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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006 11 01 Public Hearing 201 ADD ON Building 17 CITY COMMISSION ITEM 201 ADD-ON Public Hearing November 1, 2006 Regular Meeting Mgr ./Dept. REQUEST: The Community Development Department- Planning Division, in cooperation with the Public Works Department, request that the City Commission hold a Public Hearing to resolve an inconsistency in the aesthetic review for Building 17 (Phase 1) of the Winter Springs Town Center. PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the City Commission to consider a modification to the approved aesthetic review for JDC Building 17 in the Winter Springs Town Center. This modification resolves an inconsistency in the original submittal to allow for an "at-grade" entrance to the building on the western fac;ade. CONSIDERATION: The western elevation illustrated an elevated entrance on the building's western fac;ade. The approved final engineering has this entrance at the same grade as the adjacent curbing for Cliff Rose Drive. The steps on the front fac;ade will remain. The entrances on the south side of the building will also be at grade as shown on the approved aesthetic review documents. Re-grading the site to accommodate steps at the western entrance will necessitate significant grading changes that would not be appropriate for the site. APPLICABLE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY Ordinance 2003-43, Aesthetic Standards, City of Winter Springs Section 9-601. Approval prerequisite for permits. Section 9-605. Submittal requirements. City o.fWinter Springs Code of Ordinances (Town Center District Code), Section 20-320 through 20-327. CHRONOLOGY: January 24, 2005 - City Commission approved final engineering plans for 2 acre portion at the NW comer of the existing 14+ acre Doran site (Buildings 3, 4, & 16) March 15,2005 - Pre-construction meeting held for the 2 acre portion of the 14+ acre site April 25, 2005 - City Commission approved revised final engineering plans (removed big oak - Building 17 not included) August 22, 2005 - City Commission postponed Building 17 concept review November 1, 2006 PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM 201 September 12, 2005 - City Commission approved the concept plan for Building 17 August 28, 2006 - City Commission approved the Aesthetic Review and final engineering for Building 17 FINDINGS: I. 2. The approved aesthetic review for Building 17 indicated a series of steps to an elevated entrance on the western side of the building. The final engineering was designed to utilize the existing grade on the western side of the building in order to facilitate the placement of the building in such a manner as to comply with the Town Center Code in terms ofthe build-to line. 3. Staff supports the installation of an "at-grade" entrance on the western fa9ade. This entrance is to an exercise room and not to a living space. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Commission approve the modification to the Aesthetic Review for Building 17. ATTACHMENTS: A. Aesthetic Review Elevations B. Floor Plan CITY COMMISSION ACTION: - 2 - Magnolia Reserve II Magnolia Reserve II Magnolia Reserve II Magnolia Reserve II