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PlanningBoard | 2006-04-10 | 3 | 8. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS: 8-A. FDP06-0001 /DR06-0004 - Exchange Support Services, Inc. - 1700 Harbor Bay Parkway (DG). The applicant requests approval of Final Development Plan and Major Design Review applications allowing the construction of a new 105 room, three-story hotel. Guest rooms will not include kitchen / cooking facilities. The building includes approximately 59,000 sq. ft. of floor area. Typical building height would be approximately 34 ft. with some parapets extending up to a maximum height of 42 ft. The site is located in the C-M-PD, Commercial Manufacturing, Planned Development Zoning District Mr. Garrison summarized the staff report, and recommended approval of this project. In response to an inquiry by Member Kohlstrand whether the future building pad was included in the 48% landscaping, Mr. Garrison confirmed that was true. Member Kohlstrand noted she was disappointed to that there were no plans for development of this portion of the site, and that she had asked for amenities on Harbor Bay Parkway. She inquired when some other amenities may be seen on this site. Mr. Garrison noted that the applicants could address that question. The public hearing was opened. Mr. John Manderfeld, Marin Management, Inc., hotel operator, noted that they planned to assess the question of amenities following completion of the construction. He noted that they would know what the demands of the area would be, and that they were examining small restaurants, cafés, and coffee vendor service. He added that they would need to find a suitable tenant. He noted that the Hampton Inn brand was part of the Hilton Corporation, and that there would be a "shop," which would sell small food items that guests could prepare in their rooms. Complimentary breakfast is also included, and no lunch or dinner service was included. In response to an inquiry by Member Lynch whether there were FARs on this site, Mr. Garrison replied that there were not in this part of Harbor Bay Parkway. President Cunningham noted that the conditions mentioned locating trees in an effort to screen asphalted areas. He noted that the neighboring property (1650) instigated a methodology where there was one tree for every two parking spaces. He would be interested to see if some of the trees between the sidewalk and the building be placed in landscaped areas within the parking area instead (one tree for four cars). Mr. Manderfeld believed that was an option, and that the hotel would have more parking spaces than required. The inclusion of any restaurant would use all those spaces. He noted that the addition of trees would reduce the number of parking spaces. They examined the sun exposure, and the rear of the building would get most of the sun from the south and the west. Planning Board Minutes Page 3 April 10, 2006 | PlanningBoard/2006-04-10.pdf |