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PlanningandZoningCommissionRegularMeeting <br />March19,2015 <br />DesignGuidelinesWaiverΑFairfieldInn&Suites <br />PlanningandDevelopmentDepartment <br />StaffReport <br />ISSUE <br />ShouldthePlanningandZoningCommissionapprovearequestbyLaPorteLodging <br />HospitalityLLCforawaivertotheĭźƷǤ͸ƭexteriorfaçadematerialsdesignguidelinesfor <br />constructionofnewFairfieldInn&Suitesat711Highway146South? <br />DISCUSSION <br />Applicant/PropertyOwner: <br />LaPorteLodgingHospitalityLLC <br />!ƦƦƌźĭğƓƷ͸ƭRequest: <br />TheapplicantisrequestingconsiderationofawaivertotheĭźƷǤ͸ƭDesignGuidelines <br />concerningExteriorFaçadeMaterials. <br />Analysis: <br />Thesubjectsiteisapproximately1.266acresandislocatedatthenortheastcornerof <br />Highway146andW.GStreet.ThelegaldescriptionofthepropertyisLot1,BlockAof <br />FairfieldInnAddition.TheattachedExhibitBisanAreaMapshowingthelocationofthe <br />property. <br />subject <br />ThesiteiszonedGeneralCommercial(GC)andiscurrentlyvacantandundeveloped.The <br />applicanthassubmittedanapplicationforaMinorSiteDevelopmentPlanfor <br />administrativereviewinordertodevelopanewFairfieldInn&Suiteshotel.Becausethe <br />sitefrontsHighway146,itissubjecttotheĭźƷǤ͸ƭDesignGuidelinesasoutlinedinArticle <br />IXofChapter106oftheĭźƷǤ͸ƭCodeofOrdinances.Section106928outlinesvarious <br />architecturaldesignguidelines,includingbuildingform,buildingarticulation,roof, <br />architecturaldesignelements,andexteriorfaçadematerials. <br />Inthiscase,thesiteissubjecttotherequirementsofaTier1buildingasitislocatedon <br />Highway146.Thecoderequires80%oftheĬǒźƌķźƓŭ͸ƭfaçadebecoveredbystoneor <br />masonrymaterialsforaTier1buildingand20%forothermaterialssuchasstucco, <br />architecturalblock,cementitiousfiberboard,EIFS(above14feet),andpainted,colored <br />orstampedtiltwall.Inthiscasetheapplicantisproposing25%coverageofthefaçade <br />withstoneormasonry.Becausethisislessthanthe80%requiredinthecode,the <br />applicantisrequestingconsiderationofawaivertothisrequirement. <br />1 <br /> <br />