Planning Commission Minutes 2003 07 17

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Approved – September 18, 2003 offer the 4 residential units for private ownership. He then requested that E.J. Meade address the Commissioners. E.J. Meade, Arch 11, Inc., 2709 Spruce St., Boulder, CO shared a display model of the project during his discussion. He provided detail of the project by addressing six concerns that been identified during the preliminary review hearing. The applicant meet with the City Staff to address the traffic movement in the adjoining alley. They concluded that it would be a benefit to redirect traffic or make it one-way. They do plan to monitor the traffic after construction to determine if other modifications are necessary. Meade requested that the Commission grant to the following parking reduction as discussed with Mr. Wood: Require the project have 20 spaces, splitting the difference in the 21 calculation and the 19 numbers. Allow 15 on site. Two of those spaces are to be shared. They will be used by permitted residential occupants between 6 PM and 8 AM. During business hours, these spaces will be limited to 15 or 30 minutes parking only. This will allow quick parking for retail customers and ensure that a space will often be available for them. The 15 spaces then effectively operate like 17. The remaining spaces required are reduced from 4 to 3. These three spaces would be purchased in lieu as allowed by City Code. Meade also stated that the entire site is handicapped accessible. Meade supported the statement by Wood that the lighting concerns had been addressed by the applicant and the City Staff. The bulk of the rest of the discussion by Meade centered on the selection, area and application of the materials, form and scale of the project. Commission Questions: Loo requested clarification of the color palette. Meade used a display board to discuss the palette. Kalish addressed concerns with the roofline of the south building. Meade discussed the different roof forms that had been considered and the length of the roofline at 40 feet is less then a building across the street. Robson ask which of the display is more accurate – the drawing or the model. Meade: The drawing. Members of the Public: Nancy Love, 841 Front St, representing the Downtown Business Association (DBA). When the project was first presented the DBA was not supportive but the architect, and the owner have worked with representative of the DBA and the City in addressing numerous concerns. The DBA is now excited about the project. They do not want to micro-manage the project. They are excited about the new business opportunities and residential units for downtown Louisville. Alicia Mahoney, 1101 Jefferson Ave, representing the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC). She thanked the staff for giving the HPC the opportunity to review the plans and to offer comments. She came this evening to express some concerns regarding the architecture style. It is the feelings of the HPC that the style is not compatible with downtown Louisville. The HPC is concerned that the Design 7