Frank Noriega: light manufacturing space and sustainability features
Noriega describes dividing the 6,000 square foot ground floor into two smaller spaces for light manufacturing such as maker spaces, furniture making, or coffee roasters, based on feedback from the Evergreen Exchange. He outlines sustainability features including green roofs, all-electric appliances, heat pumps, energy-efficient lighting, and low-flow plumbing fixtures.
Upper left is an image of the site.
The two lots are used for parking and loading.
The two-story building.
To the right, another image of the two adjacent nonconforming residential uses.
On the bottom left is an image of Evergreen Street to the west, occupied by a six-story office building.
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And just to reiterate, so what we're trying to do here is rezone from the M11 district that has been mapped there since 1961.
And as Ron pointed out in the prior slides, this really hasn't really been a manufacturing area.
It was actually predominantly residential until it was demolished, and now it's mostly vacant sites.
We proposed specifically the MX district after consulting with a council member.
Originally, we were looking at a potential commercial district because, as was mentioned before, it's really difficult to get trucks down on this site now.
But after discussing this with the council member and the...