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HomeMy WebLinkAbout23_SPRCommentAndResponses_06152021Page 1 of 10 May 26, 2021 Mr. Nolan Sit SMA Architects/SCB Nolan.sit@scb.com RE: Project No. 21165; North Central Block 4 Site Plan 1st Review Comments. Project Description: This is a site plan application for a 6 story, 99 dwelling unit mixed commercial, residential and parking building on a 0.74-acre lot with associated infrastructure. A portion of the basement parking garage would provide parking spaces for an off-site commercial building. A portion of the first floor level would provide bicycle parking for one or more off-site buildings. Project Location: 301 N. Willson Avenue. The property is legally described as Lots 1-10 and vacated ROW of Block 4 of Beall’s Third Addition, Plat C-44-A, S07, T02 S, R06 E. The Site lies within the B-3 Downtown Business District and the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District. Dear Nolan: Below please find comments on the aforementioned proposed project from the City’s Development Review Committee (DRC) at their May 19, 2021 meeting. If you have questions about any of the comments noted below, please contact the reviewer directly. All code references below refer to Sections of the Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC). If you have any questions or concerns about the review or permitting process, please do not hesitate to contact Development Review Coordinator Ross Knapper at rknapper@@bozeman.net. Sincerely, Susana Montana, Senior Planner Department of Community Development Page 2 of 10 DRC First Review Comments on the 04/28/21 North Central Block 4 Site Plan Community Development Department, Development Review Division, Susana Montana, Senior Planner, smontana@bozeman.net, 406-852-2285. 1. Please submit a formal Subdivision Exemption lot aggregation application. 2. BMC Table 38.320.050. Form and intensity standards. a. Note that the ground floor of the building must have a 13-feet Floor-to-Ceiling (FTC) height. Sheets A.016 and 017 show Floor-to-Floor (FTF) heights of 15-feet. The FTF height of 15-feet meets the NCOD Guidelines Subchapter 4-B, A.1 (Mass and Scale) requirement. However, the Table 38.510.030.B, Storefront Block Frontage, row 2, requires a 13-foot minimum FTC height. Please label the minimum 13-feet FTC heights on these sheets. 3. BMC 38.510. Block frontage. Both Willson and Villard streets are designated “Mixed” Block Frontages (BF). The site plan and elevations provide a Storefront BF along both the Willson and Village frontages per 38.510.030.B which requires buildings to be placed at the property line. Please explain why there is a one-foot and eight-inch setback from the Village Street frontage property line. 4. BMC 38.540.050. Parking. Please correct all Sheets, tables and narratives with the correct parking numbers as discussed below. (1) Non-Residential Parking Requirements. a. You are proposing 6,052 gross sf of retail space at the ground floor. Please label the gross square footage of each of those two spaces on Sheet A.004. b. You also propose space devoted to activities that are accessory to the 99 dwelling units within the building. These residential accessory spaces include a fitness center, a lounge, a residential lobby and conference room, a rental office, a mail room, elevator lobby, yoga room, pet wash room, a bike/ski workshop and a package room. Please label the square footage of each of those spaces. Please also label the dimensions of those spaces noting the minimum 15 by 15 ft minimum dimensions for spaces qualifying as shared open space per 38.520.060.B.2.c. If these shared open space/indoor recreation areas are limited to residents’ use only, they would be deemed accessory to the residential use and no parking would be attributed to it. c. 38.540.050.A.2.c.(1), Table 38.540.050-4. B-3 parking reductions for non-residential uses. The parking requirement for the proposed 6,052 gsf retail space may be reduced by 40 percent. See below for the gross versus net parking calculations. d. 38.540.050.A.2.c.(3). Transit Availability. The development may qualify for a ten percent reduction in the non-residential parking requirement if the Site lies within 800-linear-feet of a sheltered bus stop. If you seek this Page 3 of 10 reduction, please identify the location of the qualifying bus stop and its distance from the Site. e. 38.540.050.A.2.c.(4). Structured Parking. If you seek a 15% reduction in non-residential parking spaces due to the proximity of a 200+space public parking garage located within 800-linear-feet walking distance from the Site, please show its location and walkable linear distance from the Site. f. 38.540.050.A.2.c.