City Council Agenda and Packet 2023 03 21

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LL C1tyof CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Louisville AGENDA ITEM 2 COLORADO • SINCE 1878 SUBJECT: ORDINANCE 1851, SERIES 2023 — AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE CAPPING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GASOLINE AND AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE — 2nd READING, PUBLIC HEARING (advertised Daily Camera 2/26/23) DATE: MARCH 21, 2023 PRESENTED BY: ROB ZUCCARO, AICP, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SUMMARY: Proposed Ordinance No. 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 first reading of the ordinance on February 21, 2023, City Council requested that the Economic Vitality Committee (EVC) and Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board (LSAB) review the proposal prior to second reading. The EVC reviewed the ordinance and took public comments on March 10. The EVC discussed the ordinance but did not make formal recommendation. LSAB reviewed the ordinance on March 15 and voted six in favor with one abstention to recommend approval of the ordinance with the following two conditions: 1. We recommend reducing the cap on the number of gasoline stations to five gasoline stations in the event that the recently approved sixth gasoline station does not come to fruition. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION