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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-22-2000 DRB Minutes DESIGN REVIEW BOARD TUESDAY,AUGUST 22,2000 MINUTES ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ATTENDANCE Chairperson Henry Sorenson called meeting to order at 3:50 P.M. and directed the Secretary to record the attendance. Members Present Members Absent Staff Present Jim Raznoff Bill Hanson Dave Skelton, Senior Planner Dick Pohl Joanne Mannell Noel Karin Caroline, Assistant Planner Dawn Smith Dan Glenn Jennifer Willems, Recording Secretary Henry Sorenson Melvin Howe Visitors Present Gary Lusin Ken Langel Mac Fogelsong John Sinrud Adam Britt Jim Ullman Mike Delaney Carl Bear D. Cape Bayliss Ward ITEM 2. MINUTES OF JUNE 13, 2000, JULY 25, 2000, AUGUST 15, 2000 (Not Available) Chairperson Sorenson called for corrections to the minutes of June 13, 2000. MOTION: Hearing none, Mr. Pohl moved, Mr. Raznoff seconded, to approve minutes as presented. The motion carried 5-0. Design Review Board Minutes-August 22,2000 1 ITEM 3. CONSENT AGENDA A. Mountain West Bank MiSP/COA -#Z-00112-(Skelton) 1960 North 19"'Avenue A Minor Site Plan Application with a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a 6,720 square foot branch banking facility. Senior Planner Dave Skelton presented the staff report, recommended conditions and discussed, the proposed monument sign. He recommended approval based on the conditions listed in the staff report. Mr. Pohl questioned the landscape plans, stating they are extremely minimal, and asked why Planner Skelton recommended not utilizing the redman-linden,but to stay with a more global shape. Planner Skelton stated when the Design Objectives Plan was established, close work with Shelly Engler at Cashman Nursery was done and she set forth parameters. He stated along North 191 Avenue,there is a mix of formal street scape with a more natural mature mix of trees and shrubs to establish a more global effect. Planner Skelton stated he recognized the landscape diversity was shallow and placed a condition on the landscaping stating it would be handled with the final site plan. He stated the final site plan will be significantly different than the plan presented. Planner Skelton stated there has been no public testimony on the Mountain West Bank proposal. MOTION: Mr. Pohl moved, Mr. Raznoff seconded, to approve with the conditions outlined in the staff report. The motion carried 5-0. ITEM 4. PROJECT REVIEW A. 777 East Main MaSP/COA/DEV -#Z-00100- (Caroline) 777 East Main Street �k A Major Site Plan Application with a Certificate of Appropriateness and Deviations to construct a 39,270 square foot retail/office building. John Sinrud, Mike Delaney, and Adam Britt joined the DRB. Assistant Planner Karin Caroline presented the staff report and recommended conditions, stating the City Commission has approved a Zone Code Amendment to change the current zone of B-2 to B-3. She noted the Amendment has not been finalized. Planner Caroline stated the applicant has requested three deviations for the B-2 zone, but the application will be in compliance with the B-3 zoning once the Amendment has been finalized. She noted the deviations will be for parking, roof height, and front yard setbacks. Planner Caroline stated the lower floor of the building would be retail space and the upper floor would be office space. She noted on the west end, Rocky Mountain Roasting Company,with a drive thru service has already been secured. Design Review Board Minutes-August 22,2000 2 Planner Caroline stated the parking would be towards the rear with entrances in the front from Main Street as well as shared entrances from the rear parking area. Planner Caroline presented a new plan showing the east end of the building at a 45 degree angle to addition of a clock tower. She noted the landscaping points have been met. She also noted the DRC has approved the project with the conditions as outlined in the staff report. Mr. Raznoff asked if the deviation for the height was due to the tower. Planner Caroline stated the deviation for the height was due to the center structure of the building's center court. Mr. Pohl stated the conditions pertaining to the drive-thru do not seem adequate. Planner Caroline stated there are no particular requirements in the zoning ordinance for drive-thru facilities. She stated the drive-thru has been designed with the appropriate radius for a large truck to pass through, noting there is a stop sign and no parking along the side, which is