Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2008 09 11

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,sigez MARTIN / MARTI N iCONSULTING ENGINEERS July 15, 2008 City of Louisville, Engineering Division 749 Main Street Louisville, CO 80027 Re: Gaiam Planned Unit Development — Traffic Letter PROJECT DESCRIPTION The 12.4 acre property at 833 W South Boulder Road is located along the north side of the roadway immediately east of Hays Drive in Louisville, Colorado, as shown on the attached vicinity map (Exhibit 1). The former NeoData campus consists of two buildings, the larger of which is a 141,677 square foot (SF) two-story structure along the west side of the site. The other building is set amongst the surface parking lot between the two existing site access driveways. This 7,080 SF single story building, which has previously been used as a storage/maintenance facility and gym for employees on the campus, is proposed to be demolished and rebuilt on approximately the same footprint as an 8,662 SF two-story structure. Gaiam, the new owners of the campus, are proposing to use the reconstructed smaller building to function as a photography studio, film production studio and gym. The project site plan is shown in the attached Exhibit 2. TRAFFIC EVALUATION Access to the Gaiam campus is presently accommodated by two site access driveways along the north side of W South Boulder Road. The stop -controlled west driveway is located in approximately the center of the property and provides full movement access for the site with W South Boulder Road. The east driveway is located along the east edge of the property and provides right-in/right-out access only with westbound W South Boulder Road. No changes to the site access driveway locations, configurations or operations are proposed as part of the project. The proposed land use for the reconstructed and slightly expanded building is consistent with the previously approved use for the building. The expanded size of the structure is intended to replace the previously utilized purpose of the building, while at the same time meeting the need for a larger vertical space to accommodate the studios. The uses planned for the reconstructed building are intended as supplemental functions for the employees in the larger, main building. As a result, no additional employees are anticipated to be added to the overall campus directly related to the reconstruction of the building. In addition, minimal additional visitors or service trips are anticipated related to the uses in the new building and, thus, no impact to the operations of the site access driveways or to W South Boulder Road are expected. 1 2499 WEST COLFAX • P.O. BOX 151500 • LAKEWOOD, COLORAD❑ 8021 5 • 303-431 -61 ❑❑