Planning Commission Minutes 2014 04 10

Home Browse Search

Planning Commission Meeting Minutes April; 10, 2014 Page 3of 37 new line. This discussion and resolutionwill be made before construction begins. PROPOSED: The proposed 2200 SF two story office building would be built behind the existing single story building. The property is approximately 26’ wide. Although there are issues with the width of the property, the building can be built on the property line but they want the ability for the public to be able to park behind the building and walk between the uses. They have a 5’ setback between the building and the fence to the south. They have provided a notch where the building starts coming close to the neighbor’s building to the north. They have permitted a 3’ separation for future maintenance.They have worked this out with the neighbor and will provide this notch for maintenance of windows, etc. ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATIONS: Downtown Framework Plan / Downtown Design Handbook must be addressed in order to build in Downtown. Staff has reviewed the submittal and it complies. Exterior materials: vertical siding vertical wood with a semi-transparent olive colored stain.They will utilize beetle-kill pine for this material.For the north wall where they can go zero lot line, they cannot have any windows so they are recommending corrugated weathering steel for its durability (no maintenance) and also for the warm rust colored finish it will achieve.The weatheringquality will be visually interesting. They will have a different type of siding anddifferent types of stain, and perhaps some stucco for the south, east, and west sides of the building providing more unity to the design. On the south side, the 5’ walkway is visible. The roof pitch will be similarto what is currently found downtown. They are also providing a bump out that has a flat roof pitch which is a design treatment which makes the building look as though it has evolved over time. Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of Resolution No. 3, Series 2014, recommending approval of a final planned unit development (PUD) to allow a 2,200 SF office building at 931 Main Street, with two conditions: 1.A Sewer Agreement between property owners shallbeapproved prior to recordation so that 824 South Street can continue to use the sewer line. 2.A Parking Agreementwhich provides for two on street parking spaces. They need one additionalparking space.Code allows them to seek additional parking within a 700’ radius or they can pay a parking fee in lieu of $3,600 for one parking space required.They have agreed to either one of these. Commission Questions of Staff: Russell asked if Planning has heard from either neighbor. McCartney says we have been in conversation since the submittal. The north owner‘s initial inquiry was that they didn’t want to get rid of their encroaching patio. The owner has been working withthe north owner and they have worked everything out. The current use of the northern property is residential and used as a rental so the property owner has been the primary contact. Moline asked whether it makes sense during this process to get a plat to address the encroachment in order to get it dealt with at this time.