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Meeting Agenda
Design Review Board
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February 26, 2021 11:00 AM 1101 Texas Ave
College Station, TX 77840
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1.Call meeting to order and consider absence requests.
2.Hear Visitors.
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3.Agenda Items
3.1.Consideration discussion and possible action to approve meeting minutes.
Attachments:1.February 14, 2020
3.2.Presentation, discussion, and possible action to consider Alternative Compliance to the Unified
Development Ordinance Section 7.10 NonResidential Architectural Standards for the Kelsey
Seybold Call Center located at 1150 Copperfield Parkway. Case #NRA2021000001
Sponsors:Rachel Lazo
Attachments:1.Staff Report
2.Architect Letter
3.Elevations & Renderings
4.Discussion and possible action on future agenda items.
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5.Adjourn.
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Minutes
Design Review Board
February 14, 2020 11:00 AM
Administrative Conference Room
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas, 77840
Board Members Present:Dennis Christianson, David Hebert, Ray Holliday, William
McKinney, and Luke Marvel
Board Members Absent:Susan McGrail, and Katherine Cabrera
Staff Present: Assistant Director Molly Hitchcock, Staff Planner Jade Broadnax,
Graduate Engineer II Alma Guerra, and Staff Assistant II Tiffany
Romero
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1:Call to order.
Chairperson Christianson called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve
meeting minutes.
December 11, 2019
Board member McKinney motioned to approve the minutes. Board member Holliday seconded
the motion, which passed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3:Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve
absences from meetings.
Susan McGrail ~ February 14, 2020
Katherine Cabrera ~ February 14, 2020
Christianson abstained, Board member McKinney motioned to approve the absences. Board
member Marvel seconded the motion, which passed (4-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Presentation, discussion, and possible action to consider
Alternative Compliance to the Unified Development Ordinance Section 7.10 Non-
Residential Architectural Standards for the Boat & RV Storage Center located at 7103
Rock Prairie Road. Case #NRA2020-000004 (Jade Broadnax)
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Staff Planner Broadnax presented the item to the Board. She stated that the applicant is requesting
an alternative compliance to the UDO Non-Residential Architectural Standards for the Building
Facades.
The applicant Nathan Winchester and Andrew Thomsen, Winchester Architects, presented to the
Board.
There was general discussion amongst the Board.
Board Member Marvel motioned to approve the item contingent upon provision of architectural
elements on the south façade building A. Board Member Hebert seconded the motion which
passed (5-0).
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.
There were no items presented.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 am.
APPROVED:
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Chairperson
ATTEST:
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Tiffany Romero, Staff Assistant II
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DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
Non-Residential
Architectural Standards
Alternative Compliance
for
Kelsey-Seybold Call Center
NRA2021-000001
REQUEST:Alternative compliance to the Non-Residential Architectural
Standards
LOCATION:1150 Copperfield Parkway
ZONING DISTRICT:GC General Commercial
APPLICANT:Jeanette Shaw, Powers Brown Architecture
PROJECT MANAGER:Rachel Lazo, Senior Planner
rlazo@cstx.gov
ITEM SUMMARY: One story medical office facility approximately 25,000 square feet
in area, located at the intersection of Copperfield Parkway and
Crescent Pointe Parkway.
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DESIGN REVIEW BOARD ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY
As stated in Section 7.10.A of the Unified Development Ordinance, non-residential architectural
standards are intended to:
1)Protect and enhance the character and quality of non-residential buildings and
associated site elements in the interest of the general welfare of the City;
2)Establish minimum design parameters for the appearance of non-residential buildings,
including heightened standards for more visible and prominent areas of the community;
3)Not limit architectural creativity or prescribe a specific architectural style; and
4)Provide a balance between the community’s economic and aesthetic concerns.
The Unified Development Ordinance grants the Design Review Board (DRB) the authority to
hear and decide proposals for alternative compliance to the Non-Residential Architectural
Standards. Specifically, Section 7.10.D states:
"The Design Review Board (DRB) may authorize variation to the overall requirements of the
Non-Residential Architectural Standards through application from a licensed architect for an
alternative compliance approval that would allow innovative or visually interesting design or
to address unique circumstances not otherwise permitted through strict adherence to this
section. Such requests must show reasonable evidence that the purposes of the
requirements as set forth in this section were maintained and the additional design flexibility
afforded does not provide a means to permit design of lesser quality."
Based on these criteria, the Design Review Board can act upon the proposed request as follows:
1) Approve the request as proposed;
2) Approve the request with conditions; or
3) Deny the request.
CRITERIA: In order to promote quality construction and visually interesting non-residential
structures, the UDO specifies minimum architectural standards to achieve this goal. As the
intent of the Design Review Board’s alternative compliance process is to offer an approval
option that allows architects and the Board the ability to discuss overall visions and individual
design decisions, dialog is not limited to non-compliant design elements. The architect for the
project has provided a letter regarding the request, which is attached to this report.
The applicant states that with the composition and variety of materials and detailing provided,
this building meets the design intent of the Non-Residential Architectural Standards outlined in
the Unified Development Ordinance.
