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1mCity ?' Planning Commission <br />Louisville Staff Report <br />COLORADO - ~:f °• . t_ February 11, 2016 <br />ITEM: South Boulder Road Small Area Plan <br />PLANNER: Scott Robinson, AICP, Planner II <br />APPLICANT: City of Louisville <br />REQUEST: To review and endorse the South Boulder Road small area plan <br />SUMMARY <br />Attached is the draft South Boulder Road small area plan. The South Boulder Road <br />small area plan is intended to define desired community character, land uses, and public <br />infrastructure priorities to provide a reliable roadmap for public and private investments in <br />the corridor. Staff is requesting Planning Commission review the draft document, <br />recommend any desired changes, then endorse the plan for adoption by City Council. <br />The creation of the plan followed a robust public process, as described in the plan. Also <br />attached are some of results of that process, including the community survey report, <br />results from the last public workshop in November, 2015, and the detailed traffic impact <br />analysis. <br />There are a few outstanding issues on which staff is requesting direction. One is <br />whether to install a new traffic signal at the intersection of South Boulder Road and <br />Cannon Circle. Both options are currently presented in the plan and staff is requesting <br />Planning Commission weigh the additional access and parallel network provided by the <br />signal against the additional delay it would cause on South Boulder Road. <br />Another outstanding issue relates to recommendations for parks and open space. Staff <br />is presenting the draft plan to the Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board on <br />February 4 and to the Open Space Advisory Board on February 10. These boards are <br />being asked for direction on the Cottonwood Park expansion, the suitability of the Santilli <br />property for open space, and public and private landscaping guidelines. Staff will have <br />additional information based on input from these boards at the February 11 meeting. <br />Staff is still awaiting cost estimates for the implementation section and an updated <br />school impact analysis from BVSD. Any additional information received before the <br />February 11 meeting will be presented at the meeting. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends Planning Commission make any desired changes to the South <br />Boulder Road small area plan, then vote to endorse it. Once the plan has been <br />endorsed by Planning Commission, it will be presented to City Council for review and <br />adoption. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />8 <br />