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City Council Meeting Minutes May 20, 2008 Page 5 of 11 As the subject property is in the downtown central business district it is subject to the requirements of the Downtown Louisville Framework Plan (adopted 1999), the Downtown Design Handbook (adopted 1998), as well as the requirements of the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) pertaining to building height, off-street parking, and overall Floor Area Ratio (FAR). Planning Director Wood explained how each of these document's requirements was addressed in this project application. He detailed the comments from the Historic Preservation Commission. Planning Commission, at the April 10, 2008 meeting, recommended support of the PUD. The position of Staff is thE~ request follows the standards and guidelines established in the Downtown Design Handbook, as well as the Downtown Framework Plan. Planning Commission forwards a resolution to Council in support, with the followincl conditions: 1. In lieu of providing the required parking spaces, the applicant must provide the City a payment in lieu fee of $3,600 per required parking space. Based upon a total of four spaces a payment of $14, 4000 should be received prior to issuance of building permit. 2. The applicant shall include a trash/recycling container on site. 3. The PUD shall be modified to add a note which prohibits tenant finish of the existing basement. Following the Planning Commission approval, the applicant agreed to the conditions. Mayor Sisk requested an Applicant presentation. Erik Hartronft, DTJ Design, 817 Lincoln Avenue, Louisville, CO representing Ronda Grassi, applicant, introduced himself to Council. He commented Ms. Grassi has been a part of the community for many years. She recently moved her business from the front of the building to allow retail showcased on Main Street. Mr. Hartronft described the project's goal as continuing to bring retail to the downtown area and enhance the prE~sent building appearance. He illustrated how the building will fit with the present and proposed surrounding downtown area. He introduced Ronda Grassi, who stated she always wanted to change the building and was excited about the possibility. PUBLIC COMMENT John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO, felt Council did not have the information in front of them to make the decision. He spoke to historic