HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-22-05 Design Review Board Minutes.docDESIGN REVIEW BOARD
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2005
MINUTES
ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ATTENDANCE
Chairperson Dawn Smith called the meeting to order at 3:50 p.m. and directed the secretary to record the attendance.
Members Present Staff Present
Bill Hanson Ben Ehreth, Assistant Planner
Dawn Smith Tara Hastie, Recording Secretary
Scott Hedglin
Visitors Present
Tim Kearns
Brian Tolstad
David Dahl
ITEM 2. MINUTES OF JUNE 8, 2005 (EATEN BY EVIL COMPUTER –RECORDING AVAILABLE)
ITEM 3. DISCUSSION ITEM
A. * Planning Staff liaison to the DRB – Jami Morris.
No discussion at this time.
ITEM 4. PROJECT REVIEW
A. Barnard Office Expansion SP/COA #Z-05144 (Ehreth)
701 Gold Avenue
* A Site Plan Application with a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the construction of a 12,092 square foot addition and related site improvements.
Tim Kearns with Kearns Construction, Brian Tolstad with Locati Architects, and David Dahl with Locati Architects joined the DRB. Assistant Planner Ben Ehreth presented the Staff Report
noting the size of the proposed addition and the location of the site in the Class I, I-90 Entryway Overlay Corridor. He stated the addition would be to the north and east of the existing
structure and additional parking would be required. He went over Staff conditions from the Staff Report and added that the existing mature vegetation would need to be maintained and
preserved. He stated additional landscape elements would need to be provided for buffering between developments.
Mr. Kearns stated there would be no deviation from the existing materials, colors, etc. and the only deviation from the existing structure would be the two story portion of the structure.
He stated the applicant agreed with Staff conditions with the exception of the trail connection. Planner Ehreth responded Staff would be flexible with where the trail would be going
and what types of materials would be used. Mr. Kearns asked if the trail was more for the employees. Planner Ehreth responded he did not know how many customers would bike to the business,
but
they wanted to provide the trail connection opportunity to the public and the employees. Mr. Kearns stated it was the applicant’s goal to maintain the mature vegetation as it would
be more of a task to remove it.
Mr. Hanson asked if the high water mark at the rear of the site would contain a parking lot with the construction of the proposed addition. Planner Ehreth responded that only existing
parking and structures were within the newly adopted 75 foot creek setback and the proposed addition and associated site improvements would be outside that setback.
Mr. Hanson stated it seemed there was enough parking and other associated site features. He suggested forwarding an informal recommendation of approval to the Planning Director.
Chairperson Smith stated that if the sole purpose of the pedestrian bike connection was to serve this site, she would suggest making the trail less obvious by curving it. She stated
the site was a unique space and suggested forwarding an informal recommendation of approval to the Planning Director.
ITEM 5. 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 6. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further comments from the DRB, the meeting was adjourned at 4:08 p.m.
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Dawn Smith, Chairperson
City of Bozeman Design Review Board