Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z22080012
Project Number Z22080012
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2022-11-22 11:02:43ZONING:
  
 1. ACTIVE USE: PLEASE NOTE THAT ACTIVE USES ARE
 REGULATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE BUILDABLE LOT
 FRONTAGE, NOT THE BUILDING FRONTAGE. PLEASE ADJUST
 CALCULATIONS ACCORDINGLY.THE PERCENTAGE SHOULD BE 80%
  OF THE ENTIRE N ROSEMARY AVE. PROPERTY LINE (60% FOR
  LINERS 2-5), 30% OF THE 3RD ST. PROPERTY LINE, AND
 THEN 30% OF THE W. RAILROAD AVE. PROPERTY LINE.
  
  RESPONSE: SEE SHEET A1.5 FOR ACTIVE USE DIAGRAMS AND
 CALCULATIONS.
  
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED
 TABLE ON SHEET A0.2 DIFFERS FROM CALCULATIONS ON A1.5
 ??? A1.5 IS LABELED CORRECTLY PLEASE ADJUST.
  
 2. PLEASE PROVIDE OWNERS CONSENT OR PROOF OF AGREEMENT
 BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNER OF 411 W
 RAILROAD AVE. TO ALLOW FOR THE EXTENSION OF 4TH ST.
 OVER THEIR PROPERTY.
  
 RESPONSE: THE RECORDED EASEMENT PROVIDING AUTHORITY TO
 MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS
 SUBMITTAL. NO ADDITIONAL CONSENT IS REQUIRED FROM THE
 ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS AS THE EASEMENT ALLOWS EITHER
 PARTY THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE CONTEMPLATED
 IMPROVEMENTS DENOTED WITHIN THE EASEMENT ITSELF.
  
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED
 EASEMENT AGREEMENT PROVIDED ??? EASEMENT EXHIBIT B
 SHOWS A 50FT. EASEMENT, PLANS SHOW 60FT. WHY THE
 ADDITIONAL 10 FT.?
  
 3. RADIUS OF THE CURB-CUT OR APRON FOR THE NORTHERN
 SERVICE ACCESS ENCROACHES INTO CITY PROPERTY, PLEASE
 ADJUST.
  
  RESPONSE: SHEET A1.0 SHOWS REVISED CURB CUT.
  
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED
 ADJUSTMENT MADE, HOWEVER PORTION OF CURBCUT RADIUS
 STILL SHOWN AS PART OF ADJACENT PROPERTY ON NORTHERN
 SERVICE ROAD (WEST RAILROAD AVE) AND EASTERN SERVICE
 ROAD (3RD ST).
  
  
 4. THE SERVICE ACCESS ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN
 SIDE OF THE PROPERTY DOES NOT PROVIDE REQUIRED 5 FT.
 LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE AND TO SCREEN
 THE VEHICULAR USES. SERVICE ROADS WILL HAVE TO BE
 ADJUSTED TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THE BUFFER.
  
  RESPONSE: SHEET A1.0 SHOWS REVISED SERVICE ACCESS AND
 BUFFER.
  
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED
 NORTHERN SERVICE ROAD (ADJACENT TO CITY PROPERTY)
 INCLUDES LIVE OAK, GREEN BUTTONWOOD, AND COCOPLUM
 GROUND COVER WHICH SATISFIES THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER.
 SUGGEST PLANTING HEDGES TO FURTHER SCREEN LOADING
 BAY/OPERATION FROM ROSEMARY AND ADJACENT PROPERTY.
  
 SOUTHERN SERVICE ROAD (3RD ST.) INDICATES SYNTHETIC
 TURF, THIS DOES NOT SATISFY LANDSCAPE BUFFER
 REQUIREMENTS NOR IS IT PERMITTED IF SEEN FROM THE ROW
 (4TH ST. EXT OR 3RD ST.) PLEASE ADJUST TO INCLUDE REAL
 PLANT MATERIAL AND/OR GROUND COVER.
  
 5. SHEET A0.2, SITE INFORMATION TABLES REQUIRE
 CORRECTIONS:
  
  - IF LOT AREA IS 108,638; THEN WITH A 2.75 FAR MAXIMUM
 ALLOWED IS 298,755 SF, NOT 298,729 SF.
  
  - REQUIRED PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AT 25% IS 27,160 SF, NOT
 27,158 SF.
  
  - CONDITIONAL 50? SETBACK IS FROM ABOVE THE 5TH FLOOR,
 NOT THE 6TH.
  
  - GBA SHOULD MATCH FAR CALCULATION.
  
  - PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK ALL CALCULATIONS AND DIMENSIONS
 FOR CONSISTENCY ACROSS PLANS.
  
