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City Council Meeting Minutes May 19, 2015 Page 15 of 34 • Existing BNSF lease and potential future lease • No public land dedication Existing BNSF lease area Potential future lease area Grain Elevator • Additions to two buildings • Replace one building • 32,454 square feet leasable area • Lot coverage and rear setback waiver requests • Allowed 2 stories and 35 feet • Request for 3 stories and 38 feet • Allowance for rooftop screening to extend to 41.5 feet 35 Feet 45 Feet 27 Feet 30 Feet Project area Grain Elevator • 63 spaces required/ 64 spaces provided and a potential for 17 additional spaces • 18 small car spaces Grain Elevator Background: • Built in 1905 by John K. Mullen, who was the namesake for Mullen High School in Denver. • Historically used to provide grain to local farmers (by cart) and Denver (by rail car). • Built along rail line that went to Acme mine. • Managed by Howard Moore from 1907 to 1934. Howard was a mayor of the City of Louisville. • Owned by Thomas Family from 1957 until 2012; Last occupied in 1960's as a feed store. • Stacked plank construction. Special Review Use: The applicant is requesting a special review use to allow outdoor gathering, outdoor sales of food and beverages, and municipal uses including interpretive historic sites on the property. Staff found all five criteria have been met with one condition, limiting the hours of outdoor use, and recommends approval of the SRU. The Historic Preservation Commission reviewed the application on March 16th and was generally in favor of the project. The Commission expressed some concern the materials of the new buildings could make them look too similar to the Grain Elevator, causing confusion about the ages of the various buildings. The Commission was strongly in favor of landmarking the Grain Elevator, and unanimously recommended approval of the landmark request. Planning Commission reviewed the application on April 9, 2015 and unanimously recommended approval. The Commission had questions about what drove the increase in the height request and about what exactly was included in the outdoor sales and activities. Several members of the public spoke, and were generally in favor of the plan. There was also discussion of the applicant's request to waive the requirements for