Architectural Board of Review

VILLAGE OF CHAGRIN FALLS ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF REVIEW NOVEMBER 19, 2024 Meeting Called to Order 8:30 A.M. Members Present: Bill Childs, George Clemens, Mike Corcoran, Eric Kaminski, Steve King, Phil Koepf, Wendy Naylor. Also Present: Dominic Cribari, Joan Andersen APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Naylor, seconded by King to approve the minutes of the November 5, 2024, meeting. Roll Call: Childs-yea, Corkran-yea, Kaminski-yea, Naylor-yea, King-yea. Motion passed. 1. 26 South Franklin LLC 26 South Franklin Exterior Alteration-Preliminary King read the Historical Significance Report and said that the property meets the standards of a “Historically Significant Property” because the structure is more than 100 years old. The proposed changes #1-4 have an adverse effect on the design and historical significance of the structure. Proposed changes #5-8 have no adverse effect and change #7 is unclear if the structure will be repainted. Motion by King, seconded by Childs to receive the HSR report. Roll Call: Naylor-yea, Corkran-yea, Kaminski-yea, Childs-yea, King-yea. Adam Kelly (Architect) and Todd Goldstein (Tenant) presented these plans. Naylor said that Perspectus had a few comments about the porch design which suggested matching the historic porch roof ridge, using rusticated stone with a concrete stair and a simplified new door. Todd said that they are okay with doing what Perspectus suggested. Building and Zoning Inspector Dominic Cribari said that the variances required are for a front yard setback, they need the whole 30’ because they will be abutting the sidewalk. He said the existing building façade is only 4’ off the right of way. Dominic said that they are putting back historically to what it was. Adam said that they are in the process of getting a survey and once they have that they will know exactly what they can do. He said they are trying to replicate the 1940 porch as much as possible. Clemens and Childs said to line up the beam with the post. Kaminski said to add a cast iron railing on the front steps. Koepf said to not force the porch, and they need the survey and site plan. Adam and Todd said they were just looking for the ABR’s input on adding a porch or not. Corkran said that this property is an eyesore, and he appreciates what they are doing. Summation-motion by King, seconded by Childs to table this submission for the following reasons: The ABR approval of design concept to add front porch but need for survey and site plan: Suggest cast iron rail at front steps: Wood rail at north wing and study of columns and beams. Roll Call: Naylor-yea, Corkran-yea, Kaminski-yea, King-yea, Childs-yea. Motion passed. 2. Heater 60 High Ct. Exterior Alteration-Final Dave Jansen (Architect) and Laurel Heater (Homeowner) presented these plans. Dave said that they are doing an interior remodel, and they want to remove the side window to accommodate the kitchen plan. He said they are also widening the rear door. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by Kaminski to approve plans as presented. Roll Call: King-yea, Childs-yea, Corkran-yea, Naylor-yea, Kaminski-yea. Motion passed. 3. Jolic 106 May Court Accessory Structure-Preliminary Naylor read the Historical Significance Report and said that the property meets the standards of a “Historically Significant Property” because it’s more than 100 years old, but the proposed changes will have no adverse effect on the design and historical significance of the house. Motion by Naylor, seconded by Childs to receive the HSR report. Roll Call: Corkran-yea, Kaminski-yea, King-yea, Mike Kramer (Project Rep) presented these plans. Building and Zoning Inspector Dominic Cribari said that they need a variance for a side yard setback and minimum dimension of garage. Mike said that they are putting the garage exactly where it is. The Board suggested digging a dry wet well for drainage. King opened the meeting to the public for the demolition, but no one was there to comment. Motion by King, seconded by Naylor to approve the demolition. Roll Call: Childs-yea, Corkran-yea, Kaminski-yea, King-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. Summation-motion by King, seconded by Naylor for preliminary approval of plans as presented with the following recommendations: Engineered survey drawing showing grade, drainage, and site plan. The ABR Board also recommends the variance. Roll Call: Corkran-yea, Childs-yea, Kaminski-yea, King-yea, Naylor- yea. Motion passed. 