City Council Agenda and Packet 2023 03 21

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SUBJECT: ORDINANCE NO. 1851, SERIES 2023 DATE: MARCH 21, 2023 PAGE 3 OF 4 designated as Commercial and Office unless restricted through a General Development Plan. Facilities located in the PCZD district are subject to specific development and performance standards outlined in LMC Sec. 17.12.130. "Automobile Service Stations" are distinct from automobile repair and service businesses that do not sell motor fuels (e.g. general auto repair, oil change services, and tire sales and repair). Currently, there are five gasoline and automobile service stations operating within the city and one that recently received approval at 525 S. McCaslin Boulevard. The ordinance will allow construction and operation of the new station on McCaslin Boulevard, provided they apply for their building permit prior to expiration of the Planned Unit Development (PUD). ANALYSIS: Banning or limiting new gasoline service stations is a growing trend for local municipalities due to health and environmental concerns with the continued use of gasoline powered vehicles and equipment. Early adopters of bans include Petaluma, Santa Rosa, and Sonoma County in California. Last year, the City of Broomfield passed an ordinance banning new gasoline stations within 1,000 feet of an existing gasoline station. Gasoline station bans may also be seen as promoting the use of Electric Vehicles (EVs), thus, reducing vehicle emissions and encouraging low -carbon and cleaner energy options for transportation. In 2019, the City of Louisville established the following clean energy and carbon emission reduction goals (City Council Resolution No. 25, Series 2019): 1. Meet all of Louisville's municipal electric needs with 100% carbon -free sources by 2025. 2. Reduce core municipal Green House Gas (GHG) emissions annually below the 2016 baseline through 2025. 3. Generate 75% of Louisville's residential and commercial/industrial electric needs from carbon -free sources by 2030. 4. Reduce core community GHG emissions annually below the 2016 baseline through 2030. The proposal for a cap but not a full ban on new gasoline and automobile service stations is in recognition that there will continue to be some demand for gasoline and automobile service stations as more EVs enter the market and gasoline vehicles are transitioned out of the market over time. The ordinance also includes an exception for a new large single -use retailer that may require a new gasoline or automobile service station as part of their business model for a new development. This exception would allow flexibility in recognition of a potentially valuable economic development opportunity for the City. PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments are included as Attachment No. 4. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION 5