  RESPONSE: SHEET A0.2 SHOWS REVISED DATA.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED
 TABLE ON SHEET A0.2 DIFFERS FROM CALCULATIONS ON A1.5
 ??? A1.5 IS LABELED CORRECTLY PLEASE ADJUST.
  
  
 6. OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT:
  
 A. PLEASE CLARIFY THE 4TH ST. EXTENSION. IS IT A
 PRIVATE ROAD WITH PUBLIC ACCESS AGREEMENT/EASEMENT?
 DOES IT SERVE AS A PUBLIC ROW?
  
  RESPONSE: 4TH STREET EXTENSION IS PROPOSED AS A
 PRIVATE ROAD WITH PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED (SEE NEW
 COMMENT #5)
  
 B. IF 4TH ST. IS AN EXTENSION OF THE PUBLIC ROW, THEN
 IT REQUIRES A SETBACK ON EITHER SIDE AND SHOULD BE
 DESIGNED WITH STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENTS IN MIND. IF IT
 IS NOT CONSIDERED A PUBLIC ROW, THEN PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
 #2 DOES NOT MEET REQUIREMENT OF A COURTYARD TO HAVE
 PUBLIC ROW ABUTMENT. PUBLIC OPEN SPACES SHOULD NOT BE
 LOCATED ALONG THE PRIVATE DRIVE AS THAT IS NOT THE
 INTENTION OF THE CODE, SPACES SHOULD BE PUBLICLY
 ACCESSIBLE AND VISIBLE; OTHERWISE, PEDESTRIANS WILL NOT
 UTILIZE THE SPACE AS DESIGNED.
  
 RESPONSE: AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF, 4TH STREET IS
 PROPOSED AS A PRIVATE ROAD WITH PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT.
 IT IS DESIGNED WITH 8??? SIDEWALKS AND TREE GRATES. IT
 WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT PUBLIC OPEN SPACE WOULD BE ALLOWED
 TO ABUT THE 4TH STREET EXTENSION.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED (SEE NEW
 COMMENT #5)
  
 C. ON SHEET A1.4 PUBLIC OPEN SPACE #1 AND #2 SHOULD BE
 COMBINED INTO A SINGLE SPACE, THE WALKWAY/SIDEWALK DOES
 NOT DELINEATE SEPARATE SPACES, AS IT IS SHOWN THE OPEN
 SPACE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ITS PROPORTIONS CHANGED AS NO
 SINGLE SIDE CAN BE 5X THE LENGTH OF THE OTHER. THIS IS
 A VERY LINEAR OPEN SPACE.
  
  RESPONSE:
  PER DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF, AREA WAS ADDED BETWEEN
 OPEN SPACES #1 AND #2 TO INCREASE SEPARATION. SEE
 ARCHITECTURAL SHEETS FOR REVISED LAYOUT OF THIS AREA;
 SHEET A1.0 SHOWS THIS CLEARLY.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED (SEE NEW
 COMMENT #5)
  
 D. WHAT IS THE GROUND LEVEL PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AT THE
 NORTHWEST CORNER OF SHEET L-1? IS THIS PART OF THE
 REQUIRED PRIVATE OPEN SPACE COUNT? SUGGEST EXPANDING
 2BR UNIT TO SCREEN LOADING/SERVICE ROAD FROM THE
 PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AND N ROSEMARY.
  
 RESPONSE: THIS AREA IS NO LONGER DESIGNATED OPEN SPACE.
 SEE SHEET A1.0 FOR REVISED LAYOUT OF THIS AREA.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED (SEE NEW
 COMMENT #5)
  
 RECOMMEND INCLUDING HEDGES ALONG ROSEMARY FRONTAGE TO
 SCREEN LOADING OPERATION
  
 E. PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR HOW THE PROPOSED
 OPEN SPACES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SIZE, ACTIVE USE
 ABUTMENT, ROW ABUTMENT, SEATING, VEGETATION, OVERHEAD
 COVER, ETC. AS IS APPLICABLE.
  
  RESPONSE:
  SEE SHEET A1.4 FOR OPEN SPACE CALCULATIONS.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED (SEE NEW
 COMMENT #5)
  
 7. PLEASE ADJUST GROSS BUILDING AREA (GBA) CALCULATIONS
 ON SHEET A0.2 AND A1.1:
  
 - GROSS BUILDING AREA MEANS THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF A
 BUILDING, INCLUDING AIR-CONDITIONED OR FULLY ENCLOSED
 STORAGE SPACES, ENCLOSED AREAS ON THE ROOFTOP, SUCH AS
 BATHROOMS AND LOBBIES, STAIRS AND ELEVATOR AREAS, AND
 EXTERNAL UNENCLOSED CIRCULATION AREAS. THE GROSS
 BUILDING AREA DOES NOT INCLUDE PARKING AREAS;
 UNENCLOSED COLONNADES, PORCHES AND BALCONIES;
 MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SPACES; AND TRASH ROOMS.
 STORAGE SPACES WITHOUT WINDOWS AND ENCLOSED BY SURFACES
 THAT ALLOW FOR NATURAL VENTILATION OR OUTSIDE AIR
 CIRCULATION SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED.
  
