Orlando Loch Haven Park (Conditional Use Permit) Project Overview (updated 5/31/2018)

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Orlando Ballet @ Loch Haven Park (Conditional Use Permit) Project Overview (updated 5/31/2018) NOTE: The information presented in this project overview is based on staff s preliminary review of the

(southeast corner of N. Lake Formosa Dr. and Alden Rd., south of E. Princeton St., on Lake Formosa) (±2.46 acres), District 3.

1 Orlando Loch Haven Park (Conditional Use Permit) Project Overview (updated 5/31/2018) NOTE: The information presented in this project overview is based on staff s preliminary review of the submitted application and is subject to change. Contact the Project Planner for the latest project information. Case Number(s): CUP Project Location & Property Size: 610 N. Lake Formosa Dr. (southeast corner of N. Lake Formosa Dr. and Alden Rd., south of E. Princeton St., on Lake Formosa) (±2.46 acres), District 3. Project Description: Conditional Use Permit (CUP) request to redevelop the former Loch Haven Neighborhood Center for use by the Orlando Ballet for offices, classrooms and a 7,300 sq. ft. ballroom, while still allowing community use for various functions (2-3 stories, ±38,000 total sq. ft.). Loch Haven Park Loch Haven Park Subject Property Existing Zoning District and Future Land Use Classifications Future Land Use Classification PUB-REC-INST (Public-Recreation-Institutional) and OFFICE-MED (Office Medium Intensity) Zoning Districts P/T (Public Use, Traditional City (T) Overlay) & O-2/T (Medium Intensity Office Residential, Traditional City (T) Overlay) Application Documents Scroll down for plans submitted by the applicant for this project. If you wish to review the file, please submit a Public Records Request at:

2 Additional or revised documents may be included in the Staff Report, to be posted on the City s website a week before the tentative public hearing date below, at: cityoforlando.net/mpb - then click on Current Agenda. Contact Information: Applicant / Owner Name: Jonathan Ledden, President, Orlando Ballet (Owner): City of Orlando, Attn: Laurie Botts, Real Estate Address: 3751 Maguire Blvd, Ste. 111, Orlando, FL Phone: (407) jonathan.ledden@gmail.com Project Status and Next Steps May 21, 2018 July 11, 2018 July 17, 2018 Application received by City Planning Division Staff Report available at cityoforlando.net/mpb at 8:30 AM - Municipal Planning Board meeting (tentative) Staff - Project Planner Name: Jim Burnett, AICP, Planner III James.Burnett@cityoforlando.net Phone: Project Description The existing former Loch Haven Neighborhood Center is to be replaced with a new building that will provide studio space for the Orlando Ballet School for the downtown Orlando area, studio space for the Orlando Ballet Company, will be the headquarters/offices for the Orlando Ballet administrative staff, and will also provide a 7,300 sf ballroom for local public and private functions, including recitals, cultural presentations, private parties, and banquets for up to 450 people. The new 37,600 sq. ft. building will be a two story, precast construction. The building is consistent with the City's Growth Management Plan in that the property is being leased to the Orlando Ballet, as a replacement for a smaller building on the same site, and will continue to provide community I recreation facilities. The use is appropriate to the area, in that it is adjacent to the Science and Art Center and open park lands owned by the City and provides another arts and cultural venue on top of other venues already in the Loch Haven Park neighborhood. In a strategy to minimize impacts, the building is designed to have a minimal silhouette and profile, especially given its multi-faceted program. All large spaces are on the ground floor, while smaller office spaces will be located on the second floor. The proposed building will have many twists and turns, to break up the massing. The larger volumetric spaces will be set back as much as possible from the street, with lower height spaces fronting them, for the most part, so that the massing "builds up" from the street, which will also help maintain the human scale of the project. Specialized windows will be positioned to create a "lantern" effect along the street facade, and the entry will be especially emphasized with two stories of transparent glass, and a glass "wraparound" of the grand stair leading to the second floor (see entry perspective). The character of the building will be modern and contemporary, through the use of simple planar layers in light colors, to be offset by glass "cubes" provided at strategic points in the overall elevation. This will lighten the building appearance and will create excitement, especially at the main entry. Additional traffic beyond what currently exists will be minimized through shared use (via agreement with the Orlando Science Center) of the existing Science Center garage to the northeast (valet or regular customer parking). Additional pedestrian traffic will be managed and enhanced by addition of handicapped accessible sidewalks that will connect the new Orlando Ballet building through Loch Haven Park to the Orlando Science garage. Lighting will be carefully controlled and pedestrian-oriented to not produce glare and to provide essential security in the areas between the Orlando Ballet building and the parking garage.

3 Existing Site Survey Proposed Site Plan

4 Proposed Floor Plans 1 st Floor 2 nd Floor Ballroom

5 Elevations Facing Alden Rd. Facing Loch Haven Pk. Facing Lake Formosa Facing N. Lake Formosa Dr.

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