Planning Commission Minutes 2021 05 13

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 13, 2021 Page 8 of 10 Moline observed that the parcels furthest east seemed to have the widest range of uses. Howe asked if there were projections for the drive -time delay on 96' Street. Zuccaro replied that there was delay information in the traffic study. Howe asked about LEED certification levels. Zuccaro deferred to the applicant on why they chose silver versus gold. Howe observed that there seemed to be a hit in revenue when you go from full occupancy to 80% and asked what the current vacancy rate of the CTC was. Zuccaro stated that the 10-year average rate was 14%. Brauneis asked about build -out rates. Zuccaro replied that the fiscal analysis assumes a build -out rate of 80%. He noted that there were some factors that were related to occupancy but they were mostly related to build -out. Howe said that if 14% were vacant as at the CTC that could significantly reduce the revenue from the expected rates in the fiscal analysis. He also asked if this would put an increased demand on Louisville housing if some workers were local. Zuccaro replied that at full build out this would include several thousand new employees and as employment grew in the region housing needed to grow as well. Howe asked about the remaining developable land and if those pressures could be relieved. Zuccaro replied that within the City boundaries they could not and that the regional stock should also be considered. The applicant presentation included a number of different team members. Geoff Baukol, 3912 South Torreys Peak Drive in Superior, stated that they had absorbed the feedback from last year's process and had redesigned the site in light of that and emphasized that the new proposal matched the Comprehensive Plan. Kristin Oles, 798 Chalk Avenue in Loveland, with the High Plains Environmental Center, described the development plans for habitat -friendly landscape, building, and detention pond design. Baukol noted that the sustainability commitments stayed with the land and he shared that Katie Baum at the City had vetted the proposal to make it work with the City's Sustainability Action Plan. Josh Radoff, 1985 Bluebell Avenue in Boulder, stated that they were invested in development that contributed to the zero - carbon economy and that everything was in line with the City's sustainability efforts. He noted that this proposal focused on intent with details coming as the process evolved. He described the LEED commitment, explaining that the silver level was good for a non -downtown project without access to some of the points on the LEED point system. He shared that all buildings would meet IECC 2021 Standards and that all tenants would be separately sub -metered and charged for electricity consumption. Radoff also described water commitments and plans and the role of limiting parking. Rob Burg, 1647 South Way in Lakewood, shared the vision for a development as an innovation hub that connected people to nature and was grounded to place and described the design elements as they related to those goals. Jordan Swisher, 1734 Pioneer Circle in Lafayette, shared that members of other boards had walked the land and had identified these lands as important to the community. She described the various protected land options, which included 133.5 acres overall through open space, park land, conservation