Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Knipe House • The number one issue for everyone was full rehabilitation of the historic home. • The historic preservation community preferred the house to remain in place. • If the house were to be moved Historic Preservation staff wants it placed between Central and 3rd Street/Roosevelt and Hance Park OR the Garfield Historic District. Any relocation would require a long term easement on the structure as well as an historic preservation zoning overlay. • If moved, the developer would be responsible for all costs. 2. Parking • It will be financially difficult to build a public parking structure. • If an office tower is built, the parking should be open to the public after work hours. • Head-in metered parking on 2nd Street along the project frontage must be built by the selected developer. This can be accommodated within the right of way AND still include a planting strip for trees. • Continue the interim surface parking until the project is built. 3. Affordable Housing • High desire for some affordable housing, but not restricted to targeted groups so a 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit project was not desired. • Instead, if rental housing was built, 5% or 10 units minimum must be leased between $750-$950 per month. • If for sale housing is built, 5% of the units must be under $200,000. • It was stressed to look for other affordable housing opportunities in the area that would not restrict who could live there. 4. Site uses • The community was open to a variety of uses including housing, office, retail, restaurant and open space. • The ground floor of any building must be active uses that the public can use with a strong emphasis on retail, restaurant, active artist spaces (not galleries), culinary, etc. • If there is office space, tenants should be creative users such as graphic designers, architects, maker spaces, software development, culinary, etc. • Open space that could be actively programmed or used as outdoor space for tenants in the buildings or the community was desired.
