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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 12, 2015 Page 3 of 12 mowing) while the City of Louisville would be responsible for the upkeep (repair and replacement) and water. South Street Gateway — pedestrian underpass to connect to Downtown Louisville. Woonerf — pedestrian oriented activated area designed in 60' right of way with larger sidewalk. Caledonia Plaza — public gathering area designed for activity with trellis structures. Nawatny Greenway — designed for drainage/retention basin and/or public active space. Land Use - Land uses in the mixed use — residential (MU-R) zone district require a minimum mixture of two different land uses for the developments on property larger than five acres in size. To fulfill the requirement, the proposed development is requesting three land uses: residential, commercial and office. Use(s) # of DU's Height Parking Ratio Provided/Required Per Unit Phase 2 — Townhomes 5 Min. 1 159/131 2.65 Residential stories/35' Townhomes Max: 3 stories/45' Min: 1 Apartments 130 Min:2 283/171 2.18 stories/35' Max: 3 stories/45' Phase 2 - Restaurant, 31,066 sf Min: 1 Commercial Retail, stories/16" Office Max: 3 stories/45' The 1 story component of the commercial building requires a waiver; 2 story is the minimum height allowed. • Buildings A, B, and C are similar types with 33 units with 27 studio/1 bedroom, 6 2/3 bedroom units. They are under 45' in height and comply with MUDDSG for height. Component of 43.5' is the stair access for rooftop mechanical. Remainder of structure height is 38-39'. There are 202 shared surface parking spaces. Visitor parking provided on Cannon Street. There are minor changes in elevations between structures. Building A wraparound patios creating "eyes" on public spaces for crime prevention. • Building C is a stand-alone building with two less units but has 1700 SF activity room/office area on the first floor. • Building D is commercial structure that requests only one story, housing the office/ retail/restaurant. It will front the South Street underpass. • Signs — o Roof Mounted Sign — Building D, in Block 13 is a commercial building on Cannon Street and signs are regulated by the Downtown Sign Manual. The downtown sign manual does not allow signs above the roof line of the building. There is a sign proposed for the roof of the building, above a future restaurant space. The applicant is requesting a roof mounted sign in hopes of creating an iconic sign structure similar to the Empire sign in Downtown Louisville. o Monument Sign — The applicant is requesting a monument sign be placed next to the parking lot, adjacent to Short Street, in Block 14. Because this block is not located facing an arterial, it must use the Downtown Sign Manual. The Downtown Sign Manual does not permit monument signs. The applicant is requesting the monument sign as a gateway sign to the subdivision.