(5). B-3 Non-residential Parking Adjustments. This section grants a 3,000 gross square feet (gsf) deduction of non- residential space (exclusive of the parking gsf) for parking calculation purposes. The project must qualify as a non-residential building in a B-3 district or for a building located adjacent to a designated Storefront Block Frontage. This 168,105 gsf project is a mixed-use development with 6,052 gsf of retail space, 108,425 gsf of residential (dwellings and accessory recreation/open space) space, and 53,628 gsf of parking use. For the A.2.c.(5) 3,000 gsf reduction for parking calculation purposes, this development is deemed a “non-residential building” and, therefore, the project qualifies for the 3,000 gross sf reduction with regard to the parking requirement. Please note that the Site is designated as Mixed Block Frontages on its three street sides. Building to Storefront Block Frontage standards does not change its Mixed Block Frontage designation. Please see the parking calculation comments below in subsection g. g. 38.540.010.A.1.a. Definition of Floor Area. The 6,052 gross square feet (gsf) retail space is reduced to 3,052 gsf by the aforementioned A.2.c.(5) 3,000 gsf “credit”. Sec. 38.540.010.A.1.a states that parking spaces are calculated on the net square footage of each use category shown in Table 38.540.050.30-E, rather than gross square footage. The net square footage is 85% of the gross sf. Therefore, the 3,052 gsf retail space results in 2,594 net sf (nsf) of retail space for the purpose of calculating the parking requirement. As noted above in Comment 4(1).c, this 2,594 nsf can be reduced by 40% resulting in a net square footage of 1,557 for the purpose of parking calculations. The parking requirement for retail space is one space for each 300 net sf. The parking requirement for the ground floor 1,557 net sf of retail space is 5 spaces. Note that if a café were provided within this retail space, that net square footage would qualify for a 50% reduction and the requirement would be one space for each 50 nsf of café space. h. 38.540.050.A.2.c.(6), Secure Bicycle Parking. You are seeking a 10% reduction in non-residential parking spaces due to the provision of additional covered bicycle parking spaces. In establishing required parking spaces, fractions of parking spaces are dropped, so a 10% reduction of 5 non-residential parking spaces required is one-half bike rack which does not reduce the requirement from 5. i. Non-residential parking reductions. Please correct Figure 2 of the Parking Summary narrative (no page number shown) to show the following allowable reductions if you are taking them: Commercial transit availability 10% reduction; Page 4 of 10 and the B-3 reduction per Table 38.540.050-4. Note that on-street parking is not available for the non-residential uses of the development. j. Sec. 38.540.050.A.2.b, Maximum Parking, allows excess parking up to 125% of the minimum number required. Since the non-residential parking requirement is 5 spaces and you are providing 37 spaces on the ground-floor (per Sheet A.002) and 41 spaces on Level B1 (per Sheet A.003), for a total of 78 spaces, you exceed this maximum number of spaces allowed for the non-residential uses within the development. However, 38.540.060 allows joint-use of parking spaces if the non-residential businesses they would serve are located within 1,000-feet of the parking garage. Please describe how the 70-excess vehicle parking spaces and the 110 excess bicycle parking spaces would be allocated to off-site businesses meeting the conditions of this section. Please provide an executed long-term lease for use of on-site non-residential parking spaces for each of these businesses. If the joint-use option is to be utilized, please provide a narrative as to how the criteria and conditions of 38.540.060.A and B would be met, including the provision of an appropriate traffic and parking study. k. Sheet A.001 indicates that 21 parking spaces of the non-residential spaces would be “valet parking”. Please note that 38.540.010.A.1.4 does not allow stacking of off-street parking spaces so the valet parking would have to be individual spaces. l. 38.540.050.A.4. Bicycle Parking. Secure bicycle parking meeting the standards of this section are required, based on the number of vehicle parking spaces required. Five vehicle parking spaces are required for the non-residential space and 10% of 5 results in 5 bike parking spaces required for the non- residential space. m. Please make parking required and provided corrections on all sheets and narration documents. (2) Residential parking requirement. a. Table 38.540.050-1 identifies parking for residential use in the B-3 District to be 1 space per dwelling unit. The 99 units would require 99 parking spaces. You are proposing to provide residential parking on the Level 02 Floor as shown in Sheet A.005. This floor shows 82 parking spaces of which 11 (13%) are compact- size spaces. 