Planning Commission Minutes 2007 02 08

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes FEBRUARY 8, 2007 Page 3 of 9 . The property is located at 271 N. 96th St. - west of State Highway 42, north and west of the Summit View Subdivision, and east of the BNSF rail line. . The property is 32.40 acres in area and an enclave surrounded by the City of Louisville. . The City Council approved a Resolution of Substantial Compliance on January 6, 2007 which set the public hearing date for the annexation and zoning for April 3, 2007. . The PCZD zone designation comes forward in the form of a General Development Plan (GDP). . The GDP functions to define the respective street system, planning area, character and density of the respective development. . The GDP plan reflects a proposed circulation plan which is based upon access from Paschal Road extended west of Highway 42, and the extension of Summit View Drive west of Highway 42. . The parcel is proposed as two planning areas. '" Planning Area # 1 is 7 .11 acres in area with frontage on both the proposed collector to the west and Highway 42 to the east. It is proposed as a mix of commercial retail, commercial office and residential land uses. '" Planning Area #2 is 22.95 acres in area and located between the proposed north/south collector road and the BNSF railroad tracks. It is proposed as primarily residential with permitted uses including churches, schools and civic buildings. The GDP provides for a total of 50 residential uses which is a yield density of 2.18 dwellings per acre. . Discussion of compliance with the 2005 Citywide Comprehensive Plan included: '" The allocated 60 units to the Hamm Property (Takoda). '" Land Management and the Open Space Advisory Board (OSAB) will not pursue a multi-use park. They recommend that the public use dedication (approximately 5. 6 acres) be utilized to create greater local and regional trail connectivity as well as the provision of pocket parks through out the 32 acre parcel. A multi-use park would displace valuable commercial office and retail land area. '" The GDP is consistent with a number of the Comprehensive Plan policies and principles. Staff recommends approval of Resolution No.3, Series 2007, recommending approval of the zoning of a 32.40-acre parcel to Planned Community Zoned District - Residential and Commercial (PCZD-R/C) in conjunction with a pending annexation of the parcel. Questions of Applicant: Lipton and Wood discussed the 10-acre park and the details of the recommendation from Land Management and the OSAB. Lipton asked what the intentions of the City of Lafayette are regarding the parcel to the north which is owned by McStain. Wood replied it had a planned trail system along and between Louisville and Lafayette. He also stated he has no knowledge of pocket parks. Sheets and Wood discussed the trail connectivity of the current trail on the west side of the RR up to the Water Treatment Plant and the potential location for a cross over of the tracks. Wood noted Land Management has identified a future location of that cross over.