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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report DESIGN REVIEW BOARD WOLF PEN CREEK DESIGN DISTRICT STAFF REPORT Project Manager: Matt Robinson, Staff Planner Report Date: June 18, 2008 E-mail: mrobinson@cstx.gov Meeting Date: June 27, 2008 For SONIC DRIVE IN #3792 (SDSP) Item: Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding building design, building materials and colors, and sign details for Sonic restaurant, located at 512 Harvey Road in the Wolf Pen Creek Zoning District. Location: 512 Harvey Road Applicant: Greg Lee, Sonic Operations Item Summary: The applicant is requesting to modify the existing Sonic elements to reflect standard Sonic colors. The following changes are proposed: • Replace existing front canopy and install a new 40' arched canopy at the front of the restaurant with fabric color SW 6108 "Latte"; • Installation of a new aluminum arched tower at top of restaurant, with yellow supports and blue LED lighting; • Replacement of the existing neon canopy fascia with a new fascia containing LED star accent lights utilizing standard Sonic colors of red and yellow; • Adding cultured stone wainscot at the rear and lower portion of the building; • Replacement of the existing freestanding sign face with new Sonic logo and standard colors; • Replacement of existing green picture board frames on sides of building with blue picture board frames; • Painting and patching of existing stucco with SW6091 "Reliable White" color; • Installation of new neon attached signs utilizing red and yellow neon. Building design and all materials, building colors and signs within the Wolf Pen Creek district must have approval from the Design Review Board. All signs reviewed and approved by the Design Review Board will require the submittal and approval of a sign permit application in order to receive a permit to install the signs. Administrator Recommendations: Staff recommends denial of the proposal to change the previously approved green elements to the standard Sonic colors of red, yellow and blue. In addition, Staff recommends denial of the LED and neon lighting utilizing the colors of yellow and blue. These recommendations are consistent with previous decisions made by the Design Review Board in 1998 and 2002 that denied the use of the standard Sonic colors of red and yellow. Item Background: This Sonic restaurant was originally reviewed and approved by the Design Review Board and Planning and Zoning Commission in 1998. The first proposal to the DRB utilized the standard Sonic Colors and was denied by the DRB because the board did not feel that the proposal met the purpose and guidelines for the Wolf Pen Creek District. The Board was then presented with images from a Sonic restaurant in Missouri City that utilized green in place of the standard Sonic colors of red and yellow. This green was approved for the various building details and signage that are currently in place at this Sonic location. In addition, the Board requested that all yellow be removed from the signs and replaced with a white or cream color. In 2002, the DRB heard another request to utilize the standard Sonic Colors at this location. This request was subsequently denied on the basis that the current conditions were already approved at the time the restaurant was built. Issues/Items for Review: 1. Building Colors— Reliable White and Latte are approved colors on the City's color palette. All other colors are considered accent colors and do not exceed the maximum allowed usage of 15% per façade. The Unified Development Ordinance offers the following guidance to the Design Review Board when considering building colors: • Section 5.6.A.8.h states that colors shall be harmonious and that only compatible accent colors shall be used. 2. Building Design —The proposed canopies and tower addition are in compliance with the Unified Development Ordinance. The Design Review Board should use the following guidelines when considering building design: • Section 5.6.A.8.a states that architectural style is not restricted. Evaluation of the appearance of a project shall be based on the quality of its design and relationship to surroundings. • Section 5.6.A.8.b states that buildings shall have good scale and be in harmonious conformance with permanent neighboring development. 3. Building Materials —The proposed canopy and stone materials are in compliance with Section 7.9 Non-Residential Architectural Standards. The Design Review Board should use the following guidelines when considering building materials in Wolf Pen Creek: • Section 5.6.A.8.c states that materials shall be selected for harmony of the building with adjoining buildings • Section 5.6.A.d states that materials shall be selected for suitability to the type of buildings and the design in which they are used. Buildings shall use the same materials, or those that are architecturally harmonious, for all building walls and other exterior building components wholly or partly visible from public ways. • Section 5.6.A.e states that materials shall be of durable quality 4. Signage—The proposed signs are in compliance with Section 7.4 Signs of the Unified Development Ordinance. The Design Review Board should use the following guidance when considering signs in Wolf Pen Creek: • Section 5.6.A.11 a. Every sign shall be designed as an integral architectural element of the building and site to which it principally relates b. Every sign shall have good scale and proportion in its design and in its visual relationship to buildings and surroundings. c. The colors materials and lighting of every sign shall be restrained and harmonious with the building and site to which it principally relates. d. The number of graphic elements on a sign shall be held to the minimum needed to convey the sign's major message and shall be composed in proportion to the area of the sign face. e. Each sign shall be compatible with signs on adjoining premises and shall not compete for attention. f. Identification signs of a prototype design and corporation logos shall conform to the criteria for all other signs. Attachments: 1. Application 2. Building elevations 3. Photographs & Sign Details 4. Material & Color samples (available at meeting) DESIGN REVIEW BOARD WOLF PEN CREEK DESIGN DISTRICT STAFF REPORT Project Manager: Matt Robinson, Staff Planner Report Date: June 18, 2008 E-mail: mrobinson@cstx.gov Meeting Date: June 27, 2008 For SONIC DRIVE IN #3792 (SDSP) Item: Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding building design, building materials and colors, and sign details for Sonic restaurant, located at 512 Harvey Road in the Wolf Pen Creek Zoning District. Location: 512 Harvey Road Applicant: Greg Lee, Sonic Operations AV1;`461)6e6icezo ecee2 CR•.rTw� Sc r Item Summary: The applicant is requesting to modify the existing Sonic elements to reflect tandard Sonic colors. 