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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAFFORDABLE SELF STORAGE - PDP - PDP170005 - DECISION - MINUTES/NOTES (2)� Planning & Zoning Board June 21, 2018 Page 1 of 15 Jeff Schneider, Chair Jeff Hansen, Vice Chair Jennifer Carpenter Michael Hobbs Christine Pardee Ruth Rollins William Whitley . City Council Chambers City Hall West 300 Laporte Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado Cablecast on FCTV Channel 14 8� Channel 881 on Comcast The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224- 6001) for assistance. Regular Hearing June 21, 2018 Chair Schneider called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll Call: Carpenter, Hansen, Hobbs, Pardee, Rollins, Schneider and Whitley Absent Staff Present: None Gloss, Yatabe, Prassas, Beals, Everette, Wilkerson, Tuttle, Andrews, Frickey andGerber Chair Schneider provided background on the board's role and what the audience could expect as to the order of business. He described the following procedures: • While the City staff provides comprehensive information about each project under consideration, citizen input is valued and appreciated. • The Board is here to listen to citizen comments. Each citizen may address the Board once for each item. . Decisions on development projects are based on judgment of compliance or non-compliance with city Land Use Code. • Should a citizen wish to address the Board on items other than what is on the agenda, time will be allowed for that as well. • This is a legal hearing, and the Chair will moderate for the usual civility and fairness to ensure that everyone who wishes to speak can be heard. Agenda Review Planning Manager Gloss reviewed the items on the Consent and Discussion agendas, stating that all items will be heard as originally advertised. � Planning 8� Zoning Board June 21, 2018 Page 2 of 15 Public Input on Items Not on the Hearing Agenda: � None noted. Consent Aaenda: 1. Draft Minutes from May 17, 2018, P8Z Hearing 2. Draft Minutes from May 31, 2018, P8Z Special Hearing Public Input on Consent Agenda: None noted Chair Schneider did a final review of the items that are on consent and reiterated that those items will not have a separate presentation unless pulled from the consent agenda. Member Carpenter made a motion that the Planning and Zoning Board approve the draft minutes for the May 17, 2018 and May 31, 2018 minutes, Member Whitley seconded the motion. Vote: 7:0. Discussion Aaenda: 3. Affordable Self Storage, PDP170005 Project Description: This is a Project Development Plan to develop 4 lots of the Evergreen Park Replat (Parcel #'s 9701310009, 9701315001,9701214008 and 9701214007) as a self-storage facility. The proposal consists of in a mix of drive up and interior storage units. Building A on the corner of Conifer Street and Red Cedar Circle will be a 2-story facility with interior storage units while the remaining five buildings will each be one story. The overall proposal contains 96,773 feet of building area and is located in the Industrial Zoning district. Recommendation: Approval Secretary Gerber reported that no citizen emails or letters were received for this item. Staff and Applicant Presentations Planner Frickey gave a brief overview of this project. The project consists of 6 buildings of self-storage and is roughly 96,773 sq. ft, located at the North-East corner of Red Cedar Circle and Conifer St. This project is located in the industrial or I zone district. The applicant is seeking 3 modifications. The applicant did not have a presentation to present. Curtis Koldeway, Hauser Architects, stated that he was present for questions and did not have a presentation. Planner Frickey gave a verbal/visual detailing of the project by showing a PowerPoint presentation. Member Hansen questioned the neighboring property to the East and if they currently had a fence. Planner Frickey responded that immediately to the East is the access drive and a small strip of landscaping for the Murphy Center for Hope. Member Carpenter asked Planner Frickey if the applicant or himself had pictures of what the modifications with the fence and landscaping will look like. Planner Frickey stated he could pull up the landscape plan. Member Carpenter was looking for more of a rendering. Planner Frickey did not have a rendering. Public Input (3 minutes per person) None noted � Planning & Zoning Board June 21, 2018 Page 3 of 15 Staff Response None noted Board Questions / Deliberation � Chair Schneider asked if it was felt that the new proposed fence will be of the same high quality of the prior proposed fence. Planner Frickey responded that staff does not feel it is of the same quality, but that the tradeoff is that the elevation along Conifer St. much more enhanced from the previous iteration and equals what was proposed before, if not better. Member Whitley agreed that the new fencing is more attractive than the previous version. Member Carpenter does not have any issues with the 104' compared to the 100'. She is having a hard time with 7' buffer being equal to or better than a 30' buffer. She feels that we have traded a better fence which is more attractive for a straight fence. Member Hansen commented on Member Carpenters comment above. He remarked that normally 7' versus 30' is not the same, however; there is a driveway, not a playground, open space or someone's house and that it may not be appropriate with a 30' landscape buffer next to it. Member Carpenter, though she may agree with Member Hansen, has to look at it from a standard of equal to or better than. Member Hobbs is impressed with what is being done along Conifer. He is disappointed with how much has been traded off with the fence as it was the better-looking part of the building and now the building is the better part of the project. Member Hobbs asked the other Board members if they would be interested in proposing a condition where we had a more attractive fence, like what was originally in the Eastern boundary and have the more standard fence in the back. Chair Schneider asked Member Hobbs if he wanted to bring the applicant back up to ask that question. Member Hobbs asked the applicant to return to the podium for further questions. Curtis Koldeway, Hauser Architects, stated that they would be willing to accept that condition. Chair Schneider asked Member Hobbs if he had a distance he would like to see. Member Hobbs stated that he thought the whole Eastern portion of the fence would be the older and that to the North would be the new design. Member Carpenter asked Planner Frickey to bring up a slide. Planner Frickey stated that the original proposal had the fence being discussed up to the point where the zone district boundary line extends to for the CCN. Member Hobbs asked Member Carpenter what she would think about replacing a certain section, where the third modification is in play. Planner Frickey confirmed. Member Carpenter agreed. Chair