  - THE GROSS BUILDING AREA SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE
 OUTSIDE FACE OF EXTERIOR WALLS.
  
  - SHEET A1.1 AND A1.2 SHOULD MATCH IN TERMS OF TOTALS.
  
  RESPONSE:
 BECAUSE GROSS BUILDING AREA AND FAR ARE ESSENTIALLY THE
 SAME AREA DESIGNATION, TO CLARIFY AND REMOVE
 REDUNDANCY, ONLY FAR DIAGRAMS ARE SHOWN.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? SATISFIED
  
 8. SHEET A1.0 PLEASE PROVIDE ALL CURBCUT WIDTH
 DIMENSIONS ALONG PROPERTY LINE, CANNOT EXCEED 25???.
  
 RESPONSE: SEE SHEET A1.0 FOR CURB CUT DIMENSIONS.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED
 MEASUREMENT FOR CURBCUT WIDTH IS TO BE TAKEN FROM
 INTERSECTION OF PROPERTY LINE WITH THE CURBCUT, PLEASE
 ADJUST.
  
 9. ON SHEET L-1 AND A1.0 STREETSCAPE AND LANDSCAPE
 REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:
  
 A. STREET TREES ARE REQUIRED TO BE ADJACENT TO THE
 CURB, N ROSEMARY AVENUE SIDE ON FEATURES 5 (EXISTING)
 TREES, REQUIREMENT IS TREES SPACED OUT AT A MAX. OF 30
 FT. ON CENTER; APPROX. 16 STREET TREES REQUIRED ALONG N
 ROSEMARY.
  
  RESPONSE: ALONG ROSEMARY AVE THE 8' SIDEWALK IS
 PROPOSED ADJACENT TO THE CURB SO THE STREET TREES ARE
 PROVIDED BETWEEN THE WALK AND THE BUILDING AT 30' O.C.
 THE 5 EXISTING TREES WILL BE REMOVED. CITY ALSO
 MENTIONED CRA WOULD BE DEVELOPING A STREETSCAPE ALONG
 ROSEMARY AVE. ONCE CRA PLANS ARE FINALIZED THE
 STREETSCAPE ALONG ROSEMARY SHALL BE MODIFIED TO
 INCORPORATE CRA DESIGN.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? NOT SATISFIED
 STREET TREES ARE REQUIRED TO BE PLANTED ADJACENT TO THE
 CURB PER SEC. 94-113. CITY STAFF HAS CONFIRMED WITH CRA
 THAT THE APPLICANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING THE CITY
 STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENTS WITH THIS PROJECT PROPOSAL, AS
 FUTURE WORK AND DESIGN BY CRA/CITY NOT CONFIRMED.
 APPROX. 16 STREET TREES REQUIRED ALONG N ROSEMARY
  
 PLEASE ILLUSTRATE STREETSCAPE/LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS
 (STREET TREES, ETC.) WITHIN THE SITE PLAN A1.0
  
 B. FURTHER DISCUSSION IS NECESSARY WITH CRA AS THERE
 ARE PLANS TO RECONFIGURE THE N ROSEMARY STREETSCAPE.
  
 RESPONSE: MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CRA HAVE BEEN
 HAD PRIOR TO FORMAL SUBMITTAL TO THE CITY. WE WILL
 CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH THE CRA REGARDING TIMING
 AND DESIGN OF IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ROSEMARY.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? ACKNOWLEDGED
 CITY STAFF HAS CONFIRMED WITH CRA THAT THE APPLICANT IS
 RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING THE CITY STREETSCAPE
 REQUIREMENTS WITH THIS PROJECT PROPOSAL
  
 C. PLEASE ILLUSTRATE THE SITE VISIBILITY TRIANGLES
 FROM ALL INTERSECTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEC.
 94-305(E.) LANDSCAPE APPEARS TO IMPEDE.
  
  RESPONSE: VISIBILITY TRIANGLES SHOWN ON SHEET L-1.
 TREES ADJACENT TO TRIANGLES SHALL HAVE AN 8??? CT.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? NOT SATISFIED
 SHEET L-1 DOES NOT APPEAR TO PROVIDE SITE VISIBILITY
 TRIANGLES FOR 4TH ST. EXT ONTO WEST RAILROAD RD. OR FOR
 THE TWO SERVICE DRIVES.
  