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Are ,e) —■ Replacement of the existing neon canopy fascia with a new fascia containing LED sta r _ accent lights utilizing CAP " p.,,000.4) Adding cultured stone wainscot at the rear and lower portion of the building; --■ Replacement of the existing freestanding sign face wit CRz,nre) Feld 644.0 A, a c' Replacement of existing green picture board frames on sides of building wit _ picture board frames: , pts g-cta, Painting and patching oosting stucco with SW6091 "Reliable White" color; tic,� a c> r• Installation of new r�lt ached signs utilizing red and yellow neon. iE%t y i/ A p,2e-v/ Building design and all materials, building colors and signs within the Wolf Pen Creek district must have approval from the Design Review Board. All signs reviewed and approved by the Design Review Board will require the submittal and approval of a sign permit application in order to receive a permit to install the signs. Administrator Recommendations: Staff recommends denial of the proposal to change the previously approved green elements to the standard Sonic colors of red, yellow and blue. In addition, Staff recommends denial of the LED and neon lighting utilizing the colors of yellow and blue. These recommendations are consistent with previous decisions made by the Design Review Board in 1998 and 2002 that denied the use of the standard Sonic colors of red and yellow. Item Background: This Sonic restaurant was originally reviewed and approved by the Design Review Board and Planning and Zoning Commission in 1998. The first proposal to the DRB utilized the standard Sonic Colors and was denied by the DRB because the board did not feel ��'�/4( -713 Were* ( /Ace, 5 that the proposal met the purpose and guidelines for the Wolf Pen Creek District. The Board was then presented with images from a Sonic restaurant in Missouri City that utilized green in place of the standard Sonic colors of red and yellow. This green was approved for the various building details and signage that are currently in place at this Sonic location. In addition, the Board requested that all yellow be removed from the signs and replaced with a white or cream color. In 2002, the DRB heard another request to utilize the standard Sonic Colors at this location. This request was subsequently denied on the basis that the current conditions were already approved at the time the restaurant was built. Issues/Items for Review: 1. Building Colors — Reliable White and Latte are approved colors on the City's color palette. All other colors are considered accent colors and do not exceed the maximum allowed usage of 15% per façade. The Unified Development Ordinance offers the following guidance to the Design Review Board when considering building colors: • Section 5.6.A.8.h states that colors shall be harmonious and that only compatible accent colors shall be used. 2. Building Design —The proposed canopies and tower addition are in compliance with the Unified Development Ordinance. The Design Review Board should use the following guidelines when considering building design: ■ Section 5.6.A.8.a states that architectural style is not restricted. Evaluation of the appearance of a project shall be based on the quality of its design and relationship to surroundings. ■ Section 5.6.A.8.b states that buildings shall have good scale and be in harmonious conformance with permanent neighboring development. 3. Building Materials —The proposed canopy and stone materials are in compliance with Section 7.9 Non-Residential Architectural Standards. The Design Review Board should use the following guidelines when considering building materials in Wolf Pen Creek: ■ Section 5.6.A.8.c states that materials shall be selected for harmony of the building with adjoining buildings • Section 5.6.A.d states that materials shall be selected for suitability to the type of buildings and the design in which they are used. Buildings shall use the same materials, or those that are architecturally harmonious, for all building walls and other exterior building components wholly or partly visible from public ways. ■ Section 5.6.A.e states that materials shall be of durable quality 4. Signage—The proposed signs are in compliance with Section 7.4 Signs of the Unified Development Ordinance. The Design Review Board should use the following guidance when considering signs in Wolf Pen Creek: ■ Section 5.6.A.11 a. Every sign shall be designed as an integral architectural element of the building and site to which it principally relates b. Every sign shall have good scale and proportion in its design and in its visual relationship to buildings and surroundings. c. The colors materials and lighting of every sign shall be restrained and harmonious with the building and site to which it principally relates. d. The number of graphic elements on a sign shall be held to the minimum needed to convey the sign's major message and shall be composed in proportion to the area of the sign face. e. Each sign shall be compatible with signs on adjoining premises and shall not compete for attention. f. Identification signs of a prototype design and corporation logos shall conform to the criteria for all other signs. Attachments: 1. Application 2. Building elevations 3. Photographs & Sign Details 4. Material & Color samples (available at meeting)