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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes October 11, 2018 Page 12 of 17 Williams stated that she thought the architecture was phenomenal. She admitted that she could not stand metal as a personal preference, but she would never have known that most of the materials were metal. She asked how much of the building was the gray material. Johnson replied that it was 9% of the building. Williams asked what the specific issue was for the Association — the material or the gray color. Johnson replied that they had not had the opportunity to collaborate with the Association since they had expressed their issue. She added that the Association received the plans in September and replied that they thought the aesthetic was pleasing. Williams asked staff what number of parking spaces would be adequate. Ritchie replied that the applicant stated that they would have in excess of 30 spaces, not including the 96 deferred spaces. Ritchie added that the CTC Owners Association received copies of the application in conjunction with submittal to the City. Howe asked if there were any structural advantages of the metal roof outside the aesthetics. Johnson stated that it was a nod to Finland, not a structural advantage. Rice asked why they did not just use wood. Johnson replied that it was a maintenance issue. Howe asked if it had been tested in the Colorado climate. Johnson replied that they have used the material on projects here. Brauneis asked about the sustainability of the building. Johnson replied that they were exploring different mechanical systems to make the building net zero, ideally through a geothermal system. Hsu moved to add the materials board and additional samples to the record. Moline seconded. Rice moved to add the correspondence from the CTC Owners Association into the record, as well. Williams seconded. Voice vote. Motion passed unanimously. Brauneis opened public comment. Jim Burton 513 South Paris in Louisville, member of the Owners Association and the architectural control board, stated that the Association applauded the architecture but thought that the metal did not fit into the CTC. They objected to the standing seam metal in particular. Their other concern was parking. They agreed that the City had the authority to add parking spaces, but the practicality of being able to enforce that was at issue. The CTC banned on -street parking, but they were already experiencing issues with on -street parking in the CTC. They did not want to build more parking spaces than 14