City Council Agenda and Packet 1999 01 19

Home Browse Search

corner of existing Cherry Street and future Dogwood Street. The subdivision agreement has been recorded and the civil plans have been approved by the City: One of the recommended conditions of approval would require that Dogwood Street be completed prior to any certificates of occupancy being granted. This application is the first site specific Final PUD application to be reviewed by City Council. The overall Final PUD approval for the Park at CTC applies to this property, as does the Preliminary PUD for the CTC, approved many years ago. As this is the first site to be reviewed in the newly created Park at CTC, Staff and the Planning Commission believe it is important to establish a high standard for approval, consistent with the subdivider's commitments during that approval process. The application is for a 31,378 square foot, single- story building. When presented to the Commission, the proposal also included a Phase Two expansion. Due to Planning Commission concerns, primarily related to the architecture on the expansion, the request before Council is only for the first phase. Applicable building and parking setbacks have been met, including the 60 -foot setback froth Cherry Street that was required because of the combined 40 -foot ditch and utility easements that limit the ability to landscape. Loading and service areas are entirely on the east side of the building and set back quite a distance from the street. Screening from Cherry Street is provided through numerous evergreen trees. Parking is provided for 67 vehicles, a ratio of 2.1 parking spaces Ter 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. This is a fairly typical ratio for industrial users in the CTC and is designed specifically to meet current and estimated future parking needs for this user. It has been noted on the PUD that no individual tenant finish building permits will be issued for proposals that demand more parking than that average ratio. With only the Phase One portion of the proposal moving forward, landscape coverage for the site is very high at 53.8 percent, well above the 25 percent minimum. The Planning Commission resolution for this proposal had many recommended enhancements to the plant materials on the landscape plan. With one minor exception, those conditions have been met. As modified, Staff believes the landscape plan will be an asset to the proposal and provide an appropriate entry statement at a main entry into the subdivision. Staff feels that is important this building set the tone for the architectural intent in the Park, consistent with representation made by the overall subdivider and developer. The building is proposed as primarily a site cast concrete building. Some synthetic stucco is proposed at the main entry at the northwest corner of the building. Generally, the office portion of the building has more interest, including extensive window glazing, and ornamental metal balconies in several locations. The eastern warehouse portion of the building has significantly less interest, but does include some clerestory windows, reveal lines and variation in paint color. 10.