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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />December 1211, 2019 <br />Page 5 of 13 <br />Bob Brisnehan, 913 Main Street, stated that he had not heard anything about adequate <br />parking. <br />Brauneis stated that the parking was evaluated with the office usage initially and staff <br />had investigated if there was a difference between office and hotel uses and noted there <br />were not any differences. <br />Zuccaro noted there are four spaces on the property and five spaces paid cash in lieu. <br />Kevin Gym, 7786 South Curtis Circle, Littleton, stated that he grew up in Niwot and that <br />there was a small inn in downtown Niwot with about 14 rooms and that it was a great <br />use and had never really been an issue or a point of contention for the neighborhood <br />and got people going downtown. He thought this would help utilize the downtown area. <br />Brauneis asked for further comment. Seeing none, he asked for closing statements. <br />Ritchie reiterated that per the municipal code the site had met the parking requirements <br />and staff had done additional research and had not found any additional need for <br />parking and the proposal for exterior lighting had already been approved through the <br />PUD. She noted that the applicant could respond to the HVAC system. <br />Hartfronft stated that there would be two rooftop units that would serve the commercial <br />use for the offices upstairs. If they did the inn, there would be a small area for the <br />common areas and individual units (7) that would be small condensers on the roof, <br />similar to what you'd have for an added room on your house. He noted that the new <br />technology was quiet and had come a long way. He thought the AC would be quieter <br />with the smaller condensers than it would be for the two. <br />Brauneis asked staff to describe the parking in lieu system. <br />Ritchie described that there was a policy adopted in the 1990s once you reach an <br />additional 1,000 sq. ft. of development it triggered new parking and the applicant could <br />add parking or pay a fee in lieu to help offset the cost of building and maintaining <br />parking Downtown. The applicant had elected to park four and pay a fee for the <br />remaining five, paying upwards of $90,000 in lieu of adding the additional parking. <br />Brauneis closed public comment and opened commissioner deliberation. <br />Williams asked if there was a potential for extra spaces with the diagonal parking. <br />Ritchie stated that the City was considering building five additional spaces, but they <br />would be public and not dedicated to this property. <br />Williams noted that the Final PUD is already approved and could not change. <br />Ritchie replied that the exterior had been approved and the building permit had been <br />approved. <br />7 <br />