Planning Commission Minutes 2006 04 13

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes APRIL 132006 Page 5 of 15 for April 20th meeting. He also requested that Markel have the traffic and fiscal representative present at the next hearing. Pritchard moved and McA vinew seconded a motion to continue the public hearing to the April 20, 2006 meeting. Motion passed by voice vote. ~ Resolution No. 09, Series 2006, Lowe's Home Improvement; An application to amend the final planned unit development (PUD) plan to add a 24 to 32-foot wide and 450-foot long drive aisle on the west side of the existing building. The proposed site plan modifications would also require modifications to site grading, drainage and landscaping. 1171 Dillon Road; Lot 5, Centennial Valley, Parcel L, Filing No.1. Case #06-003-FP. (Continued from March 9.) . Applicant and Representative: APD Engineering, Chris Kambar . Owner: Lowe's HIW, Inc., Derek Kilby . Case Manager: Ken Johnstone, Principal Planner Public Notice Certification: Wood stated that the hearing was continued from the March 9,2006 meeting and required no new notice but was posted on the web site and in City Hall, the Louisville Public Library, the Recreation Center and the Courts and Police Department Building. Conflict ofInterest and Disclosure: None heard. Staff Report of Facts and Issues: Wood distributed a revised Resolution NO.9. He continued with the following discussion points: . Continued from the March 9, 2006 meeting to give the applicant an opportunity to revise the proposal to include the addition of a screen wall along the west side of the proposed new service drive at the rear of the building. . Revised plans were submitted which include a screen wall constructed of concrete masonry units (CMU), which is intended to match the materials and colors used on the existing building. . The proposed wall is 8 feet tall and is composed of three different colors of textured CMU. It also includes pilasters spaced 20 feet on center the full length of the wall. Each pilaster is 1'4" wide and project out from the mail wall plane. They are also slightly higher than the main wall. Wood recommended approval with the six conditions as detailed in the revised Resolution No.9, Series 2006. Commission Questions of Staff: Loo requested clarification for the spacing of the pilasters. Wood discussed that the proposed change would break-up the massing / bulk of the wall. Lipton asked if the property owner (Koebel) to the west supports the site change to Lowe's. Wood stated that the revised resolution is a result of discussions with Koebel. Applicant Presentation: Chris Kambar, 3445 Winton Place, Rochester, NY, with APD Engineering reviewed the changes to the plans since the March meeting. He explained the additional cost to the company to build the wall with the offset sections. He also discussed the landscaping changes and stated that it is