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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 13, 2017 Page 8 of 12 Plat map entered into record: Motion made by Rice to enter the plat map into the record, seconded by Sheets. Passed by voice vote. Staff Report of Facts and Issues: Ritchie presented from Power Point: • The subject property is shown above in this recent aerial image, north is to the top. The property is located in the northwest area of the City of Louisville, north of South Boulder Road at Washington Avenue. • Red rectangle shown on Power Point image is the approximate size and location of a new high-zone/mid-zone pump station. o The current high -zone pump station on the property is in disrepair and nearing the end of its useful life. o The new facility will replace the current pump station and provide new direct pumping to the mid -zone. o It is approximately 1351 SF on the eastern end of the property. • Station is set down into the hillside, substantially lower than the adjacent residential. • The new structure will mimic the brick structure currently there. • Homes on Cedar Place are located nearest the location. • East half of the drive is gravel and will be paved. • Applicant is proposing new trees to help screen the new building. • Staff has more information related to utility function of the structure. • Compliance with Louisville Municipal Code Sections: 17.12.040 (Zoning), 17.28.120 (PUD), 17.40.010 (SRU) and 16.16 (Plat) • Staff finds the application complies with all applicable criteria in the Louisville Municipal Code Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends Planning Commission move to approve Water Treatment Plant, Resolution 17, Series 2017. A resolution recommending approval of a request for a final plat for unplatted property and a final Planned Unit Development and Special Review Use to allow additional improvements at the Sid Copeland Water Treatment Plant, with one condition, 1. The applicant shall comply with the Public Works memo dated June 30, 2017 prior to the public hearing before City Council. Commission Questions of Staff.- None. Applicant Presentation: Cory Peterson, Water Resources Manager, City of Louisville, 749 Main Street, Louisville, CO I have no formal presentation, but I will describe what a high -zone pump station is. If you consider the City cut into three slices, this is essentially what has happened with our water pressure zones. Everything north and west of Via Appia is considered the high -zone. There is a small sliver that runs from north to south and expends toward the CTC area which is the mid - zone. The Downtown area is the low -zone. Those are the three areas our Water Treatment Plant serves. The Sid Copeland Water Treatment Plant is an 8 mgd (million gallons per day) facility. The only way this plant can facilitate water delivery to the high -zone is with this pump station. The existing pump station was constructed in 1984 and has five pumps. Currently, two of those pumps do not operate. The other three are in severe disrepair and it is becoming a critical infrastructure for the City. The plan is for a stand-alone facility. We are looking at a new location because of hydraulic reasons. Going farther downhill allows us to have more head on the pump station, which allows us to pump easier and eliminate air locking or cavitation for the pumps. The other reason for a separate location is it allows us to build the pump while the