City Council Agenda and Packet 2019 01 08

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City Council Meeting Minutes December 18, 2018 Page 12 of 14 John Schneider, noted the list the church used for who received mail came from him. He stated he used the County Assessor's map to get the property names. It included both tenants and residents. There was no ill intent. Jan Zimmerman, 821 Trail Ridge Drive, noted she is near the church, not within the 500-feet and is a church member. The church voluntarily did the neighborhood meetings to be transparent about the project. Sandy Davidson, 897 Cleveland Court, noted her residence predated the church. She stated the definition of cemetery includes "remains of dead people" and felt this would infringe on her peace of mind. Jennifer Lorenz noted there is no requirement the church send out notice. It was a courtesy. She asked if the Special Review Use is a rezoning issue. She heard this would not set precedent, believes that is not true. We know for a fact that if go through this process with other sites to be considered, Denver does this. She did not feel Council is following the elements of the code with the definition of the code; there is an obligation to consistently apply the law. Establishment clause and free speech works both ways and should protect both the church and the residents. Michael Scaer, 701 Church Lane, has lived there 23 years. He asked if this is approved, what will someone looking at a house see on the map. He asked if it would be listed as a cemetery. He talked to a lot of neighbors and understands the concerns but wanted to know what this will look like in 5 years. Gale Chapman, felt it was safe to say Council and Church members don't live in the neighborhood and aren't impacted by this. He felt there still isn't real information about property values and in the long-term it isn't known. Mayor closed the public hearing. Councilmember Stolzmann clarified the comments posted on the wall are only those received since the packet was published and all previous ones were presented to Council in the packet materials. She noted the City does have a mailing requirement for notices. Ritchie stated there were two mailings at least 15 days prior to both Planning Commission and City Council with a map and dates and times of meetings and staff contact information. Anyone can ask to see the list. Councilmember Stolzmann asked about the size of the sign. Ritchie stated it was the same sign for both notices with updated information. Councilmember Leh stated regarding criteria 2 and the economic stability piece; he does not want to minimize the property value piece; it is important. He read the criteria and noted the need to be careful from a Council standpoint in requiring some positive 25