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File #: RES 2015-44    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Quasi-Judicial Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 4/27/2015 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 6/16/2015 Final action: 6/16/2015
Title: Resolution: Approving the Crystal Valley Ranch Filing No. 13 Site Development Plan (Continued from May 5, 2015)
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment A: Map, 3. Attachment B: Resolution, 4. Exhibit 1: Site Development Plan, 5. Attachment C: Draft PC Minutes, 6. Attachment D: Surrounding Uses and Densities, 7. Attachment E: Skyline/Ridgeline Protection Area Map, 8. Attachment F: Land Suitability Analysis - Site Characteristics
To:      Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
 
From:      Sandy Vossler, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
 
Title
Resolution:  Approving the Crystal Valley Ranch Filing No. 13 Site Development Plan (Continued from May 5, 2015)
Body
 
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PUBLIC HEARING
 
A Resolution Approving the Crystal Valley Ranch Filing No. 13 Site Development Plan (Continued from May 5, 2015)
 
The Town Council will now consider a request for the approval of a Site Development Plan for Crystal Valley Ranch Filing No. 13.
 
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.
 
1.      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.
 
2.      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:                  5 minutes
   Applicant Presentation:            10 minutes
   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.  
 
 
Executive Summary
 
The purpose of this report is to seek Town Council approval of the proposed Site Development Plan (SDP) for Crystal Valley Ranch Filing No. 13 (Attachment B).  This public hearing was continued from May 5, 2015 to allow additional time for staff consideration of a proposed sight distance easement variance on Gold Ridge Drive.
 
Planning Commission held a public hearing on May 14th to consider the proposed SDP. Approximately 10 residents addressed the Commission and expressed concerns about the ownership of Tract F, traffic volume and speeds on Lions Paw Street and construction traffic.  Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval.  Following the Planning Commission meeting,  the developer agreed to convey Tract F to the adjacent HOA to ensure Lions Paw will not extend in the future.
 
This 116 acre site is located west of West Loop Road and south of Crystal Valley Parkway within the Crystal Valley Ranch Planned Development (Attachment A).  
 
This SDP proposes:
 
•      170 single-family lots for development,
•      A gross density of 1.46 dwelling units per acre,
•      Approximately 51 acres of open space and common area,
•      Approximately 94% of lots will be adjacent to open space,
•      An extension of Lions Paw Street, that will terminate in a cul-de-sac,
•      Traffic calming features on Lions Paw Street, and
•      Construction of soft surface trails through the site.
 
Key issues related to the proposed SDP are:
 
•      Potential traffic impacts, including construction traffic, to the Painters Ridge neighborhood  related to the extension of Lions Paw Street,
•      Proposed traffic calming elements on Lions Paw Street,
•      Elimination of the cross-connection between Filing No. 13 and The Lanterns PD, and
•      Administrative approval of a technical criteria variance to allow encroachment of sight distance lines more than five feet into two residential properties on Gold Ridge Drive.
 
 
Budget Impact
 
Development of the property with 170 single family lots will generate review and impact fees, along with use taxes.  Other ongoing costs to serve the new neighborhood in terms of public infrastructure and amenities, as well as police and fire, will be comparable to other single-family residential developments within Castle Rock.
 
Recommended Motion
 
I move to approve the resolution approving the Crystal Valley Ranch Filing No. 13 Site Development Plan.
 
Attachments
 
Attachment A:      Map
Attachment B:      Resolution
Attachment C:      Draft PC Minutes
Attachment D:      Surrounding Uses and Densities
Attachment E:      Skyline/Ridgeline Protection Area Map
Attachment F:      Land Suitability Analysis - Site Characteristics