38.540.020.A, Note 1 allows up to 25% of these spaces to be compact-size. b. You are proposing to provide 6 parking spaces for residents as on-street parking spaces meeting the standards of 38.540.050.A.1.a (1). On Sheet A.002, please provide a detail of where on the street frontages these six parking spaces would be located. Please label the dimensions of the parking spaces and note that these Page 5 of 10 spaces may not encroach upon sight vision triangles. Compact parallel spaces are not allowed for on-street parking. c. You are asking for a 10% reduction in residential parking due to the location of a sheltered transit stop located within 800-linear feet walking distance from the Site per 38.540.050.A.1.b (4). Please provide the location of this sheltered transit stop and its linear feet walking distance from the Site. d. The total parking requirement for the 99 dwelling units, with the 10% transit reduction, is 90-spaces of which 6 would be provided on-street. The residential parking shown on Sheet A.005 is 82 spaces which is deficient in the requirement by 2 spaces. e. On Sheets A.002 and A.003, please label the dimensions of standard and compact parking spaces and the drive aisle widths meeting the standards of Table 38.540.020. f. Please revise your narrative and all calculation sheets to reflect the corrected required and provided residential and non-residential parking spaces. g. 38.540.050.A.4. Bicycle Parking. The residential bicycle parking requirement is 10% of the 90 vehicle parking spaces required, or 9 secure bike racks. Per the standards of this section, a bike rack should be located at the street frontage near the building entrances. Please show and label a bike rack at each building entrance; any remaining bike racks may be located within the building. Sheet A.004 shows two first floor bike storage areas reserved for residents of the building. It also shows an area labeled Public Bicycle Room. h. 38.540.060. Joint use of parking facilities allows excess bicycle parking to be used for off-site businesses. If this is the case, please describe how the 110 excess bicycle parking qualifies and meets the criteria and conditions of this section. 5. BMC 38.510.030.M.2. Structured parking facility development standards. a. Because excess non-residential parking spaces are proposed to be leased to off-site businesses, it is deemed a structured parking facility subject to this Section. Parking garages that front streets must line the parking garage at the street level with an active use per the following requirements: b. In all districts, all commercial floor space wrapping a parking structure on the ground floor must have a minimum floor-to-ceiling (FTC) height of 13 feet. Please label the FTC height of the ground floor. c. Structured parking facilities must provide transparency along at least 50 percent of the linear length of the building's façade. This may be achieved with windows, displays, building lobbies, building entrances, display windows, or windows affording views into the building. This requirement applies to both frontages of a building located on a corner lot. You are requesting a Departure from this requirement to allow a transparency of 42.7% with the rationale that Page 6 of 10 the 42.7% glazing “complies with secondary block frontage requirements for a mixed storefront frontage (40% minimum)”. However, the structured parking facility minimum 50% transparency requirement is not offered a Departure option and the standards of this section govern over the Storefront Block Frontage standards for “primary” versus “secondary” façade transparencies. Please revise the Villard frontage to provide the 50% transparency on both frontages street facades. d. Street-level openings on parking structures must be limited to those necessary for retail store entrances, vehicle entrance and exit lanes, and pedestrian entrances to stairs and elevator lobbies. Parking structures adjacent to streets must have architectural detailing such as, but not limited to, standard size masonry units such as brick, divided openings to give the appearance of windows, and other techniques to provide an interesting and human-scaled appearance on the story adjacent to the sidewalk. This appears to be met along the Willson façade. Note subsection (i) below which does not allow the parking access point along the Villard frontage/façade. In a separate document, please provide a narrative to the Director as to why access