Planning Commission Minutes 2021 06 24

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 24, 2021 Page 6 of 10 Ritchie replied that there were no requirements for letters of intent and that concurrency was tied to core and shell commercial construction. Brian Bair, 7552 North 83rd Street, Longmont, described his company, Colorado -based Mass Equities. He described the neighborhood context and the surrounding density, which ranged from condos to single-family developments and commercial use and stated that they were in line with surrounding density. He described the proposed uses, including attached residential, retail and commercial, and a community park. Bair stated that this was the fourth iteration of the plan and they had worked with staff and the community to help it fit the neighborhood. He stated that it would be 10 units per acre and the concurrency changes were to help make sure commercial got built. Regarding traffic, Bair stated that there would be 40% fewer daily trips in this GDP than the current one and that the GDP had been developed in conversation with the community, staff, and CDOT. He stated that they had covered parking and guest parking to keep cars off the street and there was ample commercial parking to avoid spilling into the neighborhoods. Bair described the community and neighborhood engagement process, in which over 60 people attended a presentation of the plan and he described the actions taken based on community feedback. Bair shared that commercial trends were not very good over past several years, which was a concern for developments over 15,000 feet, whereas commercial under 15,000 was geared toward serving the local neighborhood. He stated that it would take time but they thought it would be successful. Diehl asked about the dirt pile. Bair replied that they didn't own the property and the current owner had placed the dirt there in anticipation of a future development. Ritchie added that the pile had been authorized through a storm water permit inconsistent with processes now. She stated that redevelopment would remove it in the long term. Hoefner asked how community engagement efforts would continue. Bair replied that they intended to continue the process using their mailing list and the 60+ people who had attended their events from the local community and by contacting HOAs. Williams asked what kind of commercial use was anticipated. Bair listed neighborhood -serving tenants such as restaurants, coffee, and ice cream and stated that they were making an effort to go after food and beverage and other community services. He added that the neighborhood feedback had wanted those uses and he thought their layout would capture those kinds of tenants. Williams asked about traffic on Summit View Drive. Bair replied that most traffic would access the commercial portion from Highway 42. He stated that the south access on Summit View had not changed from prior and would allow people to go east off Kaylix. The north access was also in the same location as