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JUNE 5, 2012 DEPARTMENT REPORT
6. Docket No. 12050011 ADLS Amend: The Corner-New Restaurant(former Bikeline space).
The applicant seeks approval to renovate the building exterior and add an outdoor dining area. The site is located
at 11596 Westfield Blvd. and is B-3/Business within the Carmel Dr.—Range Line Rd-Overlay Zone. Filed by
Paul Reis of Krieg DeVault, LLP on behalf of Corner Associated, LP.
The petitioner seeks design approval for renovation of a tenant space, in order to bring in a new restaurant with
outdoor dining. The restaurant will be about 5,678 sq ft in area.
Signage for this item should conform to the existing sign package for this shopping center, which goes by the Sign
Ordinance for size. The face color of the sign is to be white, and logos can be any color but are limited to 25% of the total
sign area. The new wall sign can be internally illuminated or non-illuminated. Returns and trim caps are to be dark bronze.
The new wall sign needs to be flush mounted to the fascia. Also,no sign can be installed with less than one foot of space
between the beginning or end of the sign and the edge of their premises (tenant space width).
Please see the petitioner's informational booklet for further details.
Outstanding Staff comments that still need to be addressed by the Petitioner:
a. Need to discuss whether or not EIFS is a permitted construction material (in the Overlay Zone), since stucco is.
b. Need more detail on the proposed texture of the EIFS.
c. On the east elevation, the areas above the 2 windows seem very blank. Please add awnings to these windows, too, or
some other type of architectural detailing.
d. Please add a rectangle to the elevations, to delineate where the wall signs will go.
e. If signage is also a part of this petition,please provide the signage details.
f. Will a new concrete patio be poured for the proposed dining area on this project? If so, the Engineering Department
would like to see a site plan showing the proposed improvements.
g. Please provide photo examples of what the outdoor dining area fence, chairs, and tables could look like.
h. Please provide a site plan showing the existing condition and a site plan showing the proposed changes.
i. Please provide the total number of seats that will be provided in the restaurant, including the outdoor dining area.
Also,please provide the number of employees in the largest shift. (Need to make sure there is enough parking for
the shopping center as a whole.)
j. Please provide the current number of parking spaces and the total number that will be removed.
k. Please provide a landscape plan to show what landscaping will be affected and also what landscaping will be added
to the site.
1. Please show/provide pedestrian connections to the sidewalk/path along 116th Street on a site plan.
m. Bike parking might be required. Please see Zoning Ordinance Chapter 27 for the required number of bike racks.
n. Will the remainder of the multitenant building be renovated as well? If so, when?
o. Will there be a new dumpster?If so,please show its location on a site plan and also provide the dumpster enclosure
details.
p. Please provide electronic copies of the proposal.
q. Engineering Dept. Comments: The Engineering Dept. is waiting on a site plan for this project; however, they do not
anticipate any mayor comments or concerns.
Recommendation:
The Dept of Community Services (DOCS) recommends that the Committee approves this item, only after all
comments and concerns are addressed.
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