City Council Agenda and Packet 2019 04 02

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project is consistent with the Downtown Design Handbook, Downtown Framework Plan and Comprehensive Plan. SRU Criteria Compliance, LMC Sec. 17.40.100 — The Comp Plan states outdoor seating contributes to a "healthy & vibrant" Downtown. Economic Compatibility with Surrounding Character: The project replaces ground floor office space with a retail design. The outdoor eating is compatible with other restaurants that offer outdoor seating on site and in the Main St. patios. All parking needs met with onsite and fee in lieu. There is a limitation on outside patio use requiring closing at 12 am and no amplified music. There are no nearby residences and no light spill. Pedestrian Circulation: Increased sidewalk width adjacent to the building. The parking garage requires an SRU as well. Subdivision Plat Criteria Compliance, LMC Sec. 16.12.075 — The plat conforms to City requirements and is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan; the lot meets design standards; there is water and sewer drainage and access provided; the utilities to the building will be buried; and the overhead utility line serving private property will be relocated. Staff finds it meets all requirements. Both the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) and the Planning Commission reviewed the project and recommend approval with no conditions. Staff recommends approval. Applicant Presentation — Erik Hartronft, 950 Spruce Street, Suite 2A stated they have worked to complement the Huckleberry on the south end of the street and have designed it to have retail and restaurant uses on the first floor. He stated the design drivers are to meet the needs for a significant Louisville employer, provide offices upstairs and give back the storefront to retail, provide a pedestrian experience along with outdoor seating, provide the majority of required parking on site, provide opportunities for new downtown businesses, respect the adjacent historic buildings, relate to eclectic downtown aesthetic, and comply with the Downtown Design Guidelines. Hartronft reviewed the proposed site plan noting the garage is now one level leaving a deficit of 5 spaces to be paid for by fee in lieu. The architectural concept is to be of today's look but compliment the history of false front facades on Main Street. He noted the materials at street level are natural wood and glass. The other buildings in the block have paired buildings which they have tried to capture in the massing of this building. They are proposing alley art space on the building. Hartronft noted this meets the design handbook, the Code, the Downtown Framework Plan, and the Comprehensive Plan. He asked for Council approval. David Sinkey, Boulder Creek Neighborhoods Owner, stated the building design is respectful of the history of town. He stated the project began in 2010 when they moved to 14