Downtown Review Board

East Conference Room – 903 W. Main Street – City Hall DOWNTOWN REVIEW BOARD MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 4:00 p.m. Board Members please call 228-0207 if unable to attend 1 CALL TO ORDER a) MINUTES September 20, 2016 2 REVIEW OF PROJECT APPLICATIONS A. DRB-10-16-5529 / Inklings’ Books & Coffee Shoppe / 1101 #A Main Street / Replacement of storefront and façade repair 3 OTHER BUSINESS  2015 Unified Development Code: Minor Amendment to Section 402.060.4, Duties and Powers, Downtown Review Board Duties and powers. The DRB will act as the Governing Body for the Downtown Development Code (DDC) and Sign Code within the Downtown Zoning District. Only alterations and additions to the principal structures in the T3 (Sub-Urban) Zoning District will be reviewed administratively. Temporary signage will be reviewed administratively in the Downtown Zoning District. 4 ADJOURN If special accommodations are required for citizen participation in this meeting, PLEASE CALL 228-0207 (VOICE) OR 228-0250 (TDD) 10.11.2016 Page 1 of 1 kf  City of Blue Springs 903 Main Blue Springs, Missouri 64015 Downtown Review Board MINUTES Tuesday, September 20, 2016 A meeting of the Downtown Review Board of the City of Blue Springs was held in the City Hall East Conference Room located at 903 W. Main Street on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 with the following members, guests and staff in attendance: ATTENDANCE Jennifer Hauschild Scott Allen, Community Dev. James Wallace, PC Rep. Joe Haney, PC Rep. Councilman Kent Edmondson Cindy Miller, Chairman (Phone In) STAFF Matt Wright, Senior Planner Karen Findora, Recording Secretary ABSENT Yvonne Woods Councilman Chris Lievsay Jackie Fairbanks, PC Alt. Rep. Chris Sandie, Public Works CALL TO ORDER Chairman Cindy Miller called the meeting to order at 4:07 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA Chairman Miller requested action on the Consent Agenda with a motion by APPROVAL Board Member Jennifer Hauschild, to approve the minutes for August 31, 2016, a second from Councilman Kent Edmondson, and a unanimous vote, the Minutes of August 31, 2016, were approved as submitted. AGENDA ITEM 2A. Matt Wright, Senior Planner, stated before the Downtown Review Board is DRB-09-16-5492 / “812 SW a request for approval for the construction of a single-family house located Jones Street” / Construction at 812 SW Jones Street, located at the intersection at 8th and Jones. There of a New Single-Family are five lots in this location and this home will be constructed on Lot 2. House The applicant is proposing to build a similar home to the first three (3) lots that are in that area. The home will consist of a two-story stucco front, with DRB Minutes – 09.20.16 Page 1 of 3 kf  lap siding in the gable and lap siding on the sides, and a two car garage in the rear with an ingress egress access for the back side of those homes. APPLICANT John Broker, Builder, was present. MOTION Board Member Joe Haney moved to approve DRB-09-16-5492 / “812 SW AGENDA ITEM 2A. Jones Street.” DRB-09-16-5492 / “812 SW Jones Street” / Construction of a New Single-Family House SECOND Seconded by Councilman Kent Edmondson. VOTE Yvonne Woods – Absent James Wallace – Aye Joe Haney - Aye Kent Edmondson – Aye Jennifer Hauschild - Aye Chris Lievsay - Absent Scott Allen – Aye Chris Sandie - Absent Cindy Miller, Chairman - Aye (APPROVED 6-Aye, 0-No) OTHER BUSINESS Matt Wright stated that last week at the Downtown Alive meeting City staff hosted a presentation from Aaron Steele with The Brick Industry. Matt provided the Board with a handout of the presentation. Matt stated that Mr. Steele is out of Ames, Iowa, and his company looks at different design standards particularly in the downtown areas. The City of Blue Springs Downtown Design Standards are not very detailed and are just a paragraph long. The Brick Industry has refined downtown design standards with more details on materials and such. The list provides a framework of different items to look at in the future like awnings, signs, height, screening, materials details, lighting, landscaping and