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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPOUDRE FIRE AUTHORITY STATION #14 - PDP - 14-02 - DECISION - MINUTES/NOTESPlanning and Zoning Board Minutes May 2, 2002 Page 4 There was no public input. Public Input Closed Member Craig stated that she would support the PDP, after hearing Mr. Poncelow's comments. She did ask staff to look into her concerns about the community versus public facilities issue. Vice -Chairperson Torgerson moved for approval of the modification of standards to Section 3.5.3 (1131)(2)(a) request for the PFA Station #14, citing the reasons in the staff report. Member Colton seconded the motion. The motion was approved 7-0. Vice -Chairperson Torgerson moved for approval of PFA Station #14, Project Development Plan, File #14-02. Member Colton seconded the motion. Member Colton stated that he appreciated Mr. Poncelow's discussion of the community rooms and was glad to see that as part of the project. The motion was approved 7-0. Project: Project Description: Staff Recommendation: Liberty Common School Addition, Site Plan Ad Review, File #11-02 Request to construct a 19 square foot gymnasium and foyer -addition to the existing school building. Located at 1725 Sharp Point Drive, within the Prospect Park East Business Park and zoned I, Industrial. Approval Planning and Zoning Board Minutes May 2, 2002 Page 3 community facility but as a public facility. The point of the neighborhood center is to provide a place where neighbors can gather, in some way, and this may not provide that. Member Craig stated concern about blurring the line between community and public facilities and stated that opening the door for a public facility to be placed in a neighborhood center could result in the loss of purpose for a neighborhood center. She asked if there was perhaps a community room at the fire station that would be open to the neighbors to use. Planner Jones showed a graphic from the original land planners who had done the original neighborhood center as it was approved with the original Westchase development. The original sketches showed an outdoor gathering space. Member Craig asked what the size of that space was. Planner Jones replied that he was unsure but the criteria for the outdoor gathering space isn't very specific about the size, it just says "a publicly -accessible outdoor space such as a park plaza, pavilion, or courtyard shall be included within or adjacent to every neighborhood center to provide a focal point for such activities as outdoor gatherings, neighborhood events, picnicking, sitting, and passive and active recreation." The issue of size, therefore, never came up. Joe Carter, Cityscape Urban Design, gave the applicant's presentation. He stated that the PFA applicant, engineers, and architect are present. He corrected the staff report stating that the footprint of the structure is 7,700 square feet; the entire size of the structure is larger. He stated that the use is allowed in the LMN zone. The fire station was approved when the Westchase Filing One PUD was approved. Bob Poncelow, Poudre Fire Authority, stated that this station would be a prototype design station developed in a cost -saving effort. He stated that the building of Fire Station #10 included a community room in the basement which has a capacity of about 50 people and is equipped with AN equipment, tables and chairs, and is available for use by the community for free. He stated that the room is heavily used, a lot by the homeowners associations and other neighborhood groups. The same thing was done at Station #12, with a walk -out basement, which is also heavily used. With this success, the Board of Directors has specified that the prototype design would continue with the community room. This station will not have a walk -out basement but will have a wheelchair lift to make it ADA compliant. The room will be available, free of charge, for the community to use. Mr. Poncelow added that firefighters tend to think of the station as their second home and are usually very involved in the community and neighborhood around the station. The PFA has a policy of "community fire stations." Public Input Planning and Zoning Board Minutes May 2, 2002 Page 2 Project: PFA Station #14, Project Development Plan, File #14- 02 Project Description: Request for a 7,700 square foot fire station on a 38,659 square foot lot in the Westchase Development. The property is located at the southeast corner of Timberline Road and Westchase Road and is zoned LMN — Low Density Mixed Use Neighborhood. The request includes a request for modification of Section 3.5.3(B)(2)(a) of the Land Use Code. Staff Recommendation: Approval Hearing Testimony, Written Comments and Other Evidence: Member Craig stated that her concern was the placement of a fire station, a public facility, in a neighborhood center. She questioned whether or not that met the intent of the neighborhood centers which are to have community facilities rather than public facilities. City Planner Troy Jones replied that there had previously been several plans on the site and that a church is still possibly planned for the site. He stated that the neighborhood center that ended up getting approved as part of the plan showed two separate uses of the neighborhood center, labeling the northern piece as a fire station and the southern piece as a day care center or other approved use. The site is labeled as a neighborhood center, 2.36 acres, City fire station and day care center or other allowable uses as defined in the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan. Member Craig stated that she interpreted the language slightly differently and wondered if the fire station was required to go in the site. Planner Jones replied that if the PFA had not chosen to purchase the site and the developer needed to sell it to someone else, the language would have allowed it to become something else as long as it continued to be one of the uses listed as permissible neighborhood center uses. Member Craig stated that both the staff report and Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan cite ,community facilities." The Land Use Code does not list a fire station as a Council Liaison: Karen Weitkunat Chairperson: Jerry Gavaldon Vice Chair: Mikal Torgerson Staff Liaison: Cameron Gloss Phone: (H) 484-2034 Phone: (W) 416-7435 Chairperson Gavaldon called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. Roll Call: Meyer, Bernth, Torgerson, Colton, Carpenter, Craig, and Gavaldon. Staff Present: Gloss, Eckman, Waido, Jones, Shepard, Barkeen, and Deines. Director of Current Planning Cameron Gloss reviewed the Consent and Discussion Agendas: Consent Agenda: 1. Minutes of the August 16 and October 18, 2001 Planning and Zoning Board Hearings. 2. #14-02 PFA Station #14, Project Development Plan. Recommendation Item: The Planning and Zoning Board provides a recommendation to City Council on the following item: 3. #5-02 Poudre School District & Timbers PUD, Annexation and Zoning. Discussion Agenda: 4. #11-02 Liberty Common School Addition, Site Plan Advisory Review. 5. #18-02 Caribou Apartments, Modification of Standard. 6. #20-02 Garth Commercial Plaza, Modification of Standards. Member Craig pulled Item #2, PFA Station #14, Project Development Plan, from the consent agenda for discussion. Member Colton moved for approval of Consent Items 1 and 3. Member Craig seconded the motion. The motion was approved 7-0. Member Craig commended Georgiana Deines for her hard work and accuracy on the October 18, 2001 meeting minutes.