Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2018 03 08

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 12 of 23 Zinke stated that they did not intend to use a kiosk to pay for the parking, but all parking was paid for by someone. During the daytime hours, their employers would use the lot and during the evening customers could use it. Williams asked if they would be pushing it off onto retail. Zinke stated that it would likely not make sense to put the price of parking off onto retail, but that they would negotiate that with their retailers. Williams asked why they decided the parking was a cost they wanted to take on. Zinke stated that they did not think, politically, that a project that did not park itself would not be acceptable. Williams asked if there were two entrance/exits that were one and the same and asked how that would work. Hartronft stated that there was a 15 -foot, one-way ramp that would have an indicator light showing if there was a car in the ramp. It is not a long ramp, so visibility would be good to see oncoming cars. If all the spots are full, the entry gate will not lift. Williams asked what happens when the indicator light doesn't work. Hartronft stated that someone would have to fix it. Hsu asked what happened to the other 48 employees in excess of the30-32 parking spaces. Hartronft stated that they were required to have one parking spot for every 150 square feet, which is a ratio that results in a lot of underutilized space and un -utilized space in the form of parking spaces. However, other buildings Downtown that have the same ratio applied to them seem to accommodate their parking needs. Zuccaro stated that the parking ratios are different than usual because the environment in Downtown had public parking and on -street parking. The applicant was meeting the requirements but not necessarily providing for all their parking use. Zinke stated that Boulder Creek had 11 other locations other than Louisville and that employees came in from elsewhere in addition to the 40-50 that are in downtown Louisville. Williams asked if Zinke owned the other buildings. Zinke responded that each building was owned by a separate LLC and in some cases there were other owners. The building cross from Lucky Pie was an affiliate mortgage company that had a tenant upstairs, Summit Real Estate. Williams asked what they planned for the other buildings. Zinke responded that they imagined using them for retail and other options but that they did not have a detailed plan for those uses as of yet. Hoefner stated that public comment was generally against the three stories. He asked if they were willing to continue working on the third -floor option if the Commission sent them back to the drawing board.