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PlanningandZoningCommissionRegularMeeting <br />March17,2016 <br />DesignGuidelinesWaiverΑPortCrossingB4Building <br />PlanningandDevelopmentDepartment <br />StaffReport <br />ISSUE <br />ShouldthePlanningandZoningCommissionapprovearequestbyLibertyPropertyTrustfora <br />waivertotheĭźƷǤ͸ƭexteriorfaçadematerialsdesignguidelinesforconstructionoftheproposed <br />th <br />PortCrossingB4WarehouseBuildinglocatedatthesoutheastcornerofS.16Streetand <br />th <br />ExportDrive(1801S.16Street)? <br />DISCUSSION <br />TheapplicantpresentedarequesttowaivetheĭźƷǤ͸ƭarchitecturaldesignguidelinesconcerning <br />exteriorfaçadematerials.TheCommissiondiscussedtherequestandsuggestedthatthe <br />applicantprovidetherequired20%stoneorbrickcoveragefortheentirebuildingonthe <br />easternandwesternfaçadeofthebuilding.Basedonthediscussionthattookplace,the <br />applicantdevelopedplansthatcompliedwiththe/ƚƒƒźƭƭźƚƓ͸ƭrecommendation. <br />Theapplicantincluded,aspartoftheirrevisedsubmittalpackageforthismeeting,arendering <br />thatshowswhatthebuildingwouldlooklikeifitincorporatedtherequired20%stonefaçade <br />wholebuildingontheeasternandwesternfaçadeasdiscussedbythe <br />requirementforthe <br />Commission.Becauseofthesizeofthebuilding,the20%requirementwouldfilltheentireeast <br />andwestfaçadewithbrickorstone.Theapplicantassertsthatthiswouldtakeawayfromthe <br />aretryingtocreate.Staffacknowledgesthatalthough <br />architecturalstyleofthebuildingthey <br />thisoptionmeetscode,itdoesnotprovideavisuallyappealingdesign.Infact,thedesignis <br />monolithicinnatureandvoidofarchitecturaldetailsincludingvarietyofmaterialsand <br />horizontalandverticalarticulation. <br />Theapplicanthasprovidedanalternativeoptionthatincludessomestonealongwithother <br />architecturalfeaturesonthebuildingthatprovidevisualrelieftothefaçadeofthebuilding. <br />Althoughthisoptiondoesnotincludetherequired20%stonerequirementfortheentire <br />building,itdoesprovide20%coverageofstoneonboththeeastandwestfaçades.The <br />proposedalternativedesignisanattemptbytheapplicanttocomemoreintocompliancewith <br />theĭźƷǤ͸ƭdesignguidelinesandprovidinganattractiveandhighqualitydevelopmentforthe <br />community.Stafffindsthatthearchitecturaldetailingprovidedalongwiththemasonry <br />proposedisconsistentwiththeintentoftheĭźƷǤ͸ƭdesignguidelinesinprovidingattractive, <br />qualitybuildingsinthecommunity.Additionally,staffbelievesthattheproposedbuildingwill <br />beofahighervisualqualitythanthepreviousbuildingconstructedinthePortCrossingBusiness <br />Park. <br />1 <br /> <br />