Tract G B2 BMBC TOA barnTown of Avon
Minor Project Staff Report
February 16, 1999 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting
Report date
December 20, 2019
Project type
Storage Building
Legal description
Tract G, Benchmark at Beaver Creek Subdivision
Zoning
GPEH
Address
400 Benchmark Road
Introduction
The Town of Avon has submitted an application to construct a 2,000 square foot storage barn south of the log cabin at Nottingham Park. The building is designed to complement the log
cabin and pump house design. It will be constructed of hand-hewn logs with chinking and will have cedar shake shingles. The building is designed to look like a barn, giving the area
a homestead type of appearance. All building materials are designed to match the cabin and pump-house. The existing outdoor storage area will be re-configured into a smaller storage
area in the same general location.
The lighting proposed includes lanterns with seeded glass panels and spotlights.
The Planning and Zoning Commission Procedures, Rules and Regulations specify that the Planning and Zoning Commission serves in an advisory capacity on Town projects.
Design Review Considerations
According to the Commission’s Procedures, Rules & Regulations, Section 4.10, the Commission shall consider the following items in reviewing the design of this project:
The conformance with setbacks, massing, access, land use and other provisions of the Zoning Code.
The conformance with other applicable rules and regulations of the Town of Avon.
The type and quality of materials of which the structure is to be constructed.
The design of site grading and drainage to minimize impacts to adjacent sites, rights-of-way and easements.
The compatibility of proposed improvements with site topography, to minimize site disturbance, orient with slope, step building with slope, and minimize benching or other significant
alteration of existing topography.
The appearance of proposed improvements as viewed from adjacent and neighboring properties and public ways, with respect to architectural style, massing, height, orientation to street,
quality of materials, and colors.
The objective that no improvement be so similar or dissimilar to others in the vicinity that monetary or aesthetic values will be impaired.
The general conformance of the proposed improvements with the adopted Goals, Policies and Programs for the Town of Avon.
Staff Comments
In staff’s opinion the building design conforms to the review criteria. The barn will enhance the area by providing screened storage. Since all materials are designed to match the log
cabin and pump-house, the building is compatible with the area.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission forward a recommendation in support of the storage barn design with a recommendation that the lantern glass panels should be
replaced with glass that shields the light source (such as frosted or milky white glass).
Recommended Motion
“I move that Planning and Zoning Commission forward comments to Town Council that the Commission supports the storage barn project design with the recommendation the lantern glass panels
should be replaced with glass that shields the light source such as frosted or milky white glass”.
If you have questions regarding this project or any planning matter, please call me at
748-4030 or stop by the Community Development Department.
Respectfully submitted,
Karen Griffith, AICP
Town Planner
Planning & Zoning Commission Action
( Approved as submitted ( Approved with conditions (noted below)
( Denied ( Tabled ( Withdrawn by applicant
Conditions of approval, reasons for tabling or withdrawal of application, or basis for denial (refer to code or guidelines by number):
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Signed:
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Andrew Karow, Chair
Attest:
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Sue Railton, Secretary