DRC outlines site‑plan submittal requirements for Spark Treasure Chest pre‑application at Hanson Street

At a pre‑application conference the DRC told the Spark Treasure Chest project team that a formal site‑plan application will be required for the proposed single‑story retail building at 1901 Hanson Street.

Camden Jenkins, development planner, said the site is zoned Commercial General District (CGD) and asked the applicant to supply architectural elevations that dimension total height in feet ("In CGD, no building should be taller than 45 feet," Jenkins said), a site data table with required and proposed development standards, building elevations and a roof plan, landscape plans showing required parking‑lot landscaping and an off‑street landscaping buffer, a solid‑waste plan and turning templates for service vehicles, and a boundary and topographic survey dated within the past six months.

Engineering and traffic staff also listed specific right‑of‑way and driveway requirements: minimum sight distance of 250 feet at driveways, ADA ramps at street corners per EDCM figures, and reduced curb radii where appropriate. Utilities staff explained how service meters are sized (5/8 inch vs. 1 inch) and said applicants must provide fixture‑unit counts and meter proposals at building‑permit submittal; they noted multiple meters can exist on a single parcel if there are multiple addresses and that combined metering is an option.

Staff also reminded the team that commercial projects with a construction value of $1,000,000 or greater must make a public art contribution (one‑half of one percent of construction cost). The DRC said a letter of understanding summarizing the comments would be issued and that many of the advisory comments are routine submittal requirements rather than items that preclude DRC sign‑off at this stage.