Planning Commission Minutes 2017 06 08

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 8, 2017 Page 3 of 27 Rice says from Staff's perspective in creating this condition, you believe that feasibility exists. Is there a spot to locate these dumpsters in a manner so they can be screened and not encroach on the alleyway? Zuccaro says I think there would be trade-offs but Staff believes there are opportunities to some alternative dumpster enclosure. Moline asks would we mostly be inconveniencing ourselves with respect to the alley. Are there other utilities there or will it mostly be City work? Zuccaro says there are utilities in the alley. People use the alley for access to their properties. It is immediately adjacent to other residential properties. Hsu asks if there are any impacts to traffic or parking because of this. Zuccaro says no, we do not see this as an expansion even though the pool deck is expanding. It is a fenced grass area and used by the pool. The facilities are not getting bigger. Hsu says to clarify, there is a side setback waiver, but it is only 8". Pritchard says in our packet, it shows 5 conditions. It shows 6 conditions on the Power Point. Before it goes to CC, this should be changed. Applicant Presentation: Hillary Andren-Wise, Sink-Combs-Dethlefs, 475 Lincoln Street, Suite 100, Denver, CO Kathy Martin, Superintendent, Parks & Rec, City of Louisville, 749 Main Street, CO I am with the architect firm that has done the feasibility study. We have been involved for two years. We are excited about the project. Commission Questions of Applicant: Moline says I have followed this project. I am sure there has been plenty of public involvement in terms of amenities, and how you came to the decisions of choosing the improvements. Can you comment on this? Andren-Wise says the primary goal is to provide an updated structure and a better and safer amenity to the public. The child top pool is old with 18" deep. We are upgrading it to a splash pad idea to engage the smaller children while allowing families with older children to swim in the existing pool. The green lawn space turns into a mud pit during the summer with the amount of pedestrian traffic. There is a plan for a future shade structure to be included. Storage is a big issue with swim teams, so we are providing a small storage building outside of the footprint. The primary goal is to "get it away" from the Arts Center. The pool house is a 1970s building built inexpensively. This will accentuate the historic nature of the park and let the Arts Center shine while allowing the pool to be more functional. Security is a big issue. We are making it open air so it has the feel of a bath house rather than an enclosed box. Brauneis asks about the dumpsters. Andren-Wise says there are several different things with the dumpsters. She shows an overhead of the proposed building. Spruce Street is on the north, the alley is on the west, and the dumpsters are currently located here. We have large utility transformers that serve both buildings and may serve another property across the alley. We currently have two dumpsters in the alley; one for Memory Square and one for the Arts Center. We are currently discussing with the Arts Center about combining them. We have constraints on all sides of the property; an alley, the Arts Center, pool outline, minimum clearances between the deck and building, and an existing wall that will not be moved. We could move the dumpsters to the corner behind the Arts Center where there are mature trees. In order to provide an enclosure in the alley, it would become narrower for access. It currently accommodates vehicular traffic. We understand that Public Works needs to access sewer and water that runs down the alley. This is a complicated project with many elements. Without moving the utility transformers or moving the top pool, we feel the best alternative is to leave the situation as is, and lessen the amount of dumpsters. Brauneis asks what size the existing dumpster is. Andren-Wise says three yard, about 8' x 8'. Moline asks if the dumpsters are currently enclosed. Andren-Wise says no. Brauneis asks if trash generation is driven primarily by the pool population.