Planning Commission Minutes 2015 03 12

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes March 12, 2015 Page 3 of 23 O'Connell asks about the 9,800 footprint or total square footage of the house? Russ answers just the footprint. In current regulations, this is the allowed maximum. Staff has not received a building permit request. Brauneis thanks Russ for contacting the City Council member who was involved. He clarified that on the east side of McCaslin, a 27 feet allowance and two stories are allowed. Russ answers it is consistent with the underlying zone district. Applicant Presentation: Verne Seieroe, Architect, 417 Vivian Street, Longmont, CO. • Tiera Nell and Jeremy Weiss are parents of three young children. • The house as designed is intended to be energy efficient. There will be a library, mudroom, domestic utility room, and modest mother-in-law suite. Ceilings are 8 feet and 10 feet which fits into the height limitation. The roof pitch is 4:12. • The architect and owners have approached the Copper Hill HOA Design Review Committee twice. The first time was in regard to the placement of the structure. The site plan shows the building placement and the Design Committee suggested it there or further to the north. They are trying to preserve the view corridor at Copper Hill Drive. The lot was purchased for location, size, and western view. • Design considerations include no two story glass and no vertical elements. There are horizontal lines with eave depth. Tiera Nell and Jeremy Weiss, Owners, 2287 S Columbine, Denver, CO 80210 • House is designed for family needs. They have three small children. Ms Nell is sole adult responsible for her parents, who may be residing with them in the couple years due to age. This increases the family number to 7. • House was never meant to be a mammoth -sized house. The first floor would be the living space and her parents' living space with the second floor being three bedrooms for them and their children. The second story is much smaller than the first story. • If the home needs to be single story, she is concerned about the footprint and environmental impact. More concrete means more heat radiation and less water absorption and more water runoff. They are also concerned about a large footprint translating to a larger loss of views. • They wish a Craftsman/New England style home for the two story home. If a ranch style footprint is approved, then higher ceilings will be requested. She thinks the one story plan or the two story plan will reach 26 feet height. Commission Questions of Applicant: Tengler asks about residence location clarification on Staff photo. Tengler asks how high would a one story house be? Seieroe uses pointer to show approximate location. He says a one story would approach 24 to 25 feet. Ceilings have been held back to 8 feet and 10 feet. Roof pitch would be increased to a 6:12 pitch. Rice asks about two story square footage footprint? What is the comparison between two story and a one story configuration? Seieroe answers the two story is approximately 5000 sf excluding the garage. Footprint increased between a one story and two story footprint would be 300 sf. Public Comment: Sherry Sommer, 910 South Palisade Court, Louisville, CO 80027 She says that currently, the numbers and figures make the project seem amorphous so when do they become firm? She feels a concession is being given in saying this home can be built to two stories. She wonders if the owners can give a concession that will benefit the City.