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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDESIGN REVIEW MINUTES 2/15/18 - 18-00293 - 1236 Bond Ave - Tooth Time1 Design Review Committee Meeting Dentist Office – RPRARBP0010010 – 1236 Bond Ave – Tooth Time February 15, 2018 – 12:15 pm Attendees Design Review Committee: Brad Wolfe, Bruce Sutherland, Jedd Walker Applicant: Jared Kay Others: City staff: Natalie Powell and Tawnya Grover The Design Review Committee is composed of a P&Z Commissioner (Bruce Sutherland), a City Council member (Brad Wolfe) or the Mayor, and a professional from the community (Jedd Walker). Several other individuals serve on the committee as necessary. The Committee may meet if there is a development issue that is non-conforming or differs from the Design Standards requirements that are stated in the City of Rexburg Development Code Ordinance No. 1115. The purpose of the Design Review Committee meeting is often to reach an amicable compromise for the applicant and the community. The subject property is RPRARBP0010010 and is zoned Community Business Center. The reason for holding this Design Review Committee meeting is as follows: From Development Code Ordinance No. 1115, Supplementary Regulations, Commercial Design Standards less than 25,000 square feet, Section 4.13b.iv.f: iv. Design Standards f. Parking Lot Orientation/Visual Mitigation INTENT: Parking areas should provide safe, convenient, and efficient access for vehicles and pedestrians. They should be distributed around large buildings in order to shorten the distance to other buildings and public sidewalks and to reduce the overall scale of the paved surface. If buildings are located closer to streets, the scale of the complex is reduced, pedestrian traffic is encouraged, and architectural details take on added importance. STANDARD: No more than sixty (60%) of the off-street parking area for the entire property shall be located between the front façade within the front yard of the principal building(s) and/or parking lots are screened from view by out-lot development (such as restaurants) and additional tree/bush plantings and/or berms. INTENT: Parking areas should be visually buffered from the adjoin streets. Minimize the visual impact of off street parking. STANDARD: Fences, hedges, berms and landscaping shall be used to screen parking areas. When large parking lots are necessary, increase the landscaping to screen the lot and divide the lot into smaller components. Significant landscape islands must be provided in the interior of large lots (over fifty (50) parking spaces). These may double as snow storage areas in the winter months. Roof lines, Materials and Colors, and Entryways may also apply. Approval of what is planned can come from this Design Review Committee.