to the parking garage cannot be limited solely to the abutting alley. e. 38.510.030.M2.l. Parking entrance(s) may not account for more than 25 percent of an entire building façade. Sheet L001 shows the Villard frontage as 130-feet and 9-inches in width. Sheet A.014 shows the Villard façade as 114-linear feet in width with an un-dimensioned “utility easement”. Is the width of the utility easement 16-feet wide; please label the width of this easement. Sheet A.014 shows the garage opening as 27-feet and 4-inches wide. If the Villard façade is 130-feet wide, the 27-feet wide garage opening represents 20% of the facade. If the Villard façade is 114-feet wide, the 27- feet wide garage opening is 23% of the façade. Please clarify the width of the Villard Street façade on Sheets L001 and A.014. 6. BMC 38.520.060.B. On-site residential open space. All multi-household development, including multi-household portions of mixed-use development, must provide minimum usable open space equal to 100 square feet per dwelling unit for studio and one bedroom dwellings and 150 square feet per dwelling unit for dwellings with two or more bedrooms. The required open space may be provided in a combination of ways: shared open space, ground level private outdoor space, balconies, common indoor recreation areas, and shared roof decks. The Applicant has indicated a mix of dwelling unit sizes. a. The 70 “junior” and 1-bedroom units require 100 gsf each for a total of 7,000 gsf of open space. The 29 2-bedroom units require 150 gsf of open space each for a total of 4,350 gsf. Combined, the usable residential open space requirement is 11,350 gsf. This is reflected in your Project Matrix Sheet which shows 11,494 gsf of open space provided. Please label the square footage and dimensions of the residential shared common open space/recreation spaces on Sheets A.004 and A.006 that correlate to this calculation box. Page 7 of 10 b. We note that the “Public Bicycle Room” accessed from Villard does not qualify as residential usable open space. Please label the number of secure bike racks therein and the lockers and showers. 7.BMC 38.550. Landscaping. Please provide a landscaping plan that contains the elements required in 38.220.100 and that addresses mandatory landscaping provisions 8.38.560.030.A.2. Prohibited Signs. Signage for uses on the Site require separate building permits. Please delete the signage calculation box on Sheet A.014. Parks Department, Addi Jadin, ajadin@bozeman.net, 406-582-2908 1. Staff's recommendation and Applicant Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland (CILP) justification will be reviewed by the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board (June 10, 2021 6:30 pm) or its Subdivision Review Committee (June 11, 2021 8:30 am). Please contact staff for virtual meeting invitation. 2. Director approval of CILP and required payment amount will be forwarded to the Applicant and Planning Division upon Board/Committee review. Payment to be submitted to Planning Division prior to Site Plan approval. City of Bozeman – Solid Waste Division, Russ Ward, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT rward@bozeman.net | 406-582-3235 1. Will need to be written into covenants that it is building management’s responsibility to move refuse containers to the refuse pickup (“tip”) site. 2. Refuse tip site will need to be heated. 3. No overhead wires may be in the refuse pickup site. North West Energy (NEW) Project Engineer Kory Graham Kory.Graham@northwestern.com and Tom Stewart, District Engineer – Bozeman Division, O 406-582-4602, C 406-223-0573, thomas.stewart@northwestern.com New Construction (1-833-672-9453), Apply Online at www.northwesternenergy.com/construction Continue to work with NWE engineer Kory Graham. Refer to the following comments submitted to DRC meeting on 3-03-21.  Has an application to Northwestern Energy (NWE) been submitted?  Is the applicant requesting gas and electric services? Page 8 of 10  There is an existing 4-inch gas main and 3-phase overhead power lines in the alleyway on the west side of the lot. NorthWestern Energy will be able to provide gas and electric utilities to the proposed development.  