12-30-10 Site Review MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Lower Level Main Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Paul Burnham, City Engineer
Jeff Clawson, Building Official
Charlie Johnson, Construction Manager
P.J. Sorensen, Chairman
GUESTS: Mark Johnson,
HEAR THE PUBLIC: None.
Rebekah Wargo, Asst. Civil Engineer
Tom Jentz, Planning & Bldg Director
Dan Diehl, Fire Chief
PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS: Johnson stated they are looking Silverbrook for
bond requirements and he will report back next week.
OLD BUSINESS: None.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS: None.
OTHER REPORTS: Sykes, 202 2nd Avenue West: Mark Johnson said they changed the
design for the 2nd and 3rd floor apartments. They are adding a stairway connecting the 2nd and 3rd
floor and still are planning for 8 apartments but now they will be larger. The apartments are
geared toward upper scale downtown living; the market will be specialty/organic foods and
organic meat. Johnson reviewed the drawings and noted the second floor will have an atrium area
for gatherings and the entire building will have sprinklers installed. Sorensen noted the properties
need to be bound together and Clawson agreed. Johnson said he is proposing to cantilever the
balconies out two feet on 2nd Street and not on 2nd Avenue and there will be a 6 — 8 foot canopy
added. Jentz noted an encroachment permit would be required to cantilever the sidewalks but it
should be minor. Diehl asked that the awnings be non-combustible and Clawson agreed anything
over a public R/W is supposed to be non-combustible. There was discussion regarding designing
for separated and non -separated uses in relation to the fire code that would apply for this
development. The new plans will be submitted next week and Sorensen said that if the plans
come in on Monday they will make the agenda for the Architectural Meeting on January 1 lth
Burnham asked if the window well issue has been resolved and Johnson said not yet and they are
trying to come up with an engineered system that would create a drivable surface. Burnham said
Public Works would need some time to look at the system. Clawson asked that they have their
structural engineer look at snow drifting effect on the roof.
Clawson asked Diehl if the hospital should be putting the fire rating on the steel columns as it
goes up or is he comfortable with letting the steel frame go up without - since everything
underneath is sprinkled and operational. Diehl suggested at least one floor at a time should be fire
rated. Clawson said since they are building over an existing structure the existing portion should
be done as soon as possible. Diehl agreed and said he would talk to them about that and noted it
would be in their best interest.
KRMC Construction, 310 Sunnyview Lane; Diehl said he met with hospital staff and Swank
yesterday because they were blocking the fire lane between Conway and Sunnyview Lane with their
construction trailer which then did not meet the 20 foot required fire lane access. There is a question
of ownership of the property where they had planned to use as their storage yard when construction
starts. Diehl said the hospital is going to buy access into that property and bring a proposal to the city
that will remove parking spots out and provide an all-weather driving surface which they will use for
the next 2-3 years. Diehl said they also discussed water and they want to keep the hydrants on the
north side of Conway and Diehl said he didn't have a problem with that proposal. Burnham said the
existing water line is on the south side and what they are doing is moving the two hydrants over to the
south side and moving the main line out into the private drive. Diehl suggested Public Works contact
the hospital because that was not his understanding.
Fire Hydrant on 1st Avenue East: Diehl noted a flow test will be conducted on the hydrant on I't
Avenue East by Fire Station #61. Burnham noted the flow won't always test 80 and he explained.
Diehl noted additional pumps and higher static pressure is required for buildings that are more than
two stories high which should be considered for future developments.
Eastside Brick Beer/Wine License Application: Sorensen said the city received a notice from the
Department of Revenue regarding a transfer of a beer license that would go into the Eastside Brick
coffeehouse. Sorensen said this property is zoned under a planned unit development and the serving
of beer doesn't mesh with the permitted uses as outlined in the PUD agreement. Sorensen noted this
issue will be coming before Site Review Committee and if the committee determines this is a major
amendment it would then have to go to city council for a public hearing.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 a.m.
Recorded Minutes were transcribed by Michelle Anderson, Recording Secretary