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Commercial and Industrial Planned Unit Developments on second and final reading, seconded by Lathrop. Roll call was taken. Motion passed by a 7-0 vote. ORDINANCE No. 1286, SERIES 1998 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE, INCLUDING THE LOUISVILLE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, TO SET A MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF TWENTY-SEVEN FEET WITHIN THE OLD TOWN COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY (C-C) ZONE DISTRICT - 2nd Reading - Public Hearing (Published Louisville Times 9/5/98) Davidson called for City Attorney introduction. Sam Light, City Attorney, read by title only, Ordinance No. 1286, Series 1998 - An Ordinance Amending Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code, Including the Louisville Commercial Development Design Standards and Guidelines, to Set a Maximum Building Height of Twenty- Seven Feet Within the Old Town Commercial Community (C-C) Zone District. Davidson called for staff introduction. Mayer excused (7:20 p.m.). Paul Wood, Planning Director, stated the proposed Ordinance, if authorized, would amend the Louisville Municipal Code to reduce the maximum building height of commercial buildings within the district to 27-feet to the highest point on the roof surface, and 34-feet to the top of the rooftop mechanical screen. Architectural elements such as domes, spires, towers, etc., would be allowed to exceed the 34-feet height limit up to 42-feet, when authorized through the PUD process. Common to both flat roof and sloped roof construction, minimum floor-to-floor heights to accommodate first floor retail and second floor office would require a minimum height of 27- feet without a parapet. Building Code requires that the parapet be a minimum of 30" above the roof deck; therefore, the original Ordinance has been amended to allow a maximum building height of 29-feet to accommodate variable parapet heights. Currently, the Commercial Development and Design Standards and Guidelines provide for a 35-feet maximum building height, and 42-feet to the top of the rooftop mechanical screen. He was then available to answer questions. Davidson opened the Public Hearing. Virginia Caranci, 1101 Main Street, Louisville, Colorado, stated she has been a member of the Louisville Historical Commission since its beginning in 1978. She gave a brief history of the Historical Commission and its goal of preserving Louisville's history. She then stated that she was not speaking for the Commission, but as a resident. She did not feel that the State Mercantile 4