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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRC_2011-06-23_AgendaPacketCALL TO ORDER CITY OF ATASCADERO DESIGN RE VIE W COMMITTEE A GENDA Committee Meeting Thursday, June 23, 2011 3:30 P.M. City Hall Conference Room 4 6907 El Camino Real Atascadero, California Roll Call: Chairperson, Roberta Fonzi Committee Member, Bob Kelley Committee Member, Chuck Ward Committee Member, Christian Cooper Committee Member, Susan DeCarli APPROVAL OF AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT CONSENT CALENDAR 1. APPROVAL OF ACTION MINUTES FROM MEETING ON MAY 12, 2011 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT REVIEW 2. COLONY SQUARE (CUP 2004-0127) PRE -APPLICATION FOR CUP AMENDMENT COLONY SQUARE, BUILDING C ®Faus on Find sun http://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-Atascadero-PIannina/l 75544509158142 City of Atascadero Design Review Committee Agenda COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS AND REPORTS DIRECTOR'S REPORT ADJOURNMENT Next regular meeting of the Design Review Committee: to be determined. Regular Meeting, June 23, 2011 Page 2 of 2 Agendas, Minutes and Staff Reports are available online at www.atascadero.orQ under City Officials & Commissions, Design Review Committee. \\cityhall\cdvlpmnt\— dre design review committee\agendas\dre agenda 6-23-11.docx ITEM NUMBER: 2 DATE: 6-23-11 Atascadero Design Review Committee Report In Brief - Community Development Department Callie Taylor, Associate Planner, (805) 470-3448, ctaylor@atascadero.org Pre -Application for CUP Amendment Colony Square, Building C Background: The Colony Square Master Plan of Development was approved by Planning Commission as a Conditional Use Permit in 2005. The mixed use project included approval for 67 residential units, 75,230 square feet of retail/restaurant space, a 10 - screen movie theater, and 17,100 square feet of office space. Most buildings were approved at three stories in height with restaurants and commercial uses on the ground level. Offices and live -work housing units are to be located on the upper two floors. Building A of Colony Square, which includes Galaxy Theater, was completed in March of this year. The property owner is currently working to secure tenants for the next phase of the project so that additional buildings can be constructed. ITEM NUMBER: 2 DATE: 6-23-11 Approved Site Plan City Hall 4 1. @4 p Building E • .. .AS- r Building C 0 Building A J SCALE Galaxy Theater I f ° 20 OV Schematic Site Plain and Ground Ground Level Floor Plans f,,.r_ •.ted=.•- 'Yy, rry lf,�a,eu:� .a.�ue-.�-e.�,e.�.p.. Project Summary: as approved by Planning Commissions in 2005: 2 Bkl g. A A Bldg. B B C Bid D $ B W(1( 1 Wdt. 1 131d . G 8 l3bd . Ei 8 Tota! Area (so Live/\X< rk i JV11 0 12,370 15,000 34,530 4,200 6,260 0 72,360 11 units 14 units 30 units 5 units 7 units 67 units Retail / Restautal- 22,300 7,320 13,950 15,250 6,400 2,510 4,200 3,3{10 75,2311 Theater 35,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 35,000 10 Screens 10 scr©enc 1500 Seats 1500 Stats Offke 10,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,600 17,100 Residential Courtywds 0 1 2,450 5,000 12,000 0 0 0 0 19,450 & Private Decks Covered Parking 0 C 0 36,000 0 0 0 0 36,000 44 spaces 94 spaces Totals 67,800 22,140 33,950 97,760 6,4(YJ 6,710 10,4b0 7,900 255,140 2 ITEM NUMBER: 2 DATE: 6-23-11 Proposed Amendment: There is currently interest from a pediatric dentist to construct a medical office on the Colony Square property. Preliminary drawings have been submitted by the project architect to locate the dentist's office on the first floor of building C. Building C is located near the City Hall offices and the entrance to the pedestrian bridge, directly behind the Rancho Tee Motel. An amendment to the Master Plan of Development (CUP) is required in order to allow the proposed first floor office use, eliminate the second and third floor residential space, and permit changes to the elevations, square footage, and site plan for building C. These CUP amendment items are discussed in detail below: 1.) First Floor Medical Office Proposed: Condition #8 of CUP 2004-0127 allows office use on all second and third floors in Colony Square, and on the ground floor of building D with Planning Commission approval. The allowed uses for the project are also identified in the Master Plan of Development Allowable Uses Table: Allowable (Uses Table Building]] AJ Buildings E:xmpr Building Use Ground Floor Upper Floors, Ground nmir Lipper floors Retail f Rcstaurant f Entertainment A 1 A A Service Con m mW 11 A I A II NA I A Residential II NA I A 11 ISA I A Key: A All ".. ahtca 1 ' zc N 1 'r Not an Allowahle LIC = planning coawission approval required By restricting first floor office use, prime commercial retail, restaurant, and entertainment spaces on the ground floor are preserved by the Master Plan of Development in order to achieve City Council's goals of economic development and downtown revitalization. However, current market conditions have made it more difficult to attract