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City Council Meeting Minutes April 2, 2013 Page 5 of 23 RESOLUTION No. 19, SERIES 2013 — A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FINAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) PLAN TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FIRE STATION, TRAINING FACILITY AND FUELING ENCLOSURE FOR THE LOUISVILLE FIRE PROECTION DISTRICT Mayor Muckle requested a staff presentation. Principal Planner McCartney explained the Louisville Fire Protection District (represented by Chief Tim Parker), has requested approval of a Final Planned Unit Development (PUD) plan to allow the Louisville Fire Station #3 to be located at 2095 Boxelder Street (Lot 15, Colorado Technological Center, Filing 2). This request includes the construction of a training facility and fueling enclosure. The background of the Louisville Fire Protection District Station (LFPD) No. 3 PUD includes the following: This use requires a Special Review Use (SRU). The Louisville Fire Protection District is a special district serving Louisville. They have two existing stations at 895 W. Via Appia and 1240 Main Street. They maintain a district owned fleet of five fire trucks including: two aerials; two command vehicles; three utility vehicles; they lease purchased one brush truck and a pumper and two ambulances. LFPD Station No. 3 PUD Proposal includes a 10,800 SF Fire Station, two stories high, with three vehicle bays, office, meeting rooms and restrooms. They have 2,400 SF for training and three stories high for controlled burns. A 600 SF Shade Structure is used for staging of training materials; outdoor meetings and training consultation and a fueling enclosure to hold 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel. This use is permitted by SRU for fire truck use only. There are two public access points for the site: one from Boxelder Street and one from South 104th Street and a private driveway for the exclusive use of the Louisville Fire Protection District (LFPD) along Boxelder Street. The access points are compliant with the Industrial Development Design Standards and Guidelines (IDDSG). The private driveway is intended for the exclusive use of the fire equipment and emergency egress. The landscape plan calls for reduced water use turf grass along the streets, trees, shrubs, and mulched planting beds with low volume irrigation. The rear of the property proposes dry-land grasses and trees lining the perimeter of the property. The proposed landscape plan meets the IDDSG requirements. There is an existing 54 foot conservation easement along the east side of the property. The Louisville Fire Protection District is proposing a sign, fencing and gate within the conservation easement. This conservation easement was established as a buffer for the open space to the east. Construction is not permitted within the easement. Staff recommended approval of Resolution No. 19, Series 2013, with the following conditions: