City Council Agenda and Packet 2018 04 17

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City Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018 Page 4 of 19 • Change in colors and materials • Significant window glazing • Recessed entries • Building steps down at the alley • Building is setback 20 feet from the alley with the exception of the stairwell and balconies • 3rd story is setback 37'8" from the alley • Alley loading parking garage Height • LMC limits height to 45' • Council can reduce height based on the Downtown Louisville Design Handbook, the Downtown Louisville Framework Plan, the Subdivision criteria (Chapter 16), The PUD criteria (Chapter 17), and the Comprehensive Plan Height — Louisville Municipal Code • Ensure varied building heights and the appearance of two-story building mass from the street pedestrian scale Framework Plan allows for 3 -story buildings because variation in height determined appropriate. There are only 3 other 3 -story buildings downtown. Height — Design Handbook • Projects should respect the traditional context of Downtown • New construction should appear similar in mass and scale to structures found traditionally in the area and to the established context • New interpretations of traditional building types are encouraged but should be seen as products of their own time • Maintain a visual sense of continuity • 3rd story should be a subordinate "addition" to a 2 story building and should be setback substantially from the sidewalk edge such that it appears 2 stories in height as seen from across the street • 3rd story should be setback from the alley faces • Materials and details should be simpler than those on the primary fapade Height — Framework Plan • Desire to maintain and enhance the historic scale and character of Downtown • 1 and 2 story buildings should be the norm, but incentives could be created to allow limited 3 story buildings in the core • 3rd story permitted when defined goals are achieved • Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 2.0/3rd story no more than 50% of the footprint Height — Subdivision Criteria • Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan • Promote the purpose of the Subdivision Regulations and compliance with the plat design requirements • Orderly growth • Protect the character and social and economic stability of all parts of the City 31