4. Crowley 172 Kenton Exterior Alterations-Final Jeff Vasicek (Window Rep) presented these plans. He said the current windows are vinyl and they want to replace the cottage-style windows with equal venting windows that are consistent with the front of the home. He said they are adding a patio door where the current screened-in area is. He said they are closing where half of the current patio door is. He said where there are two windows. They are adding a patio door. He said they are also adding a window in the center since they are adding an office there. Summation-motion by King, seconded by Naylor to table this for the following reasons: Need drawings with end and rear elevations. Roll Call: Childs-yea, Corkran-yea, Kaminski-yea, King-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. 5. Sage & Honey 10 East Washington Signage-Final Michelle Tomsich and Kaylee Tomsich presented these plans. They said they are adding two new signs for their new business. One over the door and one on the side wall. They are in the same location as the previous tenant. Summation-motion by King, seconded by Naylor to approve plans as presented. Roll Call: Childs-yea, Corkran-yea, Kaminski-yea, King-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. 6. Jacobs 468 Bell Street Exterior Alterations-Final Joseph Linek (Architect) presented these plans. He said they had their structural engineer review the plans. The screen openings are going to become glass. He said they will remove the structure on top clean it up and reinstall it once the work is done. He said it will look the same. Summation-motion by King, seconded by Naylor for final approval of plans as presented: Roll Call: Childs- yea, Corkran-yea, Kaminski-yea, King-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. 7. Carroll 317 Miles Exterior Alterations-Final Rick Siegfried (Architect) presented these plans. He said that they had already received preliminary approval for the small addition on a small house. Summation-motion by King, seconded by Naylor for final approval of plans as presented: Roll Call: Childs- yea, Corkran-yea, Kaminski-yea, King-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. 8. Pepper Tree Capital 55 East Washington Exterior Alterations-Final Roberto Vega-Peralta (Architect) presented these plans. He said that the only change was to the back of the building. He said there are no changes to the front facade. He said they are using a fiber cement lap siding with Hardie board. Clemens and Childs said that the cornice should relate around the side of the building. They said to extend the brick and to do a complimentary cornice around the rest. Summation-motion by Naylor, seconded by King to table this discussion for the following reasons: Need to continue the façade brick and parapet onto the first two bays of east and west elevation: Continue a cornice onto remainder of the side elevations. Roll Call: Childs-yea, Corkran-yea, Kaminski-yea, Naylor- yea, King-yea. Motion passed. 9. Vinci 299 North Street Exterior Alterations-Final Joe Vinci (Homeowner) and Josh Cunningham (Architect) presented these plans. Josh said they took the recommendations from the Board and addressed the elevation issues, window system and simplified the window trim. He said they also showed the elevation shadow lines. Summation-motion by King, seconded by Naylor for final approval of plans as presented. Roll Call: Childs- yea, Corkran-yea, Kaminski-abstain, King-yea, Naylor-yea. Motion passed. Walk-Ins 81 May Court Mike DeShane (Builder) and Sally Stevens (Homeowner) presented these plans. Mike said they are rebuilding the front porch using a pressure treated structure with composite decking materials. He said they are using either an Azak or Boral material with white aluminum and a solid railing. He said they will put in new footers, move the floor and are using a pressure treated porch. He said they are matching the details of the columns. The Board said to reuse the existing railings or rebuild to match. Koepf said that he thought they were losing the character of the porch and to just repair it. The Board said they need architectural drawings and an HSR report. Dominic said that the HSR report is already being processed. 86 North Main Rick Siegfried (Architect) and Rick Dewey (Owner) presented these plans. Rick Dewey said that they are adding a small addition onto the side of the old Rick’s Café. He said that they took the recommendation from the Board and added retractable awnings on the front and back. He said that the skylight will not be seen it’s only to add natural light into the building. The Board said to get rid of the brick and straighten everything out. Naylor said that one of the things they talked about the alleyway being a character defining part of Chagrin. Corkran said that the two zoning issues are being addressed by Chief Administrative Officer Rob Jamieson. They said it was beautiful but not historic. Kaminski and Clemens said that they thought the design is nice and that they are working with existing variance. Meeting Adjourned at 10:27 A.M. _________________________________ 12-03-24 Steve King (Chairman) Date