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City Council Meeting Minutes August 20, 2013 Page 8 of 23 • Transit Oriented: Provides sight lines and pedestrian access from Short Street to future rail platform; provides circulatory routes for bus transit; provides direct access to South Street Underpass; City continues discussions with RTD to determine parking alternatives through Northwest Area Mobility Study; 300 transit spaces still planned for Louisville Sports Complex. COUNCIL COMMENT Council member Loo inquired how far the transit parking is from the rail platforms. Planning Director Russ stated the majority of the transit parking would be within 1000'. Some transit parking must be within 500' to be compliant with ADA requirements. The City's goal is to find 138 parking spaces within 500' of the platform. • Waivers: Building portals with pedestrian bridges on the 3rd floor. Street sections: Skinny streets to reduce speeds; minimum lot width. The LMC allows waivers on a case -by -case basis. Staff recommended approving the requested zoning change, SRU, Preliminary Plat, Preliminary PUD, and LMC modifications; the requested waivers to allow for an effective development given the location and surrounding land uses. The applicant also requests and staff recommends the following changes to Chapter 17.14 of the LMC: • Amending Land Use Plan "Exhibit A" to allow for a more connected street network and proposed land uses, and • Changing the land designated for RTD parking to Mixed -Use Residential Staff recommended the following conditions of approval: • Applicant resolves the right of way extension through the Tebo property prior to the submittal of the final plan. • Applicant provides turning templates and shows all corners are navigable prior to approval of the final plat and PUD. • All street width and street design details are finalized prior to submittal of the final PUD. • Applicant demonstrates architectural details for the residential buildings along Cannon Street with final PUD. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on July 11, 2013 to consider the applicant's proposal. The Commission passed a resolution recommending approval of the zoning change, SRU, preliminary plat, preliminary PUD, and LMC amendments by a 5 -0 vote. COUNCIL COMMENTS