Planning Commission Minutes 2006 02 23

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes FEBRUARY 23, 2006 Page 3 of 7 . Regional Map exhibit . State Highway 42 traffic impact . Trail mapping, long trail maintenance and fiscal impacts on the City provided by the Department of Land Management . Analysis of encumbrances on all lands proposed for public dedication has been requested of the applicant . Neighborhood pocket parks to be discussed by the applicant. . Potential pedestrian underpasses at SH 42 and South Boulder Road may be in the range of$800,000 to $1,000,000. . Discussions with the Fire District regarding the Fire Access and the use of round-a-bout. . School Impacts provided by the Boulder Valley School District. Wood reported that staff is requesting a continuance on the General Development Plan Amendment and approval of the North End Preliminary Subdivision Plat and PUD Development Plan subject to the twelve (12) conditions listed in the staff report dated February 23,2006. Commission Questions of Staff: During the staff review of the project the following questions were raised by Commission members. Lipton discussed how the range in dwelling units was derived at in the Comprehensive Plan. Wood explained that the range is represented in the Framework Plan. He continued with examples of how the range affects the number of permitted dwelling units. Lipton continued with a discussion of population and how that had been included in the Comprehensive Plan. Wood explained that a population figure was not adopted in the Comprehensive Plan. Lipton expressed that there is difference between how staff and the commission are calculating the number of units. He requested that staff provide the spreadsheet that had been developed by the Commission during the Comp Plan discussions. Sheets stated that a range of units had been discussed during Comp Plan and that a comparison should be done at this time for this project review. She also suggested that an analysis of the rest of the sub-area should be done at the time build-out. Hartman questioned the reduction of commercial space from 105,000 to 43,000 and how that benefits the project. Wood reviewed the Schempp General Development Plan and it having 17 acres of proposed commercial space and the fiscal health and fiscal outcome as a benefit to the community. Lipton had questions about the six (6) acres identified in Area #2 of the North End Properties project. Wood explained that Area #2 in part of the original North Louisville GDP and that GDP has a very general description of permitted used. He advised the Commission that the proposed development needs to be reviewed by Land Use Elements, the Transportation Element and the Fiscal Health elements of the Compo Plan. Dalton requested more information on the Hecla Lake regarding land ownership of the lake.