Planning Commission Minutes 2014 07 10

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2014 Page 4 of 14 Robinson answers parking relies on current BNSF lease. There is precedence with the current tenant who requested SRU to use BNSF lease to satisfy parking requirement. If lease ends, it could be a potential problem. Lease is long term and corresponds to the life of the development. Regulations allow for offsite parking so if lease is lost, they would find additional spaces or pursue fee in lieu. Rice says that all setback waivers being requested are on property that backs up to railroad tracks. Robinson answers yes. Rice asks about 35 feet waiver for screening which says "to extend beyond the 35 feet". How far beyond. Robinson says there is no final number and it will come out in final presented in final PUD. Pritchard asks about BNSF lease area. Does BNSF lease impact City's plan for additional parking. Robinson answers their potential future lease is the same as the City's future lease. There is current discussion between the City and BNSF. Applicant Presentation: Erik Hartronft, Architect, Louisville Mill Site LLC, 950 Spruce Street, Louisville, residence at 817 Lincoln, Louisville, CO. Partner is Randy Caranci at Louisville Mill Site LLC. • Randy Caranci is owner of Lot 1 where warehouse facility is located. • Louisville Mill Site LLC has contract with the City to purchase property if successful plat and PUD are achieved as well as achieve stabilization and mitigation work on the Grain Elevator. Mitigation phase complete. Currently tearing into foundation around and within building so structural stabilization continues. New foundation installed, building leveled, and has new siding. • Applicant feels the site is an anchor for the south end of Downtown. The site contains a unique asset. Goal is to take elevator to a restored condition, have it a useful building, contribute to tax rolls, have a private and/or shared museum space, and have lease space. • Caranci warehouse building on the south built on an old RR spur and part of the Grain Elevator overlaps onto that piece of property. Both sites need to be developed at the same time. The old Napa building will come down with new building to be built. • Historically, there was a "porte cochere" on the front of the Grain Elevator. Applicant wishes to restore the "porte cochere" on the front and enclose it with glass. Applicant wants to build an addition on the back to house a small kitchen, restrooms, and utility space for a future restaurant. • Lot 1 warehouse will have addition to change look of the front. • Lot 3 with a new building will be called the Mill Site building. • Leased area in discussion with the City and BNSF to try to extend lease to the extent of applicant's site. This will make a more efficient parking area and provide extra parking. • Main design driver on project is Grain Elevator treatment. Property will be designated a landmark site and then structure will be a historic structure and landmarked. Applicant sees proposal as rehabilitation, not pure restoration, because of adaptive reuse of the building. Department of Interior Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Historic Structures allows for different uses so Grain Elevator does not have to be restored as a working grain elevator. • There will be a green space created in front of the Grain Elevator which provides a view corridor from the north and south. This creates a no -build zone and conservation easement between the development company and the City. Access to the site from the north and south expands the no -build zone to be wider.