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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNarrative V1L `(E IDI� IAI APPROVED DATL 07/01/22 022 FIE NUMBER n-zoz 117 lo d Planning Manager -:- BRIGHTON Community Development Services Meridian City 33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102 Meridian, ID 83642 RE: TM Creek Flex Building A - Alternative Compliance for parking Dear Caleb, We are requesting Alternative Compliance approval to allow for greater than 50% of the site parking to be between the building fa4ade and the abutting public street. Alternative Compliance for Site Design UDC Section 11-3A-19(B)3(a) states: "For properties greater than two (2) acres in size, no more than fifty (50) percent of the total off street parking area for the site shall be located between building facades and abutting streets." When we began designing this site for two (2) flex buildings, we carefully considered where the loading bays would be located. More specifically, we intentionally placed the truck docks from being visible from a public street (11-4-3-18.C), and placed the loading areas between Flex Buildings A and B. The site design has added screen walls (outlined in red below) so that the loading areas are further screened from the public streets, and interior drive aisles. BRIGHTON — Creating GREAT Places — 2929 W. Navigator Drive, Ste. 400, Meridian, ID 8364-- www.brightoncorp.com 208-378-4000 1 E IDIAN — APPROVED DATE 07/01/22 n to screening the truck docks from the public street, the loading areas have been combined to rRteuMetR:A -z"zz pedestrian interactions with large delivery trucks (shaded in yellow above). This design to placing the truck docks between Flex Buildings A and B also eliminates unnecessary conflicts and safety concerns for customers. Customer and employee vehicle parking has been placed where safe access to each building can occur, and placed adjacent to the collector roadway and interior drive aisle and minimized along the arterial. Further, each building has been designed so that it is compatible with the Ten Mile Crossing Design Guidelines. Finally, as part of this project and consistent with the overall Ten Mile Crossing project, we have focused on landscape buffers and pedestrian connectivity. This project provides a 42 foot landscape buffer (25 feet is required) along Franklin and a 24 foot buffer (20 feet is required) along Benchmark which allows for enhanced landscaping. Additionally, we are constructing a 10-foot sidewalk (5 feet is required) along the east side of Benchmark Avenue to provide a wider pedestrian connection from Franklin Road to the Multi -Use Pathway along the Ten Mile Creek (outlined in blue below). Figure 8 — Pathways, Sidewalk and Amenity Plan I I LJ s Jbe[t t5 :F.a: Ce upon heal apprm Legend Label s,-bol PatbwayTyp• 10' Tenmile Creek and ® • • • • Ten Mile Road — Regional Pathway © 10' Pathway i-1 10' Purdam Drainage O Regional Pathway Detached Sidewalks O• • •• • • and Interior Pedestrian EI Circulation r. •,r 8' Pathway Pedestrian Boulevard: Oseparated Two 6' sidewalks by 8' landscape strip wit seating stations "Main Street" section depicted in Figure 9.2 O C Amenity Site i Notes: See Street Sections for applicable pctl;wcy aes;gn guidelines. .Additional amenity sites and plaza locations will be determined upon individual site des-,'gr. See existing/proposed amenities and plazas in Appendix A.2 Photo Library. With the roadway buffers, landscaping, expanded sidewalk, parking lot design, and screening and co - location of truck loading between the buildings, the site design is appropriate for the location and proposed buildings. These items were considered when reviewed by the Ten Mile Crossing Design Review Board. APPROVED DAT 07rovz2 :IJNUMB;R: - questing alternative compliance of UDC 11-3A-19(B)3(a) to allow for greater than fifty (50) f the total off-street parking area for the site to be located between the building facade and the abutting streets. If you have any questions please reach out. Sincerely, Josh Beach Assistant Project Manager- Entitlement