Schneider clarification of what the modification would involve. Planner Frickey confirmed. Member Rollins asked to see an aerial photo. Member Rollins then asked if the Murphy Center were to ever change, would they also be required to have the buffer. Planner Frickey responded that it is a specific standard in the industrial zone. No. Member Rollins is not sure that you would need it all the way along the Murphy Center. She is thinking more visual than compatibility with the adjacent Center is her perspective, walking along Conifer versus the Murphy Center. Chair Schneider asked if Member Rollins was thinking a 20' or 30'. Member Rollins responded she would be happy with something a little less. She feels the applicant did a good job with the site and building design that a smaller amount on the one side would satisfy the equal to or better then. Member Carpenter asked Member Rollins how far back she was thinking. Member Rollins referred to Planner Frickey. Planner Frickey referred back to the Board, but to keep in mind that the fence would transition to another kind of fence and to be mindful. Member Hansen stated he was fine with the other fence and feels the trade-off, of moving the cost from the fence to the building, was a significant improvement. He suggested the portion of the fence along Conifer revert back to the previous proposed design that continued to the corner and turned, heading North, and then transitioned to the more economical fence. Member Rollins stated she liked the suggestion. Member Pardee concurred with the suggestion. Member Hobbs and Chair Schneider agreed as well. � Planning & Zoning Board June 21, 2018 Page 4 of 15 � Member Carpenter appreciates the applicant coming back with the better design for the building. Member Hobbs made a motion that the Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board approve modification number one (1) of the Affordable Self Storage PDP170005 which requests a modification to section 3.8.11(A) to provide a fence greater than 100' in length without a change in alignment. The approval of this modification would be based upon the agenda materials, the information and materials presented in the staff report. Member Rollins seconded. Vote: 7:0. Member Hobbs made a motion that the Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board approve modification number two (2) of the Affordable Self Storage PDP170005 which requests a modification to section 3.8.11(C) to have a fence exceeding 4' in height and a front or side yard setback area in the front yard and 6' in height in the side yard setback area in the rear yard and that this approval be based upon the agenda materials, staff report and their findings. Member Hansen seconded. Vote: 7:0 Member Hobbs made a motion that the Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board approve modification number three (3) of the Affordable Self Storage PDP170005 which requests a modification to section 4.28(E3)(A2) to have a landscape buffer yard along zone district boundary less than 30' in depth and that this approval is based upon agenda materials and information and recommendations from the staff and the staff report. Member Whitley seconded. Vote: 6:1 Member Hansen made a motion that the Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board approve PDP170005 Affordable Self Storage with the following condition: The proposed fence along Conifer be reverted to what was seen on the previous design; Composite fence of CMU and continuation of the building design and that fence shall be continued North along the East property line for a distance that is consistent with the design module that is seen along Conifer. The approval and these conditions are based upon the agenda materials, the information which was presented during this work session and this hearing and the board discussion of this item with the following findings: This PDP Gomplies with all applicable Land Use Code requirements as stated in the staff report prepared for this hearing and contained in the agenda materials, the information analysis, findings of fact and conclusions. Member Rollins seconded. Vote: 7:0 4. Planned Unit Development (PUD) Land Use CodeAmendment Project Description: Revisions to Land Use Code Article 1(General Provisions), Article 2(Administration), Article 4(Districts) and Article 5(Definitions) as they relate to the creation of a new process and regulations for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay. Recommendation: Approval Secretary Gerber reported that a letter from Max Moss was received explaining the need for this ordinance. This letter was added to Supplemental Documents. An update to the PUD overlay LUC 2.15 and 4.29 code section were added to the packet. A new code section (2.2.2.1_ Proposed Pre-Application Review) was added to Supplement Documents. An updated PUD Ordinance was received at 3:30 pm on 6/21 and added to Supplemental Documents. Disclosures and/or ex parte communications: Member Rollins recused herself from this item. � Planning 8� Zoning Board June 21, 2018 Page 15 of 15 � Member Hobbs and Chair Schneider asked if the Board would be interested in continuing this item based on the previous concems. Member Pardee wauld be in support of a continuance. Member Whitley would like a comparison in density. Member Hansen feels the issues are minor and does nat support a continuance. Member Carpenter is in support of a continuance. Member Rollins feefs it is either conditioned and that the compatibility does not exactly fit. Chair Schneider asked if the Board would like to ask the developer if they would like to continue and come back with some responses. The developer responded that they would like for an approval and that they can work with planning staff to resalve some concerns. This could be a condition of approval. Chair Schneider asked Attorney Yatabe 'rf he would be comfortable adding a couple conditions. Attomey Yatabe replied it depended on the conditions. Member Carpenter would like a continuance. Member Hobbs wondered if some of the lots on the ends could be large lots. Chair Schneider polled the members and determined that the majority support a continuance. Member Hobbs made a motion that the Planning and Zoning Board continue tha Country Club Reserve, PDP 170008 based on the agenda materials, the infonnation and materials presented during the work session, this hearing and the Board discussion and citizen participation on this item to July 18, 2018. Member Whitley seconded. Member Carpenter added that she would like to see where the extra facilities will be placed. Vote: 5:2, Hansen and Schneider dissenting. Other 8usiness None noted Adjoumment Chair Schneider moved to adjoum the P&Z Board hearing. The meeting was adjoumed at 11:16 p.m. M+nutes respectfu/ly submitted by Shar Gerber _ _.. ...__... .. .... _ _ ....... _ .... Minutes approved by a vote of the Board on: �j� I� > f-rai� Ca ron Gloss, Planning ector _ __ _. _ _ __ _ _ ___. .