City Council Agenda and Packet 1998 11 17

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Lathrop stated that he is an advocate of maintaining the viability of downtown and he feels that limiting building heights to twenty-seven feet would make it difficult to construct a viable two- story commercial building. He would prefer the thirty-foot height limit recommended by staff. Keany stated that he felt twenty-seven feet was too restrictive and he would support a twenty- nine foot building height limit. Sisk proposed a maximum twenty-nine foot building height, including parapets to hide the mechanical units. Howard moved that Council continue Ordinance No. 1286, Series 1998 - An Ordinance Amending Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code, Including the Louisville Commercial Development Design Standards and Guidelines, to Set a Maximum Building Height of Twenty- seven Feet Within the Old Town Commercial Community (C-C)Zone District to the October 20, 1998 City Council meeting, seconded by Sisko All in favor. RESOLUTION No. 54, SERIES 1998 - FINAL PUD DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SPECIAL REVIEW USE FOR A TWO-STORY, 12-UNIT BED AND BREAKFAST _ MOFFITT HOUSE, 625 MAIN STREET Davidson called for staff introduction. Paul Wood, Planning Director, stated that this is an application for a 12-room bed and breakfast on Main Street in the Old Town commercial area. There is an existing unoccupied single-story re~idential structure on the property which was constructed in the 1800s. It is staff's understanding that the structure is unsaJlvageable and will be razed to allow for the construction of the new building. The Louisville Historical Commission has removed artifacts from the building and has indicated they have no further comments on the project. The site design meets the required building code setbacks. The property is exempt from City off-street parking requirements due to its location in the Commercial Business District. This proposal does provide twelve parking spaces, accessed from the alley at the rear of the lot. City landscaping requirements have not typically been applied in the downtown commercial area as the properties are exempt from minimum landscape coverage requirements. However, the design of this site has allowed for some significant landscape areas which will help to maintain the traditional residential feel of the property. Twenty-three percent ofthe lot is proposed to be landscaped, and three existing trees have been incorporated into the landscape plan. A one-and-a-half-story building is proposed, with a partial basement for restrooms, mechanical equipment, and storage. The level of ornamentation on the front elevation has been simplified 6