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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes December 8, 2016 Page 4 of 6 Applicant Presentation: Steven E Meyers, 1418 Mariposa Avenue, Boulder, CO I am the managing partner on this project. The architect, Jerry Moore, was supposed to be present. I can answer the question about signage. I have four buildings in Park at CTC and this will be my fifth. It is similar in design. The reason for requesting the extra signage is that I may have 10 tenants or 2 tenants. We are considering the worst case with a bunch of small tenants. We have the same variance on the other four buildings. There have been no problems of which I am aware. In actuality, there only will be one tenant in this building because I just got the lease signed. When we began the project, there was a concern of having enough signage for many small tenants. We have separate entries and we want to be able to identify the tenants. Commission Questions of Applicant: Moline asks if the applicant would want to modify your signage request. Meyers says I would like to leave the signage request because it is the same for my other four buildings. Although my current tenant has signed a 10 year lease, who knows what will happen ten years from now? I would like the signage to be consistent with all the buildings. Regarding parking, the company that is leasing the building is Design Mechanical of which I am the founder. They are looking at 40,000 SF for a shop and warehouse. They have few employees compared to the square footage, and hope to increase to 120 employees. Public Comment: None. Summary and request by Staff and Applicant: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Lot 2, Block 3, Park at CTC PUD: Resolution No. 27, Series 2016. A resolution recommending approval of a final planned unit development (PUD) to construct a 62,380 square foot industrial/flex building with associated site improvements on Lot 2, Block 3, Park at CTC, with two waivers: 1. Access drive alignment • Public works reviewed • Not consistent throughout CTC • Loss of parking and difficult turns 2. Signage: character height, number of signs, total square footage • Flex building, flex signage • Consistent with other sign waivers in the CTC Closed Public Hearing and discussion by Commission: Sheets says I have no concerns with this proposal and am fine with the waivers. Rice says my questions have been answered. O'Connell says I am in support. Brauneis says I am in support. If I felt reducing the number of parking spaces would hinder the viability of the property in long term, I would be concerned. I am not. We look forward to signage being addressed in the CTC at a future date. Moline says when I look at the 18" character height restriction in an industrial subdivision, it seems limiting and outdated. I look forward to the PC discussing signage in the future. Hsu says I am in support. My reservation would be the signage. The only difference I would make would be to change the 30% minimum threshold to 40%, so it is a factor of 2 instead of a factor of 3. 1 will not vote against this proposal. Pritchard says I am in favor. When this is presented at City Council, I request that additional locations where variances have been done on signs are listed so they have the examples. Motion made by Brauneis to approve Lot 2, Block 3, Park at CTC PUD: Resolution No. 27, Series 2016. A resolution recommending approval of a final planned unit development (PUD) to