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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWHITMAN STORAGE FACILITY II PDP AND APU - PDP130031 - DECISION - MINUTES/NOTESJeff Schneider, Chair Jeff Hansen, Vice Chair Jennifer Carpenter Emily Heinz Michael Hobbs Ruth Rollins William Whitley City Council Chambers City Hall West 300 Laporte Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado Cablecast on FCTV Channel 14 & 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 March 16, 2017 Member Schneider called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll Call: Carpenter, Hobbs, Rollins, Schneider, and Whitley Absent: Hansen and Heinz Staff Present: Gloss, Leeson, Yatabe, Shepard, Holland, Frickey, Langenberger, Branson, Lorson, Mapes, Wilkinson, Hahn, Ragasa, Thiel and Cosmas Agenda Review 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. Planning & Zoning Board March 16, 2017 Page 2 Planning Director Gloss reviewed the items on the Consent and Discussion agendas, noting that the Poudre River Whitewater Park PDP was moved to the Discussion agenda. Public Input on Items Not on the Hearing Agenda: Nick Hawes, 2233 Katandin Drive, complimented the newly -established Planning Department procedures for posting supplemental correspondence online so that the public can see all documents just before each P8Z hearing begins. Consent Agenda: 1. Draft Minutes from February 16, 2017, P8Z Hearing Public Input on Consent Agenda: None noted. Member Hobbs made a motion that the Planning and Zoning Board approve the March 16, 2017, Consent agenda as presented; Member Carpenter seconded the motion. Vote: 5:0. Discussion Agenda: 2. Poudre River Whitewater Park PDP 3. The Standard Apartments 4. Whitman Outdoor Storage APU 5. Waters' Edge PDP 6. Downtown Plan - Recommendation to City Council 7. 2017 Annual Revisions, Clarifications and Additions to the Land Use Code Project: Poudre River Whitewater Park PDP Project Description: This is a request by the City of Fort Collins to construct a new community park on approximately 11 acres on both sides of the Poudre River. The site is located east of N. College Avenue and south of E. Vine Drive. The western limit is the N. College Avenue bridge and the eastern limit is the BNSF Railroad bridge. Proposed improvements on the north bank include public open space, parking lot, river access, walking trails and future public restrooms. The existing Quonset Hut would be preserved. Proposed improvements on the south bank include an elevated overlook, stone terracing, pergola and picnic facilities. The two banks would be connected by a new bike/pedestrian badge. In - stream improvements include river channel modifications and new wave features for kayaking. Both banks would be improved with removal of the irrigation diversion structure, installation of new bank stabilization features and planting of new native vegetation. Most of the site is zoned Public Open Lands, P-O-L, with a portion along E. Vine Drive zoned Community Commercial — Poudre River District, C-C-R. Recommendation: Approval Planning & Zoning Board March 16, 2017 Page 6 Member Rollins made a motion to amend the approval of the original motion to include the commitment of the Applicant to provide a community liaison with the adjacent neighborhood groups as a condition of approval; Member Hobbs seconded. Vote: 5:0. There were no final comments on the original motion with the amended language. Vote: 5:0. Project: Whitman Outdoor Storage APU Project Description: This is a request for a Project Development Plan with an Addition of a Permitted Use (APU) for the outdoor storage of recreational vehicles, boats, vehicles and trucks on a 3.21 acre site in the CL-Limited Commercial Zone District and an Amendment to the existing Development 'Whitman Storage Facility' for access to the proposed development site. Recommendation: Approval Staff and Applicant Presentations Planner Frickey gave a brief introduction to this project. Dennis Messner, Consulting Engineer representing Randy Whitman, the Applicant, gave a short presentation of this project. He discussed the project location and purpose, access to the property, lighting, and proposed buffer areas. Staff Analysis Planner Frickey added more details about when the land was originally annexed and the initial zoning. He showed some graphics of the site, access easements, elevations, natural areas requiring buffering, and the APU criteria. He discussed the neighborhood outreach, zoning compatibility, and traffic expectations. He stated that the landscaping requirements per the code will be properly met, and this is an appropriate use of the zoning. Public Input (3 minutes per person) None noted. Board Deliberation Member Hobbs made a motion that the Planning and Zoning Board approve the Whitman Outdoor Storage II APU PDP130031, based upon the findings of fact contained in the staff report that is included in the agenda materials for this hearing and the board discussion on this item. Member Whitley seconded. Vote: 5:0. The Board took a short recess at 7:52pm; they reconvened at 8:04pm. Project: Waters' Edge PDP Project Description: The Waters' Edge proposal is a 55+ age -targeted community in Northeast Fort Collins. The property is located west of Turnberry Road and north of the Richard's Lake Subdivision and includes 108.5 acres. The development proposes 249 single-family dwellings, 82 single-family attached townhomes, and 48 multi -family dwellings. The project is zoned Low Density Mixed Use Neighborhood (L-M-N) and Urban Estate (U-E). Although the entire development is age -targeted, the multi -family and