1 -SPR19-01;DBA19-01_114 AND 117 E 5TH STREET

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SPR No. 2019-01/DBA No. 2019-01 – First American Title Co. Development October 28, 2019 Page 4 older structure to complement other structures in Downtown, with contemporary elements in places. Both structures will feature durable metal siding, brick, glass, smooth stucco finishes, metal canopies, and textured blocks. The development will feature amenities commonly found at other upscale mixed -use developments in the region. These include a large courtyard with pool, spa, clubroom, fitness room, and landscaping in the center of Site A; an amenity deck overlooking Main Street on Site A; a clubroom and roof terrace on the 7th floor of Site A overlooking Fourth and Bush streets; a leasing office and lounge in Site A; a bike locker in Site A; and a ground -floor lobby and resident amenity area in Site B. The roof deck has been designed to accommodate future expansion in the event it can comply with Building and Fire codes, and is designed to accommodate a potential tenant such as a café or lounge in the event separate plans for improvements are submitted. In addition, the project will feature enhanced sidewalks along the buildings’ bases, and the large, public ground - level courtyard at the corner of Fourth and Bush streets will feature paving materials and patterns that will match existing conditions on Fourth Street to ensure a seamless transition from the public right-of-way to the project. Additional amenity space may be incorporated into the project within the ground floor mezzanines and/or the roof top amenity deck. This concept will be included as a condition of approval and will be implemented when the project is submitted into building plan check. Option to Preserve Onsite Building Facades Following extensive input by local historic preservation groups and coordination among historic preservation groups, the developer, historic preservation advocates, and the City, the applicant has agreed to a careful and phased demolition of the buildings onsite. Specifically, the applicant will remove façade additions to the Orange County Title Company building, which was constructed in the early 1930s, in order to determine the integrity of the original façade and interior components. Once removed, the applicant will employ consultants and historic preservation architects to prepare a report determining the feasibility of preserving the underlying facades and incorporating them into the project. Should portions of the Orange County Title Company building be intact and it is determined to be feasible to incorporate façade portions into the project, the applica nt has prepared an alternative to the proposed project that would be constructed instead. The alternative would preserve up to 50 feet of the Main Street and Fifth Street facades of the Orange County Title Company building to serve as the façade and entry to the leasing office for Site A. This change would result in minor changes to the project, including the loss of two (2) residential units and their associated parking spaces. In addition, the developer has agreed to preserve intact interior building elem ents into the alternative, including decorative items and building components. Exhibits 7a and 8a illustrate the façade preservation alternative. 1- 4