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DATE: Wednesday, June 8, 2005
MEETING: Planning Commission Regular Meeting
PLACE: Town Hall Board Room
PRESENT
Commission: Chairperson Motor Coulson; Mayor: Pat Howlett,
David Pratt, Beth Sands, Vesta Shapiro, Steve Sumrall
and Warren Watson
Staff: Town Planner Catherine Trotter, Town Clerk
Molly McCandless
Others: see attached list
Chair Coulson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Mayor Howlett moved, and Comm. Sands seconded the motion to approve the
minutes of the May 25, 2005 meeting as presented. Motion carried: 7-0
3. Open Forum
Chair Coulson called for items not on the agenda. Hearing none, she moved
on.
4. Action Items
a) Amendment to Development Permit @ 300 Eisenhower
- Andy Hanna
Mr. Hanna mentioned painting the Fraser Quickstop “Conoco colors”
which are red and white. Mr. Hanna presented color chips for the
Commission’s consideration. After brief discussion with Mr. Hanna,
Mayor Howlett moved, and Comm. Watson seconded the motion to
approve Mr. Hanna painting his entire building the color it is now, with
brown (macadamia) garage doors. Motion carried: 7-0
5. Public Hearing
a) Grand Park PDD - Cornerstone
Mayor Howlett moved, and Trustee Shapiro seconded the motion to open
the Public Hearing. Motion carried: 7-0. Planner Trotter reviewed the
history of this property and this particular application. She also
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reviewed the purpose of Planning Commission review and the fact that
the Commission, staff, attorney, engineer and other consultants are
advisory bodies to the Board, which may act as it chooses. Planner
Trotter defined the difference in the Fraser Valley Parkway alignment
from the PDD approved previously by the Planning Commission and the
modified PDD presented and approved by the Board. She also explained
that one of the primary reasons for re-doing the public hearings on this
PDD was that some adjacent property owners were not notified of the
previous hearings, due to an error by the applicant’s consultant.
Therefore, this item was renoticed for this public hearing and another
public hearing before the Board of Trustees on July 6. Following lengthy
public comment and questions, Mayor Howlett moved, and Comm.
Shapiro seconded the motion to close the Public Hearing. Motion
carried: 7-0. Mayor Howlett moved, and Comm. Shapiro seconded the
motion to approve the Grand Park PDD with the addition of the following
note: “Provision will be made for permanent public roadway and trail
access connecting County Road 72 and the Fraser Valley Parkway.”
Motion carried: 7-0
The Commission took a brief break.
b) Final Plat 3W aka Cozens Meadow at Grand Park - Cornerstone
Mayor Howlett moved, and Comm. Watson seconded the motion to open
the Public Hearing. Motion carried: 7-0. Planner Trotter reviewed this
item and the reasons for it being considered a bit prematurely. Both
staff and applicant are confident that conditional concerns will be
addressed without difficulty. Following review, Mayor Howlett moved,
and Comm. Shapiro seconded the motion to close the Public Hearing.
Motion carried: 7-0. Mayor Howlett moved, and Comm. Sands seconded
the motion to approve the Final Plat for Cozens Meadow at Grand Park
with the following 11 conditions:
1. Snow storage, a detention pond, the Fraser Valley Parkway, and an
access easement to the Bank are located outside the subdivision
boundary. Applicant will provide separate easement documents for
these;
2. A plat note will be added referencing the reception number for the
FPDP and the PDD;
3. A plat note will be added referencing the building setbacks;
4. Plat note #10 will reference the snow storage easements along the
roads;
5. The spelling of Fraser will be corrected in the title and throughout the
document;
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6. The signature block/notary clause for lienholder will match the title
commitment. An updated title commitment will be submitted;
7. It will be specified that the lots are for single-family residential
purposes only;
8. A Homeowners Association will be formed and a general warranty
deed will be submitted to convey the open space parcels, etc. to the HOA.
9. Street addressing will be provided;
10. All engineering documents will be approved by the Town Engineer;
and
11. The draft SIA and legal documents will be approved by the Town
Attorney.
Motion carried: 7-0
6. Discussion Items
a) Grand County Water & Sanitation District Development Permit
discussion only
District Manager Bruce Hutchins outlined their plan for rehabilitating
their former sewer lagoons to water augmentation. While this is just the
beginning of this project, the Planning Commission was greatly in favor
of the proposal.
b) Sign Code
The was a Public Hearing for the Sign Code before the Board last week.
A little more detail was discussed regarding changeable "sandwich"
boards. The Town Attorney is preparing an ordinance for adoption of the
revised Code, which will probably be on the Board agenda in July.
7. Staff Choice
a) Town Board Update
Planner Trotter presented a brief outline of the last Board meeting.
8. Commissioners' Choice
Comm. Shapiro said she knows the standard response for her concern,
but wanted to mention it again anyway because it is a safety problem. A
large of number people, especially children, cross Highway 40 in the
vicinity of the Visitor Center and it is very hazardous. Hopefully in the
not too distant future a safe manner of crossing will be created.
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Comm. Sands moved, and Comm. Shapiro seconded the motion to adjourn.
Motion carried: 7-0. Meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
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Molly McCandless, Town Clerk