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Louisville City Council Meeting May 20, 2003 Page 5 of 11 Wood reviewed the street trees will be deferred until the new 8' wide sidewalks are installed. The Commission placed a condition that requires that the new sidewalks and street plantings on both Via Appia and McCaslin be installed no later than July 1, 2005. He reviewed the change in the architecture, which eliminated the barrel roof and added a two gabled roof. The building materials will be of three different colors of brick. The parking has been increased from 79 to 88 spaces. The landscaping plan is in compliance with Commercial Development Design Standards and Guidelines. He noted a non-traditional landscaping approach would promote low maintenance, water conservation, and extend the color and interest through the year. Wood reviewed the lighting will be freestanding poles as well as building mounted fixtures. The poles are proposed at a maximum height of 22' from grade, with 150-watt, metal halide fixtures. Building mounted light fixtures are proposed as 75-watt, down directed fixtures. Architectural building lighting will be limited to four, 50-watt-in-grade fixtures. Those fixtures will consist of two fixtures on the north building elevation and one on both the east and west elevations. Signage will be installed on three building elevations. Individual pan-channel letters, with blue translucent sign faces will be installed on the east and west building elevations. No letter height will exceed a height of 24". Individual, cut metal letters will be installed on the buildings' main public entrances. Davidson explained the City is both the applicant and the reviewing agency for this project. He called for applicant presentation Deputy City Manager Julie Boyd, stated the resolution presented to the Planning Commission for approval included the first two conditions as written. Condition #3 was expanded, and conditions #4 and #5 were added. Condition #3 was amended to add the wording at the end "but in no case longer than July 1, 2005". Staff has recommended no time frame as further development of the site is unknown. Condition #4 would preclude the use of the driveway accessing the Police building for any other development that might take place on the site. The possibility of using the access for further development on the site would be evaluated in conjunction with a project application at the time of review. A traffic study would be completed as part of that review. She reviewed Condition #5 requires the installation of a pedestrian street crossing across Via Appia in front of the Police/Court building. The Public Works staff has recommended eliminating this condition for safety reasons. Pedestrians should be encouraged to use the existing crosswalk within 400 feet at the signalized intersection of McCaslin and Via Appia. Condition #6 and #7 presented no problems as the landscape plan complies with the CDDSG. Erik Hartronft, Downing Thorpe and James, 1881 9th Street, Boulder, CO, reviewed the revised Police Complex Plan. He reported the police facility has been redesigned and made more efficient. A finished Court facility and an 8,000 SF basement have been added. He noted the plan received good response from the Planning Commission. He stressed the facility will be a dignified looking brick building that will require low maintenance.