 10. PLEASE PROVIDE SETBACK LINES ON ALL ELEVATIONS.
  
  RESPONSE: SEE SHEETS A3.1 AND A3.2 FOR REVISED
 ELEVATIONS.
  
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED
  
 SETBACKS PROVIDED
  
 SHEET A3.1 WEST ELEVATION DOES NOT SHOW BRIDGE
 CONNECTING TWO BUILDINGS
  
 SHEET A3.1 EAST ELEVATION SHOWS OPENINGS THROUGH THE
 2ND AND 3RD LEVELS, WHAT ARE THESE?
  
 SHEET A3.2 SOUTH ELEVATION GROUND LEVEL SHOWS GREYED
 OUT PORTION OVER ENTRY. PLEASE REVISE.
  
 11. PLEASE PROVIDE SEPARATE SHEETS ON FA??ADE
 ARTICULATION AND HOW THE PROJECT MEETS PLANAR BREAK
 REQUIREMENTS, TRANSPARENCY/FENESTRATION REQUIREMENTS,
 AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS FOR ANY PROJECTIONS,
 SCREENING, OR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES.
  
  RESPONSE: SEE SHEETS A1.5 AND A1.6 FOR PLANAR BREAK
 AND TRANSPARENCY DIAGRAMS.
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 CLARIFICATION ??? FOR BUILDING FRONTAGES OF 150 FT. OR
 MORE NO FA??ADE SHALL EXCEED 60% OF FRONTAGE WITHOUT
 PROVIDING A PLANAR BREAK OF AT LEAST 3 FT. IN DEPTH,
 TOTAL WIDTH OF PLANAR BREAKS SHALL BE GREATER THAN OR
 EQUAL TO 20% OF BUILDING FRONTAGE.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE PLANAR BREAK CALLOUTS AND DIMENSIONS FOR
 THE W RAILROAD AVE. SIDE, THE GARAGE ENTRY IS STILL
 PART OF THE OVERALL BUILDING AND PODIUM.
  
 WIDTH REQUIREMENTS APPEAR TO BE MET. PLEASE PROVIDE
 DEPTH OF PLANAR BREAKS (MINIMUM OF 3FT.)
  
 PLEASE CLARIFY OR EXPLAIN THE FA??ADE PLANE
 CALCULATIONS: GROUND FLOOR TABLE, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN
 OR SHOW?
  
 TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS MET.
  
 12. THE WALLS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
 COURTYARD (BETWEEN 4TH AND 3RD) ARE BLANK, PLEASE
 PROVIDE SOME FENESTRATION, ARCHITECTURAL TREATMENT OR
 FACADE ARTICULATION ON THESE WALLS. - NORTHERN FACADE
 OF THE BUILDING (FACING SALVATION ARMY) APPEARS TO HAVE
 A LARGE BLANK WALL (>20%) PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
 FENESTRATION, ARCHITECTURAL TREATMENT OR FACADE
 ARTICULATION TO THIS FRONTAGE. - WEST RAILROAD AVENUE,
 GROUND LEVEL FACADE WOULD BENEFIT FROM ADDITIONAL
 ARTICULATION.
  
  RESPONSE: SEE SHEETS A3.1 AND A3.2 FOR REVISED
 ELEVATIONS.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED
 INTERIOR WALLS OF THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE COURTYARD
 APPEAR TO BE BLANK STILL WITHIN THE RENDERS PROVIDED.
 PLEASE PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON IF THERE ARE ANY
 ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES, FENESTRATION, OR TREATMENTS ON
 THESE INSIDE WALLS. A2.1, A2.2, AND A2.3 SHOW
 DIFFERENCES IN FENESTRATION. ALSO A3.3 SHOWS WINDOWS
 AND FA??ADE ARTICULATION.
  
 13. BICYCLE PARKING REQUIRES 1 SPACE PER EVERY 100 FT.
 OF FRONTAGE, PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ALONG ROW/CURB (~5-6
 SPACES ON ROSEMARY; ~2 SPACES ON 3RD; ~3 SPACES ON W
 RAILROAD.)
  
  RESPONSE: SEE SHEET A1.0 FOR REVISED SITE PLAN SHOWING
 BICYCLE PARKING SPACES.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAIL OF BIKE RACKS TO BE PLACED WITHIN
 ROW TO ENSURE IT MEETS CITY STANDARDS.
  
 14. PLEASE INDICATE LOCATION OF BIKE ROOM, PROVIDE
 DETAILS OF HOW ROOM IS ACCESSED, AND PROVIDE THE TYPE
 OF RACKS OR DETAIL HOW THE BIKES ARE SECURED WITHIN THE
 ROOM.
  
