HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-10-1998 DRB Minutes DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
FEBRUARY 10, 1998
CITY COMMISSION ROOM, CITY HALL, 411 EAST MAIN
3:30 P.M.
ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ATTENDANCE
Temporary Chairperson Roger Cruwys called the meeting to order and asked the secretary to take
attendance.
Members Present: Members Absent: Staff Present: Visitors Present:
Roger Cruwys Kim Walker Dave Skelton Don Cape
Ed McCrone Walt Willett Carol Schott Lowell Springer
Mara-Gai Katz
Paul Gleye
Bill Hanson
Henry Sorenson
ITEM 2. MINUTES OF JANUARY 27, 1998,MEETING
Due to the lack of a quorum, the minutes will be reviewed at the next meeting.
ITEM 3. PRELIMINARY PROJECT REVIEW
A. Stoneridge Zoning PUD Preliminary Plan Review#Z_97176 - (Skelton)
West of North 19'Avenue, between Durston Road and Baxter Lane and a parcel
of land south of Baxter Lane, east of N. 19'
A Planned Unit Development Application to allow a mixed-use
development along North 19`h Avenue
Senior Planner Dave Skelton presented the project. Lowell Springer and Don Cape joined the
DRB. Planner Skelton reminded the Board to focus on the architectural guidelines within the
document, noting that, at the next DRB meeting, the members will make a recommendation to the
Planning Board and City Commission.
Mr. McCrone asked about the role DRB will play in the approval of future applications in the
Stoneridge. Planner Skelton noted the DRB will look at each project, site specific, using the
P.U.D. Guidelines to base their decision or recommendation.
Mr. Springer further described where the project has been, where it is now, and where it is going.
He noted that 20% of the area has flexibility for land uses within the PUD Master Plan. He noted
the phasing to be done, framework for the development, the pedestrian traffic flow, and the plan
for the imitation cobblestone crosswalks.
Mr. McCrone asked about the organization setup. Mr. Springer explained the system and the
enforcement of the payment for improvements using liens against the property if the owner
doesn't pay.
Temporary Chairperson Cruwys asked if there was a possibility of the City taking over the
adjacent parkland. Planner Springer noted that the City doesn't have the funds to do that,
however, there is a new mechanism the Commissioners are researching to establish a park
maintenance district.
Mr. McCrone noted that the basic treatments for structures have been removed, which he felt that
was a good move. Mr. Springer noted that gives the DRB the ability to review each individual
project.
Temporary Chairperson Cruwys asked if the boulevard landscaping could be planted immediately
to establish the framework. Planner Skelton noted that the Planning Office will probably require
the planting of hardy trees along the boulevard for MiSub#1 . Mr. Cape noted that they
would sell three lots that could each be divided in two, however, he and the other current owners
don't plan to divide the lots any smaller. He noted the uses are to compliment one another.
Temporary Chairperson Cruwys noted that they do want to maintain their flexibility. He asked
for the location of Rose Park.
Planner Skelton noted that Temporary Chairperson Cruwys and Mr. McCrone could make a list
of the design related concerns they feel that he and Mr. Springer need to work on yet. He also
asked Mr. Springer if he could tab the pages in the architectural guidelines prior to the Planning
Office sending them to the Bozeman City-County Planning Board and the City Commission. Mr.
Cape noted that he won`t sell a lot unless the prospective buyer provides a plan of what he/she
proposes to build.
Mr. McCrone asked Planner Skelton to elaborate on what he wants. Planner Skelton noted that
there is concern of how the public receives compatible land uses and what the backs of the
buildings will look like fronting Oak Street and North 191h Avenue, how the berms will look. Mr.
Cape noted they will have to be aesthetically pleasing on both the east and west sides-the sides
facing the entryway corridor and the interior streets. Mr. Cape noted that Mr. Springer has to be
a part of the site plan for every project in the subdivision/PUD.
Mr. McCrone had a concern that all the structures the development will look the same, however,
he feels that these guidelines will prevent that from happening. Mr. Cape discussed talks he and
Mr. Springer have had in allowing for different personalities for the buildings while allowing them
to be good neighbors of each other.
Temporary Chairperson Cruwys noted that a Master Plan has to allow for flexibility. He feels this
plan will work.
Planner Skelton noted that there needs to be an opportunity for flexibility, however, some of the
guidelines need to say"shall"rather than"may" or"should", especially in the architectural
guidelines and landscape elements, which need to compliment one another, and there needs to be
a commitment to gain a high quality, unified development as a result of the architectural
guidelines. He feels they need to focus on the phases of the P. U. D. in developing specific
architectural features for each phase. He noted that a recommendation to Planning Board and
City Commission will be made at the next meeting in two weeks.
ITEM 4. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
Roger Cruwys, Interim Chairperson, Design Review Board