The City Council will consider approving plans to demolish the existing playground and Fine Arts Building at Cambridge Elementary School to construct a new parking area and Fine Arts Building, along with landscaping improvements. The plans were approved by the Architectural Review Board and variances were granted by the Board of Adjustment.

1. Case # 690F
1001 Townsend
Proposed construction of playground,
landscaping improvements, and new Fine Arts
Building at Cambridge Elementary
Final Review
Presented By: Jason Lutz
Community Development Services Director
City Council Meeting
Agenda Item # 4
April 9, 2018

2. SUMMARY
 The applicant is seeking to demolish the
existing playground and Fine Arts
Building to construct a new parking area
and Fine Arts Building.

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BACKGROUND
 Zoned MF-D

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POLICY ANALYSIS
Fine Arts Building
 Height
 Total Height (34’)
 Building Materials
 Brick
 Steel Screen
 Metal Panels

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POLICY ANALYSIS
Entrance Modifications
 More sidewalks
 Create a courtyard
 ADA Access
 Ramp added to front entrance to
allow easier ADA access to
school

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POLICY ANALYSIS
Existing Playground
 Relocated to the main campus and a
new parking area will be located at
the site of the existing playground.
 Current Parking Spaces = 75
 Proposed Parking Spaces = 93

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ARB RECOMMENDATION
 Considered the request on March 20, 2018.
 Approved the request with the following
conditions:
 That variances be granted by BOA
or a re-design be done to bring
project into compliance with zoning
regulations.

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BOA VARIANCES
 Considered the variance requests on April
4, 2018.
 Approved the following requested
variances.

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PARKING VARIANCES
 Parking not on the same lot as the main
structure.
 Reduction in the number of required
spaces.
 Waiver of parking mitigation fees.
 No 3’ screening fence around parking area
 6’ landscape buffer at the rear of parking
area instead of the required 8’

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SETBACK VARIANCES
 6’ rear setback for Fine Arts building, 25’
required.
 Current building is at 6’ setback and
new structure will have same footprint
as the existing structure.

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PUBLIC REALM VARIANCES
 No 5’ planting strip, street trees, or new 5’
sidewalk along city rights-of-ways.
 Existing sidewalks will remain and new
sidewalks will be installed along
Townsend further into the property giving
greenspace between street and sidewalk.
Landscaping and some new trees to be
planted in this area (meets intent of the
code).

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PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
 Postcards were mailed to property owners
within a 200-foot radius of the property,
appropriate notice was posted on the City
website and a sign was posted on the
property.
 Responses received:
 Support: (1)
 Oppose: (1)
 Neutral: (1)

22. QUESTIONS?