To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Donna Ferguson, Planner I, Development Services
Title
Ordinance Amending the Burt at Castle Rock PD Zoning Regulations Concerning Permitted Uses and Development Standards for Designated Use Areas [Wilcox where it intersects Perry Street north of World Compass] (Second Reading)
Body
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PUBLIC HEARING
The Town Council will now consider a request for the approval of
An Ordinance Amending the Burt at Castle Rock PD Zoning Regulations Concerning Permitted Uses and Development Standards for Designated Use Areas
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In order to afford all parties due process under law, the Town Council members must be fair and impartial in deciding whether this application should be approved, approved with conditions, or denied. In making that determination, each Councilmember must consider the record, which includes the planning commission recommendation, the staff recommendation, the applicant presentation, public comment presented during the hearing, and other written public comments offered before or during the hearing. Under law, Town Council must evaluate this proposal based solely upon the record and the criteria established under the Municipal Code, which are highlighted in the staff report.
It is important that each Councilmember remain objective and capable of considering information offered into the record during this hearing.
Does any Councilmember believe that he or she is incapable of evaluating and voting on the application consistent with these due process requirements? If so, please describe the situation and recuse yourself from further participation on this agenda item.
Does any Councilmember have a conflict of interest or any other matter he or she would like to disclose prior to proceeding on this item?
The Council will hear from the applicant, the public and staff. Time for this public hearing is allotted as follows:
Staff Report: as needed
Applicant Presentation: as needed
Public Comment: as needed
Applicant Response as needed
Council Questions: as needed
Follow-up Questions: as needed
Madame Clerk, has this public hearing been properly noticed under the applicable regulations for this type of land use hearing? (Clerk to refer to certification from Development Services, describing the notice).
Mr. Detweiler, the staff introduction please
(Public hearing is conducted, applicant presentation, public comment, applicant response, questions from Council)
Do any Council members have any final questions of staff or the applicant before I close the public hearing and refer this to the Council for action?
I now close the public hearing and refer this to Council for discussion and action.
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Donna Ferguson, Planner I, Development Services
Title: Ordinance Amending the Burt at Castle Rock PD Zoning Regulations Concerning Permitted Uses and Development Standards for Designated Use Areas
Executive Summary
Property owners, Plum Creek Investment Group LLC and Schoolhouse Castle Rock LLC, are proposing to revise the existing Burt at Castle Rock Planned Development (PD) Zoning Regulations in order to expand the permitted uses and design guidelines of the PD. It is their goal to include light industrial uses and increase both the floor area ratio and the building coverage allowances of the PD in order to accommodate more mixed, yet complimentary, uses for the site. The Burt at Castle Rock PD is located south of Downtown Castle Rock along S. Wilcox Street where it intersects with S. Perry Street (Figure 1). Major amendments to PD Zoning Regulations require public hearing before the Planning Commission who shall review the proposed plan and provide a recommendation to Town Council.
On May 3, 2016 Town Council voted 7-0 to approve the Major Amendment to the Burt at Castle Rock PD Zoning Regulations.
On April 28, 2016 the Planning Commission voted 6-0-0 to recommend approval to Town Council of the Major Amendment to the Burt at Castle Rock PD Zoning Regulations.
There was one public comment on this application. Public comment was from a parent of a child who attends World Compass Academy, located within the Burt at Castle Rock PD. She expressed concern about the traffic that the new uses would produce. It was explained that the traffic generated by the new uses would be consistent with the traffic assumption of the Burt at Castle Rock PD when it was originally approved and that the new uses would generate no more traffic than would be generated by the existing permitted uses. Staff also shared that the Town is currently working with the school on their traffic management plan.
Budget Impact
The proposed Major Amendment to the Burt at Castle Rock PD Zoning Regulations will generate development review fees along with use taxes.
Staff Recommendation
Staff finds that the Major Amendment to the PD Plan meets the objectives of Vision 2020, the Comprehensive Plan as well as the Town’s PD Amendment review and approval criteria.
Proposed Motion
I move to approve this Ordinance as introduced by title.
Attachments
Attachment A: Ordinance