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Minutes
Design Review Board
March 8, 2013 - 11:00 a.m.
Administrative Conference Room ~ City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas, 77840
Board Members Present: Chairman Mike Ashfield, Jason Kinnard, Don Hellriegel, Steven Schloss and Susan McGrail
Board Members Absent: Lindsay Bertrand, Hunter Goodwin and Bill Mather
Staff Present: Principal Planner Jason Schubert, Staff Planner Teresa Rogers, Graduate Civil Engineer Erika Bridges and Staff Assistant Mandi Alford
Others Present: Bo Miles, Scott Ball, and Dale Brown
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order.
Chairman Ashfield called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO.2: Consideration, discussion and possible action on absence requests.
Mr. Schloss motioned to approve the absence request from Hunter Goodwin (Ms. Bertrand and Mr. Mather did not submit absence requests); Mr. Kinnard seconded the motion, which passed unopposed
(5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting minutes February 8, 2012.
No action was taken. The minutes were left out of the packet and be considered at the next meeting.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding a multi-family site plan, building elevations, and signage for Falcon Point Condos located at 1915 Dartmouth
Street near the northeast corner of Dartmouth Street and Holleman Drive East in the Wolf Pen Creek District. Case # 12-00500262 (T. Rodgers)
Teresa Rogers, Staff Planner presented the staff report stating that the applicant is proposing a multi-family residential development located near the northeast corner of Holleman Drive
and Dartmouth Street consisting of 33 units and associated parking for Phase One. This site plan meets the technical standards of the Unified Development Ordinance.
The subject property received a Conditional Use Permit from the City Council in July 2012, which allows this project to be exclusively multi-family use. The Concept Plan also required
a cross-access easement which will run parallel to Dartmouth Street and projects to the southern portion of the parent tract.
The Preliminary Plan was approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission in September 2012 and the Final Plat was approved in December 2012. This site plan is in compliance with the Concept
Plan that was approved with the Conditional Use Permit.
Ms. Rogers recommended approval and explained to the Design Review Board that they should evaluate the site plan according to the following criteria listed in the staff report.
Lighting: The applicant is proposing to use the standard light pole and luminary fixtures currently utilized in the Wolf Peen Creek (WPC) District. Buildings will contain up/down wall
fixtures for building accent lighting and porch lights at entry doors.
Solid waste: The applicant is proposing to have a total of four 300-gallon solid waste containers on two dumpster pads screened by six-foot brick walls.
Relationship of buildings to site: Multi-family buildings are located at the northern edge of the property and are proposed as three stories.
Relationship of buildings and site to adjoining area: The site is designed to orient towards Holleman Drive and Wolf Pen Creek which is a focal point of the WPC District. Residential
driveway access will be from Dartmouth Street. Sidewalks for the property will be developed to connect to an existing sidewalk running along Dartmouth Street. Cross access will be provided
for the property to the south.
Building design: The buildings are brick and Hardi board material with composition shingle roofing.
Landscaping: Landscaping is provided in accordance with the Unified Development Ordinance.
Signs: A low profile sign is proposed at the driveway entrance on Dartmouth Street. The sign will be the same brick material to match the building.
Mr. Hellriegel motioned to approve the item as submitted; Mr. Schloss seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (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.
Mr. Schloss asked that there be a review of the Design Review Board’s role in the Wolf Pen Creek District and if it is still necessary for items to come to DRB.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned 11:21 a.m.
APPROVED:
Mike Ashfield, Chairman
ATTEST:
Crystal Derkowski, Staff Assistant