City Council Agenda and Packet 1998 12 01

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committee. He stated that limiting an office or retail building to twenty-nine feet would limit the ceiling heights to eight or nine feet. He believes the ordinance will create a mololithic block in downtown Louisville. He encouraged Council to review the proposed Downtown Design Guidelines and the ordinance as it was originally presented by staff and consider some alternatives to the current ordinance presented tonight. Max Barber, 732 Main Street, Louisville, Colorado, stated that the proposed Downtown Design Guidelines do not allow for any three-story structures on the street scape. It allows for a three-story structure that is not within sight of the street. He questioned the need for this ordinance when the same standard has been set in the Downton Design Guidelines. Davidson closed the public hearing and called for Council comments and questions. Davidson stated that the ordinance is not intended to exclude three-story buildings. It is intended to limit the density to prevent increasing traffic on Main Street beyond its current capacity. , . Sisk explained that he proposed this ordinance due to use-by-right concerns for downtown. He believes this ordinance would challenge architects to be creative in their proposals for downtown." He believes this solution is preferable to having a string of three-story buildings downtown that would create traffic and parking problems. Howard stated that he would support tins ordinance to prevent the traffic and parking problems that downtown Boulder is facing. Levihn stated that he would not support this ordinance if it did not allow for a three-story structure downtown. He does not believe three-story structures are appropriate along Main Street but they might be appropriate in other areas downtown. Mayer stated that he would prefer that Council place a moratorium on building downtown until they can carefully consider what would be acceptable in downtown Louisville. He compared this action to a piecemealing rezone that leaves everyone wondering exactly what is and what is not acceptable. Sisk moved that Council adopt Ordinance No. 1286, Series 1998 - An Ordinance Amending the Louisville Municipal Code Setting a Maximum Building Height within the Old Town Commercial Community District on second and final reading, seconded by Howard. Sisk moved that Council amend Ordinance No. 1286, Series 1998 - An Ordinance Amending the Louisville Municipal Code Setting a Maximum Building Height within the Old Town Commercial Community District as delineated, seconded by Howard. Sam Light, City Attorney, stated that footnote #10 on page 2 of Ordinance No. 1286, Series 1998 contains the COITect description of th~: district affected by the Ordinance. The description used in the 12