03. W. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard & Nueces Street Project Review Application — original pdf

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A. PROJECT INFORMATION PROJECT NAME PROJECT T YP E Infrastructure Private project PROJECT LOCATIO N/ ADDR ESS PROJECT LOCATIO N/ ADDR ESS City building & site Other Density Bonus A PPLICANT PROPE RT Y O WN ER A PPLICANT MAILI NG A DDRESS PROPE RT Y O WN ER MAI LING AD DR ESS A PPLICANT TELEP HONE N UM BE R PROPE RT Y O WN ER TEL EPHONE NUMBER PROJECT START DATE PROJECT CO MPL E TION DATE A PPLICANT’S ARCHI TE CT A PPL IC ANT’S ENGI NEER Page 8 Design Commission - Project Review Application1. Indi cate if propo se d Pro jec t is re q u ir e d by City Ordinance to be reviewed by the Design Commiss ion . 2. D escribe the r ec omm end atio n t h at yo u a re requesting from the Desig n Com mission. 3. Current De sig n P hase o f Pro jec t ( D e s ign C o mmission prefers to see pro jec ts right aft er ap proved conceptual, sc he m atic, d esign d ev e lo pm e nt ) . 4. Is thi s Proje ct su bjec t to Site Pl an an d /o r Zonin g application ap provals? Will it b e p rese nt e d to Plann ing Commission and/o r City Co uncil? I f s o , wh en? 5. D o es t his P roj ect c om ply with L an d D ev e l opment Code Subchapter E? List specific ally an y Alternative E quiva lent Comp lianc e r equ est if any. Ple ase refer to website for Alternate Equivalent Com plia nce ( AEC) requirements. Page 9 Design Commission - Project Review ApplicationB. PROJECT BACKGROUND 6. Prov ide proj ec t b ackgro u nd inc lu d ing go als , scope, building/planning type, and sc hedule. Broadly addre ss e ach of the “Shar ed Value s fo r Ur ban A re as ” t hat are listed on Page 6 o f the Ur ban Design Guidelines . 7. Has this proje ct c ondu cted co m mu n it y/ s t ak eholder out reach? If so, please provide do c ume ntation to d emonstrate c ommunity/ stakeho ld e r su ppor t of this project. 8. Is thi s proj ect sub mitting fo r t h e D o wntown Density Bonus Prog ram? If so , pleas e p rovide a completed Down town Dens it y Bonu s App lica t io n . 9. Has the p roje c t bee n rev iewed by C OA D e par tment (i. e. DAC) S taff? If so, please desc ribe and cite any relevant comme nts o r feed back th at t h e C o mmission should be aw ar e o f. 10. Are ther e any lim itations to c o m plia n ce or planning principles due to the spec if ic require men ts of t his proj- e ct that the C om mission sh o uld b e awa re o f? Page 10 Design Commission - Project Review ApplicationC. EXISTING CONDITIONS AND CONTEXT 11. Iden tify conne ctiv ity to pu blic t rans po r t at i on including, bicycle and pedestr ian routes and/or multi- mod al transpor tation . Do es the p ro j e ct c om ply with AD A requirements? Provide a site co ntext map an d attach ad ditional page s as need ed . 12. Iden tify and de sc ribe any e xist in g fe at u re s that are required to be prese r ved an d/or protected such as h eritage tree s, c r eek s o r str eam s, e n da nge r ed species (flora and/o r fauna)? Attach additional site diagrams as needed. 13. Is t his projec t with in any City o f Au st in planning district, master plan, ne ighbo rhood plan, regulatory dis- t rict, overlay, e tc .? If so, ple ase il lu st ra t e h o w this project confor ms to the r espec tive plan. Attach addition al pages as ne ede d. ( See below fo r re q u ire m e nt s.) 14. L ist any proj ec t p ro gram and / o r s it e c on st raints that should be co nsidered. Page 11 Design Commission - Project Review ApplicationD. RELATIONSHIP TO PUBLIC REALM Publi c realm is def ined as any pu bli ca lly o wne d st reets, pathways, r ig ht of ways, par ks, pub lic ly acces sible open space s and an y pu blic and c iv ic bu ild in g and facilities. The quality o f o ur public realm is vital if we are to be s uccessful in cr eating e nv iron me nt s t h at p eople want to live and wo rk in. 16. The shar e d value s o u tline d in t h e Ur ban D esign G uidelines inc lude Human Charac ter, Dens ity, S us tainability, Diversity, Ec onomic V itality, C iv ic A r t , A S e ns e of Time, Unique Charac ter, Aut henticity, Safety and Conn ection to the Outdoor s. How is th e pro je ct ad dr e s si n g these unique community c harac ter istic s? Is the projec t develop- ing any public ame nities f or u rba n c on t in u i t y and vital place making ? 16. Does this projec t enco u rage st re e t lev e l activity to engage and r esp ond to f unc tional needs s uc h as shade, res t areas, multi -modal transpo r t at io n sto rage and paths? 17. H ow will the p roje ct be a g oo d ne igh bo r to adjacent proper ties? Fo r exam ple, desc ribe the t reatmen t of the t ransiti on ar ea be twe en pro per tie s, i. e . fe n c e , landscape improvem ents, etc . Page 12 Design Commission - Project Review ApplicationE. ENVIRONMENTAL / SUSTAINABLE ISSUES The Austin Ur ban Design Guid elin e s s e t a goa l that, “All development s ho uld t ake into c onside ration the nee d to conser ve ene r gy and r eso u rces. I t sh o u ld a lso strive for a small c arbo n f oo tpr int.” 18. Pl ease lis t any signif ic ant co m pone nt s of the project th at contr ibute to meeting this go al. If the projec t has been designe d to acc om mo date f u t u re in c l u sion of such components (fo r example, by b ein g b uilt “s olar ready”) please list them. 19. If the proj ect is b eing d esigne d to m e e t any sust ainability/enviro nmental standards o r cer tifications (for example, LEE D Silve r), p lease li st t h e m h ere and attach relevant c hec klist s or sim ilar do c umen ts that d emonstrate how th e standard o r ce r t ifi ca t io n will be achieved. 20. If the proj ect co ntains o th er s ign i fic a n t s ust ainability components no t inc luded ab ove that the Commiss ion sh ou ld note, please list th em h er e . Page 13 Design Commission - Project Review Application