The existing 3-phase, overhead power line in the alley, along the west side of the site is providing 2 underground services and 8 overhead services to area customers. On the civil site plan the applicant is requesting to convert the overhead three phase line to underground. To achieve this request will require an in depth engineering plan to see if converting all overhead services to underground services with padmount transformers is feasible. The applicant would be responsible for all cost associated with this type of conversion. Costs would include the conversion of the three phase overhead line to underground and all overhead meters to underground meters. If this conversion proves to be too costly and the overhead utility line is left as is then, as shown on the plans, portions of the building would be constructed near the existing overhead utility line. Per NWE standards based on 2017 NESC with a design clearance adder the minimum design clearance between conductors and the buildings is as follows; Horizontal clearance to the outside conductor shall be no less than 7.5 feet to the edge of the finished building and 10.5 feet when performing construction for the construction workers. If these clearances cannot be obtained other alternatives need to be addressed to avoid any clearance issues and assure safety during construction and for future maintenance on the building. The minimum Vertical clearance from the highest point on the rooftop or wall clearance to the lowest conductor during worst case design application scenario is 17-feet. Both cases need to be reviewed and analyzed by a NWE engineer to assure the existing conductors meet or exceed the required NWE clearance requirements during worst case applications.  Meters in General. NorthWestern Energy reserves the right to specify the location of NWE meters. All meters are to be located outdoors on the corner of the building closest to the transformer serving your property. On new construction, electric meter locations must be within 10 feet of the gas meter if NorthWestern Energy will be providing both electric and gas service. Meter locations will need to be approved by NWE. NWE policy is to maintain a minimum 30-inches wide by 3-feet clear zone between the front of the meter and landscape screening or wall screening for self-contained meter bases and 48-inches for installations requiring cabinets. Location of the meter(s) shall allow easy access to the meters for operation and maintenance.  Gas meters. The following applies to all buildings in regards to the gas regulator. The gas regulator cannot be placed under a window or within 3’ of the operable portion of the window. It can be placed under a window/deck on the second story, provided the “open/operable” portion has at least 6’ of clearance from the regulator. Ensure that there is 10’ of separation from any mechanical air intake, including air conditioning units. The regulator will need to be 3’ from the closest corner of any portion of the electric meter base. Page 9 of 10  Applicant needs to show proposed meter screening methods for the NWE engineer to review. If using a screening wall a drawing of the screening wall need to be reviewed and approved by NWE for underground utility installation under the wall and access for operation and maintenance lines and equipment. Screening Walls. o Gas service cannot penetrate foundation walls that are attached to the building foundation per the International Fuel Code. Gas riser need to penetrate the building above ground. However, if the foundation is not attached to the building i.e. the foundation wall is isolated from the building for just supporting the wall, this is acceptable. o If this is a free standing foundation wall, a knock-out must be provided that is a min of 2’x2’ but may be required that the knockout be larger on the electric service depending on the meter base amperage. Consult NWE for proper sizing of knock-out o Contact NWE for placement of knock-out to insure that it lines up properly with the termination location to prevent bends in the service o Screening must meet the clear zone requirement of NWE Electric Service Requirements which typically for commercial application is 48” from the face of the electric meter. o Gas meter cannot be located in recessed location where it is not open atmosphere above the meter without approval from NWE. o Screening cannot consist of rolling doors or other devices that are required to be open to access the meters.  Transformer location to a structure. If the buildings will be requiring 3 phase power a transformer pad site should be planned. Typical 3-phase pad is going to be a 7’x7’ pad. For oil filled transformers a 2-foot clearance is required to non- combustible walls and surfaces that do not have any openings such as doors, windows, air intake, and fire escapes routes and meets current NEC or NFPA requirements for non-combustible material. For transformers 750kVA & larger a 3- foot 6-inch clearance is required and 10-feet of clearance is required on the front side of the pad, where the transformer doors are located. For any combustible surface, not meeting current NEC or NFPA requirements for non-combustible material, a minimum of a 10-foot clearance