Planning Commission Minutes 2022 06 23

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 23, 2022 Page 10 of 14 Kay Marchetti begins her presentation by showing an aerial photo of the site. The site is approximately 1.2 acres in size and is zoned industrial. Taylor Avenue bounds the site on the west side while existing commercial buildings bound the site on the south and east sides. Vacant land bounds the site on the north side. The land was subdivided via the Colorado Technological Center filing number 1 plat in 1979. She then shows an image of the PUD and the proposed layout of the site. The building is located in the north half of the lot and access to the 15,597 sq ft. structure is via one driveway located near the center of the site. A storm water pond is located at the southwest corner of the site. There are 38 outdoor and 2 indoor auto parking spaces along with four bicycle parking spaces. Five more auto spaces are provided than required so that the building could accommodate an office use as a potential tenant. The employee amenity space is towards the northwest corner of the site and is close to the walkway, which goes around the west, north, and east sides of the building; this provides pedestrians with a pathway that does not conflict with the loading area. Two main entrances are located at the west end and at the southeast corner of the building. The parking lot is configured with one-way drive aisles and the deeply recessed loading zone in the middle of the building, all work to safely separate pedestrians from autos. There is a truck turnaround space at the southern side of the parking area and the dumpster is planned at the southeast corner of the parking lot. The site layout complies with the Industrial Development Design Standards and Guidelines, or IDDSG, by meeting all setback, height, parking, internal circulation, and grading and drainage standards, except for the waivers noted. The proposed architecture nearly matches that of the building to the south, which Ms. Avanti also developed. The proposed structure would be made of CMU blocks with metal doors and parapet caps, and steel canopies and loading doors. The roofline is varied and the color palette is comprised of light tan with orange accents, just like the building to the south. The proposed architecture and materials comply with the aesthetic standards of the IDDSG. The proposed landscaping plan also complies with the IDDSG standards, even with one requested waiver. She shows another image from the PUD and how it depicts that the plant materials are grouped according to water needs. The south and west side landscaping will effectively screen the parking lot from the view of the public. Raised planter beds frame the west side entry plaza and trees and shrubs provide shade and privacy for the employee area north of the west side entrance. More than double the required amount of landscaping is proposed for the 5.3 foot wide planting bed along the north property line. She discusses the first waiver request from the Site Access and Vehicular Circulation requirements at 2.1.1.E of the IDDSG. This standard requires that driveways on opposite sides of a street either align exactly or be offset by at least 75'. She shows an image of a snapshot from page two of the PUD and rotates it so that north is to the right. The proposed driveway for the subject site is indicated by the red arrow and the existing driveways across Taylor Avenue are indicated by the green arrows. The three existing driveways were allowed, through previous PUDs, to be constructed without complying with 2.1.1.G of the IDDSG, which requires a minimum separation of 75 feet. The furthest two of them are apart from each other is approximately 104 feet. The closest is