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Public Hearing for the 203 South Greensboro Project - Consideration of Site Plan and Design Development Cost Estimate
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to hold a public hearing on the site plan for the 203 Project and design development costs for the project as well.
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DEPARTMENT: Town Manager, Planning, Finance
CONTACT INFORMATION: David Andrews, 919-918-7315, dandrews@townofcarrboro.org; Patricia McGuire 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org; Arche McAdoo, 919-918-7439, amcadoo@townofcarrboro.org; Ben Schmadeke, 919-918-7424, bschmadeke@townofcarrboro.org; Marty Roupe, 919-918-7333, mroupe@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: Work on the design development phase of the project is nearing completion and Town Council is asked to consider approving the site plan for the project as well as design development costs for the project.
Site Plan Information:
The site plan for the project has been reviewed and found to comply with applicable Land Use Ordinance regulations pertaining to permissible uses, supplementary use, density and dimensions, streets and sidewalks, utilities, stormwater, and parking. A few topics follow that Council is asked to endorse by way of approving the site plan for the project:
-Flexibility in administration of the screening requirements is requested. Specifically, the presumptive required screening from the parking deck portion of the site adjacent to a public street is Type B. The plans indicate a Type C screen instead along Carr Street, and a vegetative area along Maple Avenue that will include plants but may not constitute a Type C screen. The consultants have indicated to town staff that putting a Type B screen in place along Carr Street seems to run contrary to civic and welcoming nature of the building itself, and the proposed trees along Carr Street will provide substantial screening. A mural is indicated for a portion of the fa?ade along Maple Avenue as a way to soften and mitigate the visual impact of the...
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