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PZC Minutes 04-21-2009 (2)�r 6{ HEART of the l'ALLt) v.ry I WORK SESSION (5:00pm — 5:30pm) Town of Avon Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes for April 21, 2009 Avon Town Council Chambers Meetings are open to the public Avon Municipal Building / One Lake Street Discussion of Regular Meeting agenda items. Open to the public. REGULAR MEETING (5:30pm) Call to Order The regular meeting was called to order at approximately 5:30 pm. Il. Roll Call With the exceptions of Commissioners Goulding and Green, all other Commissioners were present. III. Additions and Amendments to the Agenda There were no amendments to the agenda. IV. Conflicts of Interest There were no conflicts of interest to disclose. V. Consent Agenda Approval of the April 7, 2009 Meeting Minutes Action: Commissioner Struve moved to table the consent agenda in order to further define the takings discussion, and deliberations that took place during the historical designation discussion. The motion passed with a 5-0 vote. DESIGN REVIEW VI. Final Design Review Horton Residence Property Location: Lot 59, Block 3, Wildridge / 4340 June Point Applicant: Millie Aldrich, Pure Design Studio / Owner. Norma Horton Description: The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing residence on the subject property and replace it with a 5,100 square foot home. The proposed two story residence will utilize concrete, stucco, and stone on the exterior walls and will have a standing seam metal roof. A Sketch Design review for this project was reviewed at the March 17, 2009 meeting. Discussion: Jared Barnes presented Staffs Report. Staff concerns included the possible inability to meet the maximum grade allowance for the driveway. The LRV values are not specified as they are only outlined for commercial guidelines. Additionally, Staff is concerned with the proposed colors and a more 'earth tone' color palette should be provided. The light fixture at the entrance address rock and the unbroken ridgeline were discussed. Millie addressed the Commission by first explaining her background involvement with the project and the current owners of the property. Alternative energy was a strong focus with designing the house, and orientating the roof to the south was a result. Another driving force 11 with the design of the home was the desire for wheelchair accessibility and the desire for a retirement home. The garage was acceptable to the owners at the lower level since an elevator would be utilized. Ms. Aldrich continued by discussing the orientation of the home and the landscape plan. She discussed the color palette and it is the intent of the client to blend this into the existing landscape. The roof color is to blend in with the surroundings. There are more textures to break up the home than colors. The steel is to be used as an accent and it may help to cast shadows. Commissioner Struve questioned the roof overhangs, and the applicant responded that the overhang is typically 3 feet. Commissioner Lane asked if there would be a cap at the top of the stone. Millie responded that there would be a cap at these material transitions. Commissioner Roubos wanted clarification as to the number and variety of materials and what the desire of the owner was. She questioned the rivets. Millie explained that the rivets will be visible as they are expressed in the drawings. The durability of the materials was a concern and the owners wanted a low -maintenance requiring. Commissioner Roubos reiterated her concern with the colors. The applicant felt that the colors are to be in the same family and that in natural light the appearance of the colors could be different. Commissioner Evans felt that some of the colors were in a brown base and others in a yellow base. Jared Barnes suggested the possibility of an onsite mockup. The Commission was in general agreement with this idea given the intent of the applicant's color selection and the ability to re- review compared to neighboring improvements. An extensive color discussion continued. The owner showed a clipping of sage that she picked from the property and the difficulty with color matching. Commissioner Evans requested a walk-through of the lighting plan. Millie presented the location and type of the site and building lighting. Mono -light up -lighting at the entrance remained questionable to Commissioner Evans. Commissioner Lane questioned the visibility of the meters to the neighbors. The applicant responded with a description of the screening options. Commissioner Prince expressed concern over the stretch of unbroken roof ridge along the North Elevation, the architectural character being foreign to the surroundings, and the general color scene. The applicant went through her vision of the architecture and the rationale behind the design: simplicity, complementary of native vegetation colors and not wanting to follow a false vernacular established by the existing neighborhood immediately surrounds the subject property. Commissioner Roubos questioned how the structure will really look with the solar panels and whether they will stand out, glaringly, once they're mounted. The applicant responded she will not keep them up if they look bad or foreign to the design/surroundings. The panels were discussed further, focusing on their integration and if the technology today was sufficient. Commissioner Struve commented on how much he liked the landscape plan, but he also stated that the west elevation was too busy; the entryway lighting was too bright; the sconce light fixtures must be full -cutoff; the aluminum color for the metal was a problem; the automobile turnaround in the driveway was too small; and that the continuous ridge -line is excessively linear and if the solar panels are not eventually mounted it would be realized. Commissioner Evans agreed with the comments by Commissioner Struve related to the continuous ridgeline is only acceptable if the panels are successful. He also voiced his concerns on the second up -light in the glass portion of the entry canopy and how excessive it seemed, as stated by Commissioner Struve. Commissioner Evans expressed concern over the landscape plan and the applicant gave her word the landscaping will be of the highest .1 t standards and maintained as such. Commissioner Evans said he is not concerned about the design and architectural theme not working. Action: Commissioner Roubos moved to approve Item Vl. Final Design Review— Horton Residence, Lot 59, Block 3, WiIdridge / 4340 June Point with the following conditions: Staff Conditions 1-5 and the following prior to building permit issuance: 6. Provide staff with an on building mock-up of the stucco color to ensure that it is complementary to the surrounding environment; 7. Provide staff with a light fixture specification sheet to ensure that the sconce light fixtures are full cut-off fixtures; 8. Provide staff with light fixture specification sheets for the step light and the address boulder light fixture to ensure compliance with the Night Sky Ordinance; 9. Modify the Lighting Plan (Sheet A0.3) to ensure that no light will trespass through a non- opaque surface at the entry way; and 10. The solar panels as depicted on the Site Plan and various Elevations must be installed otherwise the design will be brought back to the Planning and Zoning Commission to modify the unbroken ridgeline. Commissioner Lane Seconded the motion and it passed with a 5-0 vote. VII. Other Business Unified Land Use Code Update —Form Based Zoning seems valuable in Town Center only and not in favor of Minor Modifications being at the sole discretion of the staff. VIII. Adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 6:51 pm. Approved on May 5, 2009: Chris Evans Chairperson A/ n Phil Struve Secretary