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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />April 9, 2015 <br />Page 3 of 27 <br />• SRU is to request outdoor dining, gatherings, sales, and weekend activities on property. <br />Staff recommends condition to limit outdoor activity to between 8 am and midnight which <br />is consistent with outdoor dining and activities in Downtown Louisville. <br />Staff Recommendations: <br />Staff recommends approval of Resolution 14, Series 2015, recommending approval of a final <br />plat and PUD and SRU for the Grain Elevator site with three conditions: <br />1. The porch at the southwest corner of the Lot 1 building shall be expanded and columns <br />and wood siding elements shall be added with landscaping and trees to further screen <br />the existing building materials. <br />2. The proposed monument sign shall be removed and two freestanding signs shall be <br />allowed, one at each main access drive, with the size, lighting, and detail to comply with <br />the Downtown Sign Manual. <br />3. Outdoor sales and dining shall be limited to between the hours of 8 am and midnight. <br />Commission Questions of Staff.- <br />Brauneis asks what is driving the conditions for outdoor sales and dining. How does it compare <br />with this zoning typically? <br />Robinson says the property is adjacent to residential uses so Staff does not want outdoor dining <br />at late hours. This is consistent with the rest of Downtown which has a cut off for outdoor dining <br />at 12 am. <br />Moline asks what is the height of the Grain Elevator? <br />Robinson says approximately 50 feet. <br />Brauneis asks about flood plain issues and the applicant needing to raise the building. <br />Robinson says the City is currently pursuing drainage improvements in this area which could <br />reduce the base flood elevation. If this goes through before the building is constructed, the <br />applicant intends to lower the building back down. <br />Rice says the building on Lot 2 is already 50 feet tall. Lot 1 on preliminary was approved to 35 <br />feet and to three stories. Final PUD is requesting 38 feet. He asks what was approved for Lot 3 <br />and 35 feet on the preliminary. Lot 3 now is requesting 41.5 feet. <br />Robinson says Lot 1 is based on requirements meeting the flood plain permit. Lot 3 was <br />approved at 35 feet for building height and three stories, with additional height for screening <br />which had not been defined yet. The proposed building is 38 feet to top of roof with another 3.5 <br />feet for screening mechanical facilities. <br />Russell asks about outdoor sales and dining. He mentions noise and music. He wonders if more <br />specific language is needed in the condition. <br />Pritchard wants to Staff to look at Lulu's wording so that requirement is consistent. <br />Applicant Presentation: <br />Eric Hartronft, Louisville Mill Site LLC, 950 Spruce Street, Louisville, CO <br />Randy Caranci, RCC Inc., partner present. <br />Hartronft presents from Power Point: <br />• Louisville Mill Site LLC purchased land from City of Louisville. <br />• Property located on south end of Downtown, zoned transition, but different from the rest <br />of transition zone because it is populated with larger buildings. <br />• Applicant wants to make the Grain Elevator the centerpiece of the development, so it is <br />being restored for commercial uses as well as structurally stabilized. <br />• Wrap around existing warehouse necessary as well as fill-in of cutout portion with new <br />square footage to create new aesthetic. <br />Applicant shows aerial pictures of the site of warehouse, Grain Elevator, and old Napa building <br />as well as historical pictures of the property. <br />• Historic grain elevator before stabilization <br />Historic grain elevator in operation early 1910 <br />