Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2014 07 10

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Planning Commission Staff Report July10, 2014 parking area on the north side of the project would be screened from the adjacent residential property by a fence. Bulk and Dimension Standards The yard and bulk requirements are given by the LMC, the Downtown Framework, and the Design Handbook.Section 17.28.110of the LMC allows for waivers from the standards if additional public benefit is provided or the waivers are warranted by the design and adequate public space is provided. RequirementLot 1Lot 2Lot 3 Floor Area Ratio1.30.660.610.73 Lot Coverage40%52%43%33% Front Setback5’16.5’15’5’ Rear Setback20’0’ (existing)1.75’20’ Side Setbacks0’, except 10’10’30’ along south of lot 1:5’ Height35’35’50’ (existing)35’ Floors2333 The applicant is requesting a waiver from the rear yard setback for Lots 1 and 2: On Lot 1, the existing building is built to the rear lot line, and no part of the addition would be within the rear setback. On Lot 2, the existing structure currently sits approximately eight feet from the rear lot line. The proposed addition would go to within 1’9” of the lot line. The applicant is requesting this to allow a connection between the two most useable portions of the structure without obscuring the front of the historic structure.There is no interior connection between the southern and northern ends of the Grain Elevator structure, and no way to construct one internally without compromising the historic value of the structure. The rear addition would connect the two ends, allowing a single tenant to occupy both. Because of the lease from BNSF, the addition would still be approximately 30 feet from the edge of the leased property,on the west side of the railroad. The proposal complies with the floor area ratio limits set by the Downtown Framework, but Lots 1 and 2 would exceed the maximum lot coverage allowed under the LMC. However, when the PUD is taken as a whole, including Outlot A, the overall lot coverage is 38 percent. The maximumallowed lot coverage is 40%.Note, these two Commercial Business(CB) Zone Districtpropertiesare the only two in Downtown Louisville that have a maximum allowed lot coverage. The rest of Downtown is zoned Commercial Community (CC) and has no maximum allowed lot coverage. BuildingHeight The LMC allows a maximum building height in the Transition Area of 35 feet, including rooftop screening and mechanical equipment. The code also limits buildings to a maximum of two stories. The Grain Elevator is approximately 50 feet tall and more than 6