tenants and lease commercial spaces. The Atascadero Zoning Ordinance allows office uses on the ground floor in the Downtown Commercial zoning district when provided with storefront and signage appearance review and approval of the Atascadero Main Street Association. Main Street approval, as well as Planning Commission approval of an amendment to the allowable uses table and CUP condlition #8 would be required to permit the proposed pediatric dentist office on the first floor of building C. 3 ITEM NUMBER: 2 DATE: 6-23-11 2.) Revise site plan, square footage, and eliminate 2nd & 3rd floor residential: Building C in Colony Square was originally approved with 13,950 square feet of retail / restaurant space on the first floor, and a total of 15,000 square feet of residential with outdoor courtyards on the second and third floors. Revisions to Building C are being proposed to eliminate the second and third floor of the building and the residential use. Building C is currently being proposed as 2 detached one story buildings, which include a 5,000 sq. ft. dentist office (building Cl) and a future 4,000 sq. ft. retail/restaurant building (building C2). A courtyard area with pedestrian walkways would be located between City Hall and the new dentist office, and will connect with the future pedestrian bridge entrance to provide access between the theater and the Sunken Gardens. An additional employee parking area is proposed behind Building C. rant idge 1 ant ;tory hird 1ge 9 qO'. !crus -. ., S iAW bAsx ., Squad _. - �sr wa Avg � 15 .i' Tom„ „ u J« BuiWing +( Rml.r 13,tY:0 sf ri», ., � a Btu lding B r, !• M�.dl Y;.. �-,...- '�..., it `u a t P ..¢ k uCl arnu ? ddYp� - � Roma 41'RgtlP u+nr�r _ R urk9inp � +� §q/J - I htWOP O Y 4 ITEM NUMBER: 2 DATE: 6-23-11 3.) Revised Architectural Elevations: Conceptual elevations were included with the approval of the Master Plan of Development for Colony Square. Any substantial changes to the architecture of the project require Planning Commission approval. The elevations of building C have been revised to reflect the elimination of the second and third floors, and the creation of two smaller buildings. The architectural detailing is consistent with the original CUP approval and include tile work, awnings, large storefront windows and high quality materials. rmwr4sv�b ii�rk.. firr.w.rw i.rir� 10 oi,; s D "y i Ii r 43 crawer e'er 4ti a,M w..ee,sr.r C'alult ra A4uf laav Ciel Pelntrun i 4 k lla++iw.*m Rrs.ur..nr. srenR .1c.:w.aeL ty..0 5 ITEM NUMBER: 2 DATE: 6-23-11 ❑ First floor medical office is proposed for building C. Discouraging / prohibiting 1" floor offices in Downtown and Colony Square has been a City objective. Allowing a medical / dental office in building C would require a significant policy amendment to the Colony Square allowable use table. May lead to additional requests. ❑ The proposed project would eliminate 14 second and third story residential uses from the project (15,000 square feet of building area). Colony Square has always been promoted as an innovative mixed use project with residential dwellings above commercial. Removing residential uses from the Colony Square project represents a significant policy amendment for the Colony Square project. ❑ The project would redesign building C as two separate, single story buildings: 5,000 sq. ft. office building & 4,000 sq. ft. retail/restaurant (previously one 14,000 sq. ft. retail/restaurant building). ......... __......................................................................................................................................................... ❑ Significant elevation and architectural design changes proposed. ❑ Plaza design and connection at future pedestrian bridge entrance provided ❑ Creek frontage walkway not proposed in front of dental office. ❑ Additional parking proposed and less parking demand at peak weekend times. ❑ The office is proposed in a creek frontage location behind the Rancho Tee Motel. This would likely be the most difficult area of the project to lease for a retail or restaurant use due to its limited visibility. ❑ Policy question — Colony Square project allows 1St floor medical offices in building D. Would it be preferable for the dental office to be located next to Round Table Pizza? Attachments: Exhibit 1: 2010 Aerial Photo Exhibit 2: Approved Master Plan of Development: site plan and elevations Exhibit 3: Proposed Amendment: site plan and elevations ITEM NUMBER DATE: 6-23-11 Exhibit 1: 2010 Aerial Photo ITEM NUMBER: 2 DATE: 6-23-11 Exhibit 2: Approved Master Plan of Development: Site Plan ` 1► IIS fl°� : Lf) Jr r„�� 1 ��J -• �v�rya aueu � � IOI�i"�If pIffl� ijkttl��F�il. � kmu ra•.r r�°11 Iktr� tt.1 ,"`., Pa p.rljpurialo -urw a4isNrwaq-', rrw ianw ",CC�Ir�{Illiklllk v, C 'a Fx VI I� 1 '— II 8 ITEM NUMBER: 2 DATE: 6-23-11 Exhibit 2: Approved Master Plan of Development: Second & Third Floor Site Plan mz•s�w urauev � sJ �,, kr � - r �fli1 r � x (��� Wahl DdP•.f . r , r` { � � •�' N �� -� u.nrci ra•s arcac ��'�� E��H��'I'•']'Jkf�`{, 1 "`� L. 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