good for ingress and egress. Planner Caroline stated there will be no problem with stacking traffic because it is not a fast food drive-thru. Mr. Pohl asked where the handicapped parking stalls are located. Planner Caroline pointed them out on the plan. Mr.Pohl also asked if the north portion of the parking lot is for compact cars. Planner Caroline stated the north portion will be for compact cars and those spaces will be signed appropriately as part of the conditions. Mr. Pohl asked if the alley has been abandoned. Mr. Delaney stated he has never asked for abandonment of the alley, it has just never been utilized. Planner Caroline stated there will be a proposal to continue the alley all the way to Ida Street. Planner Caroline stated part of the zoning ordinance is that adjacent properties can share up to 80% of their parking on similar lots,noting these two lots are owned by the same person. She stated there will be no signs stating the fact the parking will be shared and there will be no designated office or tenant space other than the four handicapped spaces. Ms. Smith asked if the side walk would be heated. Mr. Delaney stated it would be heated the full length of the property. Chairperson Sorenson asked if the front elevation will be brick and other masonry. Planner Caroline stated there will be red brick and retractable awnings over the retail spaces. Mr. Delaney stated the roofline has a parapet to hide mechanical equipment. He noted the windows are open balconies which are one foot deep with an opening door allowing people to stand on the balcony. Mr. Delaney stated the building will have an old classic Main Street look. Mr. Sinrud stated the lighting will wrap around Broadway Street. Planner Caroline stated in the year 2002-2003, Montana Department of Transportation will be replacing the stop signals, at the same time, it is proposed the cobra lights will come down and be replaced with historic lighting. Design Review Board Minutes-August 22,2000 3 She noted pedestrian lighting will be installed from Broadway Avenue. Mr. Raznoff stated he is in favor of the building and feels it will fit in well with downtown Bozeman. Mr. Pohl stated the project will promote an excellent image to the east end of Main Street and will be a wonderful extension to the community, his only concern is with the drive- thru. Ms. Smith stated she liked the project. Chairperson Sorenson stated the extension of this kind of development in the downtown area is an excellent addition. MOTION: Mr. Raznoff moved, Mr. Howe seconded, to approve the project, including the deviations. The motion carried 5-0. B. Taco Bell MiSP/COA-#Z-0113 - (Morris) 2817 West Main Street A Minor Site Plan Application with a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a restaurant on Parcel C of the Gallatin Valley Mall. Mac Fogelsong and Kevin Lange]joined the DRB. Assistant Planner Jami Morris presented the staff report and conditions. Planner Morris stated the DRC determined the storm water detention pond could not exceed 1/3 of the required front yard area. Ms. Smith asked if the existing slope will be built up level with the building. Mr. Fogelsong explained the code and stated he will keep the existing slope. He noted there will be berming included with the landscaping. Mr. Pohl stated his concern for the pedestrian crossway. Planner Morris stated there are no conditions placed on the pedestrian crossway because there is nothing listed in the code stating the crossway has to be a certain number of feet from an intersection. Mr. Fogelsong stated more signage and striping will be added to indicate the crossway. Mr. Pohl suggested the crossway is unsafe because it is such a busy zone and is a major thorough-fare. He suggests locating the building differently so the vehicular circulation moves differently. Mr. Fogelsong stated the proposed plan has been changed three times by the DRC because of the traffic situation. He stated the DRC suggested sliding the sidewalk away from the street to provide a buffer along the sidewalk. Mr. Langel stated the drive-thru is separate from the parking area and 60% of the business is drive-thru with 40% being walk-in traffic over a full day. He noted part of the 60% comes from late night traffic when the dining room is closed. Mr. Fogelsong suggested there would be very little stacking of traffic. Ms. Smith stated her concerns about traffic stacking , noting there is no turn signal at the location. In response to Ms. Smith's questions on the number of daily trips,Mr. Fogelsong