is required between the building or any combustible surface and the transformer. All distances are referenced to the edge of the pad. For planting of bushes or shrubs a Minimum Working Space for a Pad-Mounted Transformer, is 4-feet on the sides and back portion of the concrete pad and 10-feet of clearance on the front side of the pad where the transformer doors are located. Note, all distances are referenced to the edge of the pad. Due to COVID-19 there has been an impact on receiving larger three phase and single phase transformers and a longer timeline may be needed to receive the needed equipment for such services. It is important to submit an application to NWE and provide the calculated loads as soon as possible to avoid any delays. The NWE Page 10 of 10 project engineer will help to determine the appropriate location for the transformer.  Landscaping. No large, deep rooted trees or bushes will be allowed within the 10- foot utility easement. No large trees reaching heights of 15-feet or taller will be allowed under any overhead distribution lines. All other approved landscaping will be placed so as not to damage, prevent or hinder operation and maintenance of NWE utilities.  As the project develops easements may need to be created to extend electric primary to provide the needed utilities for the new development.  Submit an application online to have the NWE project engineer work with the applicant. Go to www.northwesternenergy.com/construction to apply online Montana Construction Application, and access Montana New Service Guide to provide information on electric and gas service requirements. SPR SUBMITTALSPR SUBMITTALBLOCK 4 | LOTS 1-10 & VACATED ROW OF BLOCK 4 OF BEALL’S THIRD ADDITION, PLAT C-44-A DRC 05-19-2021 | SITE PLAN FIRST REVIEW COMMENTSDRC 05-19-2021 | SITE PLAN FIRST REVIEW COMMENTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DIVISION Susana Montana smontana@bozeman.net 406- 582-2285 1. Please submit a formal Subdivision Exemption lot aggregation application response: A Subdivision Exemption lot aggregation application is being submitted separately within the next couple of weeks. 2. BMC 38.320.050 Form and intensity standards a response: Reference sheet A.016 and A.017 Building Sections for 13’ floor to ceiling compliance. 3. BMC Table 38.510 Block frontage response: The building is placed as close to the property line as practical. The building is set parallel to the Willson property line about 3” inside the property line to allow for typical construction tolerances. On the Villard frontage the storefront requirement of a 12’ wide sidewalk, dictates the building to be setback 6” inside the property line. Additionally, the Villard property line is not perpendicular to the Willson property line, which causes the building to be setback to vary between 7” at the closest and 17” at the furthest. See sheet A.002. 4. BMC 38.540.050 Parking 1: Non-Residential Parking Requirements a: See sheet A.004 for retail gross square footage labeled. b: See sheet A.004 for square footage and dimensions labeled on spaces qualifying as shared open space: residential lobby, fitness, and bike/ski workshop. c: 38.540.050.A.2.c.(1) See parking summary in the Project Narrative for updated parking calculations in relation to retail gsf. d: 38.540.050.A.2.c.(3) See parking summary in the Project Narrative for updated reductions. Block 4 no longer seeks transit availability reduction. e: 38.540.050.A.2.c.(4) See parking summary in the Project Narrative for updated reductions. Block 4 no longer seeks structured parking reduction. f: 38.540.050.A.2.c.(5) Acknowledged, see parking summary in the Project Narrative for use of 3,000 sf reduction. g: 38.540.010.A.1.a Acknowledged, see parking summary in the Project Narrative for calculations. Block 4 is not seeking a cafe in the retail space. h: 38.540.010.A.2.c.(6) Acknowledged, see parking summary in the Project Narrative for calculations. Block 4 recognizes the bike reduction is less than 1 so will not count. i: See Figure 2 in the parking summary in the Project Narrative for updated calculations. j: 38.540.050.A.2.b See Off-Site Parking Space License Agreement. This existing agreement will be modified to reflect the change in ownership from Medical Arts Building, LLC to the newly formed entity that will devlop and own the Block 4 project prior to receipt of building permit. k: See Off-Site Parking Space License Agreement. l: 38.540.050.A.4 Acknowledged. Block 4 has a public bicycle room with 53 secure racks to serve the commerical needs of this project as well as the North Central Master Plan. m: See the parking summary in the Project Narrative for updated calculations. 