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Harrisburg City Planning Commission Meeting -11/5/2025

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the U Harrisburg Planning Commission

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meeting to order at approximately 6:34.

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Uh commissioners, um

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you received your September 3rd and

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October 1st meeting minutes. Are there

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any changes, deletions, additions?

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I'll make a motion to approve both the

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September and October minutes.

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>> Is there a second?

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>> Second.

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>> It's been moved a second for approval.

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All those in favor state by saying I.

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>> I.

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>> I.

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>> Opposed. Abstension. Motion carried.

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Under old business, there's none.

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Under new business, item number one is a

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special exception application for 1414

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North Cameron Street, which is zone

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industrial.

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It's filed by Joshua Gray and GNRLP.

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Is to request relief from four of the

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required All Street parking spaces

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associated with the expansion of the

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school public and private and primary or

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secondary use of site.

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>> Uh yes. So uh the applicant is

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requesting relief from four of the

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required off street parking spaces

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associated with the expansion of the

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school public or private primary or

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secondary use on site. The capital

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academy student population is increasing

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from 115 students to 147 students and

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the staffing will increase from 40 staff

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to 52 staff which incre which which

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increases the required off street

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parking from 69 spaces to 89 spaces

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because there will only be 72 spaces on

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site after the installation of modular

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classrooms in the parking lot and

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reconfiguration of the parking lot. ZHB

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approval of a special exception is

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required for relief from 17 off-

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streetet parking spaces. So that was the

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way that I had calculated it based on

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the numbers that we had um in compared

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to what was submitted. Uh the property

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at 1414 North Cameron Street is a 2.33

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acre lot featuring a three-story 24,312T

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structure which was constructed in 1942.

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Property is bounded by an unadressed

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parcel to the north, North Cameron

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Street to the east, and the property at

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1400 North Cameron Street to the south

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and west. This detached structure

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features elements of a vernacular

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institutional architectural style.

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Character defining features include the

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brick facade, the monumental concrete

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entryway, the horizontal brick and

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concrete bands, the regular fenestration

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pattern, a modern building addition in

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the northwestern corner, and the fenced

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in playground on the southern elevation

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of the building. The main entrance

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features full view metal door double

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doors flanked by divided light

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sidelights and topped with a large

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transom and concrete header with the

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property address. It is accessed by a

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short flight of concrete stairs with

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metal railings. Other entrances

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primarily feature full view metal doors.

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Penetration primarily features evenly

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spaced plate glass windows around the

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building, although there are some

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locations featuring glass block infill.

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The main structure is topped with a flat

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rubber roof with a newer addition

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featuring a metal roof. The building is

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fronted by a large accessory parking lot

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and both building and parking are

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buffered by landscaping with larger

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trees along the northern and southern

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property boundaries. There is little

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there's a large billboard at the

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northern edge of the parking lot. The

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Cameron Street corridor features little

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in the way of architectural character

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and the building design and sighting

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differ from many of the surrounding arch

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industrial properties. Although the

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brick facade and some of the

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architectural embellishments are

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reflected in older industrial properties

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and the housing development nearby. As

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such, the property does contribute to

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the architectural and historic character

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of the streetscape.

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The planning bureau staff recommends the

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request be approved with the following

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conditions. Uh the applicant must

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coordinate with Capital Region Water

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regarding the site disturbance and

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proposed configuration of the parking

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lot to ascertain what storm water

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management or storm water mitigation

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effect efforts may be necessary. And as

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the proposed parking configuration will

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have vehicles facing the residential

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properties across Cameron Street. The

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applicant should relocate the parking

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lot several feet to the west and install

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landscape screening along at least the

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eastern frontage of the uh proposed lot.

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The plane bureau would recommend that be

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extended along the entire Cameron Street

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frontage of the property. Planning

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Bureau staff recommends the request be

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approved for the following reasons. The

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applicant has met the criteria necessary

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for special exception and the proposal

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should have a negligible impact on the

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surrounding neighborhood. Because the

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use is already operating on site,

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approval of the proposal will not alter

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the essential character of the

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neighborhood and will provide benefits

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such as the ability to enroll new

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students. And finally, if the conditions

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of approval are adopted, the project

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will result in the property overall

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being brought into better conformance

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with the zoning code.

