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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/10/2004 - Regular Minutes - Design Review Board Minutes Design Review Board September 10, 2004 11:00AM Board Members Present: Scott Shafer, George McLean, Bill Trainor, Stanton Ware & Richard Benning. Board Members Absent: Dr. Tabb & Alan King. Staff Present: Staff Assistant Deborah Grace, Staff Planners Jennifer Prochazka & Crissy Perez. Others Present: Shawn Mitchell, Chris Curtis, Phil Smith & Patty Foth. AGENDA ITEM NO.1 Call to order. Chairman Shafer called the meeting to order AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Consider absence requests. - Dr. Phil Tabb - Alan King Mr. Trainor made the motion to approve the absence requests. Mr. McLean seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0). AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Discussion, consideration and possible action to approve meeting minutes from August 16, 2004. Mr. McLean made the motion to approve the minutes. Mr. Trainor seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0). AGENDA ITEM NO.4: Discussion, consideration and possible action on the site plan for USDA located at 1001 Holleman Drive East in Wolf Pen Creek Design District. (04-93) Staff Planner Crissy Perez presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is proposing to construct an office building in the Wolf Pen Creek Design District. The proposed development is a 13,800 square foot building, which requires fifty-six (56) parking spaces. The site development is proposing fifty-four (54) parking spaces. The Design Review Board may waive parking space requirements in the Wolf Pen Creek District if the development meets the goals of the master plan for the respective district. The applicant has worked with staff to try and preserve as many existing large trees as possible. Reducing the parking requirement by two spaces would allow for two large mature trees to remain along Holleman Drive. Preserving as much natural vegetation along the Wolf Pen Creek Master Plan, therefore staff is in support of this parking reduction. One of the principle concerns discussed was saving the exiting trees. Also discussed was the screening of the dumpster. Mr. Curtis, the applicant stated that the materials would be consistent with the building. Mr. Benning questioned whether the parking lot would be locked. Phil Smith replied that is a security concern for them. The intention is to leave the parking lot open during off hours and rely on people to be nice. He ended by saying that he does not think there is an intention yet to put signs out stating it is federal property & there is no trespassing. The General Services Administration in Dallas/Ft. Worth will control that. Mr. McLean asked about the lighting for the parking lot. Mr. Curtis replied that they are using lighting that does comply with the ordinance. Mr. Shafer talked about the right-of-way located next to the proposed building. He stated there as been some talk in the past about having some kind of pedestrian connection. Mr. Shafter asked if they would see that as a problem if sometime in the future it was connected into the parking lot. Mr. Smith replied that he did not think there would be a problem. Again that would be the General Services Administration and they might have a wall placed there. Mr. Benning made the motion to approve the site plan as presented with the addendum that they will go out there before the bulldozers and fence off the property to protect the exiting trees. Also approved is the variancefor 54 parking spaces. Mr. Ware seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0) AGENDA ITEM NO.5: Discussion, consideration and possible action on fa~ade and signage for USDA located at 1101 Holleman Drive East in Wolf Pen Creek Design District. 04-93 Mr. Curtis stated that the sign will be a monument type sign with brick and bronze color lettering. There will be some colors that are dictated by USDA requirements. The sign will be a one sided sign oriented towards Holleman. Mr. Shafer asked if the stone used for the sign match the building stone. Mr. Smith stated yes. Mr. Benning made the motion to accept the fafade and sign as presented. Mr. Trainor seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0). AGENDA ITEM NO.6.: Discussion, consideration and possible action on fa~ade improvements to the Library located at 329 University Drive in Northgate. (04-216) Staff Planner Crissy Perez presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is proposing to add a front entrance door in place of an existing window. The building currently has one entrance door, one exit door, and two windows that protrude outward from the building. The proposed door will be flush with the face of the building and is proposed to have windows surrounding it to imitate the adjacent window. All material will. be the same on the existing doors and windows. The existing canopy over the window will remain. All colors will remain the same and there are no plans to repaint or repair any other features on the exterior of the building. Because the proposed door will not longer protrude off of the face of the building, the applicant will need to extend the existing sidewalk to the new fa<;ade in that area. Mr. Benning stated that any property owner wanting to embellish their property is a good thing. He added that there is no historic value to this building. Discussion ensued concerning the concrete by the doors. Mr. Shafer asked if the sidewalk is going to reflect the brick pattern. Shawn Mitchell, the applicant, stated that they are going to leave the sidewalk the same. Mr. Shafer stated that it would look better to have the sidewalk follow through. Mr. Mitchell agreed and said their goal it to make it look like they did not touch it. Mr. Trainor made the motion to accept the door facing as presented and to have the sidewalk pattern match the door entry. Mr. Benning seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0). AGENDA ITEM NO.7: Discussion and possible action on future agenda items- A Design Review Board Member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement for specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an No items were discussed. AGENDA ITEM NO.6: Adjourn. Mr. Benning made the motion to adjourn. Mr. Ware seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0). A~;~gX~D: '"', #' ~.~.^' ~~il~;:')i!"' ", <;',~:Jit:.,;~",'; j0 . Scott.S,J.tafer, Chairman 'I:-:::;,~~~'~~}~,'.-~;'r",~";"\:,:,>,;-,,:,,~,::,_.,,,, "'. -,_ :";'..... "?_.,. E~rE~~@ i~~ <-1 IOhl JIllJ.