2005/11/16 Council Agenda Packet

11. In reviewing plans for individual phases of development and individual buildings, the Planning Director shall have the authority, if he deems it necessary to determine consistency with the character and quality represented in the site development plan identified as Exhibit A and the "Port Gardner Wharf Design Guidelines," to retain the services of an independent architect with appropriate expertise as an independent third party. The selection of the architect shall be mutually agreed upon by the City and the applicant. 12. The applicant shall provide to the City a detailed parking management plan for approval by the Planning Director and City Engineer for each phase of development, prior to the issuance of any building permits within each phase. This requirement shall not apply to demolition permits, or permits for street, utility and public access infrastructure improvements. The City shall have the authority to approve, modify or reject the parking management plan as necessary so adequate parking is provided for the activities anticipated within the project. Provisions shall be made to accommodate the public for normal weekend and peak season activities. The applicant shall not be required to provide parking on- site to accommodate anticipated special events with an extraordinary parking demand, such as 4th of July fireworks exhibitions or Fresh Paint, but shall provide for alternative means of accommodating anticipated public access such as transit or shuttle service from off-site parking facilities. 13. The off-street parking required for residential use shall be 1.8 parking stalls per dwelling unit, provided that not more than 60 percent of all dwellings have 3 or more bedrooms. The parking required for residential uses shall be addressed in the parking management plan for each phase of redevelopment. For each phase of residential redevelopment after the first phase, the Planning Director and City Engineer shall have the authority to require a greater number, or allow a lesser number of parking spaces, based upon the mix and size of residential dwelling units, the presence or absence of regular public transit service, and experience with residential parking demand in preceding phases of development. 14. All required parking for residential use shall be located within enclosed structures. 15. The public access esplanade abutting water's edge in the diagram for the open space network proposed in the notebooks submitted to the Planning Department October 7, 2005, shall be constructed concurrent with the first phase of buildings in the North Marina Redevelopment Area. The Planning Director may allow for interim level of improvements in areas where future phases of development would require demolition of public access improvements. Any such interim improvements shall be replaced with permanent improvements consistent with the draft Port Gardner Wharf design guidelines concurrent with the phase of development abutting the public access facility.