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>> Okay. Thank you, Jeff. Um, could you

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name could you state your name, address,

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and relationship to the project?

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>> Sure.

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>> Good evening, commissioners. My name is

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Ash Mcome. I'm an attorney with MC Wall,

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100 Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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And with me is Josh Gray, principal with

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GNR LP.

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I live in 1937,

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Pennsylvania.

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>> And your relationship to the project?

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>> Um, I'm actually the owner of the

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property. I'm 90% owner of the property

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and owned it since about 2007.

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>> Okay.

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>> We operated some businesses there and

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the business

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were sold and building was vacant for

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several years. We were able to find

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for special

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was empty for several years.

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>> You both heard the staff report. Are you

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acceptable in the conditions?

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>> Yeah, c certainly the first condition

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as the second one. We'll look into what

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what we can do from a landscaping

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standpoint whether it goes the whole

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length of Cameron. It's not there right

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now uh landscaping, but we'll we'll look

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into it and work with Sure.

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>> Okay.

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Um, commissioners, I have no questions

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at this time, so I'll um call on you to

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any concerns you have may have. And I'll

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start with Commissioner Tul.

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>> Yeah, the uh the trailers that are being

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brought on site, is that additional

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classroom?

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>> Yeah, it's additional classroom space.

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They're modular, but they're going to be

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permanent. Uh so they'll be there, you

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know, on a foundation kind of like

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Yeah, I've never heard the questions.

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Pretty straightforward.

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>> Commissioner R,

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>> will the the new the new modular

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structures you're bringing in, will that

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make the property become come to

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capacity or will you have room to grow

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further?

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>> I mean, the further we grow,

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we're going to need

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>> exactly

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>> right. We did a traffic stop and

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fortunately for us um these students are

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on bus for reasons administratively.

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So most of them there's not a lot of

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high individuals that could drive but

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all these children in the school and a

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lot of as well basically uses the bus

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system. So we did a parking study like a

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traffic study and had the cameras out

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there that just to get a idea of who was

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there was like

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day.

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So even though 76, you know, so it

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really comes down to the question of

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right now because we as

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>> uh but at the moment even though

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you know 39 is what the traffic study

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estimated.

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>> So the answer is probably no.

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>> Pretty much

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that.

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>> Okay.

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Okay. Thank you,

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>> Commissioner Mard.

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>> Thanks. Um, yeah. So, is the I mean, the

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fact that you have to add two modular

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units, is the building pretty well built

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out then to like schoolwise capacity,

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the classrooms.

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>> Yeah.

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>> Yeah. There is a there's a brand new

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structure in the back uses like it's

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like there's a space in the back that

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they use, but they use it for like a gym

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or bathroom.

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And the problem with the building is the

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blue line.

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>> Is that the flood?

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[clears throat]

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>> Yeah, it should be the 100year flood

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plane.

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>> But the building as you can see is in

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the flood way itself. And so we trying

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to not do any additions.

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>> Yeah.

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>> Yeah.

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the idea is trying to keep it out.

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>> Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I mean,

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parking in a flood way, flood plane

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isn't as concerning, right, as opposed

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to having classrooms right in in there.

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So,

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>> um that makes a lot of sense. I I

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appreciate that you took the effort to

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put a parking study together. I think

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that was really helpful. I would have

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had a lot more questions had I not seen

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those numbers and maybe even disbelief

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that the numbers were that low. But

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seeing the study and the fact that like

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you said it's everyone's bus in even

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faculty take the bus. Um you don't have

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16 year olds typically driving even

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their bus in as well. It sounds like so.

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>> Yeah, I think the letter from the school

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mentioned that there there are some 16

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year olds. This year there are none that

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drive and last year

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>> and I think that the ratios over

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>> right.

