City Council Agenda and Packet 1998 11 17

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6. That details of all exterior lighting, including all building-mounted lighting, are provided for review by Staff. Details shall include fixture design, height, type of illumination, power in watts and any necessary shielding as determined by Staff. 7. Maximum height to the turret from finished floor elevation is 35', and 29' to the peak of the ridge line. Finished floor elevation shall not exceed 18" above grade. Seconded by Howard. Roll call was taken. Motion passed by a 6-0 vote. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION - 901-909 FRONT STREET - PRELIMINARY PUD DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMERCIAL OFFICE/RET AIL BUILDING Davidson called for staff introduction. Paul Wood, Planning Director, stated that Hartronft, Fauri & Associates has submitted a: preliminary PUD development plan for construction of a three-story, commercial retail and mixed-use building at the comer of Walnut and Front Streets. The PUD proposes a total square footage of 26,456 sf, resulting in aFAR of approximately 1.6, with a lot coverage of 53%. The third story component of the building is comprised of both sloped roof and flat roof construction. The sloped roof section is being incorporated primarily along the east and north building elevations. The principal exterior building finish is the synthetic Exterior Finish I~sulating system (EFIS). Colors have not been identified on the PUD. The site plan reflects the provision of ten on-site parking spaces and an additional eighteen head- in spaces located within the adjoining right-of-ways for Walnut and Front Street. The applicant is proposing to dedicate an additional 7.5' into the Walnut Street and an additional 11' into the Front Street right-of-ways to replace the parallel parking with head-in parking. Staff has forwarded the following comments to the applicant regarding this proposal: The preliminary PUD proposes to reconfigure the right-of-way sections to allow head-in parking at ninety degrees to the curb along both Walnut Street and Front Street. In both cases, head-in parking would leave only 12' to the centerline of the street right-of-way which may be insufficient for cars backing to verify that a sufficient gap exists to complete the backing movement. It is the position of staff that reconfiguration of the adjoining right-of-ways for the purpose of addressing a site-specific parking demand sets a precedent which neither the administration nor City Council has approved as part of an overall parking management plan. Building Height/Architecture: 9