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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo from Planning 8/18/09ftJi;~yor Ta rn ray de V~`eerd City Council Members: Keith Bird brad Hoaglurr ~l~~ries Rountree C}avid Zarerr~b~a august 1€},'(}C}9 1YIEMt7RANDUM TC): ?4'layor &. C;ity Council. FRfl'~'f: Sonya Waiters CC: Anna Canning, .Pete .Friedman, City Clexk, Joe Fresher €~E: Paramount Elementary Sehoal portable Classroom Certi.ficat~ of Zoning Compliance (CZC: 09-039) ~ Desiga~t Rekiee~• ~D1/5-09-0?0} On July ~9, 2009, Joe Fresher, Hntcltisan Srniflt ~rchitecis, on behalf of the Joint Schaal [?istriet Ncr. 2, Submitted arl application far Certificate eaf7..oni.ng Compliance and Design Review approral of a ~portahle classroom stntciure for I~'ararrrouni Elementary School. 'The }?laa~ning Deparrn:renY re~~ie~red tfre appHcatian and sent a letter to the app}it;arrt an Arzgust 13, 2009, detailing several items needing to be addressed in order for the site and sirrtc-tore to ~.omply° with t}te nainirnurxt design standards listed in tTDC } t-3~1-19 and the Design Mamral (see attached letter). In response, ttie applicant has requested City Council Re~ieyv of the Director's Decision on this matter. For additional itlformation, phase see the application f©r City Council review sabrnitted by the applicant, Nate: In res~azzse to the a,~krliccrrrt s rrcxrrtztii~t~ subrnittecl ir~itkz tkze rerdzrest,far ('ity Carrncil review, ihe~ar•tixhle elrrssracnn strzrctarr°efs) trrzcli'crr l~~eutiarz crrr the sitcr were rzczt inclurked crn~lctrrs ,prevlazasly alrpra>>ed by tkze Plcrnrzirzg L}e~~artrraerzt r~~itlz the Certificate of Zoning C,'crrrrplicznce far tkze elenzerztar~~ sc~haaZ in ZUfIG. This is the, first ~artable rlassraam to be al?praved under the City='s ner4~ clesigrz starzdrrr~l in effeet cis cfFebrzearv ~t, 20(I9. t'arnjrliance with clesi~•rr standards is rregztir~ed t~=1th akl rrew develakrrnent strh~ect to r;erti~cate af:;arzlrrg c,•arnpliance rCZCJ crl~krra~`trl anrh`ar hecilding perr»it; the rrrapasecl partalrle classra©rn requires bath a CZC' c~ a brxildirzg krc~rnzit. P`lannir~g Ctep~rtment . 33 E. 8roactway Avenue, ~uita 21(3: t~9eridiarr, IC3 83642 Phone 2Q8-884-5533 . Fax 2f}8-888-6854. wu~r~r.rrteridiars~i#y.erg N~ayor Tammy de Weerd City Cpuneit l~embars: iCeltll$ird Brad Hoaglun shades Rountree David Zaremba .August l3, 209 lit )ve Preshez li+~.cl~ison Smith Architects 2?~1 earth 2'7`~ St. Suite A .Heise, lD 8372 ~~,: PA.RA11~flt3NT PORTABLI/ CLASSRfl(3iVl STRI:;CTUItE CERIRICAI`IOF zo~vTl~~ Co~~1.~.ucl czc~-o~-a3~1 DHSICr'~T Rl~:vz>~v Des-os-ago Dear Fresher: This letter is in response to your application fox Design Review for' the construction of a new portal-sle classroom stzucture located at the Parazzrount l;.lemer~tary Schont. T'he lrraposed building is subject to the desigF~s re~~iew standards Iisted in UDC l 1-3A-19 and the City af'Meridian Design Manual... lzt reviewing the portable classroom against the UDC standards, we Hate the following: The building facades G7sible from the public street ~ Dietrich Ave } da Hat incorporate rxradulstions in the facade, including but not limited to, pz jc;ctions, recesses, and. step backs that attic elate wall planes a.~d break up building mass.. F acades shall be modulated and aztculated in accord wlthe Design Manual. The pzimary building entrarrce~s) are not clearly defined by the architectural design ot" the building.. The zoaf'desg-r does not pxavidc variations in prcafi3e tlut~ugh mt>dulatitrn and/crr attiezrlaton in accord with the Design Manual, including but not limited to the following: 1}ov-ez'hanging eaves, Z} sloped rarrES, 3)two €rr more rcaofplanes, 4}varying parapet heights, and S} cor~nees. In reviewing the portable c.lasszoarns against the City nf:~leridian Design Manual, we note the following: Ptanring ~[7e~rZrtmenk . '33 E- E3roadu~ray Avenue, P~leridic~;~, #D c~32 Plic~:^,~e 2~J8-88~-533 fax 2G8-£$8-6#354 tivu~v n~~ric~i~;ncity nrg * L,artdscapi~.~ should be installed in accordance with the objectives and guidelines listed in the I}esign ~rlaxtual far suburban develaprn rx~s {see section D.1.6); cuiiently, no neuv landscaping zs proposed. • The architectural chaxacte~ o#~the building should be insistent with the guidelines listed in section D..2 af'the Design 11~anuaL In accordance with L~DC 11-SA-~F and UDC 11-SA-6, you have the option to appeal this decision tc+ the City Council. All City Couxzcil Reviervs (appeals} shall be ~xled in writing with the Planrtir~g Deparixraent within fi#t~n (1 S} days a#ler the date of this letter The appeal will be fozwarded to the City Ctruncil to conduct a public hearing: The appeal should specify the gzounds upon which. the appeal i.s filed, I.have attached the City Council Review application anal cltecl~list to this letter, should you decide to file an appeal a# the I3irectttr's deterrninatian. Please feel free to contact me or Sonya Watters at 1384-5533 with arty questions or concerns. Sincerely, titer T. bsiedxnan, AICP I3eputy T~rectsar City cs# ~~eraclian I?lannin,g Departrrtent