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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes November 12, 2015 Page 5 of 41 Staff's concern was overall scale and mass of the building. The Handbook calls for new buildings to be compatible with the scale and mass of surrounding buildings. To the south are two one -story buildings that recently had approved new two -story buildings behind them. They are one -story along Main Street. To the north across South Street is the Historical Museum which is one - story. There is a recommended building width of 20 -30'. The proposed new building along Main Street from South Street to the property line is 33' and the buildings on either side are more narrow at about 20'. There are 5' breaks between them. The proposed building extends property line to property line. • ARCHITECTURE: The proposed stone veneer proposed for the first floor is not a material traditionally found in Downtown Louisville and is not recommended by the Design Handbook for Downtown Louisville. The curved awning and curved window above the main entrance on the corner are shapes not commonly found in Downtown Louisville. The Design Handbook calls for simple roof forms and the proposed new building has a complex roof form with three different gables facing different directions and a hip connector in between. • EXISTING HOUSE: The existing house is proposed to stay the same except removal of the garage, which will comply with rear setback and provide parking spaces. • COURTYARD: A courtyard will be located between the existing house and the new proposed building. • SPECIAL REVIEW USE: The SRU is for the residential portion and for outdoor dining. The courtyard will be used for outdoor dining as well as seating along Main Street. The applicant will need to get a license agreement from the City to use a portion of the sidewalk for outdoor dining. • Staff does not feel the design amenities of the proposal warrant the waivers being requested. 1,, Recommendations: move to approve n approval nal Staff R Staff recommends Planning Commission mo uth Street Final PUD: Resolution No. 35, Series 2015, recommending pp royal of planned unit development (PUD) and special review use (SRU) to allow a new mixed -use building with 6,800 square feet of commercial space and one residential unit, and the remodel of the existing house at 824 South Street with one condition: 1. The proposed third storyfaII be removed and the building shall be no taller than 35 fe Commission Questio Rice asks about parking :- payment in- lieu -of. Is that a right or do we need to accept this? Robinson says the wordin. . the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) is "the applicant may meet their parking requirement by paying a fee -in- lieu ". Staff reads this as a matter of right. Rice says as long as the applicant is willing to pay the fee, they can provide as few parking spaces as they want. Robinson says the wording says yes. Rice says they are providing five spaces, but one of them is a handicapped spot. There are only four spaces being provided for the general public and the people who live there. Robinson says there are four general purpose spaces and one ADA space. The ADA space is required by the building code. Russ says the LMC does not discriminate in total number of spaces. The LMC does not separate what is a handicapped space. In the Code's interpretation, they are providing five spaces. Rice says there are two housing units on this property. The typical formula for a housing unit is two parking spaces per unit. If PC goes with that, then we have already taken up all the parking. Robinson says in Downtown, a 1- bedroom unit is required to have one parking space. There is one 1- bedroom unit and one 2- bedroom unit. They require three residential parking spaces.