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May 1, 2000
Present: Howard Lieberman, chairperson
Beth Diem, Phil Eastwood, Jeff Johnson, Robert Kimbrel, Dean Miller
and Roger Tomten
Others: Planner Sue Fitzgerald
Absent: None
Mr. Lieberman called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
Approval of minutes: Mr. Tomten, seconded by Mr. Miller, moved approval of the minutes of
April 3, 2000; all in favor.
Case No. DR/00 -10 Design review of addition at Ascension Episcopal Church, 214 N. Third St.
Jim Christopherson, representing Ascension Church.
Present for the discussion were Jim Christopherson and Bob Zimmerman representing the
architectural firm Bentz /Thompson/Rietow. They noted they have met with city engineering staff
regarding drainage issues. With the exception of the north side, the existing footprint of the
buildings will not be changed a great deal. Existing brick/stone will be matched as closely as
possible; window glazing will be done to match the existing coloration in the parish hall; and
roof pitches will remain the same.
There was a question about the location of the transformer /condensing unit and the trash
enclosure. The transformer /condensing unit will be placed at the west end of the church building
and be screened by landscaping. The existing trash enclosure will be utilized. Mr. Kimbrel asked
about exterior lighting. Mr. Zimmerman noted a site plan with cuts of lighting types was
included in the packet; some existing wall sconces will be utilized. Mr. Johnson noted that
conditions of approval No. 2 and No. 8 were redundant.
Mr. Johnson moved approval as conditioned, eliminated condition of approval No. 8 and
changing condition of approval No. 2 to read, "All lighting shall be directed away from the street
and adjacent properties. Light sources shall be shielded from direct view and protected from
damage by vehicles." Mr. Kimbrel seconded the motion. Ms. Diem asked if the architects had
met with building officials regarding sprinkling requirements; Mr. Zimmerman responded in the
affirmative and said the sprinkling requirements will not affect the architecture. Motion of
approval passed unanimously.
Case No. DR/00 -09 Design review of exterior signage for Wells Fargo Bank at 2000
Northwestern Ave. Robert Sherlock — Signart Co Inc representing Wells Fargo.
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Mr. Sherlock was present. He said there will not be any new signs; faces will be replaced on the
existing signs. He also noted the existing marquee signage will be eliminated; the structure will
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remain, but it will be non - illuminated. Also some existing signs that currently are illuminated
will be non - illuminated when the new sign faces are installed. The ATM signage will be
addressed in a separate request.
Mr. Johnson noted that the original proposal had the corporate stagecoach logo on the directional
signs and that a revised proposal has been submitted removing the corporate logo.
Mr. Tomten moved approval as condition, reiterating that corporate logos are not allowed and
will not be used on information/directional signage. Mr. Miller seconded the motion. Mr.
Johnson suggested adding for the record that the marquee signage is being removed; Mr. Tomten
noted that signage is an allowed use and therefore isn't an issue regarding a possible
grandfathering of use. Motion of approval passed unanimously.
Case No. DR/00 -19 Design review of a boat ticket office south of the Main Street parking lot.
Mark Balay, representing Andiamo Enterprises.
Mr. Balay explaining the location of the site. The request is for a 25x50' structure of galvanized
siding in keeping with the industrial look in the area, he said, with wood trim soffit. Lights would
be placed at the front entrance only. The request is for two signs, one flush mounted above the
entrance and other mounted vertically off the roof on the west elevation. Colors would be red
with a dark gray or bronze background; Mr. Balay said he would return with final colors for the
signage and the building trim/framing. Ms. Fitzgerald noted that just one sign is allowed.
Mr. Kimbrel asked about landscaping. Mr. Balay said that except for the area right in front of
the entrance, there will be gravel the rest of the way to the end of the property; there will be
some shrubs and plantings. Mr. Balay also noted the DOT owns the property from the highway
to the proposed site.
Mr. Johnson asked about lighting. Mr. Balay said he would like to use pedestrian lights similar to
the NSP lights, and he said the existing NSP pole lights on the property will likely remain. Mr.
Johnson said he would like to see the floodlights removed from the utility poles; Ms. Fitzgerald
will check to see if that is possible.
Mr. Eastwood expressed a concern about the use of the galvanized siding. Later in the
discussion, Mr. Tomten noted the design guidelines call for new construction to be of materials
compatible with surrounding structures, and Mr. Miller pointed out there are other buildings in
the downtown constructed of the corrugated siding. Mr. Tomten said he would be more
concerned if the proposal was to use vinyl siding.
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Mr. Miller asked about the number of parking spaces. Mr. Balay said a variance will be required
for parking as the property where parking will be located is leased from the railroad; unofficially,
he said, the site can accommodate about 45 cars.
Mr. Lieberman, seconded by Mr. Johnson, moved approval as conditioned. Motion passed
unanimously.
Case No. SUP/DR/00 -28 Design review of four -unit housing structure located on Olive Street
between Second Street and Third Street. Donald and Marianne Nolde, applicants.
Present for the discussion were Donald and Marianne Nolde and architect Jerry Runk.
It was noted that height is not an issue. The building is about 10 feet under the maximum
allowable 50 foot building height. The only variance required is for construction of residential
units in the downtown business district.
Mr. Runk briefly reviewed design plans and provided samples of brick/rock -face concrete block
and cloth awnings. Most of the discussion centered on ways to improve the pedestrian scale
appearance of the building. Suggestions included the introduction of some brick by the garage
doors and the use of a brick pilaster at the west end to terminate with a brick corner post at the
other end.
Mr. Lieberman summed up the discussion by saying he thought it is important to provide
residential housing in the downtown area.
Mr. Kimbrel moved to approve as conditioned with the applicant to provide a brick pilaster on
the west corner and landscaping if possible. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion; motion passed
unanimously.
Other items:
• Presentation of draft Hersey Staples & Co. architectural survey by Don Empson. Mr. Empson
said the narrative is pretty much done and is on schedule; a final draft should be completed in
a month or two. Members expressed appreciation of the readability of the document. Mr.
Kimbrel noted that #20 is missing from the description of the Bird's Eye View Map. Mr.
Johnson asked if in addition to listing homes by date, it might also be possible to list the
homes by streets.
• HPC annual awards. Ms. Fitzgerald noted the awards were to be presented at the May 2 City
Council meeting. Mr. Lieberman was to attend the meeting for the presentations.
• Ms. Diem provided elevations of the addition/renovation project at St. Michael's Catholic
Church. Mr. Johnson said he thought the HPC should review the project. Ms. Fitzgerald said
she will check with Mr. Russell on that issue.
• Mr. Johnson raised an issue regarding a wall pack mounted by the doors at the new ice sheet
at the Recreation Center.
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• Mr. Kimbrel raised the ongoing issue with berming along County Road 5. Ms. Fitzgerald
said the business owners in question are not receptive to complying with the City's request
and there is no way to force them to do so. Mr. Johnson suggested the possibility of putting
landscaping in the right -of -way if necessary.
Mr. Kimbrel, seconded by Mr. Miller, moved to adjourn at 9 p.m.; all in favor
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon Baker
Recording Secretary
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