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March 22,2018
Jeff Weeder
Galloway and Company
6162 South Willow Drive,Suite 320
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
RE: Oak Park Heights — Public Storage Building — PUD/CUP and Design
Standards Review—5710 Memorial Avenue North
FILE NO: 236.02—18.01
Dear Mr.Weeder:
The City is in receipt of your application materials submitted on March 12, 2018 for a
proposed redevelopment at the existing Public Storage Building at 5710 Memorial
Avenue North. The removal of an existing building and replacement with a three-story
building will require an amended PUD/CUP and Design Standards review. With this
letter we are notifying you that the application is rejected in that the information is
significantly lacking in detail. The application forms and fees are being returned to you
and are attached with this letter. There are several items that must be provided to
deem the application compete:
1. Provide additional detail and clarity on the Utility Plan (C4.1). City Staff had
numerous questions on the layout of the utilities and abandonment of certain
lines. Questions on what needs to be clarified should be directed to our City
Engineer,Lee Mann at 651.604.4850.
2. Provide plans for abandonment of any wells or septic systems on site.
3. Provide an updated lighting plan that includes all light fixtures, existing and
proposed on site. All lighting will need to comply with the light standards found in
Section 401.15.6.7 of the Zoning Ordinance and the fixtures will need to be full
cut off, including the canopy lights.
4. A tree inventory of the trees to be removed must be provided.
5. A sign inventory of any existing signs that will remain must be provided. The sign
area of each of the proposed signs must be provided.
6. Provide a justification for the proposed number of parking spaces for the new
building based upon experience with a storage facility of this size.
7. Provide calculations of the proposed amount of green space vs hardcover that
will remain with the redevelopment and well as the overall building coverage of
site.
8. Please indicate if you have submitted plans to Browns Creek Watershed District
and where you are at in this process.
9. Provide a snow storage plan.
10.Indicate locations of any mechanical equipment associated with the building and
how it will be screened.
11. Provide a percentage of the different types and colors of the proposed building
materials.
12.Provide a plan for any trash enclosures proposed for the site.
13.Provide a narrative for sustainable elements that you will incorporate into the
building and site with this redevelopment.
14.The Design Guidelines indicate that the primary facades of buildings should be
articulated into smaller increments of no more than 30 feet in width. City Staff
suggests that additional vertical elements be added to the facades and that at
least the east elevation is provided with windows to improve the appearance of
the building. A greater articulation of the roof line would also break up the
facades.
15.No building color wraps are allowed. The repainting of the building closest to
Memorial Avenue as proposed would not be acceptable.
Once all the requested materials have been provided, we will invite you and your
representatives to a staff meeting at City Hall to discuss these issues and address any
questions you may have. It is suggested that you provide the requested information
prior to April 10, 2018, and if deemed complete, the application could be considered at
the May 10, 2018 meeting.
Please contact me with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Scott D. Richards, City Planning Consultant to the City of Oak Park Heights
The Planning Company LLC
Pc: Julie Hultman, Eric Johnson, Lee Mann
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