Downtown Review Board

Municipal Annex Conference Room 1304 W. Main Street DOWNTOWN REVIEW BOARD MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 4:00 p.m. Board Members please call 228-0207 if unable to attend 1 CALL TO ORDER A. Approval of May 15, 2018 meeting minutes B. Election of Chair and Vice Chair 2 REVIEW OF PROJECT APPLICATIONS A. DRB-05-18-6416 / Hannahs Place Lot 10 / 827 SW Walnut Street / New Single-Family House 3 OTHER BUSINESS 4 ADJOURN If special accommodations are required for citizen participation in this meeting, PLEASE CALL 228-0207 (VOICE) OR 228-0250 (TDD) Posted at the Municipal Annex Building located at 1304 W Main Street and on the City’s website. http://www.bluespringsgov.com/AgendaCenter May 31, 2018 Karen Findora, Administrative Assistant Community Development 06.05.2018 Page 1 of 1 kf  City of Blue Springs 903 Main Blue Springs, Missouri 64015 Downtown Review Board MINUTES Tuesday, May 15, 2018 A meeting of the Downtown Review Board of the City of Blue Springs was held in the Municipal Annex Conf. Room located at 1304 W. Main Street on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 with the following members, guests and staff in attendance: ATTENDANCE Chris Sandie, Public Works Mike Mallon, Community Dev. Chris Lievsay, Councilman Kent Edmondson, Councilman Cindy Miller, Chairman Lance Tomlin STAFF/OTHERS Matt Wright, Senior Planner Karen Findora, Recording Secretary John Broker, Dwellings by Design KC ABSENT Jennifer Hauschild Joe Haney Jackie Fairbanks CALL TO ORDER Chairman Cindy Miller called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA Chairman Cindy Miller requested action on the Consent Agenda with a APPROVAL motion by Chris Sandie, to approve the Minutes of April 10, 2018, a second from Kent Edmonson and a unanimous vote, the Minutes of April 10, 2018, were approved as submitted. ELECTION OF CHAIR & Chris Sandie made a motion to postpone the Election until the next meeting. VICE CHAIR Seconded by Kent Edmonson. AGENDA ITEM 2A / Matt Wright, Senior Planner, stated before the Downtown Review Board is DRB-05-18-6381 / “Hannahs a request for new single-family residences on Lots 11, 13, and 14 of Hannahs Place Lots 11, 13, & 14” / Place. Lot 14 was reviewed during the prior DRB meeting, but the applicant 823, 815, & 11 SW Walnut has since submitted a revised plot plan for this lot. This request follows the St. / New Single-Family approval of the Vacation of the utility and drainage easement/building line at Houses the May 7th City Council meeting. The houses will be in-line with each other as each lot has a 10ft. front yard setback, measured from the porch to the right-of-way, and 5ft. side yard setbacks. Lot 11 will have stucco siding on DRB Minutes – 05.15.2018 Page 1 of 3 kf/mk  the front, lap siding on the sides and rear, and will be approximately 1,400sq. ft. Lot 13 will have cement board siding on the front, and lap siding on the sides and rear, and will have a larger front porch, that would bring this house underneath the 15% masonry requirement. The plot plan for Lot 14 was revised, but will retain the same setbacks and dimensions as before. The porches of each are between 5.67 and 6ft. in depth. QUESTIONS John Broker inquired about the status of Lot 10. Mr. Wright noted that the applicants would need to submit a revised plot plan to display the changes to the setbacks. APPLICANT John Broker, Dwellings by Design KC 1002 W Main St. Blue Springs, MO 64015 MOTION Councilman Kent Edmondson made a motion to approve DRB-05-18-6381. AGENDA ITEM 2A / DRB-05-18-6381 / “Hannahs Place Lots 11, 13, & 14” / 823, 815, & 11 SW Walnut St. / New Single- Family Houses SECOND Seconded by Councilman Chris Lievsay. VOTE Chris Sandie - Aye Kent Edmondson – Aye Joe Haney – Absent Chris Lievsay – Aye Jennifer Hauschild - Absent Jackie Fairbanks – Absent Mike Mallon– Aye Vacant Cindy Miller, Chairman - Aye (APPROVED 5-Aye, 0-No) AGENDA ITEM 2B / Matt Wright, Senior Planner, stated before the Downtown Review Board is DRB-05-18-6384 / “Blue a request for exterior accessibility improvements at the Dillingham-Lewis Springs Historical Society Museum at 101 SW 15th St., within the Historical District. Their request is Dillingham-Lewis Museum” for the installation of an