Planning Commission Minutes 2022 06 23

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 23, 2022 Page 12 of 14 businesses and future tenants. Each building is designed with a great amount of light and windows, which will enhance the tenant's experience. Commissioner Questions of Applicant: Hoefner asks if she could give the commissioners an idea of who her tenants are. Avanti says in the industrial portion, we have a lot of research, development, and manufacturing. She has one tenant that recycles medical devices. She has multiple tenants that make inventions for technology. Public Comment: Joshua Cooperman, 216 Griffith St Cooperman says he appreciates the perspective that the developer has given about the development. He also appreciates the proposed landscaping. He comments about the grass crete. He thinks it is a great idea but does not think it is appropriate to have it count towards the land dedication of the site. It is not a natural environment and still partially paved grass. He also suggests not allowing anything above the minimum allowed parking spaces. In regards to the lighting plan, he suggests recommending a cooler temperature. Closinq Statement by Applicant: Avanti says currently the parking is based on flex space. She discusses that different uses require different amount of allotted parking spaces. She will not know how many parking spaces will be needed until she knowns who the tenants will be. She mentions that her engineer is within the code for the proposed lighting. Brauneis asks if she can clarify the grass crete going towards the land dedication amount. Avanti says it is 25.1 % of landscaping but that does not include the extra dense landscaping on the north side, which is almost double the requirement that makes up for the sidewalk. The sidewalk had to be an emergency fire entrance. Howe says regarding the waiver for the north landscaping requirement, it seems like you have narrower landscaping and thus having many more trees. When I think of more trees, I think of less reach of the trees and less shade. What are your thoughts on having less trees and more shade and vice versa? Avanti says they have more trees everywhere such as in the parking lot islands. She asks her civil engineer to speak on this more. Curtis Kostecki, 1749 Preston Dr, Longmont, CO 80504 Kostecki says in terms of the heat island on the north side of the building, although it is a narrower space, most trees will not thrive even in a 10-foot long setback. He discusses shade options in regards to the types of trees planted and working within various setbacks. Krantz says she did not understand if the grass crete area is included in the public land dedication. Kostecki says it would not be for the public land dedication but for the landscape requirements. He says it does go towards the landscape requirements. He says .3% of the landscape requirement was met with it. Krantz asks if that was part of the waiver request.