ConocoPhillips Staff Report Prelim PUD & Zoning_02 25 2010 Planning Commission Packet

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of 120 feetin some areas.Applicant has stated that it will provide at the Planning Commission hearing visual simulations of proposed building heights from different vantage points. Staff will continue to work with the applicantand identify ways,such as varied setback requirements,to mitigate impacts onthe view corridor along US 36 andtheother areas adjacentto the site.The final review will also provide a full parking analysis which will includeavailable visitor parking areas. Natural Resource Assessment The application is in compliance with all Federal, State and Local regulatory guidelines regarding the assessment of habitat for the protection of specific species of flora and fauna. This includes evaluation of the property for federally threatened, endangered, and candidate species protected under the Endangered Species Act as well as state endangered, threatened, and species of concern protected under State Statute 33. Additionally, the applicant has outlined avoidance and mitigation procedures to ensure that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act is not violated as the project continues. Staff requeststhat the applicant: 1)Monitor the three active raptor nests, identified by ERO Resource Corporation, and follow theavoidance measures outlined in the ‘Natural Resource Assessment Update, Conoco Phillips Corporate Campus’ document (10/20/09). 2)Conduct additional Burrowing Owl surveys to determine the presence or absence of owls in the prairie dog colony before prairie dog removal efforts occur. 3)Submit subsequent surveys, reports, findings, mitigation plans, temporary deterrents, permits and other compliance efforts to the City of Louisville, Parks and Recreation Department. Campus Access and Traffic Impacts. An executive summary of the Traffic Impact Study is included as an attachment to this report. The summary provides an overview of the traffic impacts associated with the 2.5 million square foot build out of the ConocoPhillips campus. It also identifies the roadway improvements that will be required as a direct result of the construction of the campus (Total Improvements), andthe roadway improvements that,according to the findings of the study, would have been required regardless of whether or not the campus was constructed (Background Improvements). The campus will be accessed from five separate locations. The primary entrance will be located off of the Northwest Parkway where the former StorageTek access was located. The Traffic Impact Study suggests constructing a triple north bound left turn lane at this access point. A “right in/right-out” access is also proposed from the Northwest Parkway on the northern half of the property. Two access points are proposed from Campus Drive. One of these access points will be utilized as a service entry and the other will be an th employee entrance. The final access point will be from South 88Street in the same location as the former StorageTek access. The roadways internal to the campus will be privately owned and maintained. The Louisville Fire Protection District will review the final 14