Planning Commission Minutes 1998 05 21

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Ken Johnstone stated that staff is recommending approval of Resolution No. 26, Series 1998, with 15 conditions. Mr. Johnstone added four more conditions as follows: Condition No. 16, that the applicant provide a final drainage report prior to City Council hearing. Condition No. 17, that the site is modified to meet Fire Marshall access requirements on the south property line. Condition No. 18, that prior to Council hearing, the applicant demonstrates that the condensor units on the east elevation will not be audible at the Dahlia Street right of way. Condition No. 19, that the applicant provides details for the pedestrian scale and wall-mounted lighting prior to City Council. Tom Talboom clarified Condition No. 5, that the process would more than likely include an application to the Board of Appeals to hear if that would be equivalent to meeting the setbacks. There are two sides of this building that don’t meet the 60 foot requirement, the south and the north side, and those could be addressed through the Board of Appeals. Ken Johnstone stated that he has been in contact with the City Attorney and there has not been any decision as to what option will work. Applicant Summary: Mr. Wilson asked for a favorable recommendation based on the conditions so that they could move forward. Public Hearing Closed / Commission Comments: Commissioner McAllister is disappointed that the commercial design guidelines have not been met. He doesn’t think that putting trees in the detention pond is meeting the intent of our open space requirements, and does not like the mass of parking in front of the building. It does not connect well to the other sites and traffic has not been addressed. He feels that this is more of a Preliminary application instead of a Final application. McAllister has some concerns about the project in general. Commissioner Pritchard also feels that this is a preliminary plan, not a final. He feels that this is too big of a building for this particular lot and doesn’t agree with the applicant that they have done everything that they possibly can to meet our guidelines. Chairman Boulet also does not think that the applicant has met the guidelines, nor do they intend to. Commissioner Van Nostrand is discouraged about the conflicting information regarding how big the site is, how big the building is on the site, and that there is not enough parking. He would also like to see a building of this size on a bigger lot. Commissioner Klahn reminded the applicant that they do have the option of not taking any 8