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Home My WebLink About2.c. Harmony Multi-family Architectureis ROSEM0UNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CITY COUNCIL City Council Worksession Date: February 16, 2010 AGENDA ITEM: Harmony Multi- family Architecture AGENDA SECTION: Discussion PREPARED BY: Eric Zweber, Senior Planner AGENDA NO. { ATTACHMENTS: Harmony Aerial Photo, Harmony Multi- family Building Layout, Brick Replacement Plan, Easton Alternative APPROVED BY: Brick Elevation Plans, Villas Alternative Brick Elevation Plan. DDJ RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discussion Only BACKGROUND It had come to staffs attention through discussions with Rottlund Homes about some potential architectural changes to their buildings that ten of their multi- family condominium buildings were constructed without stone or brick wainscoting as initially approved in the PUD. Because all of the units in these building have been sold to individual homeowners, staff and Rottlund have been discussing mitigation options without having to install the missing masonry on the existing privately owned buildings. City staff has been working with representatives from Rottlund to determine how to resolve this issue by adding addition brick and /or stone onto the facades that face public streets on buildings that are yet to be built. DISCUSSION Rottlund has constructed ten (10) Vista style condominium buildings in the block bounded by Brockway Avenue, 135th Street West, and Brass Parkway. The Vista style condominium buildings are back -to -back; three story condominium units in buildings totaling six (6), eight (8), or ten (10) units per building. Many of the ends of the Vista buildings face the public street while the individual units face each other in a network of private streets and drives that provide access to all the units. The Vista buildings were approved as a design in the PUD called "The Gables" which required brick or stone wainscoting on the ends of the buildings wrapping onto the front of the first unit and a brick base on the columns in front of the garages. The ten (10) Vista units were constructed without the brick or stone on the end units. . It is unclear why the first Vista building plan was approved without the brick or stone. The error was perpetuated due to the building permit review process in effect for multiple units. When a developer has one building design that is built repeatedly throughout a subdivision, State building code allows a developer to submit one "master" set of building plans. Once the master building plan is reviewed and approved, the developer can get additional building permits for the same building style without submitting another set of building plans. Staff has been working with Rottlund to determine an appropriate way to remedy the lack of brick or stone on the ten existing Vista buildings. All of the units in the ten buildings are sold to individual homeowners. Rottlund met with the homeowner's association (HOA) for the existing Vista buildings and the HOA does not wish to have the disruption that would be necessary to remove the existing siding on the Vista buildings and replace it with brick or stone. To resolve the issue with the HOA, Rottlund has agreed to contribute some funds to the HOA's maintenance fund. The City is not party to this agreement and the agreement does not satisfy the PUD agreement that Rottlund has with the City. Rottlund has requested to reconcile the missing brick and stone by adding additional brick or stone to buildings that Rottlund will build in Harmony in the future. The basis for the Rottlund proposal is to add additional brick and stone on elevations of buildings that face the public streets. This solution is consistent with the intent of the architectural condition for quality materials; ensuring that the project presents a quality project to the public and homeowners traveling in the Project. Rottlund determined the amount of brick or stone that is missing on elevations that face public streets on the ten existing buildings. Rottlund has proposed to add brick to the side elevations of eight (8) Easton building that face 135' Street West, Bronze Parkway, Brockway Avenue, and Connemara Trail. In addition, Rottlund is proposing to add additional brick to three (3) Villa building on elevations that will face Bronze Parkway and Connemara Trail. The total amount of additional brick is 2,100 square feet of wall elevation which is equal to the amount missing from the public elevations of the ten existing Vista buildings. Staff would like to hear from the Council if this method of brick replacement is suitable for the missing brick that would have been viewed from a public street on the ten existing buildings. RECOMMENDATION Staff believes that the Rottlund proposal would provide an equal amount of brick and stone visible from the public streets as would have been installed if Rottlund had constructed the multi- family buildings as approved in the original PUD agreement. K Harmony Multi - family Units IMMEW".4 A LJ i_- r= 71 - - Ffl M I 10 V,Si A 8JILL:-,ac,� r' ►" Go..S$iRlf�trl� W +tNcu'r ,,, — —a r APPRoJ:� GR C s-rm NREAS 7_1 1 r t rr1 �',�, Ail FAC Air ES I � i �, arra, ti r G l� r Disclaimer: Map and parcel data are believed to be accurate, but accuracy is not Map Scale guaranteed. 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