To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
Through: Bill Detweiler, Director, Development Services
From: Donna Ferguson, Senior Planner, Development Services
Title
Ordinance Approving the Ridge Estates Planned Development Plan and Zoning Regulations (Second Reading - Approved on First Reading on June 4, 2019 by a vote of 6-0) [located south of Crystal Valley Ranch, east of Bell Mountain Ranch and north of Sellers Creek Ranch]
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PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE APPROVING THE RIDGE ESTATES PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND ZONING REGULATIONS (Second Reading)
The Town Council will now consider a request for the approval of Ordinance Approving the Ridge Estates Planned Development Plan and Zoning Regulations (Second Reading - Approved on First Reading on June 4, 2019 by a vote of 6-0).
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: Ordinance Approving the Ridge Estates Planned Development Plan and Zoning Regulations (Second Reading - Approved on First Reading on June 4, 2019 by a vote of 6-0)
Executive Summary
On June 4, 2019, Town Council voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the Annexation as presented. There was no public comment on the application.
Maple Grove Land, LP, property owner and applicant, has submitted an application for initial zoning in conjunction with an annexation of a 70-acre property known as Ridge Estates, which is located south of Crystal Valley Ranch, east of Bell Mountain Ranch and north of Sellers Creek Ranch.
The property is currently under consideration for Annexation under a separate application. If the property is approved for annexation, it must subsequently be zoned. This application proposes to establish the initial zoning of the property as the Ridge Estates Planned Development (PD) in order to develop a single-family residential neighborhood consisting of 52 dwelling units.
Applications for zoning require public hearings before Town Council, after review and recommendation by Planning Commission, who shall review and make a decision upon the proposed zoning.
Budget Impact
The proposed annexation will generate review fees. In addition, impact fees will offset Town costs at time of zoning and site development.
Findings
Planning Commission and Staff find that the application and attachments were processed as prescribed in the Zoning process of Section 17.02.060 and the PD review process of Section 17.02.060. In addition, the proposed PD plan was reviewed and evaluated under the PD plan criteria of Section 17.34.030 and the PD zoning regulations were formatted as prescribed in PD zoning regulations criteria of 17.34.040 of the Town’s Municipal Code.
Recommendation
Planning Commission and Town staff recommend approval of the proposed Ridge Estates Planned Development plan and zoning regulations as outlined in this report.
Proposed Motion
I move to approve the ordinance as introduced by title, second reading.
Attachments
Attachment A: Ordinance
Exhibit 1: Property description
Exhibit 2: Planned Development plan and zoning regulations
Attachment B: TIS by Developer
Attachment C: TIS by Town of Castle Rock