  RESPONSE: SEE SHEET A1.0 DESIGNED BICYCLE ROOMS IN
 EACH GARAGE. THE BICYCLE RACK DETAIL WILL BE PROVIDED
 IN THE PERMIT SET OF PLANS.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED
 PLEASE PROVIDE DIMENSION OF BIKE ROOM TO VERY SPACE IS
 ADEQUATE FOR TYPE OF RACKS/SECURING METHODS PROPOSED.
 PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAIL OF BIKE RACKS TO ENSURE IT
 MEETS CITY STANDARDS.
  
  
 15. PLEASE PROVIDE PARKING STALL DETAILS, MAKE SURE
 THE STRIPING AND DIMENSIONS MEET CITY STANDARD. PLEASE
 PROVIDE DRIVE AISLE WIDTH, REQUIRED 24FT. MINIMUM.
 PLEASE PROVIDE PARKING RAMP SLOPES. PROVIDE DIMENSION
 OF LOADING AREA.
  
 RESPONSE: SEE SHEET A1.0 FOR TYPICAL STALL AND AISLE
 DIMENSIONS, PARKING SLOPES AND LOADING AREA SIZES.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? NOT SATISFIED
 PLEASE PROVIDE DIMENSIONS FOR ADA SPACES AND INCLUDE
 5??? ACCESS AISLE. PLEASE PROVIDE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN
 DRAWING SETS AND BE SURE THAT ALL ADA SPACES ARE
 ACCURATELY REPRESENTED BETWEEN SHEETS, SOME DRAWINGS
 HAVE THE SPACES MISSING.
  
 PLEASE CONSIDER ADDITIONAL ADA SPACES FOR GROUND FLOOR.
  
 ON SHEET A1.0, WHAT IS THE PATH OF ENTRY/EXIT FOR AN
 ADA USER WITHIN THE SOUTHERN BUILDING? THERE IS NO
 CLEAR ACCESS INTO THE BUILDING OR DIRECT CONNECTION TO
 ELEVATORS, PLEASE ADJUST.
  
 ARE ALL INTERNAL PARKING RAMPS 12% SLOPE?
  
 ADA SPACE ON SHEET A2.3 DOES NOT PROVIDE ACCESS AISLE
 OR CLEAR PATH TO ELEVATOR. CAN THIS BE RELOCATED?
  
 16. FOR DAC PLEASE PROVIDE ACCURATE AND FULL DETAIL
 RENDERS OF THE PROJECT.
  
  RESPONSE: ACKNOWLEDGED. RENDERING WILL BE PROVIDED.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? SATISFIED
 BE ACCURATE TO THE FINAL DESIGN OR PROPOSED PLANS
  
 17. CITY/CRA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEHL HAS PRODUCED A
 STUDY TO REDEVELOP N ROSEMARY AVENUE AND ITS
 STREETSCAPE, AS PART OF THIS STUDY N ROSEMARY IS TO BE
 A MORE ACTIVE FRONTAGE.
  
 A. CRA RECOMMEND INCORPORATING GROUND-LEVEL COMMERCIAL
  USES ALONG THE PORTION OF N. ROSEMARY AND THE 3RD ST.
 FRONTAGE OR CORNER. FROM 3RD ST. TO 4TH ST.
 COMMERCIAL/RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH THE PROJECT'S
 RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
  
 RESPONSE: AS WAS DISCUSSED WITH STAFF, WE HAVE CREATED
 ACTIVE USES ON THE GROUND FLOOR TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A DOUBLE-HEIGHT LIVE-WORK
 UNIT ON THE CORNER OF N. ROSEMARY AVE AND 3RD STREET.
 HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME, WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE
 REQUEST TO ADD COMMERCIAL USES ALL ALONG ROSEMARY. THE
 CONCERN STEMS FROM THE CURRENT REALITY THAT THE STORE
 FRONTS WILL BE VACANT ??? PROVIDING NO VIBRANCY. TO THE
 CONTRARY, AS DESIGNED, THERE WILL BE ACTIVE USES FROM
 THE LIVE-WORK AS WELL AS CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL UNITS
 ABUTTING ROSEMARY. AS DESIGNED, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL
 PROVIDE MORE VIBRANCY THAN FORCED COMMERCIAL SPACES
 WITH NO TENANTS.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? SATISFIED
 CAN A RETAIL SPACE BE ACCOMODATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR
 OF 4TH ST. FRONTAGE WHERE CURRENTLY THERE ARE LARGE
 LOBBIES AND AMENITY ROOMS? BRINGS MORE ACTIVITY TO THE
 BUILDING AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACES.
  
