Downtown Behind Chamber
Downtown Central
Downtown Main and Fain St.
Downtown Street Dept.
20,000 square feet available
as Single Story
110 parking spaces needed
15 on lot 95 elsewhere
Displacing Gym/other parking
20,000 Square Feet available
as a Single Story (shown in blue)
110 parking spaces needed
30 on lot 79 elsewhere on campus
Building to be removed on site.
displaces proposed 110 parking space
21,000 Square Feet available
as Single Story (Shown in Yellow)
115 parking spaces needed
38 on lot, 77 elsewhere on campus.
Building to be removed.
15,000 Square Feet Available - Single Story
85 parking spaces needed none on lot 85 on campus
30,000 Square Feet Available - Two Story
165 Parking Spaces needed none on lot 165 on campus
Building to be removed on site. Campus to be
developed. Conceptual Plan and model was developed by Stroh Rogers Architects of Prescott for the site.
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I have used a parking standard provided by the Town which calls for one space per full time employee plus one space per 200 square feet to look at the entire campus plan. If one is to take all the buildings planned to be built on the site at full capacity one will find that 581 parking spaces are required and if one looks at the available parking on the site including along the streets bordering the campus, there are 319. If all the buildings were in use at the same time and we actually needed what the standards calls for, this means we could have about two cars trying to park in every
available space.
I have looked at other town's parking requirements to get some idea as to what is done in the industry and find a typical requirement for a campus setting to be in the neighborhood of one space per 300 square feet with no mention of employee spaces. This standard requires the downtown campus design when fully built out to have 307 parking spaces without employee spaces or 424 with employee spaces. There are 319 parking spaces on the campus conceptual plan. If all the buildings were in use at the same time and we actually needed what this standard calls for, this means that we would have adequate parking without employee spaces. If employee spaces are used we could have up to 4 cars trying to park in every three available spaces. The architect states that parking is adequate considering duty cycles (meaning that not all buildings will be in use or up to full occupancy at all times) and that it was approved with a Town P & Z staffer no longer with the Town for comment. The conceptual plan has adequate parking if the town hall campus has a 50% in use duty cycle using the CV standard. Parking is adequate as is without employee spaces or if it has a 75% in use duty cycle using the 1 space per 300 sq ft standard with employee spaces. Further information is being requested on this issue. This gives you some information as to standards in the industry and how our situation compares. As we are in Camp Verde, we should use the Camp Verde standards which indicate that we may have a bit of a parking problem although looking at other town standards shows that overall it may be workable albeit little tight fit at times.
On the Downtown site the Architect laid out space for several buildings to be constructed as rental property. If one were to remove these leaving only property for the government and chamber at full capacity, the CV standard calls for 471 spaces. (342 spaces with the 1 per 300 standard.) If one were to install parking spaces on the land listed as rental property parking spaces available could provide for the government spaces only and there could conceivably be enough parking for government needs on the site. There may be enough land freed up to design the site to provide for a single story library if that were desired.
The question in voting comes down to where you feel is going to provide the best Public Access. Parking is just one piece of the puzzle to weigh in.
There are a good number of children and adults living in the uptown corridor which may be able to walk to the library in the downtown campus area who would not require parking to use the library.
ARCHITECTURAL PLAN Laid out by the Architect.
There has been an architectural plan laid out by the architect which some do not necessarily find suitable. The question in this voting process is one of where do you find the best public access. We will be addressing the suitability of the existing model and architectural plan next should theDowntown Central site be selected. Changes can and most likely will be made to this plan if the Downtown Central site is chosen. We are not voting at this time on that plan, only on the location and the
constraints that the site imposes on a potential library on the site.
SYNERGY with other Events
The Downtown campus has a large number of events that occur on the campus. Some of them being, Fort Verde Days, Pecan and Wine Festival, Haunted House, and so forth. Should the library be on the site the large crowds drawn to these events could also use the library and the library could put on some events of its own in connection with these events. There is also room for the library to host cultural events such as art exhibits, music concerts and the like in this area. There may be an advantage to the side areas of the campus over the central area in terms of access to the library during such events and during the day when the public is also using other town offices.
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The L shaped building area in the center reserved for town hall administrative offices, planning and
zoning, town clerk, etoc. The long narrow building area behind the museum is the existing meeting room
building. The roof is infected with mold in places so large areas of the roof may need to be removed and
replaced. The building once renovated can again be a public meeting room complex including council
chambers at the rear closest to administrative complex. The open space between the library and the
administrative offices is reserved for public parking. No other building should be constructed on the campus.
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clerk and recorder, etc.and meeting rooms including council chambers and other public meeting rooms in the
L shaped building to the left of the parking area. The large white space reserved for parking.
for town administration, planning and zoning, clerk, etc. Building M reserved for public meeting rooms, town council, etc.