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>> Okay. Yeah. Thank you. I have no other

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questions. [clears throat]

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>> Uh Commissioner Jordan.

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>> Yes. I think this question is more for

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Jeffrey. um with these modular permanent

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structures, is that going to be another

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set of approvals that are going to be

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needed separate from this?

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>> Uh yeah, so they've submitted the flood

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plane development approvals that for

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anything with a new installation with a

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footprint in the flood plane. Um and

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it's um I don't know if it's on that map

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there gave you, but it's just outside of

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the floodway. Um so it's um if it were

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in the floodway, that'd be a different

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issue, but it's um in the flood plane,

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so it's just subject to chap the

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regulations in 7315 of the zoning code.

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Okay. That's all. Thank you,

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>> Commissioner Vincent.

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[clears throat]

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>> No, everything looks good. The study is

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showing that you guys never had any

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types of complaints for parking at all.

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No, no types of assemblies or anything.

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So,

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looks good.

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>> Um, I'll go to the public right now. If

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there anyone's for against this project,

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stand and state state your name and

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address. I'll start to my left.

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Thank you, Commissioner. This is pretty

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straightforward. Um, could I get a

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motion?

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>> Motion to approve conditions.

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>> Second.

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>> I'll second.

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>> Second to approve project with the

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conditions. All those in favor say

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>> thank you. Appreciate your time.

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>> Thank you very much. Thanks.

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Okay.

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Item number two is a land development

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plan for 1332 North Second Street, which

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is zon residential medium density. It's

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followed by Adam Bredman and with

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Damman's Properties LLC.

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Uh it's to expand the existing

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non-conforming conforming multif family

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dwelling use on site by adding eight new

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units to the existing five units on site

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by converting space occupied by the

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former funeral home. Okay.

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>> Um yeah, so the applicant is proposing

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to expand the existing non-conforming um

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use on site by adding eight new units to

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the existing five units um by converting

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space occupied by the former funeral

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home. The project proposes units in a

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variety of configurations and sizes from

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studios to two-bedroom apartments and

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from 290 ft to 850 ft. uh proper and

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this is the um second aspect of the

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zoning relief that the applicant came

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through I believe last month for um or

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two months ago. Uh the property at 1332

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North Second Street is a 48 acre lot

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featuring a three-story structure

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resulting from a combination of three

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separate buildings into a mixeduse

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building, a funeral home and apartments

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with a total area of 8,428 ft which were

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constructed circa 1900 and a separate

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storage garage of 220 ft which was

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constructed 1957. Property is bounded by

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Calder Street to the north, North Second

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Street to the east, Safford Street to

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the south, and the property at 124

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Safford Street, and a small grosser

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alley to the west. The semi- detached

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structure features elements of an

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indeterminate architectural style.

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Character defining features include the

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formstone facade and water table, the

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multiple access points sheltered by

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awnings around the building, the regular

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fenestration pattern, the upper floor

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decks on the rear elevation roof, and

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the freestanding signs near the parking

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lot and building entrances. There are

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multiple entrances throughout the

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building, although the main entrance on

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the eastern elevation features panel

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double doors and a full view door set in

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simple frames which are sheltered by a

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large awning with square posts. Other

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entrances on the front and side

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elevations feature the same types of

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doors and awnings. Penistration on the

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front elevation features two over two

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windows set in simple formstone

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surrounds with soldier course headers

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and sills wrapped in aluminum.

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Tenistration on the side elevation is

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more regular and features two over two,

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one over one and plate glass windows.

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The structure is primarily topped with

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flat rubber roofs. The other major

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feature of the site is a sizable surface

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parking lot occupying the southern half

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of the property which is bordered by

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planting beds with trees along the

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eastern frontage with Second Street and

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a 4ft high chain link fence along the

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southern frontage with Safford Street.

