Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2023 01 12

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes November 10, 2022 Page 5 of 13 brick is broken up by board and batten between the first and second story. Fiber cement panels are included in the second and third story facades. Building 4 is a 4,365 square -foot one-story retail structure with an outdoor patio area to the southwest of the building. The building's form is more simplistic than other commercial buildings on site and is broken up by material changes and fascia elements over the windows. The roof is mostly flat with a shed roof on the southern portion. Materials consist of brick siding, cladding, and cementitious lap siding. There are 13 residential buildings proposed on the northern half of the site. There are 38 units total across duplexes, triplexes, and 4-plexes. The units are proposed in either modern or farmhouse architectural styles, as shown in the elevations on this slide. The residential buildings use materials including board and batten, horizontal siding, fiber cement panels, brick, and stucco. The materials match those used on the commercial buildings and in other North End developments. Because the scope is a mix of commercial and residential uses, staff determined the Commercial Development Design Standards and Guidelines (CDDSG) requirements would only be applicable to the commercial portion of the site on Lot 3. Perimeter landscaping was required along South Boulder Road, and the lot is required to meet building site landscaping and parking lot landscaping requirements. The South Boulder Road frontage proposes 17 trees where 16 are required. Per the tree survey, 5 existing dead trees along South Boulder Road are proposed for removal and 4 existing trees are proposed to remain. A total of 148 commercial parking spaces are provided, which requires 19 parking lot landscape trees. A total of 20 trees are provided in parking islands and areas adjacent to parking spaces. The CDDSG also requires that 25% of the area around a building perimeter is landscaped with a 6ft wide planting area. All four commercial buildings have at least 25% of the perimeter bordered by a 6ft or wider planting area. Landscaping around the residential portions of the site include new tree and shrub plantings between the driveways and between alleyway and sidewalk spaces at the entrances to units. While not subject to CDDSG requirements, elements such as a planting area around the building perimeter are incorporated. The development proposes a courtyard as a pedestrian amenity. The courtyard is located between commercial buildings 2 and 3 in the center of the site and is accessible to the rest of the site. The paving consists of pavers in plank and herringbone patterns. The colors of the pavers match the adjacent building colors. The courtyard also proposes landscaping, trash receptacles, and stone seat walls, which are shown in dark grey.