stated they expect 1000 ADT's during the weekdays. He stated during the busiest hours of business, one vehicle a minute is expected to go through the drive-thru. Design Review Board Minutes-August 22,2000 4 Chairperson Sorenson asked the architects if they had talked with the mall owners about the entryway, to ask if it was possible to turn the road. Mr. Fogelsong stated the recommendation from the Transportation Engineer is not to put a turn in the road. Ms. Smith stated she was against having a pole sign, noting surrounding businesses do not have them. Mr. Fogelsong stated DRC and Mr. Beall, the Code Compliance Officer, had no problem with the pole sign. He suggested a monument sign would not be appropriate because of the slope of the land. Mr. Langel stated the sign would be located on the corner of the property is proposed to be 13'tall. He noted the sign on the plan was drawn to scale. Mr. Sorenson suggested putting in landscape islands in the parking lot. Mr. Pohl stated the patio area needed more landscaping and the plan had very mature landscaping shown. MOTION: Mr. Pohl moved, Mr. Howe seconded, to approve the project based on the conditions outlined in the staff report with the addition of a more in-depth study of the pedestrian safety, the addition of landscape islands, in the parking lot, and delete condition 3. The motion carried 4-1 with Ms. Smith voting in opposition. The Board asked that the Taco Bell proposal come back before them with the above requirements addressed. C. Highland Medical Center Concept PUD - #Z-0108 - (Morris) Tract C Certificate of Survey #1177C A Planned Unit Development Concept Plan Application to develop a medical and professional center. Carl Bear from C&H, Gary Lusin and Bayliss Ward joined the DRB. Planner Morris presented the staff report and conditions. Mr. Ward stated this is conceptual plan for medical/professional uses with maximized parking. He stated anyone who purchases land will be responsible for their own landscaping. He will have architectural guidelines soon. Mr. Ward stated the height of the buildings will be between 32-35 feet. He noted each building pod has a different elevation change, and a lot of berming. Mr. Pohl asked what the allowable lot coverage is and what could he expect to see as far as size of building. Mr. Ward stated the lot sizes, noting they do not know what the buildings will look like or what their uses will be. In response to Ms. Smith, Mr. Ward stated there are two proposed accesses onto the property. He also stated there are six fire hydrants and listed the distances between accesses noting the distances do not permit more egress accesses. Mr. Ward stated they have 380 lots for parking spaces. Design Review Board Minutes-August 22,2000 5 Ms. Smith asked if the buildings could be grouped together instead of blocked. Mr. Ward stated the design allows for a campus type feel. He stated the topography makes the site more difficult to develop. He also stated the parking lots will be terraced along with the buildings with parking underneath one of the buildings. He noted there will be stairs and ramps for pedestrians. Mr. Ward suggested the parking will be shared. Mr. Bear suggested it might be possible to group two of the buildings together,but somewhat difficult because of the topography. Chairperson Sorenson stated there are two separate pieces connected by a common area, surrounded by parking filled in with green space. He asked if the community could take advantage of the green space outside the complex which serves as a park. Chairperson Sorenson suggested the parking is relative to the buildings. Mr. Raznoff suggested the parking doesn't need to be so sporadic. Chairperson Sorenson suggested creating focal areas, and common space with clearly designated parking area and dedicated green space. Mr. Ward stated it is a destination area and there will not be a need to link the buildings. ITEM 5. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Mr. Pohl moves, Mr. Raznoff seconded to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m. -� /,bz Henry Sore on,Jr.,Chairperson Design Review Board Design Review Board Minutes-August 22,2000 ATTENDANCE ROSTER AUGUST 22, 2000 Those persons attending the Bozeman Design Review Board meeting are requested to sign the attendance roster. PLEASE PRINT neatly and legibly. NAME ADDRESS L s ZZ 2. � C d,- CSC.' 3. ��A c 62 4. ��,t S��11��l� � �r 4L 5. 61 k )J, cc�allw�e 0 6. 7. �b— LA IA � o 8. 10. L L1,W- ,i 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.