Planning Commission Minutes 2014 06 10

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 12, 2014 Page 4of7 Motion passes 5-0. ➢ Lanterns Final PUD: Resolution No. 8, Series 2014 A final plat and final planned unit development (PUD) for 24 duplexes along Summit View Drive located on Lots 1-4, Block 11, Takoda Subdivision, to be known as Lots 1-12, Block 1 and Lots 1-12 Lanterns Subdivision. Case No. 14-019-FS/FP • Applicant and Representative: RMCS, Inc. (Justin McClure • Owners: Boulder Creek Builders, LLC Case Manager: Scott Robinson, Planner II Public Notice Certification: Posted on May 23, 2014 in City Hall, Public Library, Recreation Center, and the Courts and Police Building and mailed to surrounding property owners and property posted. Published in the Boulder Daily Camera on May 25, 2014, Conflict of Interest and Disclosure: Rice resides at 869 Blue Stem Lane which is close to this development. He received the mandatory disclosure. Pritchard has discussed this with Rice who feels he can have an unbiased opinion. Pritchard concurs. No objections from the Commission. Staff Report of Facts and Issues: o This is a final plat and final planned unit development (PUD) for The Lanterns which is 24 duplex units on approximately 4 acres. It is adjacent to Steel Ranch neighborhood to the northwest and southwest, to the east is the Summit View office park which has one medical office building, one vacant lot, and to the south is an RV storage facility and dog daycare. o Property is zoned PCZD-C/R. It is now part of the Takoda Village General Development Plan. o Under 2013 Comp Plan, it is called a Louisville urban neighborhood. There are no residential design guidelines currently. It includes a residential, pedestrian friendly road network with small lots and pedestrian scale buildings. o Calls for extension of Kaylix Avenue to the south. Applicants would construct intersection and curb returns and provide City funds to build the street. There is a proposed land swap approved by City Council in February that will help extend trail from Steel Ranch across Highway 42 into North End and beyond in both directions. Applicant will pipe the divots in Highline Ditch along the south edge of the property which is a safety and esthetic improvement. o Proposal calls for 12 attached single family structures, 24 units total, using existing block layout, one block between Kaylix Avenue and Hecla, along Summit View Drive. o Structures are 30' maximum height. o Parking spaces are 2.83 spaces per unit, above standards, complies with GDP. o Pedestrian friendly, buildings close to street, low scale, with landscaping. o Street layout unusual in that the sidewalks will be placed outside the right of way. They will be maintained by the HOA, which is covered in PUD and subdivision agreement. HOA will remove snow and maintain them if they crack or need replacement. Public Works is concerned about sidewalk maintenance if the HOA disbands or stops maintenance, and then the City wishes to maintain them. Public Works requests an easement for public access as well as the city