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citygf <br />Louisville <br />COLORADO • SINCE 1878 <br />Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />December 10, 2015 <br />City Hall, Council Chambers <br />749 Main Street <br />6:30 PM <br />Call to Order: Chairman Tengler called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. <br />Roll Call was taken and the following members were present: <br />Commission Members Present: <br />Commission Members Absent: <br />Staff Members Present: <br />Cary Tengler, Vice Chairman <br />Ann O'Connell, Secretary <br />Steve Brauneis <br />Jeff Moline <br />Tom Rice <br />Scott Russell <br />Chris Pritchard, Chairman <br />Troy Russ, Interim Planning Director <br />Sean McCartney, Principal Planner <br />Lauren Trice, Planner I <br />Approval of Agenda: <br />Brauneis made motion and Russell seconded to approve the December 10, 2015 agenda. <br />Motion passed by voice vote. <br />Approval of Minutes: <br />Russell made motion and Brauneis seconded to approve November 12, 2015 minutes. Motion <br />passed by voice vote. <br />Public Comments: Items not on the Agenda <br />John Leary, 1116 Lafarge Avenue, Louisville, CO 80027 <br />1 would like to make comments on 824 South Street, Louisville, CO. I think the Planning <br />Commission (PC) made the correct decision on 824 South Street for a lot of the right reasons <br />but not all of the right reasons. Some of the things not considered, and some of the things I <br />think should have been considered, could set a precedent that would not be in the interest of the <br />City. One of the main discussion items that several people commented on was that the <br />guidelines in the Design Handbook for Downtown were voluntary issues and voluntary <br />recommendations, that they are not mandatory. That is not true. This issue was really discussed <br />back in 2009 and the City Attorney issued an official opinion that said that some provisions of <br />the Design Handbook for Downtown are mandatory and some are voluntary. He also made the <br />point that some of them are pretty general and if you ever went to court, you wouldn't <br />necessarily rely on them. He was very clear that there are mandatory provisions in the Design <br />Handbook for Downtown. <br />City of Louisville <br />Department of Planning and Building Safety <br />749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 <br />303.335.4592 (phone) 303.335.4550 (fax) www.LouisvilleCO.gov <br />