2: Residential Parking Requirement a: See sheet A.001 for parking allocation. Block 4 provides a total of 98 residential parking spaces: 92 spaces accessed off of the alley heading up to level two and 6 on street parking spaces. Of the 92 structured parking spaces, 16 are compact (17%). b: See sheet A.002 for location of the six on street parking spaces on North Willson Ave. SPR RESPONSES BLOCK 4#21165 SPR SUBMITTALSPR SUBMITTALBLOCK 4 | LOTS 1-10 & VACATED ROW OF BLOCK 4 OF BEALL’S THIRD ADDITION, PLAT C-44-A DRC 05-19-2021 | SITE PLAN FIRST REVIEW COMMENTS (cont.)DRC 05-19-2021 | SITE PLAN FIRST REVIEW COMMENTS (cont.) c: 38.540.050.A.1.b.(4) See parking summary in the Project Narrative for updated reductions. Block 4 no longer seeks sheltered transit stop reduction. d: See sheet A.001 for parking allocation. Block 4 provides a total of 98 residential parking spaces: 92 spaces accessed off of the alley heading up to level two and 6 on street parking spaces. Of the 92 structured parking spaces, 16 are compact (17%). e: See sheets A.002 through A.005 for dimensions of the standard and compact parking spaces and the drive aisle widths. f: See the parking summary in the Project Narrative for updated calculations. g: 38.540.050.A.4 The residential bicycle parking requirement is 10% of the 99 vehicular parking spaces required, or 9 secure bike racks. Block 4 provides 99 secure bike racks, exceeding the required bicycle storage as well as providing elevated facilities for residents to tune up their bikes and skis to encourage alternative to vehicles. See SPR Clarification Correspondence with Susana Montana on June 2nd, 2021, which asked us to label the distance of bike racks in ROW from entries. These are noted on sheets A.002 and L001. In addition to the Block 4 residential Bike/Ski Workshop, there is a separate Public Bicycle Room which serves the North Central Master Plan with 53 secure bike racks, 10 lockers, and 2 showers. h: 38.540.060 The Public Bicycle Room along with the elevated Bike/Ski Workshop works towards North Central Master Plan’s and the City of Bozeman’s goal to create and encourage alternatives to the automobile. These facilities will encourage bicycle use with the ability to secure your bike, store your clothes in a locker, take a shower before work, and tune/fix up your gear. The 99 secure bike racks in the Bike/Ski Workshop will be reserved for residents of Block 4, while the 53 secure bike racks in the Public Bike Room will be available for commercial use within the Block 4 building and surrounding blocks. 5. BMC 38.510.030.M.2. Structured parking facility development standards. a: Acknowledged, Block 4 is designed to meet the structured parking facility standards. b: Reference sheet A.016 and A.017 Building Sections for 13’ floor to ceiling compliance. c: Block 4 previously requested a departure on the 50% transparency on Villard. In this RC submission we have redesigned the Villard frontage to achieve a 55.9% transparency with the addition of glazing in the overhead garage door. See SPR Clarification Correspondence with Susana Montana on June 2nd, 2021. Our garage door with have translucent glazing at a human scale which can be seen on the north elevation sheet A.014. The Willson frontage has a 60.1% transparency, see sheet A.012. d: See document #26 West Villard Parking Access for narrative. Additionally reference document #13 Access Devation for a letter addressing any traffic and safety concerns on the parking access on West Villard St. Reference document #19 Beall’s Third Master Site Plan Concept Review #20158 for staff support of parking access on West Villard St. e: Villard facade has a 124’-8” frontage, of which 27’-4” is the parking entry, resulting in 21.9%. This complies with the maximum of 25% of facade. Reference sheet A.014. Sheet L001 notation of 130’-9” is in reference to the length of the property line along Villard, of which Block 4 is 6’ short of due to access easement and construction tolerances. SPR RESPONSES BLOCK 4#21165 SPR SUBMITTALSPR SUBMITTALBLOCK 4 | LOTS 1-10 & VACATED ROW OF BLOCK 4 OF BEALL’S THIRD ADDITION, PLAT C-44-A DRC 05-19-2021 | SITE PLAN FIRST REVIEW COMMENTS (cont.)DRC 05-19-2021 | SITE PLAN FIRST REVIEW COMMENTS (cont.) 6. BMC 38.520.060.B. On-site residential open space. a: Required open space is 11,350 gsf. Block 4 has 11,839 gsf indicated on sheet A.001. See sheet A.004 and A.006 for sf noted on the plans which correspond to A.001. b: Acknowledged, the Public Bicycle Room accessed from Villard does not qualify as residential usable open space. See A.004 for labeled secure bike racks, lockers, and showers. 