Planning Commission Minutes 2007 02 08

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes FEBRUARY 8, 2007 Page 5 of 9 consider other development types at the Takoda site. He also questioned ifHWY 42 could be widened with all of the already approved planned developments. Commission Questions of Staff and Applicant: Dalton requested more clarification from Menaker regarding his comments. Menaker stated that the projects are coming forward as individual projects without a vision for the City of Louisville. Lipton stated the questions raised by Menaker would be addressed during the platting and PUD process. Pritchard stated Menaker did have some valid comments and the Commission should address them during the review of the plat and PUD. Deborski asked staff if the HWY 42 traffic issues were being addressed. Wood stated the Public Works Department and the Colorado Department of Transportation have been working on plans for the widening ofHWY 42. The Public Works Department will review the plat and PUD with that widening project in mind, just like they did with the North End project. Hartman asked if City Staff had completed a fiscal study. Wood stated it had not been done because a study for this area was done during the development of the 2005 Comprehensive Plan and would be applied to the annexation and zoning request for Takoda. The review of the Subdivision Plat and the PUD would provide the appropriate time to do the fiscal analysis. Public Hearing Closed / Commission Comments: Dalton stated he supports the requested zoning. Loo stated she favors the requested zoning and annexation. She also would favor, when the project comes forward with the Subdivision Plat and PUD, pocket parks within the development instead of a 10-acre park. She acknowledged the comments by Leary regarding the need for a fiscal analysis. Lipton stated the request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and he supports the requested zoning. He also expressed a desire to not invest his time evaluating a fiscal analysis until City Council and staff provides more support to the Commission on how to use a fiscal analysis. Pritchard stated his support of the annexation and zoning request. He does not support a 10-acre park but would consider the trails and pocket-parks during the subdivision plat and PUD review. Deborski thanked the applicant for the annexation and zoning request. He also favors the requested PCZD zoning. He would like to see more green but understands and supports the need for the commercial development. Hartman states she views this project and others as piece meal planning and the general zoning request is okay. Sheets stated she generally favors the annexation and zoning. She expressed concerns with the trail connectivity. She looks at this as more sprawl and losing green space. Lipton and Sheets discussed "sprawl".