Economic Vitality Committee Agenda and Packet 2023 03 10

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City0f ECONOMIC VITALITY COMMITTEE Louisville COLORADO -SINCE 1878 SUBJECT: DISCUSSION - ORDINANCE 1851, SERIES 2023 — AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE CAPPING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GASOLINE AND AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS DATE: MARCH 10, 2023 PRESENTED BY: ROB ZUCCARO, AICP, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SUMMARY: Proposed Ordinance 1851, Series 2023 (see Attachment No. 1) would create the following limitations and requirements for new and existing gasoline and automobile service stations: - Limit the number of existing or approved gasoline and automobile service stations to six (current number of existing and approved stations), with an exception to allow an increase to a limit of seven stations if the seventh station is part of a new, large single -user retail center. - Require 1,000-foot spacing of new gasoline and automobile service stations from existing stations, with an exception if the new station is part of a new, large single -user retail center. - Automatically expire Planned Unit Developments (PUD) and Special Review Use (SRU) approvals for gasoline and automobile service stations that do not pull building permits within three years following approval. - Automatically expire any PUD and SRU approval of an existing gasoline or automobile service station that discontinues use for one year. - Require installation of electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations for any expanded, modified or new gasoline or automobile service station equaling 20% of the number of gasoline pumps at the stations, with no fewer than two such charging stations. As part of passage of the first reading of the ordinance on February 21, 2023, City Council approved an extension to the second reading and public hearing from March 7, 2023 to March 21, 2023 to allow for more community dialogue regarding the proposed ordinance. The EVC will be discussing the proposed ordinance during its March 10 meeting. The March 10 meeting materials are included as Attachment #1. BACKGROUND: On November 1, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance 1843, Series 2022 as an emergency ordinance, setting a moratorium on the submittal of land use applications for new gasoline or automobile service stations (see Attachment No. 2). City Council initiated the moratorium following the submittal of a citizen -initiated petition that would ban new gasoline and automobile service stations in all zone districts and not allow building permits for new facilities within 2.5 miles of any existing facility (see Attachment CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION