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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/08/2007 - Regular Minutes - Design Review BoardCITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning e'r Development Services Minutes Design Review Board Friday, June 8, 2007 Administrative Conference Room 1101 Texas Avenue 11:00 AM Board Members Present: Acting Chairman Alan King, Ward Wells, Hunter Goodwin, and Nancy Sawtelle Board Members Absent: Chairman John Nichols Staff Present: Staff Planners Crissy Hartl and Lindsay Boyer, Graduate Civil Engineer Carol Cotter, Planning Intern Jeffrey Missal, Planning Director Bob Cowell, Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock and Staff Assistant Brittany Korthauer Others Present: Chris Steele, Stephanie Steele, Eva Read-Warden, Courtney Spradley, Veronica Morgan, Jim Stewart, George Lebeau, Matt Brown, Joaquime Jaramillo AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order. Acting Chairman Alan King called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. AGENDA ITEM N0.2: Consider absence request Chairman John Nichols Ward Well motioned to approve the absence request. Nancy Sawtelle seconded the motion; which passed unopposed (4-0). AGENDA ITEM N0.3: Presentation, possible action and discussion on a site plan, building elevations, and sign details for River Oaks Townhomes, located at 305 Holleman Drive East in the Wolf Pen Creek Zoning District (CH 07-500113). Crissy Hartl presented the item stating that the applicant was proposing a 97-unit multi- family development. The site plan met all technical standards of the Unified Development Ordinance. Hunter Goodwin motioned to approve items 1, 2, 4-9 as presented. Nancy Sawtelle seconded the motion; which passed unopposed (3-0-1). Alan King abstained from voting. Ward Wells motioned to approve the solid waste establishment of 6 permanent eight-yard containers in 3 locations .throughout the site and be contained by a minimum six-foot solid masonry screen, consistent. with the building. materials. Also,. the 7th dumpster at the 4th location, which is temporary, may use cedar fencing. Final locations are subject to review by Staff and the Sanitation Department. Nancy Sawtelle seconded the motion; which passed unopposed (3-0-1). Alan King abstained'from voting. AGENDA ITEM N0.4: Presentation, possible action and discussion on a waiver to building materials, transparency, and streetscaping requirements according to Section 5.6 Northgate Building Design Standards of the Unified Development Ordinance for O'Bannon's Taphouse, located at 103 Soyett Street in Northgate (CH 07-500106). Crissy Hartl presented the item stating the applicant had been working with the business owner to make some facade improvements involving a traditional pubhouse theme. The applicant was seeking a waiver to three elements of the Northgate District Building Design Standards: exterior building materials, building transparency, and street trees. They are also asking for a waiver to the requirement to remove all on-street, head-in parking which is not necessary since the parking is owned and metered by the city and there are no plans to remove it. Nancy Sawtelle motioned to accept the proposal as submitted. Hunter Goodwin seconded the motion; which passed unopposed (3-0-1). AGENDA ITEM NO. S: Adjourn Nancy Sawtelle motioned for adjournment. The motion was seconded by Hunter Goodwin and passed unopposed (4-0). APPR ED: s Nichols, Chairman ATTEST: r Brittany K r er, Staff Assistant