City Council Agenda and Packet 2010 10 05

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The property is bounded on the southern side by an irrigation ditch and a drainage ditch. The irrigation ditch will be abandoned with the permission of the John D. Mayhoffer trust. The drainage ditch will remain in its present location. The northern side of the property contains an irrigation ditch, which will be piped as part of the development. The storage facility has been designed to screen the interior operations from the public view. The southern elevation (front) of the structure provides a mix of materials including stucco, brick veneer, and bronze accent panels which help to give the structure visual interest from the street. The front facade also incorporates standing seam metal roofs in some locations and steel trellises accent the walls. The roof line on the front elevation varies from 20 feet at its lowest point to 34 feet at the peak of the roof line. The applicant has provided a landscape buffer along the northern side of the property adjacent to the Harney Lastoka open space. The entire facility will be surrounded by an architectural wall, which will screen the majority of the storage activities from the public view. The Planning Commission reviewed the proposal and forwarded a resolution of support with six conditions APPLICANT PRESENTATION City Council Meeting Minutes September 21 2010 Page 7 of 11 Kyle Callahan, Kyle Callahan & Associates Architecture, representing Doug Chestnut, presented pictures of the site, and conceptual drawings of the proposed storage facility. He stressed the growing need for storage facilities in the community. He stated the site will contain six large buildings, which will be surrounded by an architectural wall. The facility will have control gates, keypad access and two entries. Storage can be either on the ground level or on a roof level (Pod storage). He stated the applicant has agreed with all the conditions set forth by the Planning Commission. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilors questioned a painted sign advertising the storage facility facing the Lafayette open space area. Planning Director Russ noted the Planning Commission discussed the signage and approved the request for three signs. City Planner McMillan confirmed the third sign is a variance to the sign code. It was noted the signage is limited to 15 SF. The variance would permit signage of 20 SF. Councilors voiced their concerns over the variance to the sign code; the size of the building and screening. Mr. Callahan explained the site requires more signage because it is off the main road and will not be visible to passing motorists. Doug Chestnut, 2073 Eisenhower Drive, Louisville, CO stressed the importance of the signage to identify the storage facility business. City Attorney Light requested the two PowerPoint presentations and the letter received from Michael Deborski be made a part of the record of the meeting. 23