To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
Through: Bill Detweiler, Director, Development Services
From: Donna Ferguson, Senior Planner, Development Services
Title
Resolution Approving the Calvary Chapel Castle Rock Site Development Plan [located at the northwest corner of 5th Street and Woodlands Boulevard]
Body
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PUBLIC HEARING
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CALVARY CHAPEL CASTLE ROCK SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The Town Council will now consider a request for the approval of A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CALVARY CHAPEL CASTLE ROCK SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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
Through: Bill Detweiler, Director, Development Services
From: Donna Ferguson, Senior Planner, Development Services
Title: Resolution Approving the Calvary Chapel Castle Rock Site Development Plan [located at the northwest corner of 5th Street and Woodlands Boulevard]
Executive Summary
Calvary Chapel Castle Rock (the applicant) is requesting approval of a site development plan (SDP) in order to construct a 22,788 square foot church on a 5.4 acre site located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Fifth Street and Woodlands Blvd., adjacent to an existing single-family residential neighborhood (Figure 1).
The site development plan is regulated by the Calvary Chapel Planned Development Plan & Zoning Regulations (PDP) which was approved by Town Council on June 20, 2017. The Calvary Chapel PDP designates use areas as well as minimum development standards for the site. The Planning Commission and staff find that the proposed site plan conforms to all use areas and all related development standards of the PDP.
The SDP, because it proposes a non-residential use adjacent to residential uses, is also subject to review for conformance with the Town’s Residential/Nonresidential Interface Regulations (Interface Regulations). The purpose of the Interface Regulations are to mitigate the impacts of nonresidential uses upon residential uses by creating a compatible residential/nonresidential interface which is visually attractive and interesting.
The SDP has proposed to meet the Interface Regulations by doing the following: orienting the building and configuring the parking lot to mitigate parking and lighting impacts on the adjacent residential properties, painting the building a neutral color and incorporating material articulation into the architecture to provide an attractive building, dedicating a 30-foot buffer area and providing transitional screening which includes a manufactured rock retaining wall and landscaping containing existing native scrub oak and new evergreen tree plantings to provide a visually attractive transition. Conformance with the Town’s Residential/Nonresidential Interface Regulations must be reviewed and decided upon by Town Council after review and recommendation by Planning Commission.
On May 24, 2018, following detailed discussion, the Planning Commission voted 5-1 to recommend approval of the SDP application as presented. Commissioner discussion primarily focused on the retaining wall as a mitigation measure to meet the Interface Regulations, Canyons Drive access and general challenges associated with infill development. In addition to presentations made by Town Staff and the applicant, Planning Commission heard public comment from 14 residents who raised issues related to the location of the retaining wall within the buffer/setback, the retaining wall height, impact of the church on both property values and traffic, as well as drainage detention pond and mosquito concerns.
Budget Impact
The proposed Site Development Plan will generate review and impact fees.
Staff Recommendation
Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval of the SDP application as presented based on the analysis and findings summarized in this report.
Proposed Motion
I move to approve the resolution as introduced by title.
Attachments
Attachment A: Resolution
Exhibit 1: Site Development Plan
Attachment B: Citizen Correspondence