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Session 1702, Minutes July 28, 1997 Mayor Adams asked for the developer to come forward to answer questions regarding the project. Mr. Mark Manlin, Manco Builders, Inc., said that the building is a three story building as originally submitted a month ago at the Planning Commission meeting. The second story loft on the third floor is built into the existing roof line, so the building heights have not varied from the previous meeting. The second floor is a loft built into the existing space that is upstairs in the roof area. There are quite a few three story buildings in the vicinity. Traveling south from the subject property along Meramec, approximately a block away, as University City turns into Clayton, there are a number of condominium or apartment type buildings. The square footage of the units are 1674 square foot up to 2600 square foot, with the 2600 square foot units being the top, lofted units. The units are two and three bedrooms, two or three bathrooms. As far as the lot lines are concerned, a fifteen foot transitional area has been maintained on the site plan. In addition, the front set back is twenty five feet, which is consistent with a number of buildings in the area. The footprint of each building is 62 x 98 feet. Mr. Wagner asked Mr, Manlin to review the parking arrangements for the building. Mr. Manlin responded that they are meeting the ordinance requirements of thirty-two spaces, which will be underground. Mr. Munkel wanted to bring up Ms. Sciortino's issue of the sloped land area. He asked what the vertical rise would be from the top of the buildings to the bottom. Mr. Manlin responded that the maximum distance from the top of the roof to the grade would be forty-eight feet. Responding further to Mr. Munkel, Mr. Manlin said that looking at the south elevation from Delmar, the street elevation was approximately forty-five to forty-six feet. Mr. I ieberman asked Mr. Manlin if he was aware of any developments that Clayton might be planning, south of this project. Mr. Manlin said that he knew that there were several real estate sale signs up in the area, but he was not aware of any concrete development projects which Clayton might be planning. Responding to Mr. Munkel, Mr. Manlin said that they were not the owners, but were currently under contract to purchase. Mr. Ollendorff wanted to encourage citizens to stop by the Planning Office to review the plans in the next couple of weeks. Action could be taken by Council as early as August 18, 1997. Mayor Adams declared the public hearing closed. AGENDA NO. 3 - SITE PLAN - 501-515 NORTH AND SOUTH: Mr. Ollendorffsaid that this involves the site plan for the properties just discussed at the public hearing. It is here tonight for information purposes only. Action will not be needed until the next meeting. AGENDA ITEM #4 - SITE PLAN - 6901 DELMAR: Mr. Ollendorff reminded Council that this proposal was tabled at a previous meeting, in order to advise the neighboring subdivision. This has been done. Mr. Wagner moved that this proposal be removed from the table. Mr. Lieberman seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. The staff review found if a number of conditions were met and agreed to by the applicant, that it could be approved by the City Council. The most difficult provision to deal with was the shortage of parking, if the building was put into its full legal use. To comply with the intent of the zoning code on parking, the applicant has agreed to his suggestion that they limit the daytime occupancy to eighty, which should not overtax the fifty-four space parking lot. They will limit their evening occupancy to one hundred, except that six times a year, on special occasions, an occupancy limit of one hundred-fifty would be permitted. v~r~h this provision agreed to in writing by the applicant in addition to other conditions such as daytime