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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes January 8, 2015 Page 4 of 23 • The proposed street network matches the Comprehensive Plan, the North Louisville Small Area Plan, and the Hwy 42 Corridor Plan. The proposal continues Hecla Drive from Hwy. 42, near Balfour Senior Living and extends northwest through the proposed annexation to Hecla Drive in Steel Ranch. Also, the proposed GDP provides Kaylix Avenue the opportunity to extend from South Boulder Road to Paschal Avenue in Steel Ranch, creating a parallel roadway to Hwy. 42. This proposed street network divides the proposed annexation into four quadrants, consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. • Highway 42 Setbacks: The applicant is requesting a building setback of 40 -feet from the existing Hwy. 42 right of -way (ROW) south of Hecla Drive and 45' north of Hecla Drive. These setbacks are intended to accommodate the future ROW of Hwy. 42 (30 -feet needed) and an easement for a piped Goodhue Ditch. The re , ing 10' and 15' ditch easements in combination with the Hwy 42 ROW have not . - - approved by the Goodhue Ditch company. As a result, the applicant add- •te to the GDP stating: "Boulder County Housing Authority shall work with the Goo. Company to finalize the necessary easement and setback agreements." • Continuance of Parks and Open Space Advisory moo. • of the . to Lake Trail, from Waneka Lake to Marshall Lake, hitting Lake P well as Har• - . ke and Hecla. • Currently there is no signal at Hecla but the . calls for a signal in . .tion in the future. • Public Land Dedication: The applicant h. • •vided P . and Dedicate. 'LD) calculations based on the requested land u - . n th - ' . Staff has revie ed the calculations provided and believes they meet -. ements of Section 16.16.060 in the LMC. Note the PLD is not ed until the • • • rty is platted within the City of Louisville. Additionally, City Co •etermine i - PLD comes in the form of land, or a payment in lieu. The numbe fro • - ®. the G ply acknowledge the PLD requirement with the annexation • The plan is develop- • ' • four qua PCZD -C /R. It is I• . -. - Highw Commercial commercial units on this • Planning Area nee •. atch ment a 00 SF to ensity ca a is 1.88 acres and requests uth Bo • - Road Urban Center. nce is 82,000 SF. They request 18,000 SF of Center not specified. In total, there are 28 tion of 15 units per acre. ZD -R. It is called urban neighborhood and ter and density. 103 units which calculates es and requests PCZD -R. 69 units which is 25 units per acre . • requests PCZD -R. 31 units which is 15 units per acre. • C provides • - m lopment requirements for City Council annexation con • - .tions. Secti. 16.32.020 defines the eligibility requirements and 16.32.030 prove • - e City's • - lopment standards. Staff examined the annexation request and has dete -d t lication meets the standards and guidelines for annexation in the LMC. Loui sion Statement and Core Community Values define how the City sees itself an . - ntifies the key characteristics that should be carried into the future. Many of these items described are abstract by design and are difficult to quantify at the zoning level and are more suited for Planned Unit Development, or design level evaluations. The Framework Plan and its supporting principles and policies are more measurable for this analysis. Staff did not find this annexation and zoning application to be working against the Comprehensive Plan's Vision Statement and Core Community Values. Staff also found this annexation and zoning application to be compatible with the Comprehensive Plan's Framework and its supporting principles and polices. • Building Heights: The applicant is requesting building heights in Planning Areas A and B to be 50 -feet in height. The Comprehensive Plan defines building heights as floors of buildings, rather than feet. That was done to provide flexibility in changing building