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CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 04/27/2021 Submitted For: Chloe McGuire Brigl, Community Development By: Chloe McGuire Brigl, Community Development Information Title: Adopt Resolution #21-090 Approving Storyteller Cafe, Case of Stories Foundation (Project 20-120) 5. 10. Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to review a proposed cafe within The COR from the Stories Foundation (the "Applicant") for Storyteller Cafe. The project site is currently owned by the City and is under purchase agreement from the Applicant. The site is approximately 0.52 acres and is part of Outlot B of the COR Stone Brook Academy Plat. The project site is unaddressed and located between Sunwood Drive NW and Veterans Drive NW, and along Yolite Street NW. The project proposes a mixed -use 2-story, 6,892 square foot building with a cafe, retail, office, and event space on the ground floor, residential uses on the second floor (3 units), and on -site parking including a drive-thru. The Storyteller Cafe would serve breakfast and lunch as well as serving to provide office space to the nonprofit that runs the cafe along with retail and event space. The nonprofit currently employs two full time staff and two part time staff. The nonprofit would hire at least one more full time manager and 2-3 part time employees to run the cafe/retail space. The nonprofit goal is to begin to use the space to offer job training in year two of operation. Job training would be provided in a variety of industries and to vulnerable people and those who have been exploited. Notification: Notification is not required for Site Plan or Final Plat. Observations/Alternatives: The proposed project is located in the "COR-2 Commercial" subdistrict of the City's COR development plan. Below is a brief analysis of the COR2 guidelines, with a full review attached. Please note that Staff has queued this up as a contingent approval with some major contingencies listed below and included in the attached resolution. Typically, projects at this phase (that require major updates) would not be coming to Council until plans are closer to approval. However, this project has a scheduled closing date, and in order to get the Applicant feedback and allow them to start on closing documents, Staff has brought this forward as a contingent approval. Final plans will come back to Council for final approval. Architecture Structures within this subdistrict are expected to make The COR unique, inviting and memorable. Architecture is to be '4-sided' at all locations visible to public areas. Emphasis is placed on great design along the public street frontage. The Applicant provided an image showing the front of the structure (north elevation) but not the east, west, or south elevations. The north elevation shows quality materials and a high level of architecture and Staff is supportive of the architecture shown but will need to see the elevations of the other three sides of the building to verify the "4-sided" architecture. • Contingency of Approval: Provide elevations for all 4 sides of the building including 4 sided architecture with no vinyl lap siding, update rear elevation with additional articulation. Move garbage enclosure away from drive-thru lane. Confirm that ADA Parking Stalls meet State requirements. Build to Line The build to line required is 15 feet. That distance is to be measured from building front to right-of-way (40% of