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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes October 16, 2017 Page 9 of 10 Hartronft stated that the third -story elements were set back far enough that it was not part of the street. Cyndi Thomas stated that bringing back the storefront would be nice, that she liked the purple building next to Huckleberry, and that the two-story buildings would blend with the street. She stated that she hoped that the alleyway artwork shown in the graphics from the application would become a reality. She added that she thought the density worked well. Fahey agreed and stated that she liked the south section of the PUD and thought the plans for the alley worked. She asked if the two-story elements could be done in a lighter color. Hartronft stated that it was stained wood and they have different incarnations of lighter wood stains, but that the property owner preferred the darker stain. Haley stated that the pedestrian perspective in the application helped to assuage concerns over third -story mass. She recommended that City Council consider where the City of Louisville was going with the downtown in the future. She added that Boulder Creek should stay downtown and that their sensitivity to the area was important. Ulm asked staff if there was a limit to the square footage on three-story area on downtown. Dean stated density was limited to a floor -area ratio stated in the Framework Plan. She stated that the applicant not exceeding floor -area ratio. Zuccaro stated there was no limitation on third -story buildings overall, other than as a percentage of the building footprint on a lot by lot basis, but that all of downtown was limited to 475,000 square feet of development in total. He added that there is approximately 140-150,000 square feet left for development. Ulm asked if development was capped by a net square footage limit. Zuccaro stated that it was the maximum for the downtown area. There are also limits on square footage per lot, height limits, and other limits including on third -story buildings. Haley asked for further comments. Seeing none, she ended the discussion. ITEMS FROM STAFF Upcoming Schedule Ritchie stated that the Commission was likely having a probable cause hearing for landmarking next month. She asked the commissioners to check their schedules for Thanksgiving week to ensure the Commission had a quorum. UPDATES FROM COMMISSION MEMBERS Fahey asked about the Commission's plans for the local Saving Places Conference. Zuccaro stated there is money in the budget for training and conferences. Staff planned to apply for a grant to supplement the budget for the national conference. He stated that the grant would need to be submitted before Lauren Trice returned in January 2018.