Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2022 04 14

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes March 10, 2022 Page 6 of 10 space and goes into further detail of how versatile it will be for customers as well as the Louisville community. She then discusses their shuttle and valet policies. They will encourage events that have 175 guests taking place on a Friday or Saturday evening to use a shuttle or valet service. The event host will have to organize these services. They are excited about collaborating with other downtown businesses. Dan Kelly, 671 Amelia Ln, Lafayette, CO Kelly thanks the commissioners and staff for their time. He is excited about being a part of the downtown community. Commissioner Questions of Applicant: Diehl asks in terms of the parking mitigation, what is offered and available for a wedding or an event versus what is required? Elvendahl says their initial plan was to require a shuttle based on staff's recommendations of limiting occupancy. We are hoping that that is the requirement and then outside of that, we will strongly encourage it for those larger events. When people are hosting a private event, they want it to go smoothly. If we explain that it will go more smoothly if they have shuttle, we believe that will help with parking as well. Howe asks how many parking spaces the DELO parking lot has. Elvendahl says she believes it is 82 spaces. Osterman says that in their presentation, they mentioned the parking capacity available on the east side of the tracks. In the parking study, you were looking at various different spaces likes the east side and the surrounding streets. My questions is, given the capacity on the east side, how are you able to ensure that the patrons will use that space? Elvendahl says that they looked at all the parking spaces and what would be available. Between the DELO lot and the South street parking, there are 96 spots total. The DELO lot has 67 and the South street portion has 29. Most of the wedding events will have an online website. We will encourage the wedding party to give instructions on parking and where they should park for the event. We will also encourage them to put it on their invitation and ensure that this information is available on their website. Krantz mentions that during Hartronft's presentation, he points out that a development agreement would go beyond what is usually required. Was that in reference to making a formal agreement in saying how the property would be handled? Hartronft says that when you have an SRU, it is a vehicle that is described in the municipal code for dealing with special uses like this. There are penalties and things that can happen if someone violates the terms of the SRU. Some commissioners had asked how the city enforces that. My answer is that you enforce it like any other SRU that is town. The possibility of a development agreement did come up. Zuccaro says that whether it is a development agreement or verbiage on the SRU document, the point is to have an enforceable mechanism. If the commission wants to rely on shuttle service, city staff needs to be able to enforce that. Stating it in a public meeting does not mean it is a regulatory requirement. It needs to be on the SRU document, which we could do. L