Planning and Zoning Commission

Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF CENTENNIAL PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING January 08, 2014, 7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 13133 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD Minutes I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Pro Tem Powell called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. Those present were: Commissioner and Chairman Pro Tem Russ Powell Commissioner Johnathan Sims Commissioner Michael Sutherland Commissioner Andrea Suhaka Commissioner Richard Baird Commissioner Lynn Goering Commissioner Frank Halcromb Commissioner Don Gregg Those absent were: Chairman Martin Hill Jr. (Chairman Hill arrived at 7:15 p.m., see note below) Also present were: Marcus McAskin, Deputy City Attorney Andrew Firestine, Deputy Director of Community Development Derek Holcomb, Senior Planner Lisa Gajowski, Recording Secretary II. ROLL CALL a. Alternate Selection for Voting Purposes Commissioner Gregg was appointed a voting member in the absence of Chairman Hill. III. CONSENT AGENDA a. Consideration of Resolutions i. Resolution No. 2014-PZ-R-02: Ratification of Director of Community Development Approval of the Longhorn Steakhouse Site Plan (Case No. LU-13-00192) b. Consideration of Other Items c. Approval of Minutes i. November 20, 2013 Minutes Minutes – Planning and Zoning Commission January 08, 2014 Page 2 Commissioner Suhaka moved approval of the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Sims seconded the motion. With all present (7) voting AYE, and none (0) voting NAY, the motion was approved. IV. LAND USE APPLICATIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS a. LU-13-000186, Race Street Apartments Site Plan Derek Holcomb, Senior Planner, presented. (Commissioner Hill arrived at 7:15 p.m.) Dan O’Brien, Architect with ZOArchitecture and Applicant, presented. Chair Pro Tem Powell opened the public hearing. Andrew Banas, 6932 S. High St., Centennial, spoke in opposition. Phillip Eberhart, 6912 S. High St., Centennial, spoke in opposition. Chair Pro Tem Powell closed the public hearing. Commissioner Sutherland moved that Case Number LU-13-00186, Race Street Apartments Site Plan, be recommended to City Council for approval based on staff’s findings set forth in the staff report dated December 31, 2013. The motion failed for lack of a second. Commissioner Sims moved that Case Number LU-13-00186, Race Street Apartments Site Plan, be recommended to City Council for approval based on staff’s findings set forth in the staff report dated December 31, 2013, with the condition that the trash enclosure materials be revised to be more compatible with materials on the proposed apartment building, and that the materials chosen be more durable over time. Commissioner Goering seconded the motion. Commissioner Gregg moved to amend Commissioner Sims’s motion to include two additional conditions: (1) that the owner/developer be required to replace the existing fencing along the property line between the subject property and the homes to the west with fencing that is equal to or better than the existing wooden fence, and is comparable to the existing fence in both color and height; and (2) that the owner/developer be required to install additional landscaping between the subject property and the homes to the west. Commissioner Goering seconded the motion to amend the motion. The meeting was recessed at 8:02 p.m. and reconvened at 8:15 p.m. No vote on Commissioner Sims’s motion, as amended, was called. Commissioner Gregg withdrew the motion to amend the motion and Commissioner Sims withdrew the original motion. All motions, seconds and amendments were withdrawn. Minutes – Planning and Zoning Commission January 08, 2014 Page 3 Commissioner Sims moved that Case Number LU-13-00186, Race Street Apartments Site Plan, be recommended to City Council for approval based on staff’s findings set forth in the staff report dated December 31, 2013, and further based on the Commission’s findings and recommendation that City Council consider approving the site plan with the following conditions of approval: 1. That the owner/developer of the site plan redesign the trash enclosure to be constructed of a durable weather-resistant material consistent with the building materials to be employed on the apartment building; 2. That the owner/developer of the site plan be responsible to replace the existing wooden fence along the property line between the subject property and the existing single family detached homes to the west, and that the new fencing material be equal to or better than the existing fence, and that the new fence be comparable to the existing fence in both color and height; 3. That the owner/developer of the site plan include additional landscape buffering along the western property line of the subject property between the proposed apartment building and the single family detached homes to the west, consisting of not less than four (4) additional evergreen trees; and 4. That the fencing and landscape buffering obligations, if contained within the final site plan as approved by City Council, be detailed in the engineering cost estimate that will be included in the City’s standard public improvement agreement that will be required prior to site development. Commissioner Sutherland seconded the motion. Commissioner Baird stated that he believed that the proposed site plan does not meet goal NH1 of the Southglenn Area Plan which speaks to enhancing the character and value of stable neighborhoods; goal NH5 of the Southglenn Area Plan, which seeks to ensure the compatibility of new development immediately adjacent to stable residential neighborhoods; nor does it protect the public health and safety against natural and man-made hazards as addressed in criteria 12-14-602(D)(7) of the City’s Land Development Code. Commissioner Suhaka concurred with Commissioner Baird’s comments. Chair Pro Tem Powell noted that the Applicant provided a site plan that meets the requests from the previous zoning hearing and that the site plan meets the Land Development Code criteria. Commissioner Hill noted that this site plan is a balance of the property owner’s rights and concerns of the neighboring owners. He commended the applicant for working with the nearby owners and revising the site plan to address their concerns while meeting the City’s code criteria. Commissioner Sims concurred with Commissioner Hill’s comments. With Chair Pro Tem Powell and Commissioners Goering, Gregg, Sims and Sutherland voting AYE and Commissioners Baird and Suhaka voting NAY the motion was APPROVED by a vote of 5 AYE and 2 NAY. Chair Pro Tem Powell noted for the record that Commissioner Hill will be voting on the Estancia Variance Case. The appointment of Commissioner Gregg as a voting member was withdrawn for LU-13-00218. Minutes – Planning and Zoning Commission January 08, 2014 Page 4 b. LU-13-00218, Estancia Variance No. 2 Derek Holcomb, Senior Planner, presented. Commissioner Hill moved approval of Resolution No. 2014-PZ-R-01, a resolution approving a variance request submitted by Estancia Development, Inc. and Estancia 80 LLC, Case Number LU-13-00218 and setting forth findings of fact, based on staff’s findings set forth in the Staff Report that all applicable variance criteria have been met. Commissioner Suhaka seconded the motion. With Chair Pro Tem Powell and Commissioners Baird, Goering, Hill, Sims, Suhaka and Sutherland voting AYE and none voting NAY the motion was APPROVED by a vote of 7 AYE and 0 NAY. V. OTHER BUSINESS VI. LONG RANGE AGENDA VII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 p.m. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE HELD January 22, 2014 at 7:00 PM _______________________________________ Russ Powell, Chairman _______________________________________ Lisa J. Gajowski, Recording Secretary