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Home My WebLink About07/11/2008 - Regular Minutes - Design Review Board CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Planning & Development Services Minutes Design Review Board Friday, July 11, 2008 Administrative Conference Room 1101 Texas Avenue 11:00 AM Board Members Present: Chairman John Nichols, Ward Wells, Hunter Goodwin, Nancy Sawtelle and Alan King Staff Present: Senior Planner Jennifer Prochazka, Staff Planner Matt Robinson, and Staff Assistant Nicole Padilla Others Present: Greg Lee and Randall Bird AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order. Chairman John Nichols called the meeting to order at 11:03 a.m. AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consider Absence request Nancy Sawtelle Alan King motioned to approve absence request. Ward Wells seconded the motion; which passed unopposed (4 -0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Presentation, possible action and discussion regarding building design, building materials and colors, and sign details for Sonic restaurant, located at 512 Harvey Road in the Wolf Pen Creek Zoning District. Case #08- 00500113 (MH) Senior Planner, Jennifer Prochazka, presented the item stating that the Applicant is requesting to alter the existing Sonic elements to reflect corporate Sonic colors at the restaurant located at 512 Harvey Road. The changes include replacing the existing front canopy and installing a new 40' arched canopy at the front of the restaurant, installing a new aluminum arched tower at the top of the building with yellow supports and blue LED lighting, replacing the existing canopy fascia with a new fascia containing LED star accent lights in standard Sonic colors, adding stone wainscot at the rear and lower portion of the existing building, replacing the current freestanding sign face with standard Sonic colors, replacing the green picture board frames on the sides of the building with blue board frames, replacing the black menu wraps with yellow menu wraps, painting and patching the existing stucco, and installing new LED attached signs utilizing Sonic's corporate colors. She then answered questions in general from the Board Members, including what items staff was recommending denial of and the past decisions of the Board for various other buildings located in the Wolf Pen Creek District. Prochazka clarified that the recommendation for denial was specifically to the proposed colors, and not the building improvements themselves. Randall Bird of Vaughn Design Group, provided the Board Members with a brief synopsis of a rehabilitation of the current building and its features and the proposed changes to be made to improve the overall appearance of the building and to reflect Sonic's corporate colors of red, yellow, and blue. Alan King and Ward Wells discussed the previous use of a subdued red (PMS 1797) and gold (PMS 141) on the Carino's sign located at 520 Harvey Road, also in the Wolf Pen Creek District. Hunter Goodwin requested that each item be approved or denied individually with its own motion rather than one motion for all of the items. The Board Members concurred. Hunter Goodwin motioned to approve the replacement of the front existing canopy and the installation of a new 40' arched canopy at the front of the restaurant with fabric color SW 6108 Latte. Alan King seconded the motion; motion passed (5 -0). Hunter Goodwin motioned to approve the addition of cultured stone wainscot as shown on the provided color sample at the rear and lower portion of the building. Alan King seconded the motion; motion passed (5 -0). Hunter Goodwin motioned to approve the painting and patching of existing stucco with SW 6091 Reliable White. Nancy Sawtelle seconded the motion; motion passed (5 -0). Alan King expressed concern over the SW 6447 Evergreen and asked Senior Planner Ms. Prochazka if such color was an approved color. Jennifer explained that SW 6447 Evergreen is not an approved color but it falls within the percentage of accent colors allowed. She further explained that the Board could approve the color as an accent color. The Board Members continued to discuss the SW 6447 Evergreen color as presented. Hunter Goodwin motioned to approve the SW 6447 Evergreen to be used on the structural supports of the canopy. Nancy Sawtelle seconded the motion; motion passed (5 -0). Board Members then discussed their concerns with replacing the existing green picture board frames on the sides of the building with blue picture board frames. Nancy Sawtelle suggested keeping them green. Hunter Goodwin expressed his opinion that the SW 6447 Evergreen approved in the previous motion would look better than the green currently existing on the picture board frames. Nancy Sawtelle motioned to replace the existing green picture board frames on the sides of the building with new picture board frames in the color SW 6447 Evergreen color. Alan King seconded the motion; motion passed (5 -0). During discussion, the Board Members agreed that the Sonic Red, Sonic Yellow, and Pantone Blue as proposed for the Sonic sign and other design elements were too bright. Board Members then entertained the possibility of requesting subdued colors in their place. Alan King motioned to approve a new unfinished aluminum arched tower at the top of the restaurant with SW 6447 Evergreen supports. Ward Wells seconded the motion; motion passed (5 -0). Alan King questioned the possibility of constructing the stall star colors in a subdued color from the originally proposed colors, Sonic Red and Sonic Yellow. Randall Bird replied that it was possible, but may create a cost issue and suggested to the Board Members that they could install the stall stars not to illuminate as they usually are. He then asked the Board Members if they would be more agreeable if all the items presented in the Sonic Red and Sonic Yellow were changed to match the more subdued Carino sign colors. All of the Board Members agreed that the proposal would be acceptable pending staff's approval at the time a sign permit was requested. Alan King motioned to approve the replacement of the existing neon canopy fascia with new fascia star accent lights and new menu wraparounds, utilizing the colors matched to those previously approved for the Carino's sign being red (PMS 1797) and gold (PMS 141) instead of the standard Sonic colors or red and yellow as originally submitted. Hunter Goodwin seconded; motion passed (5 -0). Alan King motioned to approve the replacement of the existing freestanding sign face with the new Sonic logo and any Sonic signs on the tower or the face of the building as proposed, utilizing the colors matched to those previously approved for the Carino's sign being red (PMS 1797) and gold (PMS 141) instead of the standard Sonic colors of red and yellow as originally submitted, the SW 6447 Evergreen as presented by the Applicant, and the background color of black as presented by the Applicant, but excluding the Pantone Blue. Hunter Goodwin seconded the motion; motion passed (5- 0). Alan King motioned to approve that the LED lighting on the arched tower at the top of the restaurant be either of the colors previously approved for the Carino's sign being red (PMS 1979) or gold (PMS 141) instead of the blue as originally submitted, or the SW 6447 Evergreen as presented by the Applicant. Ward Wells seconded the motion; motion passed (5 -0). Nancy Sawtelle motioned to approve the new LED attached signs displaying "Made Fresh Everytime" and "Open ", utilizing the colors matched to those previously approved for the Carino's sign being red (PMS 1797) and gold (PMS 141) instead of the standard Sonic colors of red and yellow as originally submitted. Alan King seconded; motion passed (5 -0). Nancy Sawtelle left the meeting at 12:15 p.m. AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding recruitment and appointment of new Design Review Board members. (MH) Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner, presented the list of the new appointed Design Review Board Members. The Board Members briefly discussed the new appointments. 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. No items were discussed. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Adjourn Hunter Goodwin motioned for adjournment. The motion was seconded by Alan King; motion passed (4 -0). Meeting adjourned at 12:20 p.m. APPROVED: 01)/ V n Nichols, Chairman ATTEST: n ` B t Nicole Padilla, Staff Assistant