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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />June 10, 2021 <br />Page 9 of 15 <br />manageable with office space because office loads were generally standard but <br />industrial varied much more. He stated that they were trying to commit to things that <br />they could deliver and not overpromise on the unknown. <br />Brauneis stated that he was aware of thousands of warehouses that had been certified <br />under core and shell. Brauneis asked the applicant to consider applying LEED to <br />industrial. <br />Baukol replied that if it were feasible and aligned with SAP they would be okay with it. <br />He noted that it was limiting and they had made additional commitments on <br />sustainability. He felt like they were aligned from a sustainability standpoint but <br />according to their LEED consultants it was very difficult to achieve. He added that they <br />were going by a new LEED certification level and he didn't know if the thousands of <br />warehouses that Chair Brauneis referred to were under the new certifications. He <br />concluded that it detracted from the sustainability goals overall. <br />Moline asked about wildlife surveys. <br />Swisher replied that they had disclosed all of their findings, including the timeline for <br />working with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. She added that they planned to incorporate <br />thriving wildlife areas. <br />Moline asked about a burrowing owl survey. <br />Swisher replied that they had done last year and the findings was that there were no <br />burrowing owls during last season's evaluation. <br />Howe asked if the common open space would not be honored if the 5-story buildings <br />were not built. <br />Baukol replied that the plan was how it had been presented to the Open Space Board. <br />Common open space had not been presented in that proposal, and 59 acres was public <br />dedication, or 15% for the Louisville area. He added that there was also a 40-acre <br />conservation easement on the south side of the property. <br />Zuccaro stated that there were no additional comments from staff and Brauneis closed <br />the public hearing and opened commissioner deliberation. <br />Moline stated that this was difficult but he trusted that staff had worked to ensure that it <br />complied and that they had a strong staff in Louisville. He clarified that they advocated <br />for the City's perspective, not the applicant, and offered to the Commission their best <br />recommendation to act on behalf on the City. He was assuming that there was not a <br />better option for this site out there given the current Comp Plan and he wondered if any <br />of the other commissioners felt differently. <br />Diehl stated that the proposal met the FAR and the rural special district requirements, <br />and exceeded the required 12% for open space by some 60 acres. He stated that it was <br />still private property and they should have approached Conoco to buy it if they wanted <br />to create a wildlife preserve. He noted that the applicant had a lot at risk and they <br />