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PZC Minutes 111991RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS MINUTES OF PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING NOVEMBER 19, 1991 The regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held -;n November 19, 1991, at 7:30 PM in the T,3wn Council Chambers of the Town of Avon Municipal Complex, 400 Benchmark Road, Avon, Colorado. The meeting was called to order by Chairman John Perkins. 4 • • PLANNING ANC November 19. Page 2 of 9 Lot 23, Bloc Lil' John': Business In approved by with parkin In 1990 tl Members Present: John Perkins, Henry Vest, parking rev Sue Railton. Derek Pysher square fee Buz Reynolds, Clayton McRory retail sal - showing tha Lil' John' Staff Present: Jim Curnutte, Planner; the propert Charlette Pascuzzi, warehousing Recording Secretary sales. He sales and t warehouse, Chairman Perkins stated all members were present, except for provided a Patti Dixon, Derek Pysher and Buz Reynolds. Mr. Pysher parking spa arrived at 7:35 PM and Mr. Reynolds at 7:40 PM. the buildi provisions parking req Lot 3. Wildrid9e Acres. kola Residence. Final_Desicrn Review Zoning Comm sufficient Since only four Commission members were present at the time code of Avc this item was called and one of the members elected to step down due to a conflict of interest, leaving lest than a Henry Vest quorum, this item was postponed until later in the meeting. evidence c Sue Railtor Lot 23 Block 1 . Benchmark at Beaver._Creek,____ Woltf___W_.arehouse,_ Lil' John's Water Marty Parking_,Review_ for__New__Retail Lot 23, Blc Business In .IC Zone District Mart. Sign Jim Curnutte stated that this Lot is located in the Jim Curnutt Industrial Commercial Zone of the Town, and is commonly known Water Mart as the Wolff Warehouse. Lil' John's Water Mart is proposing Wolff Warer to move into the space formerly occupied by the Bargin Barn. feet). CL Originally this was going to be handled as a Special Review since the r Use for retail sales in the Industrial Commercial Zone face with o District, however, that property has had retail sales in the Mr. Ricker past. The real issue is sufficient parking, and proposed John's and signage. There are two staff reports, one for parking and The lower one for signage. Curnutte reviewed the history of the service wi property, stating that the Town Council did approve, in 1985, a Special Review Use for the Blue Si,eel Gun Shop. One of the Curnutte i three conditions of that approval was "All changes in Warehouse, occupancy or use within the project shall be reviewed and square fee, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES November 19, 1991 Page 4 of 9 Lot 23, Block 1. Benchmark at BeaverCreek,__ Li 1' John's_ Water Mart, Sign Design Review (cont) 1. The maximum sign area of the sign should not exceed 2u square feet. 2. The sign should not be illuminated. Mr. Rickert stated that they were trying to be as aesthetically pleasing as they can with the blue and white sign. Their goal is to let people know, as they drive the Interstate, where the store is. He feels that the 30 square foot sign would be readable from the highway. As far as they lighting goes, their water vending machine services are open 24 hours a day, and the lighting is very important. Considerable discussion followed regarding the size of the sign., and the lighting. Derek Pysher moved to grant approval for a 20 square foot sign with no illumination. John Perkins seconded. The motion failed with a vote of two to four, with John Perkins and Derek Pysher voting aye. Further discussion followed. Clayton McRory moved to approve a 30 square foot sign with no backlighting, but on sight lighting. Buz Reynolds seconded. The approval failed wiL. a three to three vote. Additional discussion followed. Derek Pysher moved to grant approval for a 20 square foot sign with indirect lighting. The moticn died for lack of a second. Further discussion followed on the matter of lighting. Clayton McRory moved to grant approval for a 30 square foot sign, with staff approval of the indirect lighting. Sue Railton seconded. The motion carried with a four to two vote, John Perkins and Derek Pysher voting nay. Lot 3, Wildridge Acres, Kola Residence. Final -De sign Review Commission member Henry Vest stepped down as a voting member of the Commission due to a conflict of interest. Jim Curnutte stated that this is the last lot to be constructed in Wildridge Acres. The building has N PLANNING AND November 19, Page 5 of 9 -*1 ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 1991 Lot 3. Wi ldridge Acres, ---Kola Res idencey___Einal _Desi_gn Review cont approximately 2400 square feet of floor area and the maximum building height is about 35 and a half feet. The materials are typical of the materials used in Wildridge Acres. Curnutte stated that the Commission had tabled this application at the last meeting to allow the applicant to provide more accurate detail regarding the design of the residence, the landscaping, the grading/drainage and the accurate location of the Sheperd Ridge cil-de-sac. Mr. Curnutte then reviewed the criteria for considering a final design review. He stated that this proposal is in conformance with Town regulations, the materials to be used are suitable, the siting and landscaping appears to be sympathetic to adjacent residential property. The "existing" contour lines shown on the site plan do not appear to have been updated recently to reflect the accurate topography of the property. Also the quality of the site plan copies are not clear enough to determine compliance. Curnutte stated that although two other residences are similar, staff does not feel that monetary or aesthetic values will be impaired. He stated that Staff recommendation is for approval with the fallowing conditions: 1. Final staff review of the grading/drainage plan and driveway/Sheperd Ridge intersection prior to the issuance of lding permit. 