Item 3A - 10.17.23 Draft PB Minutes
CITY OF BOULDER
PLANNING BOARD ACTION MINUTES
October 17, 2023
Virtual Meeting
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PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Jorge Boone
Laura Kaplan
Mark McIntyre
Lisa Smith
ml Robles
PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:
Kurt Nordback
Sarah Silver, Chair
STAFF PRESENT:
Brad Mueller, Planning & Development Services Director
Charles Ferro, Planning Senior Manager
Hella Pannewig, Assistant City Attorney
Devin Saunders, Board Specialist
Vivian Castro-Wooldridge, Planning Engagement Specialist
Alison Blaine, Senior City Planner
Edward Stafford, Civil Engineering Senior Manager
Tom Pankau,
1. CALL TO ORDER
Vice-Chair, L. Smith, declared a quorum at 6:04 p.m. and the following business was conducted.
2. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
a. Lynn Segal
3. DISCUSSION OF DISPOSITIONS, PLANNING BOARD CALL-UPS / CONTINUATIONS
A. CALL UP ITEM: Floodplain Development Permit (FLD2023-00021) 4700 Arapahoe Ave,
Xcel Energy Arapahoe Ave Utility Improvements.
B. CALL UP ITEM: Standard Wetland Permit (WET2023-00012) Boulder County Street
Reconstruction and Culvert Replacement 95th Street to Lookout Road.
C. CALL UP ITEM: Floodplain Development Permit (FLD2023-00019) Fourmile Canyon
Creek at 19th Street Channel Improvements and Bridge.
D. CALL UP ITEM: Use review to operate a tavern and restaurant concept located at 921
Pearl Street over 1,500 feet in size with a 665-square foot outdoor patio (32 exterior seats)
within 500 feet of a residential zone and closing after 11:00 p.m. The restaurant and
tavern will operate Sun-Mon from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. The patio will be closed nightly
at 10:00 p.m. The call-up period expires on October 18, 2023. Reviewed under Case No.
LUR2023-00028.
These items were not called up.
5. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
A. AGENDA TITLE: Public Hearing and consideration of a Use Review to allow a
specialized instruction facility for a massage therapy school and clinic within an existing
25,000 square-foot office building at 3825 Iris Avenue within the Residential - High 4
(RH-4) zoning district. The site is within the Iris Office Planned Unit Development
(PUD) and the application is reviewed under case no. LUR2023-00033.
Staff Presentation:
A. Blaine introduced the item.
A. Blaine presented the item to the board.
Applicant Presentation:
M. Besse answered questions from the board.
Public Hearing:
1) Lynn Segal
Board Comments:
Key Issue #1: Is the proposal consistent with the Use Review criteria set forth in Subsection 9-2-15(e),
B.R.C. 1981?
L. Kaplan said this is a slam dunk for her as this is allowed in this zone as long as it meets the review
criteria. She notes that this is clearly allowed under the code and PUD. She noted no qualms about
approving this enthusiastically.
ml Robles seconded L. Kaplan’s comments and appreciated how this project worked out.
L. Smith echoed her colleague’s comments and was planning on supporting as well.
On a motion by M. McIntyre and seconded by L. Kaplan, the Planning Board voted 5-0 (S. Silver &
K. Nordback absent) to approve Use Review no. LUR2023-00033 incorporating the staff
memorandum, including its attachments, as findings of fact and subject to the recommended conditions
of approval.
6. ADDITIONAL MATTERS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD, PLANNING DIRECTOR,
AND CITY ATTORNEY
The board wished Chair, Sarah Silver, a happy birthday
7. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK
8. ADJOURNMENT
The Planning Board adjourned the meeting at 6:47 pm
APPROVED BY
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Board Chair
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