HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROJECT NARRATIVE GREG MATTHEWS STUDIO, inc. 620 E. COTTONWOOD, SUITE 103, BOZEMAN, MT. 59715 PHONE 406.616.2454 625 BOARDWALK AVENUE – LOT 2 BLOCK 3, FERGUSON FARM SUBDIVISION - GMS POST PROJECT NARRATIVE 2024 03 15 To whom it may concern, You will find drawings and documents to construct a single two-story new office building located at 625 Boardwalk Avenue at Lot 2, block 3, Ferguson Farm Subdivision in B2 Zoning. The narrative has been updated to reflect any building changes per city comments. GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION The project lot size is 14,510 sf with existing sidewalks along the east and south property lines as well as an existing parking lot with curb and gutter to the west. Included in the project documentation is a signed concept review waiver and a concurrent review form. The timeframe of the project is anticipated for construction to start in early fall 2024. The main floor footprint of the building is 6,073 SF with a new lower-level footprint of 3,828 SF for a total new building square footage of 9,902 SF. The max building height is approximately 24’- 8” tall at the north elevation and lowers as the grade rises to the south of the property. The building was reduced in overall square footage due to budget concerns and the implications related to a new onsite stormwater chamber. PARKING Per the joint use parking calculations for Lot 2, Block 3, the office building is allocated 19 parking spaces within the Ferguson Farm Development. The parking calculation results in the need for 16 spaces to be used utilizing the net parking calculation. See sheet A1.15 for net square footage area diagrams and parking calculation. Per section 38.540.050 the required bike parking requires 2 spaces be provided. See A1.15 for parking calculation and L1.1 for bike parking location. STORMWATER REPORT A copy of the Stormwater Management Design Report for Lot 4 of the Spring Creek Village Resort Subdivision is provided showing that this lot (including the proposed building and existing parking lot) was accounted for in the stormwater management plan for the subdivision. The report shows that stormwater runoff generated by the existing parking lot has been designed to flow overland via existing curb & gutter to the existing Retention Pond #1. Retention Pond #1 has been recently expanded per the Town & Country Stormwater Design Report. The expansion includes storage for this parking lot per the report. After further discovery the stormwater runoff generated by the roof was originally designed to flow to the onsite dry well. Due to the drywell having insufficient storage and infiltration rates, the stormwater from the roof will be directed to an underground retention chamber system. See uploaded Stormwater Design Report and Plans for further information.
GREG MATTHEWS STUDIO, inc. 620 E. COTTONWOOD, SUITE 103, BOZEMAN, MT. 59715 PHONE 406.616.2454 BUILDING SIGNAGE The building has one elevation of frontage along Boardwalk Avenue at a length of 97’ resulting in 183 allowed square footage of total building signage. See A1.16 for calculation and proposed building sign locations. TRASH ENCLOSURE There is an existing trash enclosure to the west of the site. See vicinity map on sheet A1.00 for location in relation to Lot 2 – Block 3. SITE AND BUILDING LIGHTING The building lighting design is kept to a minimum to aid in preserving dark sky. See E1.01 for exterior building light locations. Fixture F2 is an LED light strip located atop the building address sign on the west elevation and behind the two wall signs on the East and West Elevation. Fixture F7 is a directional recessed floor light along the ADA ramp on the west end of the structure and located at all 3 exterior stairs to provide path lighting for egress. Beyond these fixtures there is no accent lighting or up lighting on or around the building. All parking and sidewalk lighting exist and will not be altered or added to. There is one streetlight on the east sidewalk along Boardwalk Avenue and one streetlight in the parking lot island on the west end of the building. See A1.00 for parking lot lighting locations. To show compliance with City of Bozeman Dark sky see E004 document for a building photometric lighting plan BLOCK FRONTAGE DEPARTURE REQUESTS 1 - TABLE 38.510.030.B FAÇADE TRANSPARENCY We are asking the review authority to allow us to permit our design with 40.6% façade transparency along Boardwalk Avenue between the 30” and 10’ height requirements. Analyzing the overall Ferguson Farms development completed to date indicates block frontage standards following a combination of storefront block frontages and landscape block frontages, suggesting a previous mixed use block frontage. Image 1 (see below) suggests a block frontage aligning with the 25% min façade transparency requirement or less than 25% found in the landscaped block frontage standards. Image 2 of the same building also looks to fall short of the 60% min storefront façade transparency requirement. When calculating for a landscaped block frontage we result in 36.92% transparent meeting the minimum 25%. To further argue for an approved lower façade transparency, the primary use of the building is for professional offices and not a retail or restaurant establishment use that would look to engage more with the occupant at the sidewalk level than a professional office request. Also, the requirement of setting the building 10’ back from our property line and distancing the building façade from the primary sidewalk algins more with the requirements found in the landscape block frontage, further indicating a mixed-use block frontage.
GREG MATTHEWS STUDIO, inc. 620 E. COTTONWOOD, SUITE 103, BOZEMAN, MT. 59715 PHONE 406.616.2454 2 - TABLE 38.510.030.B WEATHER PROTECTION We are asking the review authority to allow an average of 44.7% of 6’ weather protection depth along Boardwalk Avenue building façade. Our building provides a 30” roof overhand along the entire façade with an increase to 6’ deep overhand at all door entrances to create weather protection. When analyzing the building to the east, image 1 and image 2, it appears to not meet the minimum 5’ weather protection requirements anywhere along their Boardwalk Avenue or Field Street block frontages. When comparing our current design to a landscape block frontage we exceed the minimum 3’ weather protection depth for all building entrances. Thank you for your time. We look forward to continue the review process and seeing our building make it to the finish line. Best, Greg Matthews, AIA IMAGE 1 IMAGE 2