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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes December 21, 2004 Page 6 1 that they have had several discussions with City Staff regarding the options available and the 2 suggestion made was to add onto the existing PUD zone. He noted that they would work with 3 City Staff to work out the specifics of the project that should be incorporated under the PUD 4 zone. 5 6 Commissioner Gray referenced the traffic impact and asked if the office building is currently 7 fully utilized. Mr. Beck stated that approximately 75-80 percent of the building is utilized noting 8 that the current proposal would be half of the current percent and traffic would be considerably 9 less. 10 11 Commissioner Gray noted residents are concerned about the impact this would have on traffic in 12 the area and suggested that the traffic impact be reviewed further. Mr. Beck stated that they have 13 provided Staff with the traffic impact projections for their review and determined that it would 14 not have a large impact on the area. 15 16 Commissioner Gray expressed concerns stating that there is a lot of traffic along 39`h Avenue 17 during the day adding that it could be easier to access from Silver Lane. Mr. Waters stated that 18 they have never received any complaints from the residents along Silver Lane with regards to 19 traffic generated by the medical offices. He explained that they would be reducing the traffic 20 counts considerably and expect a decrease of almost 300 cars a day, which is considerably less 21 traffic, at least a 25%reduction. 22 23 Commissioner Gray noted that the traffic would increase during the weekend due to the 24 additional residential units. Mr. Waters agreed noting that the overall traffic in the area would 25 increase due to the changes in the entire redevelopment project. 26 27 Glen Meyer, Architect, stated that he has worked with Quest for the past two years on this 28 project. He provided the Commission with an overview of the zoning map for the area noting 29 that the map shows the general sanitary sewer in the area. He stated that currently Stinson 30 Boulevard is the route for the sanitary sewer noting that the EAW does address this area. He 31 explained that the water main for the project would be accessed on Stinson Boulevard noting that 32 there is adequate capacity for pressure and activity. He stated that there have been significant 33 improvements made to the stormwater system and reviewed with the Commission. He stated 34 that the site plan includes some of the concepts for landscaping noting that they would propose to 35 do the new building construction first and then address the existing office space areas. He stated 36 that there would be a heavy landscaping strip added along the east side and reviewed the 37 entry/access points along Stinson Boulevard. He stated that there would be underground parking 38 that would extend along under the two proposed additions and would be predominately accessed 39 from 39`h Avenue. He explained that the considerations that led to changing the original proposal 40 included the traffic impacts and reviewed with Commission. He stated that the addition of the 41 proposed retention pond in the southwest corner of the site would handle the majority of the 42 storm water runoff. He stated that the storage facility on the north side would take care of the 43 other half. He reviewed the proposed changes to the unit sizes as it compares to the current 44 existing building with Commission and discussed the exterior design of the building. He stated 45 that they are responding to the City guidelines as it pertains to the existing materials and building