Planning Commission Minutes 2019 06 13

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Page 3 of 18 Van Pelt replied that it was designed to accommodate firetrucks and delivery trucks. Brauneis asked for public comment. Seeing none, he asked for closing statements, closed the public hearing, and opened commissioner comments. Williams stated that she did not see anything alarming or out of the ordinary in the application. General consensus from the other commissioners. Howe and Moline thanked the applicant for submitting a proposal that met all the requirements. Brauneis noted that he would like to hear about water efficiency or landscaping in future project proposals. Williams made a motion to approve Resolution 10, Series 2019. Howe seconded. Roll call. All in favor. Motion passed unanimously. Centennial Valley General Development Plan Amendment: Lots 2 and 3, Parcel O, Filing 7: A request for an amendment to the Centennial Valley General Development Plan concerning allowed uses, heights, and densities and other development provisions at 550 S. McCaslin Blvd and 919 W. Dillon Rd. (Resolution 11, Series 2019) • Applicant: City of Louisville, Seminole Land Holding, Inc., Centennial Valley Properties I, LLC • Case Manager: Rob Zuccaro, Director of Planning and Building Safety Public notice was met as required. Brauneis asked for conflicts of interest. None disclosed. Zuccaro presented the application, which was a partnership between developers and the City. He explained the history of the Centennial Valley General Development Plan (GDP) for Parcel O, which was originally planned as a "super block" in 1983 and included 882 acres and a mix of commercial/retail and residential. The Davidson Mesa Open Space was dedicated as part of the GDP at that time, as well. There have been 8 amendments to Centennial Valley overall since 1983. The driving factors to updating the GDP now were that the Sam's Club lot had been vacant for the past 9 years and the Kohl's lot would soon be vacant. Zuccaro noted that the fiscal health of this particular corridor was vital to the City as a source of sales tax revenue. Based on these issues, the City initiated a redevelopment study in February 2019, which focused on identifying market -supported and financially -viable redevelopment options, regulatory barriers and private restrictions, community -desired redevelopment options, and the fiscal impact to the City. Zuccaro explained that the study found that there was a lot of retail competition in the area and that there were fewer large format retailers than when the GDP was originally conceived. The study suggested that within the next 10 years there would be market for 150,000 square feet for new development in the entire market area. There was currently market support for 30,000 square feet of new retail. Zuccaro summarized community engagement findings, as well, which found that participants were generally interested in boutique, walkable retail areas with gathering spaces. Zuccaro then summarized the study test scenarios and variables in detail, clarifying that the City was not supporting one particular scenario, but that they were created to test against various factors to predict outcomes. The main recommendations of the study were: 5