Subject: Re: Approval Plans of 603 Arizona
To: Quinetta Taylor
CC: Frances Gonzales
Hello Quinetta and Frances-
Unfortunately, and after many months of deliberation, the planning department has rejected our proposed on grade trash area on 6th street.
"The trash enclosure needs to be located in the subterranean parking structure. The Land Use Element of the General Plan requires that the ground floor street frontage be composed of pedestrian-oriented uses and pedestrian-oriented design qualities; having a trash enclosure front onto 6th Street is not consistent with this requirement and is not supported by staff."
They also require us to add a trash chute.
Please contact me as soon as possible to discuss Trash Enclosures in Parking Garages. I have a few ideas of how we could make this work.
1. Can we put the trash area on the P2 level (two levels down)?
2. Is it possible to use a mechanical lift (a drawbridge of sorts) that would operate only for trash pick up? See the attached section sketch, I hope this makes sense. Basically creates a level area for trash pick up using a simple lift. Would make trash collection very easy.
Please contact me to discuss. I greatly appreciate your time.
603AZ_SECT_SK.pdf (102k)