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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes October 17, 2016 Page 9 of 19 I live on the property. When Randy Luallin sold the property, we knew this was going to happen. In consideration, I would with this process and for the people who are living there, could we have enough time to relocate. We have invested our time and our lives into this property. I am a contractor and have worked in Boulder County and with the Boulder Historical Society. This property has some historical significance. I am a Boulder native and I grew up with creek paths. I hope there can be connections to the bike path and perhaps a bridge over the tracks to Community Park. Zuccaro says these are great comments. There will be several PC and CC hearings on this for preliminary and final. Because this is HPC, they are focusing their review on character issues related to historic preservation. The other site planning comments should be brought to Staff or come to the public hearings. Chuck Thomas says the types of issues you are talking about are more PC issues, who recommend decisions to CC. We will be reviewing it but we do not make decisions. Public Comment Against: None. Closed Public Hearing and Discussion by Commission: Stewart says this property really is a gateway to Old Town Louisville. It is not a gateway to New Town Louisville. In that respect, I would want the architectural character of the buildings to reflect Old Town architectural character in terms of size, massing, and scale. I think the attached dwellings are a little out of character, so I wonder if there is flexibility. I am particularly concerned about the one facing east on East Street, because those will be visually prominent in driving down the road when entering Louisville. On the east side of the road is the Mayhoffer Farm which is a centennial farm. I would want the buildings to have that kind of architectural character. I like the detached sidewalk and front porches facing east. I do have concerns about the open space looking too new town-ish and I would want to see something more appropriate for a gateway to Old Town as opposed to something that looks like McCaslin Blvd. This is early in the concept stages, but those are my comments. The last thing I'd like to see in that space is a detention area because there is nothing that says, "This is a brand new development" more than a detention pond in front of a building. Haley asks Stewart would you like straighter lines to keep the trail more "Old Town"? Stewart says the trail is important and the connection to the open space system. Fahey says the front porches facing Highway 42 will be a lovely old town kind of feel. Haley says I appreciate the lower density which will help in the massing as you approach Louisville. I like the trail idea and having a pedestrian trail. It acts as a buffer between the housing and the highway. Chuck Thomas asks Stewart are you suggesting separating the East Street buildings into two and three residences instead of four and five to preserve sight line? Stewart says I think it is particularly relevant to the buildings facing East Street. I am not sure the ones behind them make much difference. Ideally for me, they would be all single family residences with a little bit of space between. Chuck Thomas says I understand why the developer wants to do townhouses. You could somewhat emulate that aesthetic by having fewer stacked next to each other, seeing twos and threes rather than fours and fives. Stewart says a lot of that can be achieved with massing and building forms themselves that look like individual buildings even if they are attached. Fahey says perhaps the front walls can be staggered. You'd have more privacy on your porch. Hartronft says those comments are good. We see this as a something to reflect Louisville character, but the character is changing as we move forward. I think we can come up with something that will have a scale and texture that will relate to Old Town. We are asking to put