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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIBERTY COMMON SCHOOL ADDITION - SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - 11-02 - DECISION - MINUTES/NOTES (3)Planning and Zoning Board Minutes May 2, 2002 Page 8 The motion was approved 7-0. Project: Caribou Apartments, Modification of Standard, File # 18-02 Description: Request for modification to Section 4.22(D)(2) f the Land Use Code to permit a secondary use ' hin the Employment Zone District to occupy 1000/of the land area within a development plan, in exc'ess of the 25% permitted. The site is located at the,s6uthwest corner of Timberline Road and Caribou Drive. Staff Recommendation: Approval City Planner Bob Barkeen gave the staff presentatiori, recommending approval. He stated that this modification request is for a resideritial project. The project is located at the southwest comer of Timberline Road and Caribou Drive. The property is about 10 acres in size and this would be th`6only prop sed use. There are three considerations when looking at this request: the proposal an not be a detriment to the public health and safety, the proposal should advanc or protect a standard promoted by City Plan (affordable housing in this case), and,t6e proposal should maintain the general standard of the zone district. Planner Barke fe added .that the zoning area as a whole will still be below the 25% threshold established within the Employment zone district; therefore the intent of the zone district will s 'I remain with tho approval of this modification. There are no site plans associated wit1/tT this request. Member Colton asked, /this project were approved, and we still wanted this area to be 75% primary uses, that no other secondary uses could be added on any of the other vacant parcels. Planner Barkeen replied that this request is only for this particular parcel. If another vacant parc9(wanted 25% of their land area as a secondary use, that would be permissible under the Employment zoning code. Men*er Colton asked how much of this area is undeveloped. f4 nner Barkeen replied that he did not have an acreage breakdown, but proba* about 25%. A\ Planning and Zoning Board Minutes May 2, 2002 Page 7 Mr. Cast stated that the other consideration on the west side of the building was the distance from any public sidewalk. There is over 200 feet of space and it is right next to the loading access for the building. It seemed that brick may not need to be used in that area. He added that on the corners of the building where there is paint and not brick, there is more landscaping. Member Carpenter asked if all the paint would be texturized. Mr. Osborn replied that both would be. Member Carpenter stated that it would look much better with the textured finish as opposed to flat. She stated that she would support the project because the applicant has solved most of the problems to make the building compatible. Member Bernth stated that this will be an improvement over most of the buildings in the area and he would also support the project. Member Meyer stated that she would support the project but stated that, in general, the charter schools need to bring enough information to the Board to allow them to make a good decision. Chairperson Gavaldon stated that he would support the project based on the improvements. He added that there is still room for improvement despite cost and time, which are not factors considered by the Board. Vice -Chairperson Torgerson stated that the civic pride about the architecture of schools has dwindled and this school was no exception, but the project does meet the location, character, and extent standards under the purview of the Board. The motion to rescind was approved 7-0. Member Bernth moved for approval of the Liberty Common School Addition, Site Plan Advisory Review, File #11-02, citing the findings of fact and conclusions in the staff report. Member Carpenter seconded the motion. Member Craig stated that this project did not raise the bar as high as she would have liked to have seen it, architecturally. She stated concern about building buildings quickly despite what the look like. Chairperson Gavaldon asked someone to check on the life of the paint. Planning and Zoning Board Minutes May 2, 2002 Page 6 Public Input John Slack, WW Reynolds Companies, 1600 Specht Point Drive, gave his input to the Board. He stated that he was representing the architectural review committee for the area and he proposed approval of the project as submitted. He stated that the committee had recommended the brick additions which have been adopted. Public Input Closed Member Craig asked about the colors on the materials board versus the ones on the slides. Mr. Osborn replied that some of the digitizing process did not allow the colors to come through appropriately. The colors will compliment the red brick. Chairperson Gavaldon asked if this property was in the E — Employment, or I — Industrial zone, and what the percentage is if it is split. Planner Barkeen replied that the parcel is split pretty much in half between E and I. He reminded the Board that this is a site, location, and extent review and it was not reviewed based on the specific standards within either of the zone districts. Chairperson Gavaldon asked if the applicant considered expanding the brick around the other two sides of the building, giving it more compatibility to the existing building. Mr. Osborn replied that there is currently only a limited quantity of the matching brick in existence. A non -matching brick would have to be used to enlarge the brick area. Another option is to wait until more of the matching brick is produced. Chairperson Gavaldon asked if the applicant would be open to adding more of the matching brick. Mr. Osborn replied that there is also a cost issue with adding more brick. Mr. Cast stated that more brick could not be added and still have the project completed in the summer. Chairperson Gavaldon asked if the paint was 10-year or 20-year paint. Mr. Osborn replied that it is a minimum of 10. Planning and Zoning Board Minutes May 2, 2002 Page 5 Hearing Testimony, Written Comments and Other Evidence: Chairperson Gavaldon noted that the Board would need to make a motion to rescind their April 4, 2002 hearing vote of denial on this project before any testimony could be heard. Attorney Eckman pointed out that the Board would need to make certain that the applicant is willing to waive the 30-day time limit that has passed. Without the waiver of that time limit, Attorney Eckman stated that the Board would be ill-advised to rescind their prior decision. Member Bernth moved to rescind the April 4, 2002 vote on the Liberty Common School Addition, Site Plan Advisory Review, File #11-02. Vice -Chairperson Torgerson seconded the motion. City Planner Bob Barkeen gave a brief staff presentation. He stated that the Planning and Zoning Board had denied this project at the April 4, 2002 hearing by a unanimous vote. He stated that the proposal is for a 19,000 square foot gymnasium and foyer addition to the school, located at 1725 Sharp Point Drive. Planner Barkeen showed the proposed site plan and elevations. He stated that the plans had changed since the April hearing, dealing mostly with the addition building facing. He stated that the new material will be tilt -up concrete panel construction, with the exception of the foyer. Previously, it was just going to be painted. The applicant is now also adding some brick facing to the southern elevation. The foyer addition will also be faced with brick accents. Peter Cast, president of the Colorado non-profit organization that owns the building and leases it to the school, stated that the applicant is willing to waive the 30-day time period. Mark Osborn, The Neenan Company, gave the applicant's presentation. He presented the Board with a materials board displaying the proposed materials to be used on the addition. He showed slides of the previously -proposed images as well as the new images. He stated that he hoped the Board would reconsider their vote and hoped the compromise would work. Mr. Cast stated that the addition is a combination gymnasium and multi -purpose room. Planning and Zoning Board Minutes May 2, 2002 Page 4 There was no public input. P�Publi Input Closed Member Crai stated that she would support the PDP, after hea comments. She did ask staff to look into her concerns about t public facilities issue. -ing Mr. Poncelow's I ommunity versus Vice -Chairperson Torgerson moved for approval of the modification of standards to Section 3.5.3 (13)(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 PlaZFil#14-02. Member Coltoned the motion. \ Member Col, n 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: Liberty Common School Addition, Site Plan Advisory Review, File #11-02 Project Description: Request to construct a 19,000 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. Staff Recommendation: Approval 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.