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195 | proposed for the garage. She noted that it would not staff-intensive, and that there would be no pay gate to queue up for at the end of the evening. Vice President Cook noted that there had been more opposition to the theater than the garage, and added that the Board listened carefully to each public speaker. She noted that some items had been addressed previously, such as retail on the ground floor. Mr. Piziali supported the use of variegated brick to add more detail to the façade. Ms. Ott noted that Michael Stanton believed that the symmetry of the pattern with respect to the horizontal openings would look better with a more subtle brick design. President Cunningham believed that the header courses should be fixed, and he was very concerned about the current brick detail design. In response to an inquiry by Mr. Lynch, Ms. Ott confirmed that one of the criteria was that the exterior façade would be consistent with whatever the Planning Board approves. She noted that Michael Stanton specified the quality of the materials in a very detailed way, based on the sample board provided. Vice President Cook noted that the DDA discussed the City's parking operations plan, which would be submitted in a timely manner and examined in detail by the City Council. President Cunningham addressed Mr. Spangler's comment regarding an exit strategy, and noted that there was no way to tell what would happen in the future. He believed the floor-to-floor heights could be adjusted, and that the conversion of a parking garage was problematic. He noted that designing structures with an eye towards adaptive reuse before the intended use has begun will compromise the project from the beginning. He hoped that Park Street business would require this volume of parking. Vice President Cook believed that without the Cineplex, this parking structure would appear too massive on its own. Mr. Lynch requested the inclusion of the financials at the next presentation. He suggested that with the recent Supreme Court decision regarding eminent domain, that the City Council and City Attorney provide information with respect to potential litigation. Ms. Mariani noted that she agreed with the modifications suggested by the Board. She did not agree with the scale of the parking garage, and agreed that the City needed parking. M/S Piziali/Cook and unanimous to adopt Planning Board Resolution No. PB-05-28 to approve a Use Permit and Final design review, including consideration of Section 106 findings, for a new 352- space parking structure at the corner of Oak Street and Central Avenue, generally on the Video Maniacs site, with the following modifications: 1. The size of the poster boxes would be enhanced with contrasting brick detail and Planning Board Minutes Page 22 June 27, , 2005 |