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Home My WebLink AboutBLOCK 81 LOTS 7 A D 8 401 WEST MOUNTAIN AVENUE - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2003-11-06June 2e 1998 Planning Objectives for 401 West Mountain Avenue Project Development Plan. The .22 acre site is located on the southwest corner of West Mountain Avenue and South Meldrum Street. The three-story 18,240 square foot mixed -use building is a combination of specialty retail and restaurant on the first floor, office space on the second floor and residential use on the third floor. Pedestrian sidewalks are located on the north and south sides with a seating plaza on the northeast corner. The site is relatively flat. The existing building was originally a gas station and auto repair shop. The building has been vacant for several years. Pedestrian access is along West Mountain and Meldrum Street. Farm Credit Services are located in a building to the west. Ulrich Blue Print and Stewart and Associates are situated in a building to the south. The vehicular access to the site is from West Mountain Avenue. Seven on -site parking spaces are provided for customers, with four garage parking spaces for residents. An additional 25 parking spaces, to serve office users, are planned to be leased from the Key Bank parking lot to the south. The existing off-street parking currently allows for 2 parking spaces on West Mountain and 5 parking spaces on South Meldrum Street from the corner of West Mountain Avenue and South Meldrum, south to the Key Bank parking lot access. The proposed off- street parking would provide 3 parallel parking spaces on West Mountain and 12 diagonal parking spaces on South Meldrum. In addition, 4 diagonal spaces could be provided on the eastside of South Meldrum. A pedestrian plaza will provide a focal point on the street corner with seat walls for customers and neighborhood residents. The existing neighborhood pedestrian access will be maintained with new sidewalks connected or aligned with the public street sidewalk system. The proposed landscape aims to provide a buffer and pleasant environment to the seating plaza and is designed to provide shade, together with spring and winter color. Annuals, in containers against the building, will enhance the outdoor seating areas and architecture. Special paving materials will be similar to those used within the Downtown District. The three-story building is approximately 36'- 8" to the top of the parapet wall and 43'- 8" to the top of the loft. The loft is oriented so as not to be visible from the street. Architectural style and building material colors were selected to blend with the Downtown Business District to the east and the residential neighborhood to the west. The predominant architectural materials are brick and block on the street level, and an exterior finish insulation system (E.I.F.S) in two colors on the upper floors. (See attached elevations). The proposed plan is located in the Canyon Avenue sub -district of the Downtown District. The project supports many of the Principles and Policies of the City Plan by; • Providing a balanced mix of service -oriented businesses and land uses in character with the Downtown District and surrounding neighborhood. • Enhancing the existing pedestrian and bicycle activities. Maintaining and reinforcing the environmental and visual elements of the Downtown. • Providing compatible architecture and architectural elements in scale and design with existing buildings. Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to working with you during the development review process. Sincerely, Linda Ripley Principal VF Ripley Associates 0 N RA C w t? 0 I rl G 0 C)