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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes December 21, 2004 Page 7 1 heights. He stated that the materials to be used would be a mix of base brick, stucco veneer and 2 siding product. He noted that the feedback received from Staff is that the proposal is in keeping 3 with the redevelopment standards and that Staff is comfortable with the current proposal. 4 5 Chair Stromgren asked to clarify the siding material that would be used. Mr. Meyer stated that 6 they would probably use a type of hardy board noting that the plan is little to no maintenance. He 7 explained that it would be located in the recess areas of the building and reviewed with the 8 Commission. 9 10 Chair Stromgren asked what the distance would be between the existing building and the new 11 building. Mr. Meyer stated that the distance between the buildings would be approximately ten 12 to twenty feet. 13 14 Chair Stromgren asked if they would attempt to match the current materials. Mr. Meyer stated 15 that they have not made the attempt to match materials at this point noting that their goal is to 16 match the brick and reviewed with the Commission. 17 18 Chair Stromgren asked if the sill and head height is similar or the same. Mr. Meyer stated that 19 the head height would be approximately seven feet and the sills would be lowered. He stated that 20 the goal is to salvage and reuse the brick removed from the window areas. 21 22 Jeff Shopek, Civil Engineer, reviewed the traffic concerns stating that they have done an analysis 23 to determine the impact and it indicates that there would be a reduction in traffic. He stated that 24 they reviewed the EAW information noting that traffic would be very low to the north and most 25 would move to the south. He stated that they are currently working with the City Engineer to 26 determine the impact to the water pressure and if there would be a need for a booster pump to 27 maintain pressure. He reviewed the sanitary sewer calculations, uses and flow noting that it 28 would increase slightly over the existing use due to the additional units. He reviewed the 29 stormwater concerns stating that currently the site is 100 percent impervious blacktop adding that 30 they plan to increase the green space on site considerably and ensure that the water runoff would 31 be reduced. He indicated that they would have water quality enhancements that would be in 32 compliance with the Watershed. 33 34 Vice Chair Hanson clarified that buildings B and C would be completed before work begins on 35 building A and the medical office space. Mr. Waters explained that the medical building would 36 not be renovated until all leases have expired. He further explained that during this time they 37 would work on tenant improvements and upgrades to the building and also reorganize some of 38 the tenants. He stated that they would not complete the final units until approximately 2008. He 39 reviewed the basic schedule stating that construction would begin in late 2005 with projected 40 occupancy in 2006. 41 42 Vice Chair Hanson noted that the property would not be as dense and asked how they would 43 handle the situation if they have overestimated the needs for residential units and end up with 44 more response to medical office space. Mr. Beck clarified that the PUD agreement would only 45 allow one floor for medical office space and reviewed with the Commission.