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Although the architectural style differs

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somewhat from nearby buildings,

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specifically with respect to the

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formstone and awnings and large parking

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lot distinguishes the properties from

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others in the historic district, the

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building height, massing, and location

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along lot lines does generally reflect

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the built environment of the surrounding

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community. As such, the subject property

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minimally contributes to the

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architectural character of the

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neighborhood. The planning bureau staff

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recommends the request be approved with

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the following conditions. Any exterior

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alterations to the property must be

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submitted for review by the city's

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historic preservation specialist and may

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require harb approval of a certificate

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of appropriateness application. The

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applicant must coordinate with the

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department of public works regarding the

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size, location, and screening of any

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required refuge containers. The planning

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bureau recommends the applicant consider

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eventually consolidating all refuge

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storage and access in the existing

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carport along the CER street frontage of

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the building. The planning bureau staff

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recommends the request be approved for

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the following reasons. The adaptive

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reuse of a vacant and underutilized

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funeral home into apartments represents

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a sensible expansion of the existing

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multif family dwelling use on site and

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the project can adequately address the

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primary concern regarding such

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proposals, specifically the provision of

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off- streetet parking for tenants and

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their guests. Other conversions of

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former commercial spaces elsewhere in

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the neighborhood have demonstrated such

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projects do not adversely impact the

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neighborhoods in which they are located

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and often help catalyze other

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improvements in those communities. And

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finally, the proposed redevelopment will

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add new residents to the neighborhood to

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activate the street on nights and

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weekends and grow customer base to

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support local businesses while providing

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a new neighborhood focused space and

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will provide additional units to the

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Midtown housing inventory.

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>> Thank you. Could you state your name,

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address, relationship [clears throat] to

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the project?

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>> Yes. Uh Michael White, 1419 North Third

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in Harrisburg. I am the um operations

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director for Brandon Group.

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>> Okay. Uh you heard the staff report with

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the conditions. Are you acceptable of

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those conditions?

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>> Uh yes. Um we you know for any exterior

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um changes we would of course seek

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approval um through the appropriate

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body. Uh in terms of the consolidation

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of refu that's something that we have

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planned. In terms of the location we're

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going to um try to determine the best

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location. We we I think that that is a

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nice uh covered location, but that what

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what we want to do is consolidate, but

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it might not be in that exact location

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just because there could be some windows

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potentially two apartments there that

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could be access to an apartment. So,

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we're just going to from a resident

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quality standpoint, but I kind of am of

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the mind to consolidate. So, that makes

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a lot of sense to me.

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Um I the only concern I was I had

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initially was the parking but I would

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got remember this um you had this

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project here before and you had that

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extra those extra parking spaces. So

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>> yes

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>> pretty much covers the parking. Um

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commissioners if you have any questions

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or concerns and I'll start with

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commission.

17:23

Yeah, as it turns out, they have plenty

17:25

of parking. Joe,

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>> no, I was at the zoning hearing board.

17:30

They they didn't they overturned the uh

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relief provided to lease those

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properties, those parcels out.

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>> Yeah, I'm done. I'm finished.

17:52

Commissioner Commission Reed,

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>> I have no questions.

17:56

>> Commissioner Mark, I

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>> think this is pretty straightforward. I

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just want to confirm there are no

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external uh improvements to the site

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being proposed.

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>> Yeah.

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>> Correct. Thanks.

18:07

>> No, Commissioner Jordan.

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>> No questions.

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>> Commissioner,

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>> no questions.

18:15

>> Okay, we'll go to the public. Are there

18:18

any concerns or questions to my left?

18:23

Not at all.

18:25

On my right. Okay. Commissioners, as

18:29

everybody says, this is pretty

18:30

straightforward. Could I get a motion?

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>> Motion to approve with conditions.

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>> Is there a second?

18:37

>> Second.

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>> It's been moved and second for approval

18:40

of the project with the conditions. All

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those in favor by saying I.

18:44

>> I

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Thank you.

19:08

>> Okay.

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Item number three. This is a land

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development plan for 2601 North Third

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Street. Uh it's uh building number one

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which is zone commercial neighborhood.

