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e e e Minutes - Plan Commission Page 4 November 20, 1985 Chairman Hamilton asked Mr. Wall about the elevation of the proposed hotel He was concerned about the way the side and rear of the hotel would look since the parcel of land at 500 North and South was on an uphill grade. Mr. Wall assured Chairman Hamilton that the building would be properly landscaped around the foundation. Chairman Hamilton also expressed his concern about the potential traffic demands on North and South. Mr. Londe responded that the coffee shop planned for the ground floor of the hotel would be designed to handle residents only and would not generate extra traffic on North and South. As regards the surrounding property, Mr. Londe also expressed his opinion that the existence of the residence hotel at 500 North and South would increase the value of adjacent property. Mr. Rice congratulated Mr. Londe and Mr. Wall on the handsome architectural design for the proposed project. He asked Mr. Wall if parking for the project would be visible from the street. Mr. Wall responded that parking was planned on the ground level behind a four foot wall and also on a basement level. The parking for the project would be open to the elements but would be closed from view. Council Liaison Schoomer stated that the issue presently before the commission was whether rezoning the property itself was appropriate. He suggested to Hr. Londe that as the time grew closer to the public hearing on the rezoning request, that he meet with some of the neighbors of the property at 500 North and South. Ms Cook and Ms Schuman agreed that this was a good suggestion and expressed their concern that the people who live in the area would want to know about the proposed project and be assured that it was well planned and that it would be of benefit to the neighborhood. Ms Cook asked about the possibility of delaying the project until the regulations for the "SD"-Special Development District were approved. She was also concerned about the future use of the building should the resident hotel idea not work out. She felt that the only other possible use of the building would be as apartments and was concerned about the incompatibility of uses in the neighborhood. Mr. Londe assured her that he had the financing necessary to complete the project and estimated the cost of each of the 30 units in the building at $70,000. Therefore, in the event that the hotel be converted to apartments, they would be of a very high quality. Mr. McCauley suggested that the project and the proposal for the Special Development District be processed simultaneously. Mr. Rice believed that rezoning the property to "GC" was appropriate at present and classification of the parcel could be changed to that of the Special Development District once the regulations were approved.