colors. The presentation provided images of the good and bad designs of downtown areas. Chairman Miller stated that Downtown Alive would like to work with the Downtown Review Board to partner up and come up with some standards, and guidelines for Blue Springs. Chairman Miller stated that Arron said that he would come back and help assist with a spec book. Scott Allen, Director, Community Development, stated that currently nothing has been decided as to how the spec book would operate. Mr. Allen stated that this would be something that would have to go through the Development Advisory Commission if it’s prescriptive and it would have to go through the DRB as well. Chairman Miller stated that it would be good to have developers’ input as well. Matt will send out the presentation through Dropbox. Chairman Miller invited the Board to the October Downtown Alive Design Team meeting. DRB Minutes – 09.20.16 Page 2 of 3 kf MEETING ADJOURN With no further discussion, a motion was made by Board Member James Wallace to adjourn at 4:21 p.m. Seconded by Councilman Kent Edmondson. _______________________________ Respectfully Submitted by, Karen Findora, Recording Secretary ____________________________________ __________________________ Cindy Miller, Chairman Date DRB Minutes – 09.20.16 Page 3 of 3 kf  DOWNTOWN REVIEW BOARD STAFF REPORT Meeting Date: October 11, 2016 Agenda Item: 2A Case File Number: DRB-10-16-5529 Project Name: Inklings’ Books & Coffee Shoppe Type of Application: Building permit / storefront repair & replacement Request: Replacement of storefront and façade repair Applicant: Mark Frashier, The Glass Act, LLC Property Owner: Robert Cole, Reid & Cole Real Estate Ventures, LLC Engineer: N/A Architect: Scott Tillema Sign Designer: N/A Location (Address): 1101 #A Main Street General Location: Northwest corner of NW 11th Street and Main Street Area: 0.06 +/- acres Lots: 1 Existing Zoning: “T5” (Urban Center) Existing Land Use: Commercial/Retail Proposed Land Use: Commercial/Retail Comprehensive Plan Designation: Distinct Destination Attachments:  DRB Application  Proposed storefront plans Downtown Review Board: October 11, 2016 Other Boards Assigned: Historic Preservation Commission – Oct. 12, 2016 Planner: Matt Wright, Senior Planner Page 1 of 3  Project: DRB – Inklings’ Books & Coffee Shoppe Figure 1. Vicinity Map / General Location Map Figure 2. Project Site (Aerial Photo) Page 2 of 3  Project: DRB – Inklings’ Books & Coffee Shoppe BACKGROUND INFORMATION/SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting to replace an existing storefront for Inklings’ Books & Coffee Shoppe at 1101 #A Main Street, which is located in the Downtown Zoning District. The existing glass, fasteners, and door on Main Street will be removed. Brick around the storefront will be repaired and any replacements will match the existing brick in size and color. The storefront structure will be aluminum in a bronze color. The window glass will be clear insulated glass with a low-e coating. PREVIOUS ACTIONS/APPROVALS:  On March 26, 2007, the Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning from “CB” (Central Business) to “T5” (Urban Center) as part of the rezoning for the Downtown Zoning District. The City Council approved the rezoning on April 2, 2007.  The Downtown Review Board approved exterior façade improvements (awnings) for Inklings’ Books & Coffee Shoppe on December 3, 2014.  The City Council approved the designation of Conservation Areas in the Downtown Blue Springs area (Resolution No. 76-2015) on October 5, 2015. FUTURE APPLICATIONS/REVIEWS ANTICIPATED OR REQUIRED: The property will need approval from the Historic Preservation Commission since it is located in a Conservation Area. The building plans must be reviewed and approved administratively prior to the issuance of a building permit. ABUTTING ZONING AND LAND USES: Direction Current Zoning Surrounding Land Uses North: Right-of-Way NW Oak Street South: Right-of-Way W Main Street East: Right-of-Way NW 11th Street West: “T5” (Urban Center) Commercial Retail/Service RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this application. Page 3 of 3