31A - CUP - 628 E WASHINGTON AVE

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CUP No. 2016 -18 July 11, 2016 Page 2 Project Description and Background The subject site at 628 East Washington Avenue contains 35 bus stalls and five car stalls, and is currently paved, but unimproved. Certified Transportation Services proposes to merge 628 East Washington Avenue with the vacant adjacent lot to the west thereby creating a 1.68 acre site. The applicant proposes to construct a two -story, 7,165 square foot bus storage facility which will include three maintenance bays, a washing bay, and 1,321 square feet of ancillary office space, employee break room, and restrooms on the second floor (Exhibit 6). The building has been designed so that the buses will be serviced within an enclosed building to minimize any potential noise impacts. At its meeting of June 23, 2016, the Planning Commission reviewed this project and heard public comment. Due to concerns expressed by members of the community related to business hours and operational standards, the Planning Commission continued this item to July 11, 2016. Parking requirements per SAMC Section 41 -1397 include two parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of building area, and one parking space for every two fleet vehicles stored and intended for operation in connection with said use requiring 14 parking spaces and 44 bus parking spaces. The applicant proposes 14 parking stalls for cars and 44 bus parking stalls which meet these requirements. The proposed hours of operation for the terminal will not change from the current hours, and are from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Access to the site is one -way, and will be from the southernmost portion of the lot along Santiago Street with an exit on the northwest edge of the lot on Washington Avenue, The intersection of Santiago and Washington gives way to Penn Street to the north which provides freeway access. The lot will be enclosed with an eight -foot tall block wall and wrought -Iron fence. Existing landscape is in good condition and is irrigated. It will be maintained, and additional landscape will be added along the area facing Washington Avenue. Ten -foot wide landscape buffer strips are required along both Santiago Street and Washington Avenue. The applicant proposes landscape buffer areas measuring 12 feet wide along Santiago Street and 10 feet wide along Washington Avenue, after a five -foot dedication, which meets the code requirements. Architectural design features are quasi - Craftsman in design, and include a tower element at the front of the building with heavy wooden knee braces supporting this roof component and topped with metal roof material. Exterior materials include various types of split face and fluted split face concrete block and metal awnings to provide visual interest. The upper story will have contrasting stringcourse block colors and a pronounced cornice line. Several window openings will face Santiago Avenue to prevent a long, blank facade (Exhibit 7). 31A-4