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It's uh followed by Gregory Alquist with

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Penmark Hburg Holdings LLC and is to

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convert the vacant hospital building

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into a mixeduse building featuring 130

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residential units with one and two

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bedroom configurations.

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Uh, the applicant proposes to convert

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the vacant hospital building into a

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mixeduse building featuring 130

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residential units, associated amenity

19:47

space for tenants, and both space

19:50

reserved for retail uses and space set

19:52

aside for future development proposals.

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The project proposes units in a variety

19:56

of configurations and sizes from studios

19:58

to three-bedroom apartments. That should

19:59

be three and not two in the uh summary

20:02

there. Um, and from 544 ft to 1143 ft.

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The property at 2601 North Third Street

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is a 6.36 acre lot featuring a sprawling

20:11

medical campus including a 216,440t

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facility which was constructed 1926 and

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an 83,870 square 76T facility which was

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constructed 1957. Property is bounded by

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Wikiniscoco Street and the property at

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2645 North Thirdrd Street to the north,

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North Fourth Street to the east,

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Polyclink Avenue to the south and 2645

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North Thirdrd Street to the west. This

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property features a sprawling industrial

20:37

campus with three to six story buildings

20:38

that previously accommodated the poly

20:40

clinic hospital. However, the current

20:41

proposal only involves the southernmost

20:43

building. Character defining features

20:45

include the X building shape, the brick

20:48

facade, the decorative entrance, the

20:50

prominent concrete and masonry bands

20:52

around the building, the consistent

20:53

fenestration pattern, and the former

20:55

utility room with accompanying large

20:56

smoke stack. There are entrances in a

20:58

variety of designs and sizes around the

21:00

building, many of which are solid metal

21:02

utilitarian doors. Although the main

21:04

entrance on the western elevation

21:05

features full view double doors, metal

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double doors topped with a large metal

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transom featuring the property address

21:12

all set within a prominent masonry

21:13

surround featuring sconces, a decorative

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cartouge

21:17

um of a former awning and a Juliet

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balcony pediment with dentals. It is

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accessed by masonry steps and a concrete

21:25

ADA ramp with metal railings.

21:27

Administration also includes a multitude

21:29

of windows in sizes and configurations.

21:31

Although most are plate glass windows

21:33

with concrete sills and simple brick

21:34

surrounds. The ground floor windows on

21:36

the eastern elevation are metal divided

21:38

light windows with those at the northern

21:40

end being older. There is a large

21:41

multi-story wall of metal awning windows

21:43

at top louvers in the utility room. The

21:45

structure is primarily topped with flat

21:47

rubber roofs. Building features a

21:49

well-maintained landscaped buffer along

21:50

the southern and western frontages with

21:52

bushes, shrubs, and some larger, more

21:55

mature trees in the western yard.

21:57

Property differs marketkedly from the

21:58

surrounding residential community and

22:00

even from other institutional buildings

22:02

such as the steel school, the Scottish

22:04

Wright Temple, the Zebo and the Zebo

22:06

shrine, which feature more innate

22:08

architectural elements. However, it does

22:10

have a significant architectural and

22:11

historic character in its own right and

22:12

is individually listed on the National

22:14

Register of Historic Properties and

22:15

thereby contributes to the character of

22:17

the neighborhood.

22:19

The planning bureau staff recommends the

22:21

request be approved with the following

22:22

conditions. [clears throat] Uh, the

22:24

applicant must reconstruct portions of

22:26

the Fourth Street sidewalk to be ADA

22:28

compliant and specifically the loading

22:30

dock in the middle of the block. The

22:31

bureau recommends that other points with

22:33

vehicular crossings use driveway designs

22:36

with consistent raised crosswalks across

22:38

them for safer vehicular conflict

22:40

points. The applicant must coordinate

22:43

with the Department of Public Works

22:44

regarding the size, location, and

22:45

screening of any required refuge

22:47

containers. The planning bureau

22:49

recommends the applicant consider

22:50

eventually consolidating all refuge

22:51

storage and access in the existing

22:53

vehicular access areas along the fourth

22:55

street frontage of building one. The

22:58

applicant must ensure that

23:00

[clears throat] any proposed signage for

23:01

the businesses on site is in conformance

23:02

with the applicable regulations or they

23:04

must secure the necessary zoning relief.

