Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2017 06 08

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Planning Commission Staff Report June 8, 2017 BACKGROUND: The applicant, Sink Combs Dethlefs, submitted a plan on behalf of the City Department of Parks and Recreation to construct a new 2,800 pool house at Memory Square Park. The 31,500 SF property was platted as part of the Pleasant Hill Addition and includes the Louisville Center for the Arts. The Center for the Arts, constructed in 1894, was landmarked by City Council through Resolution No. 33, Series 2005. The existing pool house, constructed in 1972, connects to the Center for the Arts. The proposal includes disconnecting the Center for the Arts from the pool house and constructing the new pool house setback from the historic structure. 801 Grant Avenue — Southeast Corner with 1972 pool house The property is located in the Residential Low Density (RL) zone district and within the Old Town Overlay. The property is subject to the Old Town Overlay Zoning District Regulations. Where the Old Town Overlay is silent on design, staff applied the Commercial Development Design Standards and Guidelines. A Special Review Use is required for all Civic uses in any zone district. The Historic Preservation Commission approved an alteration certificate for the proposed site design. The applicant has also applied for a Historic Preservation Fund grant, which is still under review by the Historic Preservation Commission and City Council. REQUEST: The applicant requests a Planned Unit Development and a Special Review Use to demolish the existing Memory Square pool house and construct a new 2,800 SF pool house. The proposed pool house is set back from the Center for the Arts building by a breezeway and includes locker rooms, check-in area, lifeguard offices, lounge area, mechanical areas, and storage. The application also includes sites improvements to bring the ADA accessibility into compliance, create an outdoor cabana, and develop a children's splash pad. 22 2