Bass, Nixon and Kennedy, Inc.

Location:

The site is located north of East Chatham Street, northwest of the intersection of East Chatham Street and Maynard Road, at 710 East Chatham Street.

The plans propose a two-story office and restaurant building containing 11,020 square feet. The site contains 1.14 acres, and is zoned Town Center District - Mixed Use (MXD) which allows a range of uses including residential, office and retail. The site proposes an outdoor seating area and will provide 57 parking spaces located to the rear of the building.

Considering the unique nature of the downtown, certain development requirements are not applicable within the Town Center district, such as:

• The required number of off-site parking spaces may be reduced up to 50 percent provided there is adequate on-street parking available. The Westbrook plan, however, complies with minimum parking requirements.
• Streetscapes and buffer requirements may be reduced or waived, but street tree plantings and screening from adjoining properties must be consistent with Downtown Design Guidelines.

The Town Center Design Guidelines provide for:

• Buildings located close to the street right-of-way and sidewalk, with parking located behind the buildings.
• Architectural form, facades, materials, and colors that complement adjoining properties and eliminate blank walls.
• Placement of parking to the side or rear of building.
• Encourages on-street parking.
• Saving specimen trees.
• Landscaping: streetscape, appropriate screening from adjoining properties, screening of parking areas, foundation plantings, and accent planting.

Zoning as of July 1, 2003: Mixed Use (MXD), in the Town Center District

Overlay District: N/A

Town Limits: [ X ] In

Land Use Compliance: The land Use Plan would allow a range of uses including residential, office and retail.

The Westbrook Building development plan complies with all Town Center Design Guidelines and the requirements of the Town Center District.

The landscape plan complies with all zoning requirements.

Building Height: 36'-10"

Number of Stories: Two

Building Size: 11,020 square feet

Building Materials & colors: Red common brick with autumn blend brick accents. Green accent tiles and stone colored porcelain columns accent the south side of the building. All entrances and storefronts will have fabric awnings in compliance with Town standards.

An office building of 5,500 square feet and 5,500 square feet restaurant, during the AM peak hour, would generate 60 trips and the PM peak hour would generate 68 trips. The ADT volume is 777 trips per day.

No Traffic Impact Study is required.

The Town’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan requires East Chatham Street to have an ultimate 69’ back-to-back cross-section within a 91’ right-of-way along the project frontage. The developer is required to widen the street and dedicate right-of-way along the project frontage in conformance with the Town’s Transportation Plan. The project design plans reflect this requirement.

The proposed design meets Town water and sewer standards.

The project meets all stormwater requirements of the Town of Cary.

Adjoining property owners were notified during staff's initial review of this plan. Staff has received no inquiries regarding the proposed building.