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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEART OF THE ROCKIES CHURCH - PDP/FDP - 25-97 - DECISION - MINUTES/NOTESPlanning and Zoning Board Meeting of January 15, 1998 Page 3 Mr. Gavaldon stated he was in favor of the project. Moved by Mr. Colton, seconded by Mr. Gavaldon: to approve the recommendation of Agenda No. 6. Motion approved unanimously. Moved by Mr. Colton, seconded by Mr. Gavaldon: That the Board agrees with the Staff report that the Heart of the Rockies Christian Church project investment plan does not comply with Section 3.2.1E5 or 3.2.2C4, and that they should not grant those modifications. Motion passed 6-1. Moved by Mr. Colton, seconded by Gavaldon: To approve of Fossil Creek Commercial Plaza, Heart of the Rockies Church Project plan 97, with conditions as stated in the Staff report. Motion approved unanimously. Collindale Business Park, 3rd Filing, Lot 5A, Healing Arts Institute - Proiect Development Plan, #7-82J Mr. Gavaldon asked questions of the applicant on employees, class size, student enrollment. Gary Salinger, one of the owners of the Healing Arts Institute, explained that they had five full-time employees. In addition to the full-time employees, they had a teaching staff of approximately 20 teachers. The maximum amount of classes at any given time was three. About eight employees would be at the institute at one time. The average class size was 10 to 20 students. The classes were generally in the daytime from 9:00 until 5:00, and 6:00 until 10:00 for the evening program. They generally enrolled about 120 to 150 students in a yearly basis. Ms. Weitkunat recommended approval of the modification requests of the Healing Arts Institute, section 3.5.313215, as it was not detrimental to the public good; that it exceeded the standard of the plan or better; and to adopt the finding contained in the Staff report. The recommendation was seconded by Mr. Chapman. Moved by Ms. Weitkunat, seconded by Mr. Chapman: To approve the Collindale Business Park, Third Filing, Healing Arts Institute Project Investment Plan, #7-282J with modification, finding that it meets the facts and conclusions drawn in the Staff report. Motion passed unanimously. Nauta Rezoning, #55-95D Ken Waido gave a Staff report on Item 8, the Nauta rezoning. He stated that the request was to rezone about five acres of land located north of East Vine Drive and slightly east of Lemay Avenue. The request is to rezone the land from the T, transition, Zone to the I, industrial, Zone. He also stated that in March, the Planning and Zoning Board Meeting of January 15, 1998 Page 2 Fossil Creek Commercial Plaza, Heart of the Rockies Christian Church - Project Development Plan, #25-97 Jeff Right, pastor of Heart of the Rockies Christian Church, spoke of his concerns on Agenda No. 6. He informed the Board that they were using the GK Gymnastics building temporarily for services, and that they had plans to build and move into a new building. He discussed that they were contracted with GK Gymnastics and that it put them in the position of having to add two landscape interior parking islands. They were willing to put in more trees for exchange. Other concerns were that adding those parking islands will adversely affect the traffic in the parking lot as well as putting pedestrians in the parking lot at greater risks. He didn't feel to ask for that modification was going to significantly alter the Board's task to protect the public interests and purposes. He also stated that they understood that financial reasons were not to be a primary reason; but if the strict adherence to the standards is kept and makes it unfeasible and impractical to do the project, then that is a possibility for the Board to reconsider the project. The project planner spoke to the Board on why the Staff felt that Agenda No.6 was appropriate. The Staff reviewed the Land Use Code and its compliance with Section 3.2.1 E5, Parking Lot Landscaping Requirements. The Code states that for parking lots that have less than 100 parking spaces, the interior parking lot landscaping must be at least six percent of the interior space of the parking lot. The Staff did not feel that adding a few trees and additional landscaping to what's already in place right now would increase the percent of interior landscaping and felt that it would not meet the intent of the Land Use Code. The Planning Director informed the Board that the analysis was based on the criteria in the Code. Jeff Right stated that their understanding during that process of the use -by -right that there was an agreement that those two parking areas did not need to be built as long as there was a trade at that point made for more landscaping. The new Land Use Code had not been put in at that point under the use -by -right. The Planning Director did not know of an agreement because that was done through the Zoning Department. Ms. Bell noted that it was the responsibility of the people that owned the property and that operate the building, but because of the change -of -use, this is the reason the Heart of the Rockies Church was the applicant. Therefore, the applicant was to respond to any conditions that the Board ultimately passed on. CITY OF FORT COLLINS PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD Meeting Minutes January 15, 1998 Gwen Bell, Chair Glen Colton, Vice Chair Staff Liaison: Bob Blanchard City Council Liaison: Mike Byrne Members present: Gwen Bell, Alex Chapman, Glen Colton, Sally Craig, Bob Davidson, Jerry Gavaldon, and Karen Weitkunat. Agenda Review: Director of current Planning Bob Blanchard reviewed the Consent and Discussion Agenda's: 1. Minutes of the February 24, and March 10, 1997 Planning and Zoning Board Hearings. (Continued) 2. Modifications of Conditions of Final Approval. 3. Resolution PZ98-1 Easement Vacation. 4. Resolution PZ98-2 Easement Vacation. 5. #72-82B Willox Crossing PUD (McDonalds) - Final 6. #25-97 Fossil Creek Commercial Plaza, Heart of the Rockies Christian Church - PDP 7. #7-82J Collindale Business Park, 3rd Filing, Lot 5A, Healing Arts Institute - PDP Discussion Agenda: 8. #55-95 Nauta Rezoning 9. #55-95H Recommendation to City Council Regarding Changes to the Land Use Code. (Moved to the Consent Agenda) 10. #23-97 Vencor-Fort Collins Nursing Care Center - PDP Jeff Right, pastor of Heart of the Rockies Christian Church, asked the Board to pull Agenda No. 6 from the consent agenda. Moved by Mr. Gavaldon, seconded by Mr. Davidson: To approve Agenda Item 5, 7282B Willox Crossing PUD, McDonald's final. Motion passed unanimously. Moved by Mr. Colton, seconded by Mr. Davidson: To approve Agenda Items 2, 3, 4, and 9. Motion passed unanimously. The remaining agenda for the evening consisted of Items 6, 7, 8, and 10.