HomeMy WebLinkAbout5B - Rezoning of properties located at Valmont Industrial Park and Chaparral CourtCITY OF BOULDER
PLANNING BOARD AGENDA ITEM
MEETING DATE: September 25, 2003
AGENDA TITLE:
Publ~c hearmg and consideration of a motion to mrtiate the rezoning of properties located at
Valmont Industrial Park, wh~ch is north of Valmont Road and west of SSth Street, and
Chaparral Court, which is south of the mtersechon of Spme Road and Wilhams Fork Trail m
Gunban el from Industrial Serv~ce - Established (IS-E) to Industnal General - Established (IG-
E)
PRESENTERS:
Peter Pollock, Plannmg D~rector
Ruth McHeyser, Long Range Plannmg Manager
Susan Richstone, Semor Planner
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The purpose of this item is to request that Plannmg Board mthate a rezonmg from Industnal
Service - Established (IS-E) to Industnal General - EsYablished (IG-E) for properties located m
the Valmont Industrial Park and on Chaparral Court (see Attachment A) lmtiation of Yhe
rezomng process does not necessanly mdtcate Planning Board support of the rezonmg It starts a
process of analysis and evaluahon followmg which the rezomng will be brought to the Plannmg
Board for consideration Concurrent with consideration of the rezomng, staff will also bnng
forward a proposed change to the Boulder Valley Comprehensrve Plan Land Use Designahon
Map from Commumty Industnal to L~ght Industnal
At the Plannmg Board's August 28 meehng, the Board requested that staff bnng forward opt~ons
for movmg forward m an expedrtious manner with the potenhal rezonmg of these two areas
Staff is recommending mrtiahon of the rezonmg as the way to move this item forward quickly
Fiscal Impacts:
Budgetary: No addrtional fundmg is required m add~hon to current resources.
s\plan\pb-items\memos\sr9-25-03mttiahonofrezonmg AGENDA ITEM ~i SB Paee 1
Staff Time: Staff rev~ew of th~s item is part of Uie existmg work program as an ongomg
function of the department
Other Considerations:
Economic: Rezomng of these propert~es will provide property owners with more
flexib~lity m terms of who they may lease or sell buildmgs to, and w~ll provide busmesses
wrth more ophons as to where they may locate m the crty
Public feedback:
The Plannmg Department hosted three meetmgs for property owners m May, 2003 to sohcrt
ideas for potenUal changes to the service mdustrial zone Notificahon was sent to all property
owners m the IS distr~cts Sixteen people attended the meetmgs, and approximately 10
addihonal property owners called to discuss issues Several property owners from the Valmont
Industnal Park attended the meetmgs and commented in part~cular that
1 Existmg buildmgs are not suitable to uses (e g multi-tenant buildmgs with small spaces),
2. Some areas zoned Service Industnal are not appropriate and should be rezoned Valmont
and Chaparral Industnal Parks should be rezoned to IG, areas near Valmont and 30`~'
should be rezoned to commercial
Rezonmg these properties would respond to these issues raised by the property owners.
StaFf recommendation:
Sta£f recommends that the Plannmg Board mitiate a rezomng of properties located at Valmont
Industnal Park and Chaparral Court from Industrial Service - Establ~shed (IS-E) to Industnal
General - Established (IG-E)
Analysis:
Many of the existmg buildmgs at Valmont Industrial Pazk and Chaparral Court are not surtable
for most of the uses allowed m the zone dismct Th~s makes it very difficult to find surtable
tenants for the buildmgs Photos of buildmgs in these two areas are mcluded m Attachment B
Options:
1. Evaluate a potential land use change throug6 the Annual Update to the
Comprehensive Plan and, if approved, rezone as part of next year's rezoning effort.
• This was staff's mrtial recommendation and would take approximately one year to
complete Plamm~g Board requested that staff return with options that would lead
to rezonmg m a shorter hmeframe
s\plan\pb-~tems\memos\sr9-25-03mit~at~onofrezomng AGENDA ITEM # SB Paee 2
2. Move forward concurrently with consideration of a rezoning and an amendment to
the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan.
• This opt~on will take approxtmately three months to complete
Background
On August 28, the Plamm~g Board considered proposed changes to the serv~ce mdustnal zone
distnct Staffrecommended that the Valmont Industr~al Park and Chaparral Court be evaluated
further as part of the annual update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensrve Plan and potentially
rezoned next year as part of a larger rezomng effort that the Plamm~g Department is plamm~g to
carry out next year Planrung Board reyuested that staff return with oprions for addressing
potential land use designahon and zomng changes for Valmont Indusmal Park and Chaparral
Court that would move this forward quickly
Approved By
/ ~
~ ~ r
< _ ~~
Peter Pollock, Plamm~g D~rector
Attachments:
A Maps showmg location of Valmont Industnal Park and Chaparral Court
B Photos ofbuildmgs at Valmont Industnal Park and Chaparral Court
s\plan\pb-~tems\memos\sr9-25-03m~t~at~onofrezomng AGENDA ITEM # SB Paee 3
ATTACHMENT A
Valmont Industrial Park
,
- - ----
~ - ---
, , -- -
I
Chaparral Court
~
w
3r
~
I
~
I I
- •
~ I
i • ..
~ I' ~ ~
~, ~ ;~
~' :/
. 3• ;~i
,.'_, .~ a• :~
~$ , j .,~
_ .r. '~~'_~ ~~ ~~
n~n . -.. .
- ~-
~~a
~~ 1 ~ ~~c - -~~ -
stedins~~-~,~ ~ r ~ -'i l ~ .~ ' '
- ~ i 1 ~~-= i~c' ,
-~Spine Rd
~'~..~
- - - ~~ ~,~ ~ ~,
., ~ ~
~i
~~ i~ 4i~~3~t~
~+kYY.-rt
_ - -- ""- - _ T _ -
~~ Wtlliams Fork Fr _,
s\plan\pb-~tems\memos\sr9-25-03mrtiat~onofrezonmg AGENDA ITEM # 5B Paee 4
ATTACHMENT B
Valmont Industrial Park
Lots 23
Lot S~zes 21,353 - 94,151
Vacant Lots 7
Buildings 16
S~ze Rangc 8,212 - 41,863
s \plan\pb-items\memos\sr9-25-03mitiat~ona_...._._...a
Paee 5
AGENDA ITEM # SB Pase 6
Chaparral Court
Lots
Lot Sizes
Bu~ldings
S~ze Rangc
24,392 - 60,328
5,206 -16,048
s\plan\pb-rtems\memos\sr9-2S-03mihat~ono&ezomng AGENDA ITEM # SB Pafle 7
~ d~y~
~~
I'r'
CITY OF BOULDER
Planning and Development Services
1739 Broadway, Third Floor • P O. Box 791, Boulder, Colorado 80306-0791
phone 303-441-1880 • fax 303-441-3241 • email plandevelopC~ci boulder co us
www ci boulder co us/pwplan
TO: Planrnng Board
FROM: Susan Richstone
DATE: September 25, 2003
SUBJECT: Valmont Industrial Park and Chaparral Court
Macon Cowles requested the following information
What ~s the age of the buildings at the two sites to be rezoned~
How many of the buildings which are inappropriate for allowed uses were built since 1997~
Valmont Industrial Park
Date of construction # of
buildin s
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 4
1999 1
2000 3
2001 3
Total # of buildin s 76
11 buildings were constructed after 1997.
Chaparral Court
Date of construction # of
buildin s
1994 1
1995 2
2001 2
Total # of buildin s 5
2 buildings were constructed after 1997