23:06

And finally, the planning bureau

23:08

recommends that sheltered bike parking

23:09

be provided at the main entrances to

23:10

both the residential and commercial

23:12

components of the property with secured

23:14

bike storage potentially located in one

23:16

of the proposed amenity areas on the

23:18

first floor. Planning Bureau staff

23:20

recommends a request be approved for the

23:22

following reasons. The adaptive reuse of

23:24

a large vacant and underutilized

23:26

institutional building into a mixeduse

23:28

building with lower level retail store

23:30

spaces and apartments above represents a

23:32

unique and challenging project in the

23:33

city and will support redevelopment of

23:35

the remaining buildings that comprise

23:36

the former hospital complex.

23:38

Additionally, the applicant is retaining

23:40

flexibility in the project by reserving

23:41

portions of the building for future

23:42

development proposals which will help

23:44

the project grow more organically to

23:46

support the needs of existing res

23:47

residents of the neighborhood and future

23:49

residents of the development. Successful

23:51

redevelopment of the institutional site

23:53

may help catalyze redevelopment and

23:55

reactivation of other institutional

23:56

sites in the north to the north

23:58

including the former William Penn school

23:59

and the ZBO shrine. Other conversions of

24:02

former commercial or institutional

24:03

buildings elsewhere in the city have

24:05

generally demonstrated such projects do

24:06

not adversely impact the neighborhoods

24:08

in which they are located and often help

24:09

generate other improvements in these

24:11

communities. And finally, the proposed

24:13

redevelopment will add new residents to

24:15

the neighborhood to activate the street

24:16

on nights and weekends and grow customer

24:17

base to support local businesses

24:20

while providing a new neighborhood

24:22

focused space and will provide

24:24

additional [clears throat] units to the

24:25

uptown housing inventory.

24:28

>> Thank you, Jeff. Uh gentlemen heard the

24:31

staff report with the conditions. Are

24:33

you acceptable of those conditions?

24:35

>> Yes, we are.

24:37

and I skipped over. Could you state your

24:40

name and address our relationship to?

24:43

>> Sure. Uh my name is Gregory Hogquist.

24:45

I'm with Penmark Harrisburg Holdings.

24:47

We're at 1000 Germantown Pike in

24:50

Plymouth Meeting PA and I'm the owner.

24:54

>> I name is David Johnson

25:00

>> located at the same address. Uh John

25:03

Anderson with Cornstone Consulting, 213

25:05

West Main Street, Landdale, PA1 19446,

25:08

uh civil engineer for the project.

25:11

>> Um

25:14

you did say you're accepting acceptable

25:17

acceptable.

25:19

>> Um my my only concern again usually is

25:24

parking, but I since I have been in the

25:27

building and my offices before I

25:30

retired, so I know There's lots of

25:32

parking in that place. So that's not a

25:34

concern with me, Mr. Commission to

25:39

um

25:40

>> yeah,

25:42

>> any concerns?

25:42

>> In light of the fact he used to work, I

25:44

just curious why they aren't proposing

25:46

to put statue out there. [laughter]

25:49

>> Was that the package

25:53

>> to get approved that might have

25:55

need? No, no, it's no questions. I think

25:58

it's great. I mean that I think I may

26:00

have stated the last time you were here

26:01

that the most utilized underutilized

26:04

real estate in Harrisburg's between

26:06

there and the William Penn campus. So

26:08

glad to see it's see you moving in.

26:12

>> I'm done.

26:13

>> Commissioner,

26:14

>> I have no questions either.

26:16

>> Commissioner,

26:19

>> I agree with Commissioner Tool's

26:22

comments. Um

26:25

I think the

26:27

>> What's that? No, but not with not about

26:30

the statue.

26:32

>> Maybe a fountain would be more

26:36

>> statue [laughter] in the fountain.

