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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning 6- Development Services
Minutes
Design Review Board
Friday, August 26,2005
Administrative Conference Room
City Council Office
1101 Texas Avenue
11:00 AM
Board Members Present: Scott Shafer, Alan King, Nancy Sawtelle, Hunter Goodwin,
Rick Heaney, and Ward Wells
Board Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Senior Planner Trey Fletcher and Staff Assistant Mandi
Alford
Others Present: Susie Cox, Veronica Morgan, and Alan Hixon
AGENDA ITEM NO.1: Call to order.
Scott Shafer called the meeting to order at 11 :05 a.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO.2:
Consider absence requests.
None
AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Consideration, discussion and possible action to
approve meeting minutes for June 24, 2005.
Mr. King motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Mr. Goodwin seconded the
motion; which passed (6-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO.4: Discussion, consideration, and possible action on a
variance request from the Non- Residential Architectural standards approved color
palette for a proposed free-standing restaurant located at 700 Earl Rudder Freeway
South (TF 05-109).
Senior Planner Trey Fletcher presented the staff report stating that the applicant is
requesting to implement a color scheme for each of the facades that is not on the
approved color palette.
The requested color scheme would be applied as a texture to simulate EIFS or stucco. As
required by the Non-Residential Architectural Standards, the building's fayades will also
employ fired brick and metal (clear anodized) will be used for the aluminum/glass
storefront and canopies.
Section 7.9 of the Unified Development Ordinance requires that "all building facades and
roofs shall consist of only colors from the color palette approved by the City Council as
amended by the Design Review Board". The applicant is requesting an alternate color
scheme that is consistent with the following parameters:
1. The applicant is franchised and/or chain restaurant to be developed as a single
detached building (not integrated into a multi-tenant building); and
2. The proposed colors/materials are part of its corporate branding; and
3. The applicant provides all of the alternative color/materials schemes the chain or
franchise has used.
Board member Ward Wells expressed concern with the outside of the building going
away from how the inside is. The outside seems to go to predominately sky where the
inside the sky is not as dominant.
Mr. Alan Nixon stated that the interior finish out is based upon how much glass is present
in the building. The cloudscape has become part of the marketing scheme for Freebird's.
Mr. Wells stated that maybe there should be a percentage of cloudscape and brick on the
exterior of the building.
Mr. Hunter Goodwin also expressed concern about the amount of cloudscape and brick
also and suggested that the brick go up to the windows or awnings on the store front.
The Board discussed the percentage of brick to be used and where the brick should end.
Mrs. Susie Cox suggested that the Board see a picture of where the signage would be and
maybe that would help with the decision on where the brick should end.
Mr. King motioned the amount of brick on the side and the back of the building be no
less than 30% of the farade as determined without openings. The lower limit of the top
of the brick shall be the mean of the second score line as proposed and can be both
above and below score line. Mr. Wells seconded the motion, which passed unopposed
(6-0).
Mr. Wells motiqned to approve the color selection for the farade cloudscape that was
presented. Mr. Goodwin seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (6-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO 5: 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 of 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 agenda for a subsequent meeting.
No items were discussed.
AGENDA ITEM NO 6:
Adjourn
Mrs. Sawtelle motioned to adjourn the meeting which was seconded by Mr. King, and
passed unopposed (6-0).
ATTEST:
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APPROVED:
Scott Shafer, Chairman