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Home My WebLink About12/09/2005 - Regular Minutes - Design Review Board Ck~ CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning&- Development Services Minutes Design Review Board Friday, December 9, 2005 Administrative Conference Room City Council Office 1101 Texas Avenue 11:00 AM Board Members Present: Chairman Scott Shafer, Alan King, Rick Heaney, Ward Wells and Nancy Sawtelle Board Members Absent: Hunter Goodwin Staff Present: Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Staff Planner Crissy Hartl, Staff Assistant Mandi Alford and Customer Service Representative Brittany Korthauer Others Present: David Kesler AGENDA ITEM NO.1: Call to order. Chairman Scott Shafer called the meeting to order at 11:05 a.m. AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Consider absence requests. Hunter Goodwin was absent but did not submit an absence request, therefore there was no action taken. AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting minutes for November 11, 2005. Mr. Wells commented on agenda item # 5, he suggested that the item be worded more general, Mr. Shafer asked that the tape be reviewed to clarify the wording so the minutes could be brought back to the Design Review Board on 1/13/06for approval. AGENDA ITEM NO.4: Presentation, discussion, and possible action on proposed signage for Midnight Rodeo (previously Shadow Canyon) located at 217 University Drive in Northgate (CH 05-196). Staff Planner Crissy Hartl presented the staff report to the Board stating that the applicant is requesting to remove the existing "Shadow Canyon" signage and replace it with a "Midnight Rodeo" neon sign. The applicant is proposing to replace the existing 21' x 6' wooden sign with a dark blue sign canister measuring 12' x 9.5' (114 square feet). Ms. Hartl stated that the applicant is also proposing to cover all but 23.5 square feet, which meets the maximum size for an attached sign at this location. The applicant is going to use materials similar to the existing fayade to cover the marquis signage. Ms. Hartl stated to the Board that the neon sign will include yellow, blue, red and white neon colors. The Northgate De~ign Guidelinesrecommend that sign material, style and color should compliment the building fayade. Ms. Hartl expressed to the Board that staff's opinion is that the proposed signage does not compliment the architecture of the building. Board member Alan King asked for clarification of the proposal. Ms. Hartl explained that the Shadow Canon sign would beremoved and replaced with a canister for the Midnight Rodeo sign. Chairman Scott Shafer asked if there was a picture of the finished sign as proposed. The applicant David Kesler explained to the Board that there are two marquees one that faces University and one that faces Boyett. The marquee on University Drive would be covered completely and the Boyett marquee would be reduced in size to meet requirements. Mr. Wells motioned to approve the use of the neon as a neon graphic sign without the canister and for the neon to be mounted in the confines of the front suiface of the tower. He also motioned to approve the covering up of the marquee on the University Drive side to match the existing elevation andfor the Boyett side to be reduced to 23.5 square feet with materials being consistent with the existing fafade. Mr. King seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5-0). Before the applicant, David Kesler, left the meeting, he modified a picture showing alterations of what the actual signs / marquees would look like in regards to the motion. AGENDA ITEM NO 5: Discussion and possible action on ordinances, policies, and guidelines regarding the treatment of nonconforming fa~ades in Northgate. Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock answered questions from the Board concerning the facades of two-story buildings in Northgate. Mr. Heaney expressed concern about the facades not needing to be the same material or color. The Board was concerned with why there can be a case brought to them to approve the fayade on the bottom half of a two- story building, but there is not an ordinance that requires the buildings' top and bottom facades be the same. Ms. Sawtelle stated that the vertical facades could be different and maybe should be but the horizontal buildings should have the same face. Ms. Hitchcock explained to the Board that there are amendments for the Northgate Ordinance being proposed and that there will be changes on this particular item. No action was needed on this item. AGENDA ITEM NO 6: 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 7: Adjourn Ms. Sawtelle motioned to adjourn the meeting, Mr. Wells seconded the motion which passed unopposed (5-0). Scott Shafer, Chairman ATTEST: Mandi Alford, Staff As stant ‘ff CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning 6' Development Services Absence Request Form For Elected and Appointed Officers Name C ) cj A. 1 4 6 Request Submitted on Date: ) - 4 c5( I will not be in attendance at the meeting of ) for the reason(s) specified: (Date) [a, Lu 4-4A/K, -ice � ,storari, , %•A% s, ,nature This request shall be submitted to Mandi Alford one week prior to meeting date. Fax 764 -3496. City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 • From: "Scott Shafer" <sshafer @ag.tamu.edu> To: "Mandl Alford" <Malford @cstx.gov> Date: 1/4/2006 11:08:44 AM Subject: Re: DRB Agenda for 1/13/06 mandi can't make it - have asked Alan to chair (see message i copied you on). scott »> "Mandl Alford" <Malford @cstx.gov> 01/04/2006 10:23:51 AM »> Good Morning!!!! Attached you will find the agenda for 1/13/06 DRB meeting. The time and place are the same 11:00 am in the Admin. Conference Room in the City Manager's Office. Please let me know if you can attend, so I will know if I need to call an alternate if we do not have a quorum. Thank you and have a great day!!!! Mandi Alford Staff Assistant Planning and Development Services City of College Station www.cstx.gov malford @cstx.gov Life is a book and you are its author. You determine its plot and pace and you - only you - turn the pages." - Beth Mende Conny College Station. Heart of the Research Valley. C■kif CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning & Development Services Absence Request Form For Elected and Appointed Officers Name_ Request Submitted on Date: ) --4 P I will not be in attendance at the meeting of /-43- for the reason(s) specified: (Date) "ge.e_. a_e____L- P.d totux, . ignature This request shall be submitted to Mandi Alford one week prior to meeting date. Fax 764 -3496. City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 From: "Scott Shafer" <sshafer @ag.tamu.edu> To: "Alan Inc." <alank @cox- internet.com> Date: 1/4/2006 2:54:41 PM Subject: Re: chair DRB no worries - thanks anyway »> "Alan King The Land Design Group Inc." <alank @cox - internet.com> 01/04/2006 12:48:59 PM »> Scott, I too am out that day. Wm. Alan King, ASLA The Land Design Group Inc. 3707 South College, Bryan TX 77801 979.846.2775 www.TheLandDesignGroup.com Original Message From: "Scott Shafer" <sshafer @ag.tamu.edu> To: "Alan King" <alank @cox - internet.com> Cc: "Mandl Alford" <Malford @cstx.gov> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 11:07 AM Subject: chair DRB > Alan - I can't attend DRB on 1/13. I have a departmental retreat that > lasts all day. Are you willing and able to act as Chair? Regardless > thanks for filling in so may times in the past. > Scott CC: "Mandi Alford" <Malford @cstx.gov>