 B. PORTION FROM 4TH ST. UP TO THE SALVATION ARMY
 PROPERTY LINE CAN REMAIN AS THE WALK-UP UNITS. HOWEVER
 ADDITIONAL GROUND-LEVEL RETAIL IS ENCOURAGED BY CRA.
  
 RESPONSE: AS DISCUSSED ABOVE, THE SEGMENT OF ROSEMARY
 IS NOT YET READY FOR VIABLE COMMERCIAL USES. AS
 DESIGNED, THE LIVE-WORK UNIT ALONG WITH WALK-UP UNITS
 ALONG ROSEMARY WILL PROVIDE THE DESIRED AND MUCH NEED
 VIBRANCY.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? SATISFIED
 SEE PREVIOUS SUGGESTION
  
 C. RELOCATE INTERIOR LOBBY TO THE INTERSECTION OF 4TH
 AND N ROSEMARY, MIRROR THE CONDITION ON THE 2ND
 BUILDING'S LOBBY.
  
 RESPONSE: THE SOUTH CORNER OF 4TH AND ROSEMARY IS
 CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY UNITS. RELOCATING THE LOBBY TO
 THIS CORNER LOCATION WOULD, IN TURN, RELOCATE THOSE
 CORNER UNITS UNDER THE BRIDGE ELEMENT. THIS WOULD LIMIT
 NATURAL LIGHT FOR THOSE DWELLING UNITS.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? SATISFIED
 SEE PREVIOUS SUGGESTION
  
 D. SUGGEST FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH CRA.
  
 RESPONSE: AS DISCUSSED ABOVE, THE APPLICANT HAS AND
 WILL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH THE CRA.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? SATISFIED
  
 18. RECOMMEND EXPLORING ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL
 TREATMENTS, FACADE ARTICULATION, OR DESIGNS TO THE
 CORNER/INTERSECTION OF 3RD AND N ROSEMARY. THIS IS A
 FOCAL POINT AND SERVES AS A GATEWAY INTO THE NORTHWEST
 NEIGHBORHOOD, GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A STANDOUT OR
 SPECIAL FRONTAGE.
  
  RESPONSE: SEE SHEETS A3.1 AND A3.2 FOR REVISED
 ELEVATIONS. CORNER OF 3RD AND ROSEMARY SHOWS A MORE
 ARTICULATED FA??ADE WITH RECESSED, DOUBLE-HEIGHT
 LIVE-WORK UNIT AND WRAP-AROUND BALCONY.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? NOT SATISFIED
 LANDSCAPE REMOVED FOR ADDITIONAL HARDSCAPE.
  
 PLEASE INCLUDE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS OVER ROSEMARY AND
 3RD STREET. PLEASE CONSIDER OPENING THIS CORNER UP
 MORE.
  
 RELOCATE MICROMOBILITY SPACE TO THE AREA UNDER THE
 BRIDGE IN FRONT OF AMENITY SPACE ON 4TH STREET.
 PROVIDES COVER AND FREES UP ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR
 LANDSCAPE, ETC.
  
 WILL THE LIVE-WORK UNIT PROVIDE ACCESS FROM 3RD STREET
 NOW INSTEAD OF THE PREVIOUS ROSEMARY ENTRY?
  
 19. ON SHEET A1.1 AND A1.2, THE DIAGRAM FOR LEVEL 4
 AND LEVEL 8 ARE MISSING, VALUES ARE SHOWN IN TABLE.
  
  RESPONSE: DIAGRAM LABELS UPDATED TO INCLUDE MISSING
 LEVELS.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? SATISFIED
  
 20. SHEET A2.3 THE BRIDGE SPANNING OVER 4TH ST. SHOWS
 PARKING SPACES, HOWEVER THERE ARE SEVERAL WALLS DRAWN,
 PLEASE CLARIFY HOW THIS BRIDGE/SPACE FUNCTIONS. WHAT IS
 THE GREY ROOM TO THE LEFT OF THE BRIDGE PARKING; IS
 THIS STORAGE?
  
 RESPONSE: PARKING SPACES ACROSS 4TH STREET ON LEVELS 3
 AND 4. SEE SHEET A2.3 FOR REVISED LAYOUT WITH WALLS
 REMOVED.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? SATISFIED
  
 21. SHEET A4.1 & A4.2, PLEASE EXPLAIN OR CLARIFY HOW
 THE BRIDGE AND PARKING LEVELS RELATE TO THE OVERALL
 FLOOR PLATES OF THE BUILDING, DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE
 LEVEL/LOOKS TO BE A HALF OR QUARTER-FLOOR DIFFERENCE IN
 THE ALIGNMENT. HOW DOES THIS SPACE FUNCTION IN RELATION
 TO THE OVERALL BUILDING? INTERNALLY RAMPS UP?
  
