To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
Through: Bill Detweiler, Director, Development Services Department
From: Sandy Vossler, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
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Resolution for The Meadows Filing No. 16, Parcel 8 Site Development Plan - Continued from January 8, 2019 [Single-Family Attached Homes; Southwest of Wolfensberger Road and Coachline Road/Plum Creek Parkway] (Town of Castle Rock Project SDP18-0028)
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PUBLIC HEARING
Resolution for The Meadows Filing No. 16, Parcel 8 Site Development Plan - Continued from January 8, 2019
[Single-Family Attached Homes; Southwest of Wolfensberger Road and Coachline Road/Plum Creek Parkway] (Town of Castle Rock Project SDP18-0028)
The Town Council will now consider a request for the approval of Resolution for The Meadows Filing No. 16, Parcel 8 Site Development Plan - Continued from January 8, 2019 [Single-Family Attached Homes; Southwest of Wolfensberger Road and Coachline Road/Plum Creek Parkway] (Town of Castle Rock Project SDP18-0028).
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 Department
From: Sandy Vossler, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
Title: Resolution for The Meadows Filing No. 16, Parcel 8 Site Development Plan - Continued from January 8, 2019 [Single-Family Attached Homes; Southwest of Wolfensberger Road and Coachline Road/Plum Creek Parkway] (Town of Castle Rock Project SDP18-0028)
This is a modified staff report addressing only the items requested by Town Council at the January 8, 2019 meeting. Specifically, this report details the two additional meetings held with adjacent neighbors, describes the revisions to the proposed site plan (Attachment B, Exhibit 1) and analyzes, point-by-point, whether the proposed site plan meets the review and approval criteria of Section 17.38.040 of the Municipal Code. Attached for reference, is the staff report distributed to Town Council for the January 8th public hearing, in its entirety, as Attachment D.
Executive Summary
Town Council held a public hearing on January 8th to consider a resolution for a Site Development Plan in Meadows Filing 16, Parcel 8 (Attachment A). Town Council voted 5-2 to continue the public hearing and
1. Requested that the applicant, Castle Rock Development Company (CRDC), notify all Park Preserve residents of the proposal and conduct working meetings with adjacent property owners. Council directed that notice of the meeting be sent to all homeowners in the Park Preserve neighborhood.
2. Directed the Town Attorney to prepare a legal brief regarding the potential implications of Town Council’s decision, and
3. Directed staff to prepare a point-by-point analysis demonstrating whether the Site Development Plan criteria in Section 17.38.040 have been met.
The Town Attorney has prepared a confidential memorandum to Town Council that will be distributed to Council prior to the continued meeting on February 19th. Staff has included the requested criteria analysis, which is included in this staff report beginning on Page 7.
Castle Rock Development Company held two additional meetings with the surrounding neighbors. Those meetings are detailed in this report beginning on Page 3.
Since the Council meeting on January 8th, the Town has received several letters from the public regarding this site plan proposal. All correspondence received to date has been combined and included with this staff report as Attachment E.
Staff Analysis and Recommendation
Town staff finds that the revised Site Development Plan meets requisite review and approval criteria discussed in this report, and listed below.
• The Meadows Planned Development Plan and Zoning Regulations, 4th Amendment,
• Site Development Plan Review and Approval Criteria (Municipal Code Sections 17.38.040 A-F)
• Town of Castle Rock Technical Criteria
Staff, respectfully, recommends that Town Council approve the revised Meadows Filing 16, Parcel 8 Site Development Plan, as proposed.
Proposed Motions
Motion to Approve
I move to approve Resolution No. 2019 - __, approving the Meadows Filing No. 16, Parcel 8 Site Development Plan, with the following conditions:
A. The proposed grade along the eastern portion of the property is lowered an average of five feet,
B. The structural retaining wall along the rear of Lots 1 through 9, Block 2 shall be eliminated. A landscape wall, less than four feet in height, may be required on Lots 1 through 9, Block 2,
C. Lots 1 through 8, Block 2 are restricted to one-story floor plans,
D. Minimum width of 16-feet for shared driveways shall be noted on the SDP,
E. Landscape enhancements will be added along the trail in the open space tract between the two neighborhoods, substantially in conformance with the revised landscape plan presented by the applicant at the February 19, 2019 public hearing, and
F. The drainage swale between Park Preserve and the Meadows neighborhood will be sized to accommodate additional capacity, should the builder of Park Preserve wish to tie in.
Motion to Deny
I move to approve Resolution No. 2019- __, denying the Meadows Filing No. 16, Parcel 8 Site Development Plan based on the findings set forth in the Section 1 of the Resolution.
Attachments
Attachment A: Vicinity Map
Attachment B: Resolution for Approval
Attachment B, Exhibit 1: Site Development Plan
Attachment C: Resolution for Denial
Attachment D: Town Council Staff Report dated January 8, 2019
Attachment E: Letters from the Public