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V. a fe st sinesses, professional services, a financial institution and possibly a staurant. A drive- through bank will also be included in the project and second story connection will be made to the Jefferson Street Municipal rking Garage. NOTE: The developer's representative indicated that the total ject size, excluding the atrium will be 71,000 gross s.f. KING PLAN: (A) W /SJA: Phase I would be connected to the sting parking garage south of Parcel C4 -3. The developer intends to lize Parcel C4 -30 for interim parking for Phase I until start of struction on Phase II. The parking plans for Phase II are somewhat lear. The developer indicates that they would consider structural king, but that the construction of such a parking facility would uire public participation to make the construction economically sible. A UDAG is suggested as one possible funding source for the uctural parking. (B) CCA XVI: The developer indicates that the building would be connected to the municipal parking garage south of pa cel C4 -3. NOTE: Both parcels are located in the CBD parking exempt zone which means that the parking requirements contained in the local ordinance would not have to be met by either developer. Practicality and market co siderations tell us that both developers must answer some of their parking needs. Our plans to develop a new parking garage behind the IB -St. Joseph Bank Complex will reduce the pressure on the Jefferson Parking Garage and open additional spaces. Phase I of the W /SJA and CCA XV 's project can both utilize the Jefferson Street facility. Serious co cerns are raised by W /SJA's Phase II's dependence upon public as istance in terms of providing financing for structural parking. Until th UDAG funding formula is revised, the City of South Bend will not be co petitive for UDAG funding. VI. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS: (A) W /SJA: The minimum height requirement may be met by the proposed project. The visual corridor is not maintained though some open space exists to the south of the project, between the building and the Jefferson Street Parking Garage. For Parcel C4 -30 (Phase Two), the proposed building is not located along the north and west property' lines as suggested by the design considerations contained in the bid documents. Also, the developer's proposal is unclear about the design. - -- - -- consideration for the use of-the- ground floor i.e: --- that - -all- fi -rst -f leasable space should be restaurant or retail space. (B) CCA XVI: The minimum height of 70' is met by the proposed design and the north one -half of the visual corridor is maintained by the open construction nature of the east -west atrium. NOTE: The visual corridor runs on an east -west line from the Century Ce ter front doors to the doors of the County Court House. All development plans including Gruen's, American Cities, and Century Mall tried to bring the two buildings together through the use of a visual an /or pedestrian corridor.