Planning Commission Minutes 2015 04 09

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes April 9, 2015 Page 4 of 27 • Turn of the century Louisville was agrarian and industrial with ACME mine. Proposed PUD site plan: • Create open space in front of Grain Elevator to be used as park with picnic tables. • Wants to bring Downtown streetscape to Front Street in front of building, transition from attached sidewalk to detached sidewalk. • Bring Downtown street lighting to create node at Elm Street (northwest corner) for a crosswalk for safe pedestrian crossing. Applicant does not feel there is enough traffic calming in the area for cars at higher speeds. Applicant wishes to work with the City and LRC regarding lighting. • As part of the purchase agreement, the applicant has negotiated a conservation easement to be placed on Outlot A as a "no -build" zone. Applicant does not want buildings placed in front of the Grain Elevator. • RCC Inc. has current lease with BVSD for parking which will be continued as well as extending the lease to pick up 13 spaces. They are not currently counted in the calculations. • Site designed to preserve views to Grain Elevator with "no -build" zone and access to utility easements to Lot 2 and Outlot which expands the "no -build" zone. • Applicant in contact with Warembourg family regarding donation of historic scales back to the property. They would be installed next to the porte cochere. They currently exist at the Warembourg farm. • In addition, there is a small granary existing on the Warembourg farm. Applicant wishes to relocate the small granary near the large Grain Elevator and restore it. It is 11.5 feet height at peak and floor is 14 x 10 feet. When full, small granary held up to 900 bushels; Grain Elevator held over 20,000 bushels. • Applicant discusses third story and 35 feet height limit. A two story development was explored which would mean expanding the footprints. It would impede into the view shed of the Grain Elevator. It is superior to make the buildings more compact, less spread out, and up to 4 to 5 feet over the arbitrary height limit. Height is measured from average grade. Site has low spots along the street and property rises to patio in front, required because of flood plain issue. Building needed to be pushed out of the flood plain. • Architectural concept is to celebrate the agrarian history of Louisville as well as provide commercial benefit to the City. The Grain Elevator inside contains a six-pack of grain bins in the middle of the structure, extending below grade to upper area, measuring 45 feet tall and 12 x 14 feet in dimension. The applicant wants to preserve them and upper area as an interpretative historic site. Proposed plan includes a stairway to upper catwalk for viewing. The southern warehouse and the office area are usable space. To connect these areas, the applicant wants to construct an eastern addition for restrooms, small kitchen, and utility areas as well as a western addition. The eastern addition will be fashioned like an old railcar since this is where one would historically be located. • HPC has endorsed this proposal. • Applicant agrees with the conditions from Staff. Applicant has made the porch at Lot 1 much larger and brought siding onto the building as backdrop for signage. Different earth tone colors will be used. Applicant is okay with loss of monument sign; at each entry points to the development, post mounted signs in full compliance are acceptable. The hours of operation are agreeable. • Applicant discusses items with Public Works regarding flood plain mitigation to storm, sanitary, and sewer. • Applicant states that all overhead utility lines on and off the site would be underground. All utilities will be underground on site, but utility lines near the site are too expensive to address. Applicant wants Condition that they are not required to do this.