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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-09-05 Design Review Board Minutes.docDESIGN REVIEW BOARD WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2005 MINUTES ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ATTENDANCE Chairperson Pro Tem Jami Morris called the meeting to order at 3:50 p.m. and directed the secretary to record the attendance. Members Present Staff Present Mel Howe Tara Hastie, Recording Secretary Scott Hedglin Jami Morris, Associate Planner Carol Asleson Visitors Present Mark Headley Shelly Engler Ron Farmer ITEM 2. MINUTES OF JANUARY 26, 2005 Continued until the next meeting due to lack of a quorum. ITEM 3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS (Continued from 1/26/05.) Continued until the next meeting due to lack of a quorum. ITEM 4. U.D.O. Edits Discussion A. * Discussion of the U.D.O. text amendments pertinent to the DRB. Continued until the next meeting due to lack of a quorum. ITEM 5. PROJECT REVIEW A. Bozeman Public Library FSP Z-03246 (Morris) 626 East Main Street * A Final Site Plan Application to allow the construction of a 53,522+ square foot, two-story library structure with related site improvements. Mark Headley, Shelly Engler, and Ron Farmer joined the DRB. Associate Planner Jami Morris presented the Staff Memo reiterating previous DRB comments regarding the proposed plaza at the proposed Library site. Mr. Headley explained the past proposal’s plaza layout and the differences found on the new proposal. He stated the hard-scape would be done solely with the shaping of the grade. He stated there would be a crescent-moon shaped berm creating a natural outdoor amphitheater, but the ice skating rink would suffer due to the new design. Planner Morris stated that Ms. Asleson had previously made comments regarding the landscaping design. Ms. Engler indicated the locations of the proposed landscaping on the old proposal and the new proposal and noted there was more variety of species (including evergreens) with more desirable species. She noted the landscaping had been designed in such a way as to accommodate more parking landscaping requirements. Mr. Headley indicated the locations of the planter boxes and hanging planters on the site. Ms. Asleson stated she was tickled with the new proposal and had no complaints with regard to the new proposed landscaping. Mr. Howe asked if the 18” drain outlets had guards to prevent small children and animals from crawling into the culverts. Mr. Headley responded that Mr. Howe would have to ask Engineer Chris Budeski. Mr. Howe asked if there was an issue with open bodies of water (retention ponds) near where children would be playing. Mr. Headley responded the ponds were only two feet deep. Mr. Howe responded it was not a criticism, just a question. Mr. Howe asked why all the existing trees were not depicted on the Final Site Plan. Ms. Engler responded she had gotten tired of counting them. Mr. Howe asked if the hanging planters were anchored. Mr. headley responded they would not be anchored so that they may swing. Ms. Asleson stated she had suggested Clematis instead of Engleman Ivy at the previous meeting. Ms. Engler responded she would be using Clematis mounted on steel latticework. Mr. Howe asked what it would look like in the winter. Mr. Headley responded it would probably be brown. Mr. Howe added it would look like steel. Mr. Hedglin asked how many bike racks were on the site and how many bikes could be accommodated. Mr. Headley responded there were three bike racks with roughly thirty bike parking stalls. Mr. Hedglin indicated locations on the site where more bike racks could be placed if needed. Mr. Hedglin stated he was a proponent of locating the building more toward the street to define the streetscape, but he anticipated the plaza was a great Main Street feature and gateway to Lindley Park. Mr. Headley responded that the civic presence of the plaza on Main Street and the connection to Lindley Park were the reasons the structure had been proposed in that location. Mr. Hedglin asked for the locations of signage on the site. Mr. Headley identified the proposed locations for signage. Mr. Hedglin asked the cost of the pylon sign. Mr. Headley responded the cost was roughly $2,000. Mr. Hedglin suggested the use of taller grasses to hide the concrete outlet structure for the retention ponds. Mr. Headley noted the location of the one, small outlet structure and concurred that it should be screened. Ms. Engler responded a six foot tall species of grass could be placed in that location for screening of the outlet structure. Mr. Hedglin stated that as long as the emergency ingress/egress was addressed with the appropriate City Departments, he had no problem with the project as proposed. Mr. Hedglin asked if the turf would be reinforced. Mr. Headley responded reinforced turf was unusable in snow. Mr. Howe suggested one side of the proposed arch should be altered to say Lindley Park on one side and Main Street on the other side. The DRB members and Mr. Headley concurred. ITEM 6. DISCUSSION ITEM Planning Staff liason to the DRB – Jami Morris. Planner Morris explained Planning Staff had decided that they should be more active with various advisory boards. She stated she qualified as ADR Staff and could help attain a quorum if necessary, she would be available to answer miscellaneous questions during meetings, and she would like to help the DRB to streamline the meetings to address complaints from members of the public that would want to see the DRB disbanded. She noted it would require amending the DRB by-laws and taking the amended by-laws before the City Commission for approval. She suggested reconfiguring the agendas to limit the applicant’s presentation to a preset length of time (a time keeping device of some sort). This item was continued for further discussion when more DRB members were present. ITEM 7. PUBLIC COMMENT – (15 – 20 minutes) {Limited to any public matter, within the jurisdiction of the Design Review Board, not on this agenda. Three-minute time limit per speaker.} There was no public available for comment at this time. ITEM 8. ADJOURNMENT There being no further comments from the DRB, the meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m. ________________________________ Jami Morris, Associate Planner, Chairperson Pro Tem City of Bozeman Design Review Board