Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2015 04 23

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes April 9, 2015 Page 4 of 27 • Turn of the century Louisville was agrarian and industrial with ACME mine. Proposed PUD site plan: • Create open space in front of Grain Elevator to be used as park with picnic tables. • Wants to bring Downtown streetscape to Front Street in front of building, transition from attached sidewalk to detached sidewalk. • Bring Downtown street lighting to create node at Elm Street (northwest corner) for a crosswalk for safe pedestrian crossing. Applicant does not feel there is enough traffic calming in the area for cars at higher speeds. Applicant wishes to work with the City and LRC regarding lighting. • As part of the purchase agreement, the applicant has negotiated a conservation easement to be placed on Outlot A as a "no- build" zone. Ap. -nt does not want buildings placed in front of the Grain Elevator. • RCC Inc. has current lease with BVSD for parking whic •e continued as well as extending the lease to pick up 13 spaces. They are ly counted in the calculations. • Site designed to preserve views to Grain Eleva utility easements to Lot 2 and Outlot which e • Applicant in contact with Warembourg fa to the property. They would be installed at the Warembourg farm. • In addition, there is a small granary existing to relocate the small granary ne the large Gr height at peak and floor is 14 - . When full, Grain Elevator held over 20,00 • Applicant discusses third story a explored which would mean expa t "no -buil • e and access to s the "no -build arding donation of h o the porte ochere. The scales back ently exist bourg farm. Applicant wishes ator and restore it. It is 11.5 feet II granary held up to 900 bushels; 5 fe the r shed of the Grain spread out, and average grad required b plain. • Architectural co co It is sup et over ots alo issue. B t limit. o story development was impede into the view ings more compact, less itrary hei. limit. Height is measured from e street and property rises to patio in front, g needed to be pushed out of the flood e has lo e of flood p enefi an history of Louisville as well as provide City. The levator inside contains a six -pack of grain ructure, extending below grade to upper area, measuring 45 mension. The applicant wants to preserve them and upper c site. Proposed plan includes a stairway to upper so n warehouse and the office area are usable space. To applicant wants to construct an eastern addition for restrooms, areas as well as a western addition. The eastern addition will railcar since this is where one would historically be located. s proposal. tall and 1 ea as an interp alk for viewing. t these areas en, and ut d like a r c sma be fee ive e fas • HPC has • Applicant ag much larger an th the conditions from Staff. Applicant has made the porch at Lot 1 rought siding onto the building as backdrop for signage. Different earth tone colors will be used. Applicant is okay with loss of monument sign; at each entry points to the development, post mounted signs in full compliance are acceptable. The hours of operation are agreeable. • Applicant discusses items with Public Works regarding flood plain mitigation to storm, sanitary, and sewer. • Applicant states that all overhead utility lines on and off the site would be underground. All utilities will be underground on site, but utility lines near the site are too expensive to address. Applicant wants Condition that they are not required to do this.