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Home My WebLink About12/19/2014 - Regular Agenda Packet - Design Review Board DESIGN REVIEW BOARD December 19, 2014 11:00 AM City Hall Administrative Conference Room #2 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas AGENDA DESIGN REVIEW BOARD Friday, December 19, 2014 11:00 AM Administrative Conference Room #2 1101 Texas Avenue College Station City Hall College Station, Texas, 77840 1. Call to Order 2. Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve absence requests. • Bo Miles • Marsha Sanford 3. Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting minutes. • October 24, 2014 meeting minutes. 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion to consider waiver to Unified Development Ordinance Section 12-5.8.B.4.b Building Transparency for an existing building located at 313 Church Avenue, which is zoned NG-1 Core Northgate. Case #14-00900288 (M. Bombek) 5. Possible action and discussion 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. 6. Adjourn. Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the Design Review Board of the City of College Station, Texas will be held on Friday, December 19, 2014, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Administrative Conference Room #2, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. The following subjects will be discussed, to wit: See Agenda Posted this the____day of________________, 2014 at____p.m. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS By _____________________________ Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary By _____________________________ Kelly Templin, City Manager I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Design Review Board of the City of College Station, Texas, is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on the bulletin board at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, in College Station, Texas, and the City’s website, www.cstx.gov. The Agenda and Notice are readily accessible to the general public at all times. Said Notice and Agenda were posted on__________, 2014 and remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. This public notice was removed from the official posting board at the College Station City Hall on the following date and time: ______________________ by _________________________. Dated this _____ day of____________, 2014. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS By_____________________________ Subscribed and sworn to before me on this the day of_______________, 2014. ______________________________ Notary Public- Brazos County, Texas My commission expires:_________________ This building is wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking spaces are available. Any request for sign interpretive service must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (979) 764-3517 or (TDD) 1-800-735-2989. Agendas may be viewed on www.cstx.gov. Absence Request Form For Elected and Appointed Officers Name Bo Miles Request Submitted on December 5th I will not be in attendance at the meeting of December 19th for the reason(s) specified: (Date) Traveling for Christmas Absence Request Form For Elected and Appointed Officers Name Marsha Sanford Request Submitted on December 5th I will not be in attendance at the meeting of December 19th for the reason(s) specified: (Date) Will be out of town Minutes Design Review Board October 24, 2014 - 11:00 a.m. Administrative Conference Room 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas, 77840 Board Members Present: Acting Chairman Bill Mather, Steven Schloss, Don Hillriegel, Elizabeth Natsios, Marsha Sanford and Susan McGrail Board Members Absent: Chairman Bo Miles, Hunter Goodwin, and Mary Edwards Staff Present: Principal Planner Jason Schubert, Staff Planner Jerry Cuarón, Graduate Civil Engineer Erika Bridges, Graduate Civil Engineer Kevin Ferrer and Staff Assistant Crystal Derkowski AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order. Acting Chairman Bill Mather called the meeting to order at 11:05 a.m. AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Consideration, possible action and discussion to approve absence request for Mary Edwards, Hunter Goodwin and Bo Miles. Mr. Schloss motioned to approve the absence requests. Ms. Natsios seconded the motion which passed (5-0). Ms. Sanford arrived at the meeting at 11:07pm. AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Consideration, possible action and discussion to approve meeting minutes for September 12, 2014 Mr. Schloss motioned to approve the minutes. Ms. Sanford seconded the motion which passed (6-0) AGENDA ITEM NO.4: Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding a site plan and layout, landscaping, building elevations, and signage for the Fellowship Church Next Step Project located at 1001 Colgate Drive, adjacent to the Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater in the Wolf Pen Creek Design District. Case #14-00900183 (J. Cuarón) Page 1 of 2 Jerry Cuarón, Staff Planner, presented the staff report proposing the site plan, layout, landscape, building elevations and signage for a new building. Staff recommended approval of the site plan, layout, landscape, building elevations and signage. There was general discussion about the materials being used for the elevations and also the windows. Ms. Natsios had concern on what type of windows being used. The applicant proposed a change on the south side of the building to alter the amount of stone used. Ms. Sanford motioned to approve the request with the condition that the applicant alter the stone on the south side of the building. Mr. Hellriegel second the motion, which passed unopposed (6-0) AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Possible action and discussion 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. Mr. Schloss would like to have a meeting for the members briefing them on the background, purpose and history of the districts. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Adjourn The meeting was adjourned 11:48 p.m. APPROVED: Bo Miles, Chairman ATTEST: Crystal Derkowski, Staff Assistant Page 2 of 2 Design Review Board Page 1 of 3 December 19, 2014 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD for Rough Draught Façade 14-00900288 REQUEST: Waiver to UDO Section 12-5.8.B.4.b Building Transparency to allow for a reduction in the required percentage of 50%. The applicant’s request is to reduce the requirement by 6.5% to total required percentage of 43.5% building transparency required along Church Avenue. SCALE: 4,480 square-foot building with three tenants on 0.33 acres LOCATION: 313 Church Avenue ZONING DISTRICT: NG-1 Core Northgate APPLICANT: Rusty Richards PROJECT MANAGER: Mark Bombek, Staff Planner mbombek@cstx.gov RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request to reduce the building transparency requirement from 50% for the façade facing Church Avenue to 43.5%. Design Review Board Page 2 of 3 December 19, 2014 ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting to reduce the amount of building transparency on the facade facing Church Avenue. A table below provides a summary of the material requirements in question and the applicant’s proposed building transparency. Building Transparency Church Ave. Second Street Required Percentage 50% 30% Proposed Percentage 43.5% 35.6% ITEM BACKGROUND: Rough Draught is a new bar that is locating in an existing building in Northgate. The applicant began the permitting process by submitting building plans for the proposed renovation. This led to a Northgate Building Review application and review by Staff. The renovations proposed provide changes to exterior finishes that provide an updated aesthetic, which compliments the work done throughout the rest of the Northgate District. When revising an existing building, it is subject to the current architectural requirements. As provide in the attached letter, the applicant is requesting a waiver to the full building transparency requirement due to a structural limitation STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the request to reduce the building transparency requirement from 50% for the façade facing Church Avenue to 43.5%. ISSUES / ITEMS FOR REVIEW: Amount of material required for building transparency. SUPPORTING MATERIALS: 1. Application and letter from Architect 2. Elevations of building facades