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Home My WebLink AboutPacket, DRC PLANNER 7/29/2021AGENDA DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT 225 FIFTH STREET Conference Room 616/ MS Teams Staff Review., Tuesday, August 17, 2021 8,•30 —.9.,00 am, 1. Discretionary Use 811-21-000196-TYP3 811-21-000012-PROJ Bruce Wiechert Custom Homes Assessor's Map: 18-02-05-23 TL: 202 Address: Horace Street Existing Use: vacant Applicant submitted plans to construct an 8 -unit residential development and seeks approval for alternate design standards for roof design. Planner: Melissa Carifio Meeting: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 8:30-9:00 virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams The Complete DRC Packet for this meeting is available online for you to review or print out from the laserfiche website: htto://www.si)ringfield-or.gov/weblink8/browse.asi)x m ;-7Z s p a94 e m ;-7Z s City of Springfield Development & Public Works 225 Fifth Street Springfield, OR 97477 Discretionary Use SPRINGFIELD w 6 Required Project Information (Applicant., Applicant Name: Bruce Wechert complete this section) I Phone: 541-686-9458 Company: Bruce Wlechert Custom Homes, Inc. Fax: Address: 3073 Skyview Ln., Eugene, OR 97405 Applicant's Rep.: Anthony J. Favreau Phone: 541-683-7048 Company: The Favreau Group, LLC Fax: Address: 3750 Norwich Ave., Eugene, OR 97408 Property Owner: Same as applicant Phone: Company: Fax: Address: ASSESSOR'S MAP NO: 18-20-05-23 TAX LOT NO(S): 00202 Property Address: Size of Property: 13,619 Acres ❑ Square Feet Description of If you are filling in this form by hand, please attach your proposal description to this application. Proposal: 8 Unit Apartment complex Existing Use: Si natures: Please sign and Drint Mour name and date in the aDDroDriate Required Project Information (City Intake Staff., Associated Applications: box on the next a e. complete this section) Signs: Case No.: Date: Reviewed by: Application Fee: $ Technical Fee: $ Posta a Fee: $ TOTAL FEES: $ PROJECT NUMBER: Revised 1/1/06 Molly Markarian 1 of 4 HORACE APARTMENTS DISCRETIONARY USE NARRATIVE July 17, 2021 Assessor's Map: 18-02-05-23 Tax Lot 0202 Applicants: Bruce Wiechert Custom Homes, Inc. 3073 Skyview Lane Eugene, OR 97405 (541) 686-9458 Applicant's Representative: The Favreau Group 3750 Norwich Ave. Eugene, OR 97408 541-683-7048 Attn: Tony Favreau DISCRETIONARY USE REQUEST The applicant proposes to construct an 8 -unit apartment building on the subject site. A shed roof is proposed instead the roof design as stated in Springfield Code 3.2-240.D.2.b. "Roofs shall have gable, hip, or gambrel forms (minimum pitch 3 to 12) with at least a 6 -inch overhang" The Planning Commission may approve adjustments to the multifamily design per the City code below. Please see the responses below to the applicable code sections. 3.2-245 Multi -unit Design Standards—Alternative Design Discretionary Criteria A. Description. The Planning Comrnsston may approve adjustments to the multifamily design standards Listed in Section 32 240 that predude romp/iance under section 3.2-250. In addition, the applicant may chose this Type III Discretionary Lke procedure when proposing an innovative design that may prelude compliance with one or more ofthe design standards under Section 3.2-240. The multifamny design standards are: Building Orientation Building Fom i; Storage,' Transition and Compatibility Between Multi -unit and LDR Development Open Space Landscaping, Pedestrian Circulation, Parking, and Vehimiar Crculation. The Planning Commission shall And that the application complies with or exceed; the criteria for each applicable design standard Criteria for design standards not relevant to the application shall not require a finding by the Planning Commission, unless the guidelines in Subsections B through I are implemented B. Building Orientation. The Planning Commission shall 5nd that the proposed design contributes positively to the neighborhood and overall streeisrape by carefully relating building mass, frontages, entries, and yards to streets and to adjacentproperbes. This criterion may be met by complying with the Section 3.2-240D. 1., Section 3.2-250 or by considering the following guidelines: 1. Orient buildings to an interna/circulation system that mania a public street in appearance (inchiding butnot limited to sidewalks, landscaping, cross -walks, lighting, parallel perking), and does nntdimmish the appearance and safety ofabutting primary public streets. Erarryr/es of diminished appearance'include a fence along the sidewalk that isolates pedestrians between it and the street, the location oftiash necepbdes, utlity vaults, etc. in the 'rear yard (abutting a public street); and similarimoacts on the streetscape. Response: The site plan complies with this section. 2 Other design elements thatpm vide erceptonal design, and on balance, justify approval of the development with less than full compliance with the building orientation standard Examples ofsuch design elements include protection of natural and cultural resources; m minizatron ofslope and tree cutting impacts; provision ofpedesbran amenities along the public street, and similar public benebts that elfectvely accompbsh the intentof the standard Response: The site plan complies with this section. C. Building Farah. The Flanning Commission shall bnd that bhe proposed design promotes building fours thatcontiibute positively to a sense ofneighborhood and to the overall streeiscape. This criterion may be met by complying with the Section 32 2400.2., Section 32- 250 or by considering the following guidelines: 1. Design exterior building elevations to avoid large expenses ofunintemupted building surfaces. Response: The site plan complies with this section. 2 Depict building scale consistent with nearby buildings,' kale'reLates to the sim of various features (including, but not limited to entries, roofsurfaces, fagades, windows and materials) as compered to those features on nearby buildings. Response: The site plan complies with this section. 3. Ftovide transitions to nearby buildings by massing "mass're/ates to the overall size or bulk ofa building or its pnnapal parts. Response: The site plan complies with this section. 4. %aide porches, bays, and balconies thatcomp6mehtnearhy buildings. Response: The building plan complies with this section. 5. %vide mof variations through offsets, breaks and/or extensions Response: The shed roof design provides roof variations through offsets and breaks. See attached elevation views of the proposed building. 6. %vide tiansitun between the multi-unitsite and LDR areas. Response: The site plan complies with this section. 7. Enhance solar access protection and/orencrzgy conservation. Response: The site plan complies with this section. 8. Flatect onsite and offsite natural and designated historic features Response: The site plan complies with this section. A Ho vide humanscaLd architectural detail Response: The site plan complies with this section. 10. Hovide visual vanety in ekvatuns, architectural details, mors, and rnateria/s, compatible wi6 existing developr nt Response: The site plan complies with this section.