Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2013 07 11

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Planning Commission Staff Report July 11, 2013 will be located. This development, which fronts the north side of South Street, and the west side of Cannon Street takes the existing residential neighborhood, to the south, into consideration to make sure appropriate transition elements, established in Section 17.14 of the MUDDSG, are being considered. The development provides the following design attributes: • Vehicle access from Short Street and Front Street, with pedestrian access _ from Cannon Street i '_ • The buildings are positioned at the sidewalk along Cannon Street and `- South Street N • The doors of the buildings open to the street - • The possibility of stoops along the O£VEIOIMENI AREA l sidewalks could create a pedestrian -- oriented element • The commercial on the first floor, -- . - primarily along South Street, makes this a desirable development for '•_ specialty shops or office space • There is a portion of South Street, next to the proposed Gateway t _�• —.. underpass, which will create a pedestrian plaza. • Varying grades from the west side of tracks to the east side of tracks provides visual relief for bulk and massing • The proposed facades and roofs will be articulated • The façades are broken by bump outs, step backs, and pedestrian passages • There is a site line and public access provided on Short Street to provide an open view/access to the future northbound transit platform • Transition of the building to RM residential district to south (Miners Field) requires a drop in building height from 45 feet to 35 feet within 50 feet from the right of way Architecture The primary focus of the architecture of this development will be to minimize the overall scale created by the allowed height (45') and bulk of these buildings. Articulations through step-backs, bump-outs, awnings and patios will break up the vertical scale of these buildings. Specific architectural details will be finalized at the final submittal of the PUD and shall comply with the design conditions set forth with the special review use request for ground floor residential along Cannon Street. Parking Development #3 provides parking at a ratio of 2.03 spaces/unit which exceeds the parking ratio of 2.0 spaces/unit established in the MUDDSG. The parking is provided in the form of head-in surface, head-in covered, podium, on-street parallel and 14