupancies allowed provided the incompatible occupancies. building construction type, area and height are used based on the most restrictive occupancy. No special area and height increases for apartment Provides for increases in height and area of buildings. apartment buildings under special construction requirements. Exterior wall fire rating based on distance to Exterior wall rating based on occupancy, highest property line, determined by construction type and rating is 3 hours, with a 30 foot distance criteria. occupancy, has a 4 hour rated wall and criteria at 20 feet and 40 feet. Fire suppressions systems required in multi -family Fire suppressions systems required in all multi - buildings under certain criteria. family. Tri-plex and larger. Egress windows required in sleeping rooms below Other than single-family dwellings, Egress windows 4th floor and basements. not required in fire -sprinkled buildings. (Review committee agreed to amend this and proposes requiring egress windows in all sleeping rooms below the 4th floor). In responses to questions Mike noted that wood framing was allowed up to 4 stories, instead of steel, a cost savings and noted that manu buildings are already Development Impact Fee Freeze for Affordable Housing Projects The Board had a long discussion as to whether or not to pursue this issue. Staff explained what an impact "freeze" would actually mean, i.e., other funds would need to be found to cover any gaps in the differences between current and future impact fee levels. It was agreed that if the issue were going to be pursued, that a solution should also be offered to the Council. The Board asked staff to research some data (affordable housing funding levels and impact fee increases for the last 10 years) that could be used for justification in a position to be taken by the Board. The bottom line would be to place the Board in a position to advocate for additional funding for affordable housing purposes. Given the current policy focus of the Council, any recommendation should be connected to the issue of economic development. Periodic Review Process The Board delayed discussion of this item until the May meeting where it will be discussed. Chair Denise Rogers requested Board members come prepared to answer the questions of the questionnaire that is due to the City Clerk by July 9 in time for the Council Work Session on July 24.This item will continue to appear on the Board's agenda until the questionnaire is completed. Liaison Reports None. Other Business None.