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Planning Commission <br />Staff Report <br />July10, 2014 <br />REQUEST: <br />The applicant is requesting to redevelop the Grain Elevator site, including additions to <br />two existing buildings and the construction of one new building totaling approximately <br />22,000 square feet. <br />PineStreet <br />ElmStreet <br />City Property <br />RCC Property <br />Preliminary Plat <br />The proposed preliminary plat would divide the properties into three lots and one outlot. <br />Each of the three buildings would sit on its own lot, and the outlot to the west of the Grain <br />Elevator would be reserved as a no-build area to protect the view to the structure. The <br />three lots would all exceed the minimum lot size in the CB zone district of 7,000 square <br />feet and the minimum lot width of 50 feet. <br />The site has access from County Road, so no new streets are proposed. Access <br />easements would be provided on lots 1 and 3 to allow for circulation within the siteand <br />access to Lot 2. RCC LTD currently leases land from the BNSF railroad that is proposed <br />for parking and access as part of the development. The applicant has provided proof of <br />the long-term lease and staff recommends including the land in the development <br />proposal. The applicant is also pursuing a lease of additional land from BNSF, but <br />because the lease has not been acquired yet, the proposal must function adequately <br />without it. <br />Section 16.16.060 of the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) requires a dedication of 12 <br />percent of the land area for public use during the subdivision process. Under the City’s <br />3 <br />