Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/02/2025

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L-shaped along Sunwood Drive and Ramsey Parkway. 61.5% of the building facade is located within 20 feet of the right-of-way of Sunwood Drive and Ramsey Parkway, which satisfies the minimum requirement of 60% as stated in the COR Framework. The proposed development has 79.3% impervious area, including the building footprint, parking lot, and shared driveway with Home2 Suites. Other developments of this scale in the COR have similar lot coverage. The building is designed to have two secure main entrances at the northwest corner of the building. One main entrance will face southeast toward the parking lot, while the other will face northwest toward the roundabout. This space will be bookended by the resident amenities of co -working space, parcel room, mailboxes, lobby, and leasing office. Additional secure residential entrances will be located along the west, south, and southeast ends of the building. The retail space is located at the southwest corner of the building, with primary entrances facing Sunwood Drive. This retail space will be accompanied by a wide sidewalk at grade level to encourage activity to activate the storefront, such as outdoor dining. The pool is elevated slightly above grade along the south side of the building along the fitness and community rooms. There will be four walk-up units along Ramsey Parkway and three walk-up units along Sunwood Drive, accenting the streetscape and providing an additional option for residents. In addition to the pedestrian entrances to the building, there is a vehicular entrance along the east end of the building to access the sunken parking garage. It should be noted that this is the first instance of underground or sunken parking in the COR. Vehicular access to the Subject Property will come from two driveways: an existing shared driveway with Home2 Suites onto Sunwood Drive, located at the southwest corner of the lot, and a standalone driveway onto Zeolite Street at the southeast corner of the lot. The building placement and ramp to the parking garage provide visual screening of the parking lot from all adjacent streets. In addition to the proposed mixed -use building, the Applicant is proposing two trash enclosures: one near the retail space at the southwest corner of the building to serve the retail user(s), and one near the southeast entrance to the site. The residential part of the building will have trash chutes that discharge into a designated room for dumpsters in the underground parking garage. It is Staffs understanding that when trash is scheduled for pickup, the Applicant's building maintenance staff will move the full dumpsters out to the trash enclosure along Zeolite Street. Both trash enclosures will be architecturally compatible with the building. Minimum parking requirements for the 191 apartment units are 1.5 stalls per unit, which results in 287 required parking stalls. Additionally, retail shopping uses require one parking stall for each 200 square feet of floor space for retail uses under 20,000 square feet in area. While the retail tenant has not yet been determined, which also means the retail build -out of the space has not yet been designed, 25 parking stalls would be required for the full 5,000 square feet of retail space. This results in a total requirement of 312 parking stalls. The Applicant is proposing to construct 313 parking stalls (117 internal parking stalls for residents, and 196 surface parking stalls to be shared by residents, employees, and retail customers). It is anticipated by both City Staff and the Applicant that some of the external parking stalls will be shared throughout the day, as is common in mixed -use developments. If general parking requirements exceed supply, there are several on -street parking spaces along Ramsey Parkway to accommodate any overflow of retail customers or visitors. The parking areas will have spaces for electric vehicles. Architecture and Building Elevations The building will have five stories above -ground with an additional story of sunken parking that extends up to five feet above grade along portions of the building facade. The building's overall height (as measured from the retail storefront grade to the top of the building's parapet) is 60 feet. The building facade will consist of brick masonry, three colors of fiber cement board, two styles of refinished metal, glass, and prefabricated metal balconies. Due to the building's size and scale, the Applicant is using different combinations of the building materials to break up the facade and provide visual interest. Additionally, a rooftop terrace will be located on the fifth floor facing north, providing another amenity to residents while breaking up the building's north facade. The proposed building materials are consistent with the spirit and intent of the COR Framework while providing an elevated and contemporary design. Signage As noted during the development and adoption of Chapter 108, Ramsey's Sign Code, signage in the COR will be reviewed and approved administratively. Staff will work with the Applicant as construction commences to review