Staff previews UDC parks overlay, Princeton resubmittal and speculative office on the consent agenda

Leslie, planning staff, opened the work session by previewing several items scheduled for further consideration: a resubmitted Princeton zoning request, a proposed Unified Development Code amendment related to a parks zoning or overlay district, and several consent-agenda items including minutes and a speculative office plan at 4201 Sunbelt Drive.

Regarding the parks overlay, Leslie said staff met with council about two weeks earlier and presented a framework that references the parks, open space and recreation master plan to define permitted uses and activities in parks. "It is a collaboration of referencing the parks, open space and recreation master plan for what the allowed types of uses or activities and development are which are permitted within our parks," Leslie said. Staff is targeting a formal UDC amendment and subsequent Planning & Zoning review in the fall.

On the Princeton resubmittal, Leslie said the prior application had been recommended for denial and was deemed denied when the applicant did not appeal to council; the applicant resubmitted in February with modest changes, adding roughly 10 fee-simple townhomes, and could return to the commission in May if the schedule holds.

On the consent agenda Leslie introduced approval of minutes from February 17 and described a development plan approval for a speculative office at 4201 Sunbelt Drive that would be developed by right under current zoning.

Leslie told commissioners that staff typically reports progress when projects have moved to council or when there is movement, and offered to provide updates by request; she also pointed commissioners and the public to the online development map for project tracking.

After these updates the commission moved to open the public-comment period and then adjourned the work session to begin the regular meeting.