Planning Commission Minutes 2011 07 14

Home Browse Search

Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 14, 2011 Page 4 of 9 The applicant shall provide bike parking for up to nine (9) bikes.  The applicant shall provide additional color on the banding shown on  the south façade (loading area). Commission Questions of Staff: Sheets asked what the outstanding issues were from the Public Works department. McCartney stated they were minor landscaping site work and the applicant has agreed to the comments. Brauneis asked if there were any concerns about the addition of traffic in the area if the building is developed with additional office. McCartney stated staff has no concerns O’Connell asked for a clarification of the third condition of approval. McCartney stated the applicant has a display to help illustrate the requested changes. Loo asked about the location of the employee break area. McCartney stated it is located at the rear of the building and is identified on the plan sets provided by the applicant. Applicant Presentation: Jim Vasbinder, Etkin Johnson, introduced Jan Davis the architect for the project. He continued with a brief discussion of the buildings Etkin Johnson owns in the CTC and their desire to build another in Louisville. He confirmed their acceptance of the comments from Public Works. Commission questions of Applicant: Brauneis discussed with Vasbinder the change in use of the loading dock area and how they have been able to convert those areas to more office. Vasbinder stated they had used several designs to convert the useable space. Brauneis asked what energy efficient designs are used in their buildings. Vasbinder stated they do not follow LEED however they do green build by using the following features: Low EE windows, Cool Roof (White), high performance mechanical equipment, over insulate, paint the inside of the buildings primarily white to assist in the illumination and sky light on the roof. Sheets asked about the occupancy of the other buildings. Vasbinder stated there is one building that has not been built but the other buildings are 100% occupied. Loo asked if the employee break area is always in the back of the buildings. Vasbinder stated they had incorporated break areas in various locations. The location is generally determined by the size of the building, the number of employees and the configuration of the interior of the building. He also stated the employee break area is not the smoking area.