Planning commission recommends approval of 05/12 commercial site plan at 168 South Main with conditions

The Alpine City Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve the 05/12 Commercial site plan for 168 South Main Street, a project intended to expand a nonprofit’s operations that feed children on weekends. Planning staff told the commission the application meets code requirements and that updated landscaping plans show the project will achieve the 20% landscaping minimum.

"We would recommend that the planning commission send a positive recommendation to the city council for the proposed site plan for the new 512 Commercial Building at 168 South Main Street with the condition that the streetscaping requirements be met and that the water tank be labeled as a future proposed water tank on the site plan," planning staff member Caden Lyons said during the presentation. The commission accepted that framing and added specific landscaping conditions during debate.

Commissioner Greg Butterfield moved to recommend approval with conditions requiring the water tank be struck from the approval or labeled as future, and requiring sidewalk-frontage landscaping per the submitted design. The motion was amended on the floor by Commissioner John McKay to require the entire building envelope be landscaped as proposed and to include one year of temporary watering to establish native grasses; Butterfield accepted the amendment and the amended motion passed 7–0.

Commissioners and the applicant discussed materials and design details—including dark brick and black metal accents, a parapet height of 28 feet and historic-design features—and staff noted that sign compliance and any future accessory structures would be handled through separate permitting."