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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />December 18, 2012 <br />Page 3 of 17 <br />RESOLUTION No. 80, SERIES 2012 – A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SPECIAL <br />REVIEW USE (SRU) TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FIRE <br />STATION, TRAINING FACILITY AND FUELING ENCLOSURE FOR THE <br />LOUISVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE <br />DISTRICT (2095 BOXELDER STREET, LOT 15, COLORADO TECHNOLOGICAL <br />CENTER, FILING 2) <br />Mayor Muckle requested a staff presentation. <br />Planning Director Russexplained the Louisville Fire Protection District, represented by <br />Chief Tim Parker, requests approval of a Special Review Use (SRU) to allow the <br />th <br />Louisville Fire Station #3 to be located at Boxelder Street and 104Street in the <br />Colorado Technological Center. <br />The Louisville Fire Protection District is a special district serving Louisville.They <br />currently have two existing stations; one at 895 W. Via Appia and the second at 1240 <br />Main Street. They maintain a district owned fleet of five fire trucks; two aerials; two <br />command vehicles and three utility vehicles. They lease/purchase abrush truck and <br />pumper. They also own two ambulances. <br />The request includes the construction of a training facility and fueling enclosure. The <br />property is located in the Industrial Zone (I) District. According to the Louisville <br />Municipal Code (LMC), the I Zone District permits “City, County, State and Federal uses <br />and buildings” (Use Group #18) as a SRU. The LMC requires a Planned Unit <br />Development (PUD) for all development within the IZone District. For reasons specific <br />to the purchase of the property, the applicant isrequesting only the SRU at this time <br />and not a PUD. Approval of this request will permitthe Fire Station, training facility, and <br />fueling enclosure as a use on the property.However, no building permit will be allowed <br />until after a PUD has been submitted to andapproved by the Louisville City Council. <br />Fire Station:10,800 SF, 2 stories, 3 vehicle bays, office, meeting rooms and restrooms. <br />Training Building:2,400 SFF, 3 stories, controlled burns. <br />Exterior Shade Structure:600 SF staging of training materials, outdoor meetings, <br />training consultation. <br />Fueling Enclosure:For 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel for the use of fire trucksonly. <br />th <br />Access: 2 primary access points(Boxelder and 104) andone driveway. <br />th <br />Site Plan:Northwest corner of Boxelder Street and South 104Street. <br />Special Review Use Criteria:Louisville Municipal Code § 17.40.100.A. Staff applied all 5 <br />SRU criteria to the project and found it to be compliant. The Planning Commission <br />18 <br /> <br />