Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2023 12 14

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SUMMARY: The applicant requests approval of a Planned Unit Development (PUD), Special Review Use (SRU), Plat, Easement Vacation, and Annexation Agreement Amendment to allow the development of a distillery, tasting room and event space and associated site improvements at 1303 Empire Road. Staff recommends approval of Resolution 19, Series 2023, approving the PUD, SRU, Plat, Easement Vacation, and Annexation Agreement Amendment, with two conditions: • That the Annexation Agreement, and all references to it on the Plat and PUD, be amended to move the location of the development restriction on the property, outlined in Section 3 of the Agreement and referred to as the "No Building Zone" on the 2005 Plat, to accommodate the proposed main building of the Ironton PUD. The development restriction would remain to the west of the main building, with the exception that landmarked structures be allowed in the No Building Zone. That the application undergo a third referral to address any remaining comments described in the Second Referral Response letter dated November 22, 2023 (Attachment 6). BACKGROUND: The property is zoned Industrial and is located within the Empire Road subdivision, platted in 2005. The area was annexed into the City of Louisville from Boulder County in 1986 under the Trousil Annexation Agreement along with the property zoned Industrial to the east on the north side of Empire Road. At that time, the properties were zoned Light Industrial with the County. There is an existing building on the subject property that was built in 1982, prior to annexation. Today, directly east of the property, there is private property zoned Industrial and currently used as a storage facility. Further east, there is a City -owned property colloquially referred to as the old City Shops (leased by Figure 1. Aerial view of subject property, surrounding Industrial properties, and water treatment plant along Empire Road. City boundaries in yellow and old City Shops property in blue. Subject property in green. Existing building from 1982 in purple. Ironton PUD, SRU, Plat, Easement Vacation, & Annexation Agreement Amendment Page 2 of 20 Planning Commission Staff Report