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2525 North Main Street January 14, 2019 Page 14 Height The height limits of the Professional zone are a maximum of 35 feet/3‐stories or a maximum of 25 feet/2‐stories within the rear 50 percent of the lot. The office building to the north is 10‐stories (approximately 160 feet in height), the Discovery Cube to the west is approximately 110 feet in height, and the single‐family dwellings to the south and east are one‐story (approximately 18 feet in height). The proposed project would be similar in height to the buildings along Main Street, however the 5‐story residential buildings would be 3‐stories taller than the maximum allowable height in the R‐1 zone of (2‐stories, 27 feet). The SD‐93 development standards for the east portion of the building require the height to tier from five to two stories as shown on the site plan to create a transition in the building heights to the neighborhood to the east. Table 6: Professional Zone Comparison Development Standard Professional Zone Proposed Project Building Height 35 feet (3‐stories) maximum 25 feet (2‐stories) maximum within rear 50% of lot (approx. 240 feet from the east property line) 5‐stories with mezzanines (65 feet) 8‐level parking structure with rooftop amenities (90 feet) No building within 40 feet of the east property line Maximum 25 feet (2 stories) within 40 to 66 feet of the east property line Front Setback (west property line) 15 feet minimum 12 feet, 6 inches Street Side Setback (south property line) 15 feet minimum 15 feet Interior Side Setback (north property line) 5 feet minimum 7 feet, 6 inches Rear Setback (east property line) 50 feet minimum 40 feet, 7 inches Commented [DH44]: This office building is a quarter mile away. Commented [DH45]: Discovery Cube at 110 feet is not occupied. Commented [DH46]: It is a 9‐level parking structure with 2 levels Two levels of the parking structure would extend above the residential portion of the building (See page 4) Commented [DH47]: As compared to the current setback requirement of a maximum of 25 feet within 240 feet of the east property line. Developer’s presentation is: 5th floor 116 feet 4th floor 91 feet 3rd floor 66 feet 2nd floor 42 feet 1st floor 42 feet. Commented [DH48]: Setbacks at Legado at the Met are 30 feet. Commented [DH49]: Setbacks at Legado at the Met are 30 feet. Commented [DH50]: Setbacks should be 15 feet. Commented [DH51]: The applicant is reducing the current setback requirements. They even present it as 42 feet versus the 40 feet, 7 inhes as described here in the staff report. Not much of a difference but it still shows the character of the applicant when they can’t convey the facts.