To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Julie Kirkpatrick, RLA, ASLA, Planner II, Development Services
Title
Resolution: Approving the Site Development Plan for the Proposed Terrain Filing No. 1 [Northeast of Founders Parkway and Highway 86]
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PUBLIC HEARING
The Town Council will now consider a request for the approval of A Resolution Approving the Site Development Plan for the Proposed Terrain Filing No. 1.
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: Julie Kirkpatrick, PLA, ASLA, Planner II, Development Services
Title: Resolution: Approving the Site Development Plan for the Proposed Terrain Filing No. 1 (Project #SDP15-0008)
[Northeast of Founders Parkway and Highway 86]
Executive Summary
The Starwood Development team is rapidly expanding their vision of the Terrain community and the latest development application includes a single family detached housing product adjacent to State Highway 86. The proposed development will be visible from areas north and south of this critical eastern entry road into Castle Rock. Staff recommends approval of the application, which includes a request from the applicant to remove both sidewalks and streetlights along Rocky View Road, north of the intersection with the proposed Coulee Trail, for a length of approximately 1,575 linear feet. Staff supports this request of the applicant as long as the applicant provides cash-in-lieu for one sidewalk and all streetlights. The applicant is agreeable to the cash-in-lieu, details of which will be determined with the Subdivision Improvement Agreement (SIA). Removal of the sidewalks require Town Council approval.
On December 10, 2015, the Planning Commission voted 6-0-1 to recommend approval of the Site Development Plan and to recommend approval of the variances requested by the developer to not improve a portion of Rocky View Road, nor add street lighting, or sidewalks on both sides. The road section in question is the Town-owned right-of-way of Rocky View Road just north of the proposed Coulee Trail as it transitions to unincorporated Douglas County. Please see sheets 4-7 of the proposed Site Development Plan, Attachment A, Exhibit 1. The Commissioners’ discussion prior to the vote indicated that they were acknowledging the five Douglas County residents who spoke in favor of having no streets lights or sidewalks along that portion of Rocky View Road that is in the Town of Castle Rock and transitions to Douglas County ownership. The Commissioners were in favor of moving the project forward to Town Council with the intention that Town Council could take into consideration additional staff comments, particularly from Public Works, who were not in attendance at the Planning Commission meeting. At that meeting, the cash-in-lieu option (mentioned above) was not before the Commission.
Budget Impact
The proposed SPD Plan will generate review and impact fees, along with use taxes. Other ongoing costs to serve neighborhood in terms of public infrastructure and amenities, as well as police and fire, will be comparable to other residential developments in Castle Rock.
Planning Commission Recommendation
Based on the analysis and findings outlined in this report, the Planning Commission recommended approval of this Site Development Plan and supported the applicant’s request to not construct the improvements along Rocky View Road related to sidewalks and lighting.
Proposed Motion
I move to approve the Site Development Plan for the proposed Terrain Filing No. 1 subject to the following conditions: (i) removal of the sidewalk and streetlights on the north-western side of Rocky View Road, as depicted on the SDP (ii) Applicant shall be relieved of the requirement to construct the sidewalk and streetlights along the south-eastern side of Rocky View Road as depicted on the SDP, but shall be required to pay cash-in-lieu of construction of such improvements as a condition to recordation of the first plat and SIA on the property subject to the SDP.
Attachments
Attachment A: Resolution
Exhibit 1: Proposed SDP
Attachment B: Public Comment
Attachment C: Planning Commission Minutes