Planning Commission Minutes 2014 05 08

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 8, 2014 Page 7 of 13 Rice asks if they can make arrangements for off-site for the storm water catch, then they would go back and turn the right-of-way back into a community garden? Will this happen after this project is complete? Is there any assurance that this will happen? Russ answers that based on your approval, we have to assume it. As part of the Phase 2 approval, we can get assurance that this will happen. It is about the LRC establishing a common detention facility. This site has to meet the storm water requirements and sit on its own moving into the future. Rice asks about the height issue and transition to the northern neighborhood. Russ says historically, that in 2002, when the Fast Traks Rail Program was initiated by RTD, the City had the perception that the Northwest Rail was coming to the District. The City embarked on a several year effort of changing the industrial area that had a concrete mixing plant, a lumberyard, and other under-performing properties. The City embarked on a redevelopment plan that was approved in 2002-2004 and zoning came in place. The vision established by City Council in early was approved and put into the LMC. In 17.14 of the LMC, under the premise of being next to Highway 42 and nearer to Downtown, there have been higher building heights in its design. Downtown has allowed three stories within its heights. These standard heights match heights. That is in the center of the core district which is from Pine Street to Griffith Street. The core is more at South Street where the proposed underpass is going. The transition from Old Town to the west or Little Italy to the north or Field to the South, in 2002 when the City did the Master Planning, the City said they should start taper down in height as you start to approach those neighborhoods. The residential height standard in the City of Louisville is except in Old Town which includes Field and Little Italy to the north. The Old Town overlay district which has a height limit. Looking City wide, is the residential height standard except for Downtown Old Town, but the Downtown standard is Working this together, they tried to taper it down from to and then to in Little Italy. Rice says then the concerns have been met by this design? Russ says we meet the Zoning Code but there may be citizen questions with the underlying code. The Code says From a character perspective, Staff needs to review this from the adopted Code. Rice asks about the SRU we are looking at. This speaks only to the change on Cannon Street where the first floor retail is eliminated. Otherwise, there is no SRU aspect to this? Russ answers correct. Brauneis asks about Historic Preservation Commission objections found in the packet. Has anything changed since they issued their memo? Russ answers no. Their plans were from an architectural perspective and what looks and feel like Louisville and their interpretation of it. Nothing has changed in the plan. There was a big gesture by the applicant in retaining a historic structure and moving it at their cost. This location is not in the Historic Preservation District in terms of the Old Town Overlay District. Regarding the funds used by the City so landowners can voluntarily landmark, this building is not eligible. The applicant is taking on that cost.