Planning Commission Minutes 2018 01 11

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 2of7 PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None. NEW BUSINESS — PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 363 Centennial Parkway Roof Mounted CMRS Special Review Use: A request for a special review use to allow the construction of a rooftop mounted CRMS facility (SRU- 0106-2017.) • Applicant and Representative: Sure -Site, LLC • Owner: CV 363 Centennial Parkway, LLC • Case Manager: Lisa Ritchie, Associate Planner Brauneis asked for disclosures from the Commission. Seeing none, he invited staff to present. Public notice published in the Boulder Daily Camera on December 24th, 2017. Posted in City Hall, Public Library, Recreation Center, and the Courts and Police Building and mailed to surrounding owners on December 22"d, 2017. Ritchie stated that telecommunications are dealt with in Louisville Municipal Code 17.42. Telecommunications are called Commercial Mobile Radio Service, or CMRS, in the code. Some are mounted on the wall and some are mounted on the roof. 363 Centennial is a new roof - mounted facility with 12 new panels and associated equipment, all mounted on the roof of the existing building. Many of these types of applications are dealt with administratively, but this application requires commission review because it requires two waivers. First, it exceeds the maximum height allowed in the PCZD—C Zone District, which is 42 feet to top of roof -top mechanical screening. The proposal is for 52'8". Second, it exceeds the 6-foot limit for panel antennas above the parapet. The proposal is for 8'0". However, there will be no overall height increases to the structure. Ritchie stated that Commissioner Williams requested further information on the percentage of roof coverage. The total roof area is 22,090 square feet, the existing enclosed area is 3,800 square feet or 17.2% of the total roof area, and the proposed enclosed area is for 5,700 square feet or 25.8% of the total area. The existing height is 52'8" and the proposed height is also 52'8". The antennae will not be visible from outside the addition, as they will be hidden behind the screen. Staff finds that the application complies with LMC 17.42, except for the overall height and the height of panel antenna above the parapet. Staff finds that the application complies with section 17.28.110 of the PUD Height Waiver. It will not result in additional height on the building, the new screening will match, is an appropriate scale, and is setback from the building edge, and the proposal satisfies the intent of Chapter 17.42 by offering a higher level of communications service to the city. Staff recommends approval of Resolution 1, Series 2018 with the following condition: 1. Prior to the City Council public hearing, the applicant shall provide material samples demonstrating the new enclosure material matches the color and texture of the existing enclosure. Moline asked why there was a need for a waiver if there was no additional height added to the building. Ritchie stated that LMC 17.42 required that either the underlying zoning or the zone itself be used to determine height, whichever was stricter. Therefore the Commission had to review the