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landscaping, and leaves open a future option, if needed, for additional right-of-way dedication. Since the approval of the Preliminary PUD in December of 1998, Council directed staff to prepare a parking ordinance, which would require the provision of off-street parking within the Downtown CC and CB Zone Districts. The public hearing of the ordinance has been continued to March 16, 1999. The pending ordinance if authorized would establish a parking requirement of 2.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area for all new construction downtown. Retail and restaurant space would only have to provide half that amount of parking based on the number of employees. Additional landscape detail has been provided on the PUD site plan providing size, type and quantities. Two additional deciduous trees have been added to the front of the existing building, one on either side of the building entry within the proposed planting strips. Landscape coverage of the site is approximately 7%. The applicant has removed the freestanding monument sign at the northeast property coruer. In place of the sign a head gate detail has been added. Staff does not object to the detail, only that it be reviewed for sight distance requirements and approved by staff prior to the issuance of building permits. Sign criteria has been revised on the PUD restricting the type of sign to painted wood or metal illuminated by indirect light sources. Sign letter heights are restricted to a maximum of 18 inches. Further, that awnings are neither eligible surfaces for signage nor would there be backlighting allowed. The proposed awnings facing Walnut Street do project approximately 3' into the right-of-way and will require Council authorization of a license agreement' prior to installation. The Planning Commission approved the PUD with three conditions. Staff has added a fourth condition, which would amend the final PUD to reflect that the maximum allowable building height is twenty-nine feet. Davidson called for the applicant's presentation. Erik Hartronft, 801 Main Street, explained that the building's architecture is designed to reflect historic downtown Louisville. He stated that Nancy Love has indicated her willingness to accept the same parking condition that was placed upon the building at 901-909 Front Street. She has also agreed to participate in funding the reconfiguration of Front Street as Council discussed earlier tonight. He asked to correct some errors in the letter to Council from Bill Boulet. He stated that the signage that was originally proposed on the head gate detail has been removed. The Planning Commission felt that the landscape element was a nice addition to downtown. He asked Nancy Love for the results of her pedestrian traffic survey. Love replied that the high was sixteen, with an average day being between eleven to twelve. 30