SUPPORTING MATERIALS:
1.Applicant Letter
2.Elevations
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Rachel Lazo
Senior Planner
City of College Station
February 9, 2021
RE: Kelsey-Seybold Call Center – NRA Application
Design Narrative
Kelsey-Seybold operates dozens of clinics in Texas, and they have selected College Station for the construction of a new
Customer Care Center, or call center. This facility will provide work for hundreds of employees after future phases are
built, and will act as a hub for emergency operations for the company in times of natural disasters. Kelsey-Seybold
typically embodies a design aesthetic for their clinics that centers around a rotunda used for the entries to welcome
patients and identify the area for patient access. In addition, all of the Kelsey-Seybold clinics also use warm paint tones,
stone tiles and applied trims to evoke a traditional appearance. Even though this facility is not for patient use, Kelsey-
Seybold still wanted it to be recognizable as a Kelsey-Seybold structure, but they needed to do so in a more cost
effective manner. The building is a single story tiltwall facility that has an eased arch element at the entry, which evokes
the rotunda typical to the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. In this application it is treated as a free-standing element. This arched
entry is clad with a local Hill Country limestone, which also extends along the base of the building to ground the building
to the site. Typical Kelsey-Seybold warm paint colors are used, as is the standard blue glass. The materials create a
natural and traditional look for the building.
With regards to the Unified Development Code of College Station and the Non-Residential Architectural Standards, there
are some design elements of the call center which do vary slightly from the requirements. All of these variations are
related to the construction type of the building and the difficulty and high cost of modifying this to comply with portions
of the code, but the design has been modified to create a visual interest that is in the spirit of the design code standards.
The primary entry façade requires horizontal façade articulation which is not possible with tiltwall construction.
However, the design has many various elements to create a visual interest to accommodate the requirements:
· Vertical bands, using horizontal formliner (corrugated texture), have been added in between every window (at
approximately every 15’ along the façade) to break up the smooth panel and provide visual relief.
· A continuous band of limestone runs along the entire length of the elevation at the base to ground the building
and provide textural contrast.
· A larger expanse of full-height native limestone and full height windows encompasses at least 1/3 of the primary
façade, and this area also has a different parapet height. Sunshades have been added to the full height windows
in this area also that project 2’-6” from the building.
· A floating curved plane is provided at the entry door which also has full-height Texas limestone on it, along with
metal accent bands to accentuate the signage.
· To provide a sense of arrival and shelter, the building entry has a metal canopy directing people in and
protecting the entryway.
· Additional accent paint is also included to avoid monotony.
On the façade that is visible from the public way (Crescent Point Parkway), there are architectural relief elements similar
to what is listed above which create visual interests to accommodate the requirements:
· Vertical bands, using horizontal formliner (corrugated texture), have been added in between every window (at
approximately every 15’ along the façade) to break up the smooth panel and provide visual relief.
· A continuous band of limestone is along the entire length of the elevation at the base to ground the building and
provide textural contrast.
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· A metal canopy is provided at the glass entry on this façade which projects 5’ from the building.
· Additional accent paint is also included to avoid monotony.
The other two facades do not face any public streets, and are not required to comply with the architectural relief
requirements, but similar design elements have been utilized all the way around the building, including formliner and
accent paints, stone base and accents, and metal canopies for design continuity.
The facility’s design and composition contains many varied elements that create a visual interest on all facades. By
incorporating textures, accent colors, and native Texas limestone, the building is articulated with different projections
and design relief elements to comply with the intent of the Unified Development Code requirements.
Thank you,
Jeanette Shaw, AIA, RID, LEED AP
Director of Quality and Sustainability
Powers Brown Architecture
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KELSEY-SEYBOLD COLLEGE STATION CALL CENTER11 JAN 2021
ADDRESS: 1204 Copperfield Pkwy College Station, TX 77845
APPLICANT: Jeanette Shaw, AIAPowers Brown Architecture2100 Travis, Suite 501Houston, TX 77002713.705.6526
DEVELOPER:Norman DietrichWelltower, Inc4500 Dorr StToledo, OH 43515615.480.5085
TENANT:Nicholas RoKelsey-Seybold 11511 Shadow Creek ParkwayPearland, TX 77584713.442.0726
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(PAINT TO MATCH ADJACENT PAINT COLOR)
CORRUGATED TEXTURED FORMLINER- TO MATCH ROOF SCREEN (TYP)PREFINISHED METAL SUNSHADE TOMATCH WINDOW SYSTEM - 30" DEEP(TYP @ FULL HEIGHT WINDOWS)
CORRUGATED TEXTURED FORMLINER- TO MATCH ROOF SCREEN (TYP)ALUMINUM CANOPY SYSTEM - COLORTO MATCH WINDOW SYSTEM (TYP)
ALUM CORRUGATED ROOFSCREEN-PREFINISHED TOMATCH P1
ALUM CORRUGATED ROOFSCREEN- PREFINISHED TO
MATCH P1
(BLUE WITH WHITE MULLIONS)
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ALUM CORRUGATED ROOFSCREEN-PREFINISHED TOMATCH P1
ALUM CORRUGATED ROOFSCREEN-PREFINISHED TO
MATCH P1
CORRUGATED TEXTURED FORMLINER- TO MATCH ROOF SCREEN (TYP)ALUMINUM CANOPY SYSTEM - COLORTO MATCH WINDOW SYSTEM (TYP)
CORRUGATED TEXTURED FORMLINER- TO MATCH ROOF SCREEN (TYP)
ALUMINUM CANOPY SYSTEM - COLORTO MATCH WINDOW SYSTEM (TYP)
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