Business Retention and Development Committee Agenda and Packet 2018 05 07

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LCityor Louisville C i_O Ano• SINCE 1878 May 7, 2018 Members of the Louisville City Council 749 Main Street Louisville, CO 80027 Business Retention and Development (BRaD) Committee Re: Non -Binding Conceptual Design Review Process To the Mayor and City Council: At the BRaD Committee's April meeting, we invited Planning Director Rob Zuccaro to present the Conceptual Design review idea that City Council heard at their January 9, 2018 Study Session meeting. Louisville and the region are still experiencing a solid economy and the area is still in high demand and highly desirable. However, properties within the City are not meeting their highest and best use from a community perspective, even in this strong economy. Properties that may be ripe for redevelopment could be suffering from a disconnect between the market potential for the site and the rules and regulations governing its use and design. The opportunity for a property owner or developer to engage in a conceptual, or sketch, review exercise would allow public consumption of a creative or different take on properties. The community could be open to such a creative or different approach. Our current options for receiving and discussing different viewpoints on a property are expensive to utilize as it requires significant upfront expenses to develop plans for a PUD application, GDP amendment, or Comprehensive Plan review. The BRaD Committee recommends the City Council pursue instituting a conceptual design review option. We believe the benefits of encouraging creative thought on challenged properties outweigh the perceived risks of providing early input outside of a quasi-judicial review process. Sincerely, Members of the Business Retention and Development Committee 749 M ain Street 1 L oui svi I I e CO 80027 303.335.4533 (phone) 1 303.335.4550 (fax) www.L ouisvi IIeCO.gov