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Home My WebLink AboutREDTAIL - MAJOR AMENDMENT - 26-01B - DECISION - MINUTES/NOTESPlanning & Zoning Board August 16, 2007 Page 3 • Chair Lingle —referring to the bottom of page 2 of the staff report: "The applicant requested that the PDP have the flexibility to substitute the use of the proposed buildings within this hilltop area be approved as either the 92 dwelling units or as up to 109,234 square feet of office. In either scenario, the proposed site layout and building configurations would be virtually the same. At time of the PDP decision by the Planning and Zoning Board the applicant agreed to the residential option for this area." asked for background. Did the record reflect the Board's intent at the time the PDP had been approved? Olt noted that not being the original planner for the PDP, he had relied on Board minutes. He noted the Board spoke only to the project as previously approved. Jon Prouty, Laguinitas Company, noted at the time the Planned Development Proposal was first reviewed by the Board that staff was uncomfortable with an either/or proposal. They asked him to choose one development plan or the other. He chose residential but he'd like to move forward now with phase 1 and the proposed Redtail Ponds Office Campus. The office campus will have an open space setting thanks to the Redtail Grove Natural Area on the south and to the southeast. Prouty also noted there are no neighbors to the west to speak of with a farming zone in Larimer County, the BNSF Railroad tracks, and existing rural residential properties. (For those reasons, he believes neighborhood meetings have not taken place.) The building elevations will be interesting with Frank Lloyd Wright like functional horizontal elements. Member Schmidt asked how much higher will the buildings be then those previously approved. Prouty replied 15 or 16 feet higher. Public Input A member of the audience asked where the projected is located. Staff member Olt explained the project is west of College in the area of Fossil Creek Parkway. The site is west of the Cameron Park office development, north of the Redtail Grove Natural Area, and east of the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe railroad tracks. End of Public Input Member Schmidt made a motion to approve Redtail Ponds Office Campus, Major Amendment - File #26-01 B based on the Findings of Fact found on page 9 of the staff report. Member Stockover seconded the motion. Member Schmidt noted at initial review, she had concerns about the project changes —mostly in the placement and height of the office campus buildings. Also, with major amendments it is normally the practice that a neighborhood meeting takes place. She understands that with this project not many residential properties are affected. She does, however, find it concerning that the decision not to conduct a meeting can arbitrarily be made. Motion was approved 7-0. Project: Poudre Valley Hospital Parking Structure and Medical Office Building Project Development Plan, #14-07 Project Description: This is a request for a new parking structure and new medical office building. The new parking structure would be located at the northwest corner of Lemay Planning & Zoning Board August 16, 2007 Page 2 Page 3, last paragraph under Citizen Participation should read: "Chair Lingle also noted that at the time of original PDP request, the structure was reviewed by the Landmark Preservation Commission and deemed not eligible for historic designation due to alterations to the original structure. Member Schmidt moved for the approval of Minutes from the July 19, 2007 Planning and Zoning Board Hearing as amended by Chair Lingle. Member Stockover seconded the motion. Motion was approved 7-0. Project: Redtail Ponds Office Campus, Major Amendment - File #26-01 B Project Description: The Redtail Ponds Office Campus, Major Amendment to the approved Redtail PDP requests the elimination of 92 dwelling units (88 multi -family, 4 two-family) in 12 buildings and replacement of them with 4 office buildings and associated parking (within the buildings and surface). Building 4 may contain a restaurant use. There would be 181 parking spaces on -site. The buildings will be up to 61' in height, with the majority of a building being 52' high, and contain between 15,664 and 18,269 square feet each on 4 floors. This proposed development is located north of the City's Redtail Grove Natural Area, west of the intersection of South College Avenue and Cameron Drive, south of Fairway Lane, and east of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad tracks. The site is in the C - Commercial zone district. Recommendation: Approval Hearing Testimony, Written Comments and Other Evidence Member Schmidt asked that rather than a brief presentation that Planner Olt answer questions that arose in his absence at the Board's August 10 work session. Staffinember Olt read from a list of questions relayed to him by Director Gloss: • Was a neighborhood meeting conducted? Olt responded no. With the plan change of a portion of the site to office use the decision was made that a neighborhood meeting would not be required nor was one conducted. (The site is bordered on the west by the railroad tracks, on the east by Cameron Business Park, and on the south by Redtail Natural Area. The site is in the C — Commercial zone district.) Member Schmidt asked if a neighborhood meeting had been conducted for the original plan approval? Olt responded he was not the planner for the original plan and could not confirm a neighborhood meeting had taken place. • Was a traffic study completed for the project? Olt responded yes. A copy had not been included with the staff report but a copy was made available for the Board at the work session. • Had the staff conducted a visual analysis from College Avenue? Olt responded no. • Please provide a comparison of the changes to parking that includes the change to surface and garage space. Member Schmidt noted that question arose in the context of how much of the residential component would remain. How would that look? Olt replied the residential portion of the project would remain the same. It is located on the north portion of the site and was not a part of the deliberation. On the west side of the project (closest to the railroad tracks,) 4 office buildings and associated parking (within the buildings and surface) would replace 12 buildings (92 dwelling units--88 multi -family. 4 two-family) Chairperson Lingle called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Roll Call: Campana, Lingle, Rollins, Schmidt, Smith, Stockover, Wetzler Staff Present: Gloss, Eckman, Olt, Shepard, Maizland, Joy, and Sanchez -Sprague Director Gloss reviewed the Consent and Discussion Agendas. Citizen participation: None Chair Lingle asked members of the audience or the Board if they wanted to pull any items off the consent agenda. • Member Schmidt asked that Redtail Ponds Office Campus, Major Amendment, #26-01 B be removed from consent. • Chair Lingle asked that minutes from the July 19, 2007 Planning and Zoning Board Hearing be removed from consent. Consent Agenda: 3. Rein Annexation & Zoning, # 21-07 Discussion Items: 1. Minutes from the July 19, 2007 Planning and Zoning Board Hearing 2. Redtail Ponds Office Campus, Major Amendment, #26-01 B 4. Poudre Valley Hospital Parking Structure and Medical Office Building Project Development Plan, #14-07 Member Schmidt moved for the approval of the Consent Agenda, which includes Rein Annexation & Zoning, # 21-07. Member Smith seconded the motion. Motion was approved 7-0. Chair Lingle made recommendations for the following changes to the July 19, 2007 Planning & Zoning Board minutes: Under Consent Agenda: Chair Lingle ask members of the audience or the Board if they wanted to pull any items off the consent agenda. • A member of the audience asked that the 412 E. Pitkin Street -Minor Amendment be pulled from Consent. AND