Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2016 03 10

Home Browse Search

Planning Commission Staff Report March 10, 2016 Parking The GDP sets the following parking standards for the development: Residential: 1 bedroom units — 1 space per unit 2 bedroom units — 1.5 spaces per unit Commercial: Office — 1 space per 300 square feet Retail — 1 space per 250 square feet Based on these standards, the development would be required to provide 82 residential parking spaces and 149 commercial parking spaces. The residential buildings would be designed as podiums, with parking underneath each building totaling 86 spaces. The surface parking in the development would be for the commercial uses, and total 162 spaces. In addition, 46 on -street parking spaces would be available on Hecla Way and Blue Star Lane. Landscaping Chapter 5 of the CDDSG is the governing document for the proposed landscape plan. Staff reviewed the proposed landscaping plan for the development and believes it complies with the CDDSG. The landscaping will consist of areas of sod and low to moderate water use planting areas. Trees would be located through the interior of the development and along the streets. A large drainage area is along the south side of the development near South Boulder Road, with existing street trees between it and the road. Urban Form The overall design would provide a development compatible with its neighbors in architectural style, scale, and mass. The proposed development provides commercial visual interest along South Boulder Road, while the residential component provides an appropriate buffer for the existing adjacent housing in North End. The proposed design changes land uses mid -block, allowing residential to face residential. Signs The applicant is requesting three monument signs — one at each entrance to the development. Signage is regulated by Chapter 7 of the CDDSG, which allows one monument sign per entrance. The proposed signs would be 55 square feet, less than the 60 square feet allowed in the CDDSG. Wall signs are also proposed for individual tenants, which would also comply with the CDDSG. Phasing The development is designed so it could be developed in three phases, each consisting of commercial and residential buildings. Phase 1 would include buildings 3, 6, and 7, totaling 31 residential units and 14,500 SF of commercial space. Phase 2 would include buildings 2 and 5, totaling 21 units and 15,500 SF. Phase 3 would include buildings 1 and 4, with 13 units and 10,000 SF. 10