L46,47 B1 BMBC conceptConcept Design Staff Report
November 18, 1997 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting
Report date
December 20, 2019
Project type
Fourplex
Legal description
Lot 46/47, Block 1, Benchmark at Beaver Creek Subdivision – The Nightstar Residences
Zoning
Residential Low Density (RLD)
Address
0410 Nottingham Road
Introduction
This proposed fourplex townhome project is intended as an upscale addition to Nottingham Road Residential District. The architecture would feature a contemporary alpine style with stucco
and wood exterior materials and minor masonry accents. Each unit would measure approximately 3,800 square feet with six bedrooms and be universal accessibility with private elevators.
The project would provide twenty-four parking spaces, ten spaces more than the number required and equal to one space per bedroom.
A similar project received final design approval in the spring of 1995, and was subsequently issued a building permit. After the foundation was poured, however, the project was abandoned.
The current proposal would utilize this existing foundation.
Design Review Considerations
The Commission’s Procedures, Rules & Regulations, Section 6.10, provide the framework for evaluation of this project. Additional guidelines and regulations are contained within (but
not limited to) the Comprehensive Plan, the Design Guidelines, the Zoning Ordinance and the Subdivision Regulations.
Conformance with the Zoning Code and other applicable regulations of the Town.
The suitability of the improvement, including type and quality of materials of which it is to be constructed and the site upon which it is to be located.
The compatibility of the design to minimize site impacts to adjacent properties.
The compatibility of the proposed improvements with site topography.
The visual appearance of any proposed improvement as viewed from adjacent and neighboring properties and public ways.
The objective that no improvement be so similar or dissimilar to others in the vicinity that values, monetary or aesthetic will be impaired.
The general conformance of the proposed improvements with the adopted Goals, Policies and Programs for the Town of Avon.
Staff Comments
These are preliminary staff comments on this concept plan, and are not intended to be a complete project report. A complete review will be provided with the final design staff report.
The Commission should review the structure’s overall massing, street appearance and architectural style in context of its compatibility to the surrounding neighborhood. Staff’s initial
review indicates the project would be compatible. Care is needed with the final design to ensure the project does not exceed the 35-foot height limit and stays within all setbacks.
The ten additional parking spaces to the required fourteen spaces seems a prudent component of the project. Care is needed with the final design to ensure all retaining walls associated
with the northern parking area do not violate setback restrictions.
On-site maneuverability appears adequate. The heated driveway mitigates the limited amount of snow storage area. Additionally, care is needed with the final landscape design to ensure
adequate sight distance is maintained at the site’s access point.
The site’s soils report requires that landscaping not be irrigated. Therefore, a creative landscape plan is required to meet this restriction while still creating a compatible solution
with other neighboring projects.
If you have any questions regarding this project or any planning matter, please call me at
949-4280 (extension 139), or stop by the Community Development Department.
Respectfully submitted,
George H. Harrison
Planner