Planning Commission Minutes 2008 07 10

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2008 Page 7 of 14 None heard. Staff Report of Facts and Issues: Wood requested a motion to enter into public record the additional letters, emails and petition received by Staff since the distribution of the meeting packet. Pritchard moved and Sheets seconded the motion. Motion passed by voice vote. Wood requested a motion to enter into public record all the documents as contained in the meeting packet distributed to the Planning Commission. Pritchard moved and Russell seconded the motion. Motion passed by voice vote. Wood provided the following summary: • Case #08-011-PS/PP is a request for authorization of a preliminary subdivision plat and preliminary planned unit development (PUD) of approximately one (1) acre in area for five (5) single family homes and fourteen (14) townhome units. The parcel is located soul:h of downtown Louisville at the southwest corner of County Road and Elm Street and addressed as 555, 557 and 561 County Road. The total land holdings are comprised of three ownership parcels. The applicant is requesting to change the three (3) ownership parcels into six (6) separate parcels for residential development. The subject property was formerly occupied by eight (8) mobile homes and several single family homes. There are currently four (4) single family homes on the property -two of which are planned to be removed with the development of the project. Wood continued with a summary of the Preliminary Subdivision Plat: Areas discussed included) public-use dedication, provisions of required access and utility easements, they proposed grading plan, and the requirements of the Louisville Fire Protection District. The position of staff is that the Parbois Subdivision Plat is required to create and dedicate lots, tracts, or parcels. The applicant/subdivider is to fully comply with a public use dedication a sE~t forth in Section 16.16.060 of the Louisville Subdivision Code. The northerly portion of the property is currently within the AH Flood Designation Zone within the 100 year flood district as shown on the official FEMA flood map (October 4, 2002). A flood plain development permit was approved by the Board of Adjustment on July 11, 2007 stating for all structures located in the AH Flood designation, the lowest habitable floor shall be elevated to the Flood Protection Elevation of 5,332 feet. The approximate floor elE~vations, according to the grading plan, are sitting at or above an elevation of 5,336 feet. To add fill to that extent within the 20' required setback, a series of three 2' high, retaining walls are shown on the plan set. The Fire Marshall has requested the height of the grade next to the buildings be reduced to allow fire crev~rs to be able to adequately access and drag hose to areas behind the buildings from the adjacent roadways. The Fire Marshall is requesting that the grades be reduced along Elm Street and County Road. . Staff recommends the overall grading plan be revised to limit the extent of fill to the Base Flood Elevation of 5,332, a reduction of four (4) feet. This will lessen