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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0783ASTSIDE DRIVE Pros • Easy access to Interstate 77 exit 50 and 49; 810% of the users reside more than 2 miles from the center of the city • Site more compatible to library for future expansion of floor space and parking; 4.8 acre site • Will complement future governmental facilities on 23 -acre tract • Site will require little site preparation; construction can begin as soon as design documents are finished • ('try has plans to widen Eastside Drive according to the NC TIP • 81%(or approximately 14,500) of Iredell-Statesville students attend schools outside City of Statesville • Staging cost will be less; ample land for contractor to use • Construction less disruptive than downtown Cons • Not pedestrian friendly, no sidewalks, area more sparsely populated • At present, not close, nor complementary to, any other governmental facility • Will add to traffic, as much of the land in area is presently undeveloped • Removes library from historic downtown location • Uncertain how property across the road will develop (zoned multi -family residential) • May encourage sprawl TOCKTONSTRFEjj Pros (Assumption that City of Statesville can deliver a "buildable" site) • Pedestrian friendly • Complements nearby government complex • Maintains downtown presence (?) • Large site (4.1 acres with corner property) • Close proximity to existing library Cons (Assumption that City of Statesville can deliver a "buildable" site) • Poor vista • Parking not convenient • County may have to purchase additional property at estimated $250,000 cost • Probably have to redesign building • Site impediments not amenable to an efficient rectangular building • On fringe of business district • More than 81% of users reside more than two miles from site Library Director Messick said that, initially, larger delivery trucks would not need access to the new library. He said later, when new furniture and equipment could be purchased, larger vehicles would need easy access to the loading/receiving dock. He mentioned this due to the location and size of the Meeting Street site. Gaulden said that at the Meeting Street site, larger trucks would be able to get the turn radius, but they would not be parallel with the dock. In reference to the Meeting Street site, Commissioner Ray asked about obtaining a variance from the city. Gaulden said the site was "right on the border' of the city's requirement for a vegetative buffer. He said that if the building was shifted towards Front Street, approximately 8,800 sq. ft. in extra space might be achieved (4,400 sq. ft. on ea. floor). Gaulden said the building would then have about 48,800 sq. ft. Then, if a variance could be obtained, 2,000 additional sq. ft. might be gained giving a total building size of 50,800 sq. ft. Mr. Gaulden said through the years people had thrown debris in a creek that flowed across the Stockton Street site. He said that in order to use this site, the creek would have to be cleaned out and new "fill" inserted. In addition, he said the design of the facility would have to be changed -- something along an L -shape to fit the site. Mashburn noted a rectangular building had been designed for efficiency of the staff. He noted that the stream depth at the Stockton site was "deep and big." Commissioner Bowles asked if the facility could be placed on the comer lot at the Stockton site.