26:38

>> Yeah, right. Yeah, let's get creative.

26:42

Um, [clears throat] I think the only

26:45

question I have,

26:47

um, I've been trying to visualize the

26:52

lower level, which is called the

26:55

basement, but it's the the elevation

26:58

varies. So, you have some parts of the

27:00

building where it's walk out onto grade,

27:02

not necessarily below grade,

27:04

>> right?

27:06

>> So, that's reserved for retail. Um,

27:10

and where's the loading dock?

27:12

>> It's on the back side. It's on the lower

27:14

level

27:15

>> of Fourth Street.

27:16

>> Yes.

27:16

>> Okay.

27:17

>> In a little courtyard.

27:19

>> Okay.

27:20

So, would that that would remain I'm

27:23

just thinking about future retail uses

27:25

being able to use the loading dock for

27:28

let's say if you have a restaurant,

27:30

right, that does end up in there, right?

27:32

And where those trucks are going to be

27:34

going in and out of the building and the

27:36

space. So, we're fortunate to have

27:40

uh separate courtyards around the back.

27:42

Um so, for example, that loading dock is

27:44

in a its own courtyard area. There's

27:48

actually parking spaces in there as

27:50

well.

27:50

>> Okay, that's okay.

27:52

>> It's in the back.

27:53

>> Yep.

27:53

>> Okay,

27:56

got it. So, that kind of does actually

27:58

separate this.

27:59

>> Yeah, it's pretty well laid out for

28:01

this.

28:02

>> There's also a couple of entrances. If

28:05

you look at this the campus where the uh

28:08

emergency drop off was along poly clinic

28:12

that's actually at the lower level and

28:14

then you come up around to the top and

28:15

that's the front entrance to the lobby.

28:17

>> Yeah.

28:18

>> So there's a lot of separate entrance uh

28:20

opportunity.

28:21

>> Yeah. The campus.

28:23

>> Yeah. So you would even be able to sort

28:26

of differentiate tenant entrances from

28:30

retail entrances too. That's kind of a

28:33

plan there. Okay. Actually lends itself

28:35

really well.

28:36

>> Yeah. Okay, I'm with you. Uh I think

28:39

that's the only questions I had.

28:40

>> Well, the other question you had was

28:41

bike rocks and we will have plenty of

28:43

>> Oh, that's right. I did ask that on the

28:45

last application, right? But then Jeff,

28:47

see Jeff already put the comment in

28:49

there. So, as a condition,

28:51

>> so I asked that we bring drawings of

28:53

building three with the bike rack shown

28:55

so I can show you to you. But, uh, no,

28:57

we we expect there will be a lot of, um,

29:00

you know, use of bicycles. So, we want

29:02

to make sure we have

29:03

>> I would think so.

29:05

>> That's what we're trying to promote,

29:06

too, is

29:07

>> um you know, bringing the streetscape

29:09

alive and work. So, we're going to have

29:13

plenty of bike racks in various

29:14

locations and building.

29:17

>> Nice. You have plenty of space

29:18

>> for the retail and for like the workers

29:21

in the in the commercial.

29:23

>> And we are segregating. Uh I don't know

29:25

that the drawings that you all have show

29:28

this, but

29:30

Jeffrey mentioned that we're And we went

29:33

over this with Jeffrey and shared the

29:34

drawings with him that we have to

29:37

segregate some future development here.

29:39

This building is 200,000 square feet

29:42

>> and for 130 apartments and retail.

29:46

There's still 60 70,000 square feet left

29:49

over. We're limited by zoning of what we

29:52

can do here. Um so, you know, we'll have

29:56

to see what happens down the road, but

29:58

we've got an easy way to segregate off

30:02

some area to allow for future

30:04

development. We'll see what what the um

30:08

the neighbors need and

30:10

>> what makes sense.

30:13

>> Yeah. Thank you. I don't have any other

30:14

question.

30:15

>> We're not relying on that. It's part of

30:17

the

30:18

like if it never gets developed, it's

30:20

not the end of the world. So, it's a

30:21

good thing.

