04-28-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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buildings range from 1023’ to 1025’. The overall site will maintain a similar grade to the existing lot. The buildings are proposed to have a 39.5-foot peak height (measured from the first-floor elevation to the top of the gable) and measure 31.75 feet to the midpoint of the roof. With the minimal grading required for the site, staff anticipates the defined height (grade to the midpoint of a gabled roof) to be approximately 32 feet. The proposed development will conform to the 40’ defined height maximum. Section 78-826 –Building Design and Construction: (5) Long Facades: Where large structures with overly-long facades (walls) are proposed, such as warehouses, building mass should be articulated with variations in the building plane and parapet height and through the use of other unique design or site plan features. The applicant has proposed roof gables to break up the roof mass and create interest along the roofline. Windows and/or wall breaks are proposed on the sides of the buildings. (6) Architectural design: Architectural design should create harmony through the use of different textures, complementary colors, shadow lines and contrasting shapes. The use of walls in a single color, with little detailing or completely blank is discouraged. The proposal shows a mix of materials including stone, stucco, siding, and shingles. The colors are charcoal grey/brown with a light stone accent and a black roof. (9) Building Materials:Use of substantial amounts of high-quality masonry materials (face brick, stucco, stone) is encouraged. Buildings shall be constructed with no less than 67 percent of these materials, excluding window and door areas. Evaluation of building materials shall be based on the quality of its design and relationship and compatibility to building materials in the immediate neighborhood. The applicant is proposing to use brick and stucco on each building in combination to meet the 67% high-quality material requirement. The remaining percentage will be made up of a cement- board siding material finished in a similar color to match the exterior. Section 78-827 Off-Street Parking: (d) Required Parking: (See Further Analysis under April 14, 2025 City Council Meeting, Exhibit C) The current plan anticipates parking within each individual unit and allows for loading and parking directly in front of each unit. The applicant’s business model indicates that each individual unit will accommodate the necessary parking for each owner. The City Code does not list a parking standard associated with the garage condo use. The applicant is not proposing any outdoor parking. Because the use specifically involves interior parking spaces, Staff applied the following provision: City Code Sec. 78-827(d) (3) Multi-tenant industrial buildings: “One space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area, or the sum of the component gross floor areas as follows, whichever is greater”. Based on this provision, a total of 235 parking spaces should be provided; each unit would need to provide 2.7 parking spaces to conform. As designed, each unit would support 2-4 enclosed parking spaces; 60 of the larger- sized units would support 4 cars (240 spaces) and 25 smaller units would support 2 parking spaces (50 spaces). This results in a total of 290 indoor spaces for the site exceeding the calculated requirement. Additionally, the site layout allows for loading and parking directly in front of each unit. It is 100