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Home My WebLink About01/24/2014 - Regular Agenda Packet - Design Review Board AGENDA DESIGN REVIEW BOARD Friday, January 24, 2014 11:30 AM Community Development Conference Room 1207 Texas Avenue College Station City Hall College Station, Texas, 77840 1. Call to Order 2. Consideration, discussion and possible action on Absence Requests.  Mike Ashfield ~ January 10, 2014  Jason Kinnard ~ January 10, 2014  Don Hellriegel ~ January 24, 2014 3. Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting minutes.  January 10, 2014 meeting minutes. 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding an attached sign for Arbano Café located at 614 Holleman Drive East Suite 1100 at The Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek in the Wolf Pen Creek Design District. Case #14- 00900005 (M. Hester) 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, January 24, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Community Development Conference Room, 1207 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 Mike Ashfield Request Submitted on December 19, 2013 I will not be in attendance at the meeting of January 10, 2014 for the reason(s) specified: (Date) My mom has surgery scheduled for January 9, so I do not expect to be available. Absence Request Form For Elected and Appointed Officers Name Jason Kinnard Request Submitted on December 19, 2013 I will not be in attendance at the meeting of January 10, 2014 for the reason(s) specified: (Date) Already has a meeting scheduled that day. Absence Request Form For Elected and Appointed Officers Name Don Hellriegel Request Submitted on January 17, 2014 I will not be in attendance at the meeting of January 24, 2014 for the reason(s) specified: (Date) On Vacation. Per e-mail DGR Page 1 of 2 Minutes Design Review Board January 10, 2014 - 11:00 a.m. Administrative Conference Room ~ City Hall 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas, 77840 Board Members Present: Acting Chairman Bo Miles, Don Hellriegel, Steven Schloss, Hunter Goodwin, Bill Mather, and Marsha Sanford Board Members Absent: Lindsay Bertrand, Jason Kinnard, and Susan McGrail Staff Present: Principal Planner Jason Schubert, Staff Planner Teresa Rogers, and Staff Assistant Deborah Grace-Rosier AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order. Acting Chairman Miles called the meeting to order at 11:03 a.m. AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Consideration, discussion and possible action on absence requests .  Lindsay Bertrand Mr. Mather motioned to approve the absence request. Mr. Schloss seconded the motion, which passed (5-0) AGENDA ITEM NO.3: Consideration, possible action and discussion to approve meeting minutes October 5, 2013. Mr. Mather motioned to approve the minutes. Mr. Schloss seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (5-0). AGENDA ITEM NO.4: Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Building orientation and access for St. Mary’s Catholic Church located at Lot 2-R of the Ramparts Subdivision, generally located at 300 Nagle Street in Northgate District. Teresa Rogers, Staff Planner, presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is requesting a waiver to UDO Section 12-5.8.B.4.a.1, Building Orientation and Access, to allow the primary entrance façade for a future St. Mary’s sanctuary to orient towards Nagle Street instead of Church Avenue. There was general discussion amongst the Board. Page 2 of 2 John Clements with Jackson & Ryan Architects gave the Board an overview of proposed development. Board Member Marsha Sanford arrived to the meeting Mr. Mather motioned to approve the request with staff’s recommendation that a secondary entrance is oriented to Church Avenue and the waiver should be conditioned on the approval of the site plan as shown in the preliminary master plan. Mr. Goodwin seconded the motion, which was approved (6-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 5.: Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a waiver request to reduce the buffer requirements for the Wellborn Business Park located at 3808 McCulloch Road. Teresa Rogers, Staff Planner, presented the staff report and stated that the applicant is requesting an appeal to the UDO Section 12-7.7 Buffer Requirements. There was general discussion amongst the Board. Hunter Goodwin motioned to approve the requests to waive the fence requirement on both the southern and western property lines, maintain a 15-foot buffer yard to include plantings on the western property line, and maintain a 15-foot buffer yard along the southern property line with additional plantings added to create 100% opacity with existing vegetation. Mr. Mather seconded them motion, which passed (6-0) AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: 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. Jason Schubert, Principal Planner, reminded the Board that if they were up for reappointment today was the last day to submit their application. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Adjourn The meeting was adjourned 11:55 a.m. APPROVED: Bo Miles, Acting Chairman ATTEST: Deborah Grace-Rosier, Staff Assistant Design Review Board Page 1 of 3 January 24, 2014 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD for Arbano Café 14-00900005 REQUEST: Attached building signage SCALE: 7.43 acres LOCATION: 614 Holleman Drive East Suite 1100 ZONING DISTRICT: WPC Wolf Pen Creek APPLICANT: Sergio Carrera, Signs BCS PROJECT MANAGER: Morgan Hester, Staff Planner mhester@cstx.gov RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed attached sign. Design Review Board Page 2 of 3 January 24, 2014 Design Review Board Page 3 of 3 January 24, 2014 ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting to provide attached signage for a restaurant tenant location at The Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek on Holleman Drive East. ITEM BACKGROUND: The applicant has proposed an attached sign for their suite in The Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek. The proposal utilizes black, two shades of green, and a brown. The sign includes graphic elements consisting of the words “Arbano Café Mediterranean Cuisine” and a palm tree within the text. The letters are proposed to be black non-lighted, aluminum cut-outs, while the palm tree will utilize the brown and two shades of green. The proposed attached signage is 56.25 square feet in size and meets the requirements of the Unified Development Ordinance Section 7.5 ‘Signs’ as it relates to allowable attached sign area. All signs reviewed and approved by the Design Review Board will require the submittal of a sign permit application to the Planning & Development Department in order to receive an approved sign permit prior to installation of any signs. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed sign package. REVIEW CRITERIA: The Design Review Board shall evaluate all proposed signage according to the following criteria: 1. Every sign shall be designed as an integral architectural element of the building and site to which it principally relates. 2. Every sign shall have good scale and proportion in its design and in its visual relationship to the buildings and surroundings. 3. The color, materials, and lighting of every sign shall be restrained and harmonious with the building and surroundings. 4. The number of graphics on a signs 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. 5. Each sign shall be compatible with signs on adjoining premises and shall not compete for attention. 6. Identification signs of a prototype design and corporation logos shall conform to the criteria for all other signs. SUPPORTING MATERIALS: 1. Application 2. Sign details 3. Color and material samples (provided at the meeting)