Planning Commission Minutes 2003 07 17

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Approved – September 18, 2003 5A. Regular Business – Items recommended for continuance/withdrawal Resolution No. 10, Series 2003, Washington Mutual Bank in Louisville Plaza,  an amended final PUD development plan to add a remote drive-up ATM machine for Washington Mutual in the Louisville Plaza parking lot, 1355 South Boulder Road, Unit A. Case #03-006-FP. (Applicant requests continuance to Sept. 9, 2003.)  Case Manager: Jeffery Martell, Planner II  Applicant: Washington Mutual Bank Lipton requested a motion to approve to continuation of the Washington Mutual Bank project as per the request of the applicant. Bill McDermott moved and Debra Kalish seconded. Voice vote was requested. All voted in favor. 5B. Regular Business – Public Hearing Items Resolution No. 14, Series 2003, Highway 42 Revitalization Area Comprehensive Plan  Amendment .  Case Manager: Kenneth Johnstone, Principal Planner  Applicant: City of Louisville and Civitas Conflict of Interest and Disclosure: Lipton requested the Commissioners to disclose conflicts of interest. None were given. Public Notice Certification: Lipton requested of Staff public notice verification. Kenneth Johnstone, Principal Planner and case managed explained that this was continued from May 22 to this date to address the concerns of the Planning Commission. A new notice was published in the Boulder Daily Camera on July 1, 2003. Staff Report of Facts and Issues: Johnstone explained that at the May 22 Planning Commission meeting the Commission conducted a public hearing regarding the HWY 42 Revitalization Area Framework Plan. At that time they expressed concern with the breadth of information in the document and would prefer to adopt a simplified version of the Framework Plan as the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Therefore, Resolution 11, Series 2003 was adopted as the basis for the adoption of a comprehensive plan amendment. Johnstone reported that what they Commissioner have before them this evening as prepared by Staff and Civitas is the “The Highway 42 Revitalization Area Comprehensive Plan Amendment” as a simplified version of the “Highway 42 Revitalization Area Framework Plan.” The changes are not substantive in nature and were summarized by Johnstone as follows: Section I (Introduction) has been simplified by removing the public workshop process  summary and adding references to the adoption of the Framework Plan “as the basis” for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Section II (Project Area Overview) has been eliminated. This section contained much of the  background information and existing conditions analysis that the Commission did not believe was necessary in the Comprehensive Plan. Section III (The Framework Plan) remains, largely unchanged. A few sections have been  “word-smithed” in minor ways to avoid inconsistent references within this revised document. Section IV (Development Feasibility) was removed. This section, like Section II was more  2