7. BMC 38.550. Landscaping response: Landscape drawings and site plan including all elements required in 38.220.100 and addressing mandatory landscaping provisions were included with Block 4’s previous Site Plan Application. The drawings are also included with this RC 1 package with any changed bubbled appropriately. 8. BMC 38.560.030.A.2. Prohibited Signs. response: The signage calculation box has been removed from sheet A.014. PARKS DEPARTMENT, Addi Jadin ajadin@bozeman.net 406-582-2908 1. Block 4’s CIL was approved during the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board held on June 10, 2021 at 6:30pm. Architect from Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Lindsey Von Seggern, was in attendance. 2. Received Director’s approval on June 15th, 2021, see document #16 Parkland Assessment. Applicant acknowledges that payment must be submitted prior to Site Plan approval. CITY OF BOZEMAN - SOLID WASTE DIVISION, Russ Ward rward@bozeman.net 406-582-3235 1. The covenants will be written stating it is building management’s responsibility to move refuse containers to the refuse pickup site on the alley. 2. Block 4’s refuse pickup site is located on the alley near the south parking garage entry, and will have a heated slab. 3. There are no overhead wires in the refuse pickup site. NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, Kory Graham kory.graham@northwestern.com and Tom Stewart thomas.stewart@northwestern.com O 406-582-4602 C 406-223-0573 1. The Block 4 team is continuing to work with Northwestern Energy to finalize a design. One item to note, the utility easement on the west property line has increased from 5’ to 8’ through our discussions. 2. Screening details are included in this package, see sheet A.020. Reference sheet A.002 for the location of the screens. SPR RESPONSES BLOCK 4#21165 MEMORANDUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO: Susana Montana, Planner III FROM: Karl Johnson, Engineer I RE: APPLICATION NO 21004 - North Central Block 4 Site Plan Review DATE: May 27, 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENGINEERING COMMENTS: Easements 1. BMC 38.410.060 Easements - Front setback utility easements must be ten feet wide, and must always be provided unless written confirmation is submitted to the community development department from all utility companies providing service indicating that front setback easements are not needed. Acknowledged. Water Rights 1. BMC 38.410.130 (A) (1) Water rights - The applicant must contact Griffin Nielsen with the City Engineering Department to obtain a determination of cash-in-lieu of water rights (CILWR). CILWR must be paid prior to respective site plan approvals. Acknowledged. The applicant has determined the CILWR fee in conjunction with Griffin Nielsen. CILWR will be paid prior to final Site Plan approval. Transportation 1. BMC 38.400.060 Street Improvements Standards – a. Per the April 12th 2021 meeting with the applicant and city personnel 2 feet is required between the west edge of the pavement surface and the residential lots to the west of the alley. Acknowledged. The location of the alley has been shifted 6” to the east to provide the required 2’ of separation between the pavement edge and adjacent lots. b. It appears proposed telecom poles and boxes will encroach on the proposed alley. The proposed 19 foot alley must be clear of all permanent features. Acknowledged. The 16’ wide pavement in the alley will be clear of all permanent features. Telecom poles and boxes are allowed to be located within the alley provided they are not located on pavement. ENGINEERING ADVISORY COMMENTS: Water and Wastewater 1. The applicant may be required to televise the sewer main pipe to verify the condition prior to connection. Acknowledged. Lighting 1. DSSP Plans and Specification Review Policy – Plans, specifications, and submittals for public infrastructure improvements (street lighting) must be submitted to the City Engineering Department (engsubmittals@bozeman.net) for infrastructure review. Acknowledged. 2. DSSP Section XIII – The applicant is proposing a light fixture manufacturer and model that is not approved Acknowledged. a. If these lights will be maintained by City of Bozeman streets crew through a SILD the City of Bozeman doesn’t carry part for unique light fixtures. Acknowledged. 3. DSSP Section VII – The proposed pull box detail does not meet this standard. Acknowledged. 4. DSSP Section XVII - The proposed light pole base does not meet this standard. Acknowledged. 5. DSSP Section XVI - The proposed light pole height does not meet this standard. Acknowledged. 6. DSSP Section X - The proposed grounding method does not meet this standard. Acknowledged. 7. DSSP Section XII - The proposed light color temperature (3,000K) does not meet this standard. Acknowledged.