Planning Commission Minutes 2016 04 14

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes April 14, 2016 Page 10 of 19 over all the cars on that street. They have easy access to that. What we have now is that we have eliminated parking on the north side of that site so that Fordyce can actually drive his trucks from that driveway to the south, and get a line to back into the lot. It makes it a lot easier than what it is there right now. Currently, he has to pull straight into the street and then get his trailer jacked into his drive. We have made it easier for truck traffic itself as far as the alignment goes. I will work with the owner there so we can template it for him. He can show his drivers coming in what it best works. Closed Public Hearing and discussion by Commission: Hsu says thanks to Staff and the Applicant for the presentations. I have not been doing this very long, but I am surprised to see things come in with lower density and shorter than normal. That seems to go with the general feel of the community and granting waivers for that issue does not seem to be a big deal. I am concerned about the reduction in the street. I am not sure who the appropriate person or body is who can give us more direction on this. Is the Fire Department the right body since we are talking about semis and their fire engines. CDOT seems to be concerned about other issues not related to access. I don't know if Public Works is the right body or perhaps Mr. Fordyce can work it out with the applicant. I feel like I need a little more information on whether 25' versus 35' is indeed a real issue. Rice says I am in support of the proposal. I am impressed with the overall design and I think it is very well conceived. I am happy with the way it transitions from the existing residential area to the south. I think we have medium to low density housing just to the north that then transitions into commercial. For those few people who pay attention to what happens in these proceedings, they know that I am the one who usually is concerned about having too much density of residential. I am very pleased with this and it is a great design. Mr. Menaker's comments that he is surprised because he has not seen anything like this with reductions, I think this is terrific. You should be applauded for this. Chairman Pritchard, in regard to this truck access issue, can we fashion a condition to assure that Mr. Fordyce will have adequate access with his trucks and to make sure that the design of that road facilitates it? We don't want to hold up the project, but we want to make sure that the current use can continue to occur. Pritchard asks Rice to work on some verbiage on that? O'Connell says I am in favor of the project. I think it is well thought through and the exceptions that have been requested seem appropriate for the design and location. We had some thoughts on condition #6. 1 was trying to think through a different way of wording it, and I think it is the best we will get. I can't think of anything else to do with it. I live in a duplex and I am excited to see that this is being brought further into Louisville. There are very few duplexes anywhere and for us, it has worked as a fantastic living arrangement. I would be in favor of a condition regarding working this out for Fordyce. Tengler says I agree 100% with everything Ann said. I want to thank the Arnolds for having shown such restraint in this, and not pushing the boundaries as much as we see in some other projects. Brauneis says when we look at the big picture of what it is, boundary to boundary and adjacencies, it is a great project. There is a time when we need to discuss the minutia and we look at any number of issues. I am comfortable with this as is. Moline says I am in support for many of the reasons people have already stated. I think what impresses me the most is the way you have interacted with your neighbors on a number of different sides and way that your proposal responds to the streets, the neighbors to the south, to Comp Plan, and to the South Boulder Road Small Area Plan. I am encouraged by that. My suggestion on the condition for the road width is to see if there is a way we could shoehorn something and add it on to the third condition. From my perspective, I think the Public Works Department is the appropriate department to work this out with the applicant and other people. Pritchard says I am in support of this project. I look at the conditions and some of them are just housekeeping. I am pleased with the waivers because they work to the benefit of the community as a collective whole. It makes it a better project. There is one issue that we did not talk about