30:26

>> Commissioner Jordan,

30:27

>> no questions. Commissioner Vincent.

30:30

>> Um, no questions. Exciting to see, you

30:33

know, always like to see new um new

30:35

residential and student commercial

30:37

space.

30:53

>> We kind of just keep we make up

30:55

questions for them.

30:56

I have more I can give you.

30:58

[clears throat]

30:58

>> That's okay. Uh I'll go to the public.

31:02

Uh 714 against this project

31:05

on my left.

31:10

My right. Again, this is pretty

31:13

straightforward. And

31:15

did I get a motion?

31:19

>> Motion to approve with conditions.

31:22

>> Second.

31:23

>> Second.

31:25

I think Commissioner Jordan.

31:27

>> Yeah. [laughter]

31:29

>> Move second approval of the project with

31:32

the conditions. All those in I

31:36

>> oppos.

31:40

>> Thank you.

31:43

>> City.

31:47

>> Okay. We're under business.

31:50

Uh there's nothing on the um agenda for

31:53

other business. uh in I did want to uh

31:56

bring up one point in uh a discussion

31:59

from last month's meeting about the um

32:02

uh

32:04

open house that kind of city council had

32:05

with the different boards and there was

32:07

a discussion about having a um end of

32:09

the year report which I don't know that

32:11

I've done you know during my tenure here

32:13

really u and I am going to try and uh

32:16

have something uh to you all by

32:19

beginning uh middle maybe middle of

32:22

December and also have something you to

32:24

city council just as a synopsis of what

32:26

you guys have all tackled here and maybe

32:28

some of the things we're looking to do

32:29

next year. I think I've talked about

32:31

doing some packages of zoning map amend

32:33

or zoning code amendments uh with regard

32:35

to like signage and uh maybe um the use

32:38

table in chapter 73057 of the zoning

32:41

code uh to begin you know working on

32:44

those maybe for introduction in January,

32:47

maybe not till February depending on how

32:48

much I can get done. But, um, I I think

32:51

that was a it was a good, um, comment

32:54

that we should be doing a little

32:56

something even if it's just a single one

32:58

side of a piece of paper and we're just

32:59

kind of, you know, accounting for what's

33:02

what's gone on here. But, um, I do think

33:04

it's, uh, helpful to not only city

33:07

council, but members of the public and

33:09

yourselves to kind of, you know, uh,

33:11

summarize what the commission has done

33:14

over this year. Um because a lot of you

33:17

know what we do at the beginning of the

33:18

year can maybe be forgotten by this

33:20

point. Um and so u and even having an

33:23

update on maybe some of those projects

33:24

what what was approved in January. What

33:26

happened with that? Did they move

33:27

forward with that? So I'm going to look

33:28

to do a little something a little write

33:30

up for report for you guys for sometime

33:32

in December. And obviously you don't

33:33

meet so that'll just be something

33:35

transmitted via email.

33:37

>> Good.

33:40

I'm good. Is that something like Joe

33:42

needs to review and approve or do you

33:45

just send it on our behalf?

33:48

>> Yeah, I mean I can do that certainly is

33:50

send it to you all, make sure you're

33:52

happy with what with with what's in it.

33:54

I think it's largely going to be um you

33:56

know just academic really of just an

33:59

accounting of what's been what you guys

34:01

have been doing this year and um and

34:03

like I said hopefully some some goals

34:05

for next year. Uh and if you want to add

34:08

something to it, you know, certainly

34:09

feel free to do that.

34:16

>> Is there anything for the order

34:18

Christmas?

34:20

Uh if not, before I ask for German, I'd

34:23

like to wish everyone a happy holidays,

34:27

Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and

34:30

presents will be accepted by me.

34:33

[laughter]

34:34

Do

34:35

>> you want your statue in

34:36

>> bronze? Went to his head down.

34:38

[laughter]

34:40

>> And with that, can I get a motion for

34:42

adjournment?

34:44

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