accessibility ramp on the south side of their porch, / 101 SW 15th St. / Exterior and will be made of concrete and have metal railings. Accessibility Improvements APPLICANT Not present. QUESTIONS None. MOTION Councilman Kent Edmondson made a motion to approve DRB-05-18-6384. AGENDA ITEM 2A / DRB-05-18-6384 / “Blue Springs Historical Society, Dillingham-Lewis Museum” / 101 SW 15th St. / Exterior Accessibility Improvements DRB Minutes – 05.15.2018 Page 2 of 3 kf/mk SECOND Seconded by Chris Sandie. VOTE Chris Sandie - Aye Kent Edmondson – Aye Joe Haney – Absent Chris Lievsay – Aye Jennifer Hauschild - Absent Jackie Fairbanks – Absent Mike Mallon– Aye Vacant Cindy Miller, Chairman - Aye (APPROVED 5-Aye, 0-No) OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Broker stated that he and his partners are purchasing land near 9th St. and Jones St. Their intent is to demolish the structure in place, and construct five (5) flat-over-flat duplexes facing Jones St. MEETING ADJOURN With no further discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Kent Edmondson to adjourn at 4:25 p.m. Seconded by Councilman Chris Lievsay. _______________________________ Respectfully Submitted by, Karen Findora, Recording Secretary ____________________________________ __________________________ Cindy Miller, Chairman Date DRB Minutes – 05.15.2018 Page 3 of 3 kf/mk  DOWNTOWN REVIEW BOARD STAFF REPORT Meeting Date: June 5, 2018 Agenda Item: 2A Case File Number: DRB-05-18-6416 Project Name: 827 SW Walnut Street Type of Application: Building Permit / New House Request: New construction of a single-family house Applicant: Dwellings by Design KC / Erwin Gard Property Owner: Dwellings by Design KC / Mike Yancik Engineer: N/A Architect: N/A Sign Designer: N/A Location (Address): 827 SW Walnut Street General Location: Northeast corner of SW 9th Street and SW Walnut Street Area: 0.07 +/- acres (3,099 s.f) Lots: 1 Existing Zoning: “T3” (Sub-Urban) Existing Land Use: Vacant Proposed Land Use: Single-Family Residential Comprehensive Plan Designation: Distinct Destination Attachments:  Downtown Application  Proposed building plans Other Boards Assigned: Historic Preservation Commission – June 5, 2018 Planner: Matt Wright, Senior Planner Page 1 of 4  Project: DRB – 827 SW Walnut St. SITE LOCATION MAP: BACKGROUND INFORMATION/SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting to build a 1,833-sq. ft. single-family house at 827 SW Walnut Street. The proposed two-story house will include an attached rear-loaded two-car garage that will be accessed through a private access easement and a partially-finished basement. The proposed house will generally complement the size, scale, and materials of houses permitted elsewhere in the Hannahs Place along SW Jones Street, SW 9th Street, and SW Walnut Street. PREVIOUS ACTIONS/APPROVALS:  On March 26, 2007, the Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning from “SF-7” (Single-Family Residential) to “T3” (Sub-Urban) as part of the rezoning for the Downtown Zoning District. The City Council approved the rezoning on April 2, 2007.  The City Council approved the designation of Conservation Areas in the Downtown Blue Springs area (Resolution No. 76-2015) on October 5, 2015.  The Planning Commission recommended approval of a Final Plat (PF-03-17-5733) for “Hannahs Place 2nd Plat” on December 11, 2017. The City Council approved the Final Plat on December 18, 2017.  The Downtown Review Board recommended approval of a build line and partial drainage and utility easement vacation (DRB-04-18-6343) on April 10, 2018. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the vacation (VAC-04-18-6336) on April 23, 2018. The City Council approved the vacation on May 7, 2018. Page 2 of 4  Project: DRB – 827 SW Walnut St. FUTURE APPLICATIONS/REVIEWS ANTICIPATED OR REQUIRED: Once the application has been reviewed and approved by the Downtown Review Board and the Historic Preservation Commission, staff will approve and issue the building permit for the new house. ABUTTING ZONING AND LAND USES: Direction Current Zoning Surrounding Land Uses North: “T3” Single-Family (Under Construction) South: Right-of-Way SW Walnut Street (Major Collector) East: “T3” Single-Family (Proposed) West: Right-of-Way SW 9th Street (Local) DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CODE (DDC) & DOWNTOWN DESIGN STANDARDS: The following items from the DDC are applicable to the rezoning request: Height and Area Standards: The Downtown Development Code (DDC) (Section 404.240) states that the following minimum standards are required in the “T3” zoning district: Height of the primary building: Not more than two and one- half (2 ½) stories. The new house will be two-story. Setbacks from the property line: Front yard setback of not less than ten (10) feet and not more than twenty-five (25) feet to the building wall; Side yard, interior and corner setback, and rear setback of not less than five (5) feet. The new house will have an 11.16-foot front yard setback (measured from the front porch to the front property line). The front wall of the house will be set back 17.66- feet. The east side yard setback will be 5-feet, while the west side yard setback will generally be 5-feet, with the exception of the southwest corner of the front porch, which will encroach into the setback by 2-feet (for a 3- foot setback). The setback line follows the angle of the right-of-way that was dedicated with Hannahs Place 2nd Plat. The 2-foot encroachment is permitted by UDC Section 411.020.E.1.f., which states that architectural and ornamental features of the house may project up to two (2) feet into the required setback. Staff has considered covered porches as architectural features in the past, with the provision that they cannot be enclosed as interior living space in the future. The southwest corner of the front porch also encroaches 2- feet into a dedicated landscape easement. Per the recorded plat, “no fence, wall, planting, structure or other obstruction may be placed or maintained in said Landscape Easement without the approval of said Community Development Director of the City of Blue Page 3 of 4  Project: DRB – 827 SW Walnut St. Springs.” The Community Development Director has consented to the encroachment. The rear yard setback will be 30.7-feet. Building Materials: High quality masonry building materials approved for the Downtown Zoning District are stone, brick, cast stone, and stucco. Synthetic stone, such as pre-manufactured fiberglass, cultured stone, or glass-fiber reinforced concrete, is permitted, provided that it is identical in appearance and equal or greater durability to natural stone. These masonry materials shall be required on ten percent (10%) of the sum total of all facades for single-family houses. To meet the minimum 10% masonry requirement, the applicant is requesting to use cement board siding on the front façade along with stone on the base of the porch columns, which accounts for 14.41% of the façade. The Downtown Development Code allows cement board siding to be used to fulfill the masonry requirement, but the percentage of masonry becomes 75% unless otherwise approved by the Downtown Review Board. Based on the code, the 75% is related to an increase from the 50% masonry requirement for commercial buildings (the masonry requirement increases 50% if cement board siding is used). The code does not specifically mention what percentage of cement board siding must be used to fulfill the masonry requirement if used on single-family houses. However, using the same percentage increased established for commercial (+ 50%), it could be assumed that an increase from 10% to 15% masonry is appropriate. The code gives some flexibility to the Downtown Review Board in determining the appropriate percentage of cement board siding. The applicant is providing greater than 10% masonry, but less than 15% masonry, which would typically be required for cement board siding. The main reason the masonry percentage is lower than previous applications is that this is a two-story house (large percentage of façade includes the side walls which are 55-ft. deep) and much of the front façade includes windows and doors for added architectural interest. Staff believes that the proposed building design makes up for the reduction in cement board siding. The Downtown Review Board must make the final decision. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the building permit for the construction of a new house at 827 SW Walnut Street. Page 4 of 4