HomeMy WebLinkAboutNIX FARM NATURAL RESOURCES FACILITY - MAJOR AMEND. - MJA130001 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESThe proposed office building is designed to architecturally address Hoffman Mill Road with
articulated facades, street facing windows, gables w/brackets and shed dormers with
brackets.
LIV 23.1 - Provide Neighborhood Parks and Outdoor Spaces
The patio provided at the south side of the proposed office building acts as a small
gathering space for employees.
LIV 23.2 - Integrate Natural Features
All existing stands of healthy trees and shrubs will be maintained through design efforts
throughout the project.
LIV 26.3 - Promote Compatibility of Uses
The proposed office building is compatible with the existing office building uses.
LIV 28.2 - Mix of Uses
Uses within the projects include general office and support including a maintenance and
shop building. In addition, recreational uses are provided within the overall facility.
LIV 30.3 - Improve Pedestrian and Bicycle Access
Additional Bike Parking spaces are provided.
LIV 31.4 - Design for Pedestrian Activity
The pedestrian walks ensure connectivity throughout the facility.
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details have also been included with the design but have been simplified and used in a
more contemporary manner than that of the detailing on the existing historic office building.
1. CITY PLAN PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES ACHIEVED BY THE PROPOSED PLAN
ENV 4.3 - Improve Water Quality and Detention
Storm water facilities will be designed to maximize water quality in each component of the
development. Around the office building perimeter, bioswales will be used to capture runoff
from roofs and plazas.
LIV 4: Development will provide and pay its share of the cost of providing needed public facilities and
services concurrent with development.
All roads, access points, sidewalks and street trees/roadway landscaping within the project
will be paid for by the developer (City).
LIV 6.2 - Seek Compatibility with Neighborhoods
As the existing 'neighborhood'- the Nix Farm Natural Area 'Campus' character is a farm
complex w/craftsman style architecture, native planting and visually unobtrusive parking.
The proposed project includes a craftsman style office building, native planting and
integrates parking well with existing parking configuations. The building setting preserves
the 'cluster' effect found within a typical farm complex.
LIV 10.2 - Incorporate Street Trees
Canopy Trees are provided to delineate the entry to the facility along Hoffman Mill Road.
LIV 11.2 - Incorporate Public Space
A 12' x 25' south facing patio is provided along the south side of the proposed office
building. In addition, native plant gardens/strolling paths are provided along access paths.
LIV 15.1- Modify Standardized Commercial/Office Architecture
The farmhouse/craftsman themed architecture of the office modifies the standard office
building type.
LIV 14.2 - Promote Functional Landscape
All planting will be designed with native plants, emphasizing foundation planting and
wildlife habitat.
LIV 14.3 - Design Low Maintenance Landscapes
Native and adaptive planting and native grasses, create a minimum of maintenance.
Shrub beds will be maintained with minimal pruning or'snow-balling' of shrubs.
LIV 16.1- Survey, Identify, and Prioritize Historic Resources
All existing historic farm buildings have been surveyed in discussion with Historic
Preservation. This project attempts to integrate with the historic character of the existing
facility through preservation of historic view corridors and architectural compatibility.
LIV 21.2 - Establish an Interconnected Street and Pedestrian Network
The pedestrian network will allow access to all proposed open -spaces features as well as
providing easy access to other structures within the campus.
LIV 22.4 - Orient Buildings to Public Streets or Spaces
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NIX FARM NATURAL RESOURCE FACILITY MAJOR AMENDMENT
Statement of Proposed Planning Objectives
1 /2013
This project shall be titled Lot 1, Nix Farm Natural Resource Facility - Major Amendment.
The project has previously been titled Lot 1, Nix Farm Natural Resource Facility. The
project components include the following:
• Proposed office building - 4,103 SF
• 18 proposed parking spaces/ 1 accessible space
• 8 total bike parking spaces, 3 covered bike parking spaces
• .67 A C project site area
• Property Zoned POL - Existing land -uses: General Office (Existing Office
Building 3,520 SF), Industrial (5,400 SF)
The project areas are divided into three areas including the area surrounding the existing
building, the proposed parking area to the north and a small extension of roadway required
to accommodate nose -in parking along an existing 20' road. The fragmented nature of
these boundaries is due to the need to integrate with the existing conditions as much as
possible.
SITE PLAN
This project is a major amendment to the approved Nix Farm Natural Resource Facility
Plan, and as such, attempts to integrate into the existing site and ensure the scale,
character, and 'campus' building arrangement are preserved and/or enhanced to the
extent possible.
• Proposed office building is setback 35.5' from the existing Hoffman Mill Road
alignment/access easement to ensure preservation of historic view corridor to
historic farmhouse%ffice.
• Parking configuration utilizes existing access road for drive aisles, to maintain
consistency with current conditions.
• All planting is native and xericAow water use, to tie into existing native plant
gardens.
• Proposed building location northwest of the existing maintenance building
provides close proximity to both the maintenance building and the existing
office building. The distance and open space characteristics from the historic
building and the proposed office building has been maintained by this site
design and reinforce the cluster of farm buildings that already occur on the site.
ARCHITECTURE
The proposed 4,100 s.f. office building is 1 1/2 stories with approximately 2,650 s.f. on the
main level and 1,450 on the upper level which was designed to minimize the building
footprint, create an efficient building envelope and reduce the scale and visual impact of
the upper level.
The proposed building includes a mix of lower hip, shed and gable -end roof elements with
a smaller, upper level cross -gabled roof that reflects the architectural characteristics of the
existing historical craftsman -style office building. The exterior materials of portland-
cement based stucco and painted horizontal lap siding have been selected as these
materials occur in the other historic buildings on the site. Wood brackets, trim and other
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