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City Council Meeting Minutes July 1,2014 Page 7 of 31 and building design. Sec. 17.14.090.A.2.b.ii.c of the LMC: On a case by case basis, the City may approve alternative street design that varies from the City's adopted public street cross sections. Staff recommendation: Staff recommended approval of the requested SRU, Final Plat and Final PUD for the DELO development. Staff determined the waivers are reasonable under the Louisville Municipal Code to allow for an effective development given the location and surrounding land uses. Staff also determined the applicant has met all the conditions required in the preliminary approval. Staff recommended conditions of approval: 1. Should a regional offsite detention basin be created to detain the drainage of the Highway 42 development (including Phase 1 and Phase 1A), the project must include a community garden as shown in the original plans. 2. If an off -site regional detention pond is not approved, the detention basin and public gathering space located in Tract G, Tract H and within the E. Lafayette Street right of way shall be constructed with stairs stepping down from Cannon Street through the proposed retaining walls to make this space more publically interactive; further the stairs should be a minimum width of 50 feet along Cannon Street, or an alternative design approved by City staff that is open and accessible. 3. The applicant shall submit a public art master plan with Phase 2, showing how public art/signage will be integrated throughout the development. The public art/signage should reflect the previous historic use of this area for the Louisville Rod and Gun Club. 4. The applicant shall work with City staff to identify ways to minimize up -light issues while maintaining the historic nature of the lighting fixtures. 4.5 The applicant shall process a right -of -way vacation application for vacation of the originally platted North Front Street right -of -way. If the plat will be recorded prior to final effectiveness of the vacation ordinance, revise the plat sheets to designate the original platted right -of -way as "to be vacated by separate ordinance." If the vacation is not affected, a maintenance agreement shall be required to provide for private maintenance of the right -of -way. COUNCIL COMMENTS Council member Lipton questioned condition #3, which requires the applicant to provide a public art master plan with Phase 2. He did not recall the City Council enacting an ordinance requiring development to provide public art master plans. Principal Planner McCartney explained there is a discussion in the MUDDSG about public art and because the applicant mentioned public art in their PUD, but did not show it in Phase 1, the staff is requesting it be shown in Phase 2.