2. The building floor plans should be amended to add the east side second floor window prior to building permit application submittal. Also, the garage door will be left where it was originally shown. Henry Vest stated that he had particular building because his home. He feels that any on this last property, and plan is just too much. He regarding this matter. a problem with the use of this it has a similar floor plan as other floor plan could be used three out of twelve of the same wanted to voice his concerns Rick Rosen, representing the applicant, stated that Mr. Vest does not have any legal priority to this particular floor plan. Recommendations have been made by many others to make ,;his home a salable item. Chairman Perkins stated that it looks like the Lechnical and PLANNING AND November 19, Page 6 of 9 ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 1991 Lot 3 Wildridge Acres, _Kola_Residence_Final Design __Review cont physical concerns the Commission had, had been met and the only concern now is the use of this floor plan. Further discussion followed on this matter. The changes to the windows on the proposeu plan as compared with Mr. Vest's home were discussed. Other changes regarding the dormers, and fireplace were also discussed. Buz Reynolds moved to grant final design approval for Lot 3, Wildridge Acres with the following conditions: 1. Final staff review of the grading/drainage plan and driveway/Sheperd Ridge intersection prior to the issuance of a building permit. 2. The building floor plans should be amended to add the east side second floor window prior to building permit application submittal. 3. Staff approval of colors. Clayton McRory seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Tract Q, Block 2, Benchmark at Beaver Creek Benchmark Shopping Center Sign Program Amendment,_Desian_Revi_ew Jim Curnutte stated that Jan Ray, representing Cassidy's Hole -In -The -Wall, is requesting an amendment to the sign program at the Benchmark Shopping Center. Curnutte stated that he had advised the applicant to make this sign program generically, so that if another tenant should take over the area in the future, they could just go in there and only have to apply for a sign permit. ;4e reviewed the proposed sign program as follows: Sign type will be limited to wood, routed or sandblasted, with raised letters. One sign will be on the north side and one on the south side. Signs will be located as shown on the attached exhibits. South side sign size could go to a ma•.imum 60 sq. ft. North side sign could be a maximum of 20 sq. ft. Colors will be limited to 3 or 5 different colors and lighting shall be indirect illumination. _11 00�\ 1-11� ) PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES November 19, 1991 PLANNING ANC MMNovember 19, Page 7 of 9 Page 8 of 9 Tract Q. Block 2. Benchmark at._Beaver Creek. Benchmark 40Shoppinq Sian Progra_Amendment, Design Review cont! Center, m Tract Q. _E Shopping Cer Curnutte stated that the Commission does have discretionary 40 Tt powers in approving a sign program. The total allowance for spring. all of the a project may be increased or reapportioned by a sign program approved by the Commission. Staff recommends that the applicant sl Commission review this proposal in conjunction with the Sign orange to gi Buz Reynold: Design Guidelines. from the or Discussion followed on how the applicant arrived at the 60 bring a let? sq. ft. figure. Jan Ray stated that they looked at the sight building w lines from the various directions. With the new road, the applied in Sue Railton perspective of the building changes because of the elevation difference. They requested a maximum of 60 sq. ft. on the Reading an south side, which would be one large sign and one small sign Meeting of I that would denote the main entrance. Those two signs would be 60 sq. ft. total. Discussion followed on where the signs Sue Railton would be located. Craig Butters provided a better rendering, Zoning Comm to scale, of the placement of the sign and considerable Buz Reynold discussion followed. Discussion followed on the sign being a logo also, rather than just letters, thus the need for the Other Busirn larger sign. The indirect lighting of the sign was then discussed. Jim Curnutte stated that the owner of the #. Jim Curnut building is aware of this request and has signed the regarding t application. is to allow Sue Railton moved to approve the s•gn program for Tract Q, and make ch Wildridgevalidity Block 2, Benchmark at Beaver Creek, Cassidy's of Hole -In -The -Wall, with the condition that if any other business occupies that space, the signage would have to be John Perkin approved by the Commission. Lodge to Derek Pysher seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Lodge. Th Jim Curnutte, stated that the applicant has proposed a couple of the enti at redesig of exterior remodels the the building that were staff blank store approved, however, the applicant is requesting to make some to make any color changes to the building and would like to discuss this at this time. The applicant would like to repaint their With no oth portion of the building, the brown just because it needs it adjourn, c badly, the fascia would be painted a cream color, and they at 9:30 PM. are proposing to change the orange color to a green color. Considerable discussion followed on this matter. Jan Ray Respectfull stated that the landlord has agreed to go ahead and paint the rest of the building next spring, but they really would like to do their section at this time. The landlord has agreed to use the new color scheme when he paints the building next spring. The Commission would like to see a letter from the Charlette F landlord stating that the building would be done in the Recording cl -%N "'s PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES November 19, 1991 Page 9 of 9 Commission J. Perkins S. Railtd/n C. McRor A. Reynolds P. Dixon _ H. Vest D. Pysher te_*Wz1