 RESPONSE: PARKING IS ORGANIZED IN A SPLIT-LEVEL
 ARRANGEMENT. ONE PART OF THE GARAGE ALIGNED TO THE MAIN
 HABITABLE LEVEL; THE OTHER PART IS MIDWAY BETWEEN MAIN
 HABITABLE LEVELS. THE BRIDGE LEVELS HAVE BEEN REWORKED
 TO ALIGN WITH THE MAIN HABITABLE LEVELS.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? NOT SATISFIED
 SECTION DRAWINGS NEED TO BE CLEANED UP OR CLARIFIED
 FURTHER. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES DPOUBLE SLAB LINES,
 WHERE THE SLAB UNDULATES OR VARIES BETWEEN LEVELS, AND
 IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW THE SPACES RELATE TO THE FLOOR
 PLANS.
  
 SECTION A ON SHEET A4.1: THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE TWO
 BUILDINGS SHOWS A WHITE BOX/ROOM LABELED PARKING, BUT
 THIS SPACE DOES NOT EXIST ON THE 3RD FLOOR PLAN, THIS
 IS AN AMENITY SPACE. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO
 PARKING LEVELS BETWEEN THE BRIDGE IS NOT CLEAR.
  
 SECTION A ON SHEET A4.1: DOES THE LOADING BAY RAMP UP
 INTO THE GARAGE? THE CHANGE IN SLABS IS CONFUSING.
 IT???S UNDERSTOOD THAT THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
 PARKING STRUCTURE HAS A HALF LEVEL STEP DOWNWARD, BUT
 IS THE REST OF THE PARKING AND LOADING ON A SLAB ABOVE
 GRADE? WHY ARE THERE TWO DIFFERENT FLOOR SLABS?
  
 SECTION A ON SHEET A4.1: PLEASE CLEAN UP OR CLARIFY
 WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE 4TH STREET PORTION OF THE
 SECTION, TWO SEPARATE LINES INDICATING THE FLOOR OF THE
 BUILDING AND ROADWAY.
  
 SECTION A ON SHEET A4.1: PLEASE CLARIFY DOES THE
 SOUTHERN BUILDING STEP DOWN IN THE PARKING GARAGE? TWO
 DIFFERENT FLOOR SLABS AND ELEVATIONS SHOW BETWEEN
 PARKING LEVEL AND REST OF BUILDING/SIDEWALK.
  
 SECTION B ON SHEET A4.1: CLARIFY THE TWO BOLDED LINES
 FOR THE FLOOR ELEVATION/SLAB AND SIDEWALK/AT GRADE
 LEVEL.
  
 SECTION C AND D ON SHEET A4.2: PLEASE CLARIFY THE
 GROUND LEVEL CONDITIONS, TWO SEPARATE BOLD LINES SHOWN
 AGAIN, WHAT IS THE FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION AND ARE
 THERE ADDITIONAL STEPS DOWN/UP FOR THE GROUND LEVEL?
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATIONS, OR LEADERS ON
 THE DRAWINGS AND INDICATE AREAS WITH ANY STEPS OR
 RAMPS.
  
 22. UPDATED RENDERS PROVIDED ON 9.8.22 SHOW THE
 GROUND-LEVEL WALKUP UNITS ENCLOSED BY A RAILING OR
 FENCE, WHAT IS THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE WALL + RAILING?
  
 RESPONSE: THE HEIGHTS OF THE WALLS WILL VARY DEPENDING
 ON THE SIDEWALK???S RELATIONSHIP TO THE ADJACENT
 WALK-UP GARDEN FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION (A DIFFERENCE OF
 APPROX. 2??? ??? 3.5???). THE RAILING WILL BE 42???
 ABOVE THE TOP OF THE WALL.
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? NOT SATISFIED
 PER SECTION 94-109 WALK-UP GARDEN: FENCES, WALLS OR
 OTHER SIMILAR STRUCTURES SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR FEET IN
 HEIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO FIGURE IV-34.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAIL OF THE WALK-UP UNITS SPECIFYING
 THE DIMENSIONS OF THE DIFFERENT ELEVATION CHANGES,
 FLOOR LEVELS, WALLS/FENCE, AND PROJECTIONS AS IS
 APPLICABLE.
  
 BE SURE RENDERS ARE ACCURATE TO PLANS.
  
