City Council Agenda and Packet 1997 09 16

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Davidson encouraged the use of fescue grass. He wanted condition No. 3 changed adding at the end of, "...may be subject to change... "...at the sole discretion of the City." Eliminating the rest of the language. No. 9 should be eliminated, as a sidewalk does not exist. Sisk moved that Council approve Resolution No. 35, Series 1997, deleting condition No. 1; No. 2 state that parking pole lights be reduced to 175 watts in areas where it does not compromise safety, but in no event be higher than 250 watts; No. 3 from "...may be subject to change..." add "at the sole discretion of the City of Louisville The rest of No. 3 would be deleted.; No. 8 that the bikerack location be in the common area; No. 9 deleted in its entirety, seconded by Howard. Keany offered a friendly amendment that condition No. 4 be deleted also. Sisk and seconder Howard accepted that. Roll call was taken. Motion passed by 6 1 vote with Mayer voting against. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION REVIEW OF A PUD DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROPOSED FOR LOT 1, LOUISVILLE CAMPUS SUBDIVISION Paul Wood, Planning Director, stated that the Wellspring at Louisville, LLC is the applicant and the plan to construct an assisted living facility on Lot 1 of Louisville Campus. They proposed a single story, pitched roof complex providing 48 residential units for specialized care of Alzheimer's patients: The configuration clustered four residential "houses" containing 12 residential units each around a central service /activity area or "town square The PUD proposed a total of 27,213 s.f. and 30 parking spaces. The primary issues raised by staff are related to setbacks and the 7'6" high fence. Required setback on the north is 20' and the PUD proposed 5', 150' on the east and the PUD proposed 120', 30' on the south and the PUD showed 20'. The Boulder Valley School District letter of July 17, 1997, endorses the project with three stipulations: That additional brick treatment be in the building elevations, that additional landscape materials be provided outside the perimeter of the privacy fencing, and that the upper 18" of the fence be constructed to allow light to pass through the fence. Davidson called for the applicant's presentation. Dick Taft, representing Perry/Affordable Housing Development Corporation, 910 16th Street, Suite 1120, Denver, Colorado 80202, reviewed the project. Davidson called for Council comments. Howard was concerned that there was a lack of trees and the periphery had very few coniferous trees. He did not want the landscaping to look stark in the winter months. Taft stated that it was an error that these are not half evergreen and half coniferous. 10