Planning Commission Minutes 2015 08 13

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes August 13, 2015 Page 4 of 22 Rice asks about the development standards. How do we enforce these? These are supposedly the conditions by which this will be operated. Can the SRU be withdrawn? If the PC approves the community garden, do the conditions become part of the approval? McCartney says they will be enforced specifically by the garden association. The City's Code Enforcement is complaint -driven so once a complaint is received, we can ascertain if the complaint is from the development standards. The SRU can be brought back to the PC should some of the standards not be met. The SRU Plan contains the conditions. Russ says the City has received a $15,000 sustainability grant from Boulder County to help implement it. The City will seek more funds if needed. There is a partnership between LSAB, the garden association to be created, and the City of Louisville. The City will be installing the irrigation system. There is a requirement for third party management. Russell asks how the City came to own this land? Was it part of an open space acquisition? McCartney says he does not know but he thinks it was part of an overall development plan since this is typically how we acquire these. Staff did not do that research. Russell asks if Parks and Open Space have an interest in this and have weighed in? Russ says this was not presented to them. This is part of the same lot as Lawrence Enrietto Park. It is not part of the Open Space network nor is it included in the Open Space Master Plan. Russell talks about Sheet 1 of the submittal that includes an aerial with a site plan. Are notations on the Submittal considered binding, specifically the notes of existing trees to remain? Does this need to be included as an additional condition? McCartney says it is part of the document and is a referral request from the City Manager's office. Russell talks about the sheds. Will they obstruct sight lines or create visibility problems? McCartney says Staff will make sure that will not happen. Tengler asks that since this is City property, if the PC approves this, is this effectively a right in perpetuity? Will this become a permanent use or is there a time period? McCartney says there is no time period associated with it. A SRU can be revoked. It will be based on the development standards. Staff feels the community garden will be successful. Tengler says from a timing standpoint, Staff noted it initially will be 25 plots on the east side of Lincoln. What is the expectation for the other 20 plots on the west side? Russ says based on floodplain impacts, Staff anticipates the west will be the first phase. Tengler says that the Staff report on page 27 says "east". McCartney says it was misrepresented. Tengler asks in terms of the floodplain development that the Board of Adjustments (BOA) will look at, what will they consider and what will they review? McCartney said they will look at placement of the sheds since they will displace water. They want to make sure they are placed appropriately should there be a flood event. There will be anchoring of some type that will be required at time of construction. They will consider the "fill" if soil is brought in. The infill could actually raise or impact the overall floodplain. Will there be an adverse effect to affect anyone not in the floodplain or will it increase the floodplain? Pritchard asks, in Staff's opinion, do you think the floodplain is the reason why there was no other type of development such as additional senior housing? McCartney says it could be and it probably played a big part. I do not know the development history of this area. I suspect it played a strong part. Applicant Presentation: Mary Ann Heaney, 1117 Lafarge Avenue, Louisville, CO Louisville Sustainability Advisory Committee (LSAB) member. Before this meeting, I went back through my notes and dug out old emails. We started this process in March 2012. We spent a tremendous amount of time doing research, trying to gauge citizen interest, and working with