 23. PER CONVERSATION WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION STAFF,
 WHILE THE PROJECT LIES OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES FOR
 THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD, STAFF ENCOURAGES DESIGN
 THAT PROVIDES RELATIONSHIP OR REFERENCE TO THE HISTORIC
 NATURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THIS PROJECT FACES/OPENS TO.
 ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER INCLUDE:
 ANGLED CORNERS ON THE BALCONIES CONNECTING TO THE
 BUILDING FACADE (CREATING A TRAPEZOID LOOK), CABLED
 SUPPORTS FROM THE BALCONIES TO THE BUILDING FA??ADE
 (MIMIC AWNING OR CANOPY SUPPORTS), A THICKER BALCONY
 SLAB FOR THE BALCONY ABOVE THE 3RD ST. ACCESS ROAD
 (CREATING MORE OF A MARQUEE ELEMENT), AND OPENING UP
 THE CORNER OF 3RD AND N ROSEMARY BY SETTING THE MASS
 BACK AND CREATING A FOCAL POINT AT THE CORNER.
  
 RESPONSE: THE TREATMENT OF THE CORNER OF 3RD AND
 ROSEMARY HAS BEEN REVISED TO SHOW ADDITIONAL
 WRAP-AROUND BALCONIES, A STRONG FRAMING ELEMENT, A
 RECESSED VOLUME ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND MORE OPEN SPACE
 IN FRONT.
  
 ZONING 11.17.22 ??? SATISFIED
 RENDERS PROVIDED DO NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT CHANGES TO
 SITE PLAN OR ELEVATIONS OR THE RENDER IN SHEET A5.1.
 PLEASE ADDRESS PRIOR TO DAC.
  
  
  
 NEW COMMENTS 11/18/22:
  
 1. PLEASE ILLUSTRATE ALL ENTRY/EXIT AND DOORS ON THE
 GROUNDLEVEL AND UPPER FLOOR PLANS TO CLARIFY USER
 CIRCULATION AND ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
  
 2. MAX FOOTPRINT LENGTH PERMITTED FOR NWD-8 SUBDISTRICT
 IS 250???, PROPOSED SOUTH BUILDING EXCEEDS MAX LENGTH
 AT 265???. PLEASE ADDRESS/ADJUST.
  
 3. SHEET A0.2 TABLE 5 NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED. SHOULD
 REFLECT SHEET A1.5 CALCULATIONS AND DESCRIPTION/LABEL.
  
 4. PLEASE MOVE THE TREES TO BE ADJACENT TO THE CURB
 ALONG THE 4TH ST. EXTENSION, THESE SHALL SERVE AS THE
 REQUIRED STREET TREES (MAX. 30 FT ON CENTER). PLEASE
 ALSO INCLUDE TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF 4TH ST, CONTINUOUS
 SHADE FOR PEDESTRIANS.
  
 5. THE TWO ADJACENT PUBLIC OPEN SPACES ALONG 4TH STREET
 STILL LOOK AND READ AS ONE LINEAR SPACE. ISSUE IS THAT
 NO PUBLIC SPACE CAN HAVE 1 SIDE 5X THE LENGTH OF THE
 OTHERS. THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE ALSO SEEMS TO SERVE THE
 GROUND LEVEL UNITS MORE THAN GENERAL PUBLIC, MOVING THE
 TREES TO THE CURB MAY HELP OPEN THE SPACE UP. STAFF
 ALSO SUGGESTS THAT THE UNITS THAT ARE FACING THE
 INTERSECTION OF W. RAILROAD AVE AND 4TH ST SHIFT
 SLIGHTLY OR CHANGE IN DIMENSION. CREATE MORE OF AN OPEN
 COURTYARD SPACE RATHER THAN A LINEAR ONE. ADDITIONALLY
 A PORTION OF THE OPEN SPACE CAN BE UNDER THE OVERHEAD
 BRIDGE (MAX. 20% OVERHEAD COVERAGE) TO PROVIDE
 ADDITIONAL SEPARATION BETWEEN TWO PUBLIC OPEN SPACES.
  
 6. PLEASE PROVIDE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AND ADA RAMPS
 ALONG THE INGRESS/EGRESS OF 4TH ST. EXTENSION. AS WELL
 AS AT THE CORNER OF 3RD AND ROSEMARY.
  
 7. PLEASE PROVIDE A PHOTOMETRIC PLAN FOR THE PROJECT
 SITE, REQUIREMENT IS A MINIMUM OF 0.6 FOOTCANDLES AS
 MEASURED AT THE BACK EDGE OF THE CURB AND ONE FOOT
 ABOVE THE SIDEWALK. ADDITIONALLY PLEASE PROVIDE A
 DETAIL AND SPECS OF THE PROPOSED LIGHT FIXTURES. CITY
 STANDARD FOR DECORATIVE STREET LAMPS IS THE LUMEC
 S55-007)
  
  
  
 CHRIS KIMMERLY, AICP
 URBAN DESIGN PLANNER
 822.1426 [email protected]
  
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