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6.18 Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and Oity Council From; the Ci~ Manager April 24, 2006 Subject Grant of Revocable Encroachment Permit for Decorative Up-Lighting Flush-Mounted in the Sidewalk on the Fox Theatre Block Recommendation Approve and authorize execution of the Grant of Revocable Encroachment Permit for the installation of up to 30 flush-mounted up-lights along with the necessary electrical conduits and mechanical and electrical connections in the sidewalk in the public right-of-way on three sides of the Fox Theatre Block. Background The Fox Theatre Block is comprised of the 2200 block of Broadway and the 800 blocks of Hamilton Street and Middlefield Road. As part of the Downtown Retail Cinema and Courthouse Square projects, new streetscape, including sidewalks, street trees, and lighting will be installed along two sides of the Fox Theatre Block. The Downtown Retail Cinema building will have light fixtures mounted on the building fagade in various ways to wash the exterior walls with a warm glow of light. Ground-mounted lights and other types of fixtures will be used to highlightthe grand Courthouse portico, as well as other features, such as trees and fountains throughout the Courthouse Square area. Since the Fox Theatre is a significant historic resource, as well as a key part ofthe defining perimeter for the Courthouse Square, the owner has applied to the City to add similar up- lighting for the Fox Theatre Block in context with these other City improvements. As proposed, the lights would be of the same manufacture, mounting detail, and finish as those used in Courthouse Square. Generally, the lights are proposed to be approximately 10-inches in diameter and to be mounted flush with the sidewalk grade and centered in a 15-inch wide concrete band that will run flush with the building bases on these blocks. The lights are proposed to be located at each significant pilaster column on all three facades. A total of 23 lights are proposed, including eight on Broadway, seven on Middlefield, and eight on Hamilton. The lights can be adjusted both in terms of light intensity (70 -150 Watt bulbs may be installed in these fixtures) and in terms of angle of light projection. Both of these variables are intended to be adjusted in the field, to ensure that light is cast only on the building (without glaring toward the public right-of-way or into the sky) at an appropriate level that will not compete with other light sources or signage on the building and that will meet National Historic Register standards for lighting. In the future, the applicant may also light the parking lot side of the building using a similar method, and more lighting may be needed on the south end of Middlefield Road, thus the Permit is for a total of 30 fixtures as well as the associated conduit. The Architectural Review Committee (ARC) considered the proposed up-lighting at their meeting on March 14, 2006 and granted design review approval with conditions. The conditions specify that staff shall field-verify the lighting at night to ensure that the fixtures Page 1 of 2 __..."',._'_4""