HomeMy WebLinkAbout20099 Staff Presentation City CommissionCITY COMMISSION, MONDAY, APRIL 6th, 2020
Community Development
Appeal #20099
Filed by 5 West Residential, LLC, Seeking to Overturn Conditions of Approval Related to Placement and Screening of Mechanical Equipment and Exterior Lights.
•19,319 square foot hotel
•Modifications to entire building
•24 West Mendenhall Street
•Zoning B-3, Downtown District
•Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District
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The original site plan for the Etha Hotel was
approved by the City Commission in 2013, with
the final site plan approval in December 2014
under application Z13064. The application was for
a conditional use permit, certificate of
appropriateness and deviations. A building permit
was issued in 2014 based on this approved site
plan
July 2012
Background:
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•Addition of 19 hotel guest rooms-121 rooms proposed,
spa use removed
•Ballroom use to include a stage and bar
•Remove stairs and outdoor terrace and add
mechanical-2nd floor rooftop and west elevation-
mechanical units Phase 2
•Third floor exterior terrace and pool replace with
mechanical units-mechanical units Phase 2
•Ninth floor proposed with restaurant and indoor/outdoor
serving areas. Pool relocated to ninth floor.
•Minor changes to floor plans throughout related to
types of hotel rooms, balconies, restaurant seating
areas and kitchen areas, back of house operations,
offices, closets, stairs, storage areas, etc. as outlined in
narrative.
Armory Hotel Modification to Approved Plan19410
Phase 1 Phase 2
•Add mechanical rooftop units and screening on
second floor rooftop along west elevation
•Add mechanical rooftop units and screening on third
floor rooftop along front elevation
•New exterior lighting for the building. LED and
colored lights.
•Exterior building materials proposed to change.
TAFS, 9th floor restaurant exterior, glass guardrails
•Art deco marking on Armory building to remain
unchanged.
•Windows proposed in Armory building with no
muntins/divided lites
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Phase 1 Condition of Approval: Mechanical Screening
1. Applicant must submit a new plan to screen the rooftop mechanical
equipment located on the second and third floor rooftop of the Armory to
comply with requirements of section 38.21.050.F BMC (2013). Specifically,
applicant's new plan must provide full screening of the sides of the
rooftop mechanical equipment and a proposal to address the visual
impacts of the top of the equipment to shield it from view of adjacent
properties and the public way. The applicant's plan will be subject to a 15
day public comment period, after which the Director of the Community
Development Division must issue a decision on the proposed plan to
screen the second and third floor rooftop mechanical equipment.
Conditional Approval, Modifications #19410
March 4th, 2020
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Phase 2 Condition of Approval: Lighting
1.Proposed light fixtures L18 and L19 must not, during operation of the building,
change or vary in color
2.Proposed light fixtures L6, L19 10 degree accent light, and L21 must not, during
operation of the building, illuminate the entire façade of the Armory
3.Prior to receiving a Certificate of Occupancy, proposed light fixture L28 Canopy
light must meet “full-cutoff” criteria, which means the light source and
associated lenses shall not protrude below the edge of the light fixture, and shall
not be visible from adjacent streets or properties
4.Proposed light fixture L28 Canopy light must not, during the operation of the
building, emit horizontal light from a 90 degree plane
Conditional Approval, Modifications #19410
March 4th, 2020
Consider the
Recommended
Motion:
Having reviewed and considered Appeal number 20099 of the
decision of the Director of Community Development regarding
modifications to the Armory Hotel, the Director’s decision dated
March 4, 2020, the record of review, the presentation of staff and
the Appellant, public comment, and all information presented, I
move to uphold the decision of the Director of Community
Development reflected in his March 4, 2020 letter.
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Design Review Board