Planning Commission Minutes 2017 07 13

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 13, 2017 Page 2 of 12 Public Notice Certification: Published in the Boulder Daily Camera on June 25, 2017. Posted in City Hall, Public Library, Recreation Center, and the Courts and Police Building and mailed to surrounding property owners and property posted on June 23, 2017. Staff Report of Facts and Issues: Ritchie presented from Power Point: • The subject property is shown above in this recent aerial image, north is to the top. The property is located in the southwest area of the CTC, with frontage on South Pierce Avenue, north of Dillon Road. The property is zoned Industrial, and is required to comply with the Industrial Development Design Standards and Guidelines (IDDSG). • The site plan for the PUD is shown above. The property has access via a shared access drive with the property to the south. The smallest building, Building C, will be 4,000 square feet and orients along the Pierce Avenue frontage. The main entry of the clubhouse faces the interior of the property; however, a canopy over the entry area will wrap around the southern side of the structure and will serve to identify the primary entrance from the entrance drive. • The overhead doors and access to the storage units are all oriented toward the interior of the property, generally not visible from Pierce Avenue. • Building C, the structure along Pierce Avenue, includes window awnings, clerestory windows and material changes to comply with the IDDSG. Proposed materials include brick and architectural metal panels with a stucco -type finish. Building colors are shown above, in varying shades of brown and tan. • The elevations for Building A are shown. This building utilizes the same materials as Building C, and provides for roof and wall articulation to help diminish the long expanses and building mass. • Building B is very similar to Building A. • The application requests the following waivers from the IDDSG. Sign Waiver: • A waiver to allow up to 25 square feet for a wall mounted sign along Pierce Avenue • 15 square feet allowed in the IDDSG Landscape Waiver: • A waiver for the street tree requirement along Pierce Avenue due to utility conflicts • The City's Parks Project Manager concurs that conflicts exist • Applicant proposes additional shrubs in their place IDDSG Criteria: • Staff finds the application complies with the criteria in the Industrial Development Design Standards and Guidelines • Excepting noted waivers Compliance with 17.28.120 in the Louisville Municipal Code: • Staff finds the application complies with the criteria in the LMC for a Planned Unit Development Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends Planning Commission move to approve Urban Barnz — 745 Pierce, Resolution 16, Series 2017. A resolution recommending approval of a request for a final Planned Unit Development to allow the construction of three buildings containing a total of 36,600 square feet with 32 condominium storage units and a clubhouse for property at 745 S. Pierce Avenue, Lot 2, Block 1, Colorado Technological Center, with three conditions, 1. The applicant shall comply with the Public Works memo dated June 28, 2017 prior to the public hearing before City Council.