Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/06/2017

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Review File: Greenway Terrace Sketch Plan & Sketch Site Plan Review: June 26, 2017 Page 2 of 3 Streets and Access. The second lift of both 146th Avenue NW and Traprock Street NW will need to be constructed. A cost share of those improvements will need to be worked out between the City and the Applicant. Development Fees: Development Fees will be due with the Plat including, but not limited to, Park Dedication, Trail Development, and Stormwater Management. These fees are collected at the time the Final Plat is recorded and at the rate in effect when the plat is recorded. Development Agreement: An executed Development Agreement for the site improvements will be required prior to releasing the plat for recording. Staff will review the engineering estimates once submitted by the Applicant. Sketch Site Plan Review General. The purpose of this portion of the review is to assess the submitted site plan application for Greenway Terrace. The associated plans were prepared by UrbanWorks Architects, BKBM, and Damon Farber Associates and are dated June 1, 2017. Surfacing: The Applicant is proposing a completely bituminous parking lot which is an acceptable material within The COR. The current plan shows a stub being constructed along the western edge of the parking area to service the second phase of the project that would include a second apartment building and associated improvements. Plans also show a concrete sidewalk along the interior of the project adjacent to the parking areas and structure as well as concrete sidewalks along 146th Avenue NW, Traprock Street NW, and East Ramsey Parkway. Building Architecture: The proposed structure is three (3) stories in height and shows a mixture of proposed facade materials. Those materials include 6" white and 10" blue vinyl siding (plan set indicates "TBD" on the color of the 10" siding), as well as brick and masonry stone veneer. The Design Framework requires that residential uses in the COR 4 sub -district comply with the following 1. Location of Main Entrance- The building must have a front porch or covered balcony/patio at all main entrances that face a street. The main entrance of each principal building must face the street. On corner lots, the main entrance may face either of the streets or be oriented to the corner. The South facing elevation shows a primary entrance which would be adjacent to East Ramsey Parkway and is greater than the required 9 foot minimum width. 2. Covered balconies/patio: The proposed balconies meet the required forty-eight (48) square feet and minimum eight (8) foot widths. 3. Roofs: The proposed roof does not show any dormers but does have multiple gabled ends which conforms to the City's design framework. The overall roof is proposed at a 6:12 pitch which conforms to City requirements 4. Building Articulation: The front entrance along the south facing facade is currently shown to be the same cement lap siding as adjacent wall faces. The entryway should be articulated with a change in material.