Architectural Commission & Historic Preservation Commission

City of Oconomowoc Architectural Commission Meeting Minutes April 12, 2017 Chairman Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. Members Present: Anne Nelezen, Paul Schultz, Kurt Schrang, Jeremy Flint and Kent Johnson Staff Present: Mayor Nold, Jason Gallo, Kristi Weber, Sarah Kitsembel, Robert Duffy, Mark Frye, Alds. Shaw, Rosek, Miller and Schmidt, John Kelliher, Laurie Sullivan and Chris Dehnert 2. Approve Minutes of March 22, 2017: Motion by Flint to approve the March 22, 2017 minutes; second by Nelezen. Motion carried 5-0. 3. Mills Fleet Farm Retail Store – Consider/approve building plans located at the NE Corner of I-94 and WIS 67/Summit Avenue in the Pabst Farms Town Centre: Weber explained the applicant’s original building plans were reviewed at a “Special” Architectural Commission meeting and the members suggested changes at that time. The applicant updated their plans which now include the following changes: 1) Added more scrollwork/profile to roof coping/soffit brackets; 2) Raised window sill heights and extended precast panels beneath the storefront glass display areas to remove appearance of secondary entries; 3) Added “arched” elements to other brick walls on north facade; 4) Added two brick tower element bump outs to the west elevation to help break up the precast wall panels and assist with screening of the rooftop units; 5) Relocated roof top unit placement behind tower elements; 6) Reduced silo height to 60’ maximum to meet code requirements; 7) Added tree planters on both sides of the main building entry; 8) Added coniferous trees along the ornamental fencing to help screen the outside yard; and 8) Shifted the drive aisle by the main entry to the north to provide extra sidewalk area for customers. In addition, staff requested additional clarification of color and materials, noted the pedestrian path by the designated truck drive lane would be addressed by the Plan Commission and agreed the proposed window signage are considered lifestyle images and as long as they don’t contain brands, staff doesn’t count this as signage. Weber recommended approval after clarification of several items listed in the background. Stephen Perry Smith, architect, said all items from their initial presentation have been addressed except the addition of a sloped roof. They also reviewed rooftop screening in depth including a rendering from the bridge and moved the pedestrian islands and light fixtures away from the main travel aisle. He also agreed to provide staff with the following items: 1) A profile of the soffit brackets; 2) An updated roof plan showing roof top systems/units; 3) An updated site plan (for pedestrian crossing); and 4) A revised north elevation which shows the updated silo with a 60’ height. Mike Angland, Mills Fleet Farm architect, explained the silo will be illuminated at night by fixtures on the roof which will beam up onto it. In addition, they will add more detail to the proposed 5’x8’ guard hut to mimic/match the retail building. Smith said regarding connectivity that their preference is to place a walkway between this building and whatever is built next to it. This would be addressed as things develop to the west. Peter Bell agreed and said they fully intend to have connectivity and are committed to doing it right the first time. Smith clarified building colors/materials include misty gray / white EIFS, taupe colored paint on the entrance canopy; copper tone brick on the bands/sills; limestone aggregate panels; smooth and ribbed concrete panels on all elevations (for textural contrast); and “salmon” colored EIFS for the silo. Flint asked about doing the silo in white instead as shown on the plans. Smith suggested using the color “misty gