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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 15, 2004 Page 9 1 Square, is a very thin,narrow side yard that is approximately 2.5 feet in width. He stated that the 2 landscape proposal shows shrubbery in the area noting that it is being suggested that they not 3 plant anything in that area as it would not be durable or viable in long run. He stated that they 4 should have the materials and colors finalized prior to presenting the plan to Council. 5 6 Commissioner Gray clarified that the affordable housing units would not be restricted to a 7 specific area of the building. Mr. Thorvig confirmed stating that the affordable units would be 8 spread throughout the building. 9 10 Todd Hubmer, City Engineer, stated that he has worked closely with the Development Team 11 throughout the process and that he has reviewed the plans. He stated that he does not see 12 anything inconsistent with respect to any of the designs. He stated that his only issue and 13 concern is with some of the elevations along 39t°Avenue in addition to details relating to the 14 construction on the utility work. He stated that the Concept Plan, as presented, is consistent with 15 what has been seen in the past. 16 17 Gary Vogel, and Matt Karesh, both of BKV Group,provided the Commission with an overview 18 of the exterior elevations. He noted that the easterly half of the site is retail. He stated that the 19 Central Park area is the split between the retail from the east and the residential from the west 20 and reviewed with the Commission. 21 22 Mr. Vogel reviewed the site layout with the Commission stating that they have also brought a 23 working model for their review. He stated that the Central Park design is currently in process 24 and referenced the additional units stating that they have more, longer angles around the 25 building. He reviewed the access points and parking areas with the Commission noting that 26 there are direct pull-up areas in the general occupancy area. He reviewed the landscaping 27 proposal stating that there would be a wider median down the center that would include 28 landscaping. He stated that the Courtyard would include a swimming pool, a barbecue pit and a 29 spa that would available to all residents. 30 31 Commissioner Jensen referenced the color schemes and materials and asked if they have made 32 any decisions yet. Mr. Vogel explained that they have not made any decisions on the materials 33 yet. He stated that they did bring examples of the bricking for their review adding that they 34 would like to see a reddish colored brick, which is the basic color of brick used on the Wal-Mart. 35 36 Commissioner Jensen asked if this is their final review. Chair Stromgren confirmed that this is 37 the final review as part of the PUD requirement. He stated that the plan has already been 38 approved and reviewed with Commission. 39 40 Commissioner Hoska referenced the underpass near 38`h Lane and asked if it would be wide 41 enough for emergency vehicles. Mr. Vogel confirmed that it would be wide enough stating that 42 they met with the Fire Department to ensure that they did meet the emergency vehicle 43 requirements. 44 45 Mike Karesh, BKV, provided the Commission with an example of the development with a 3-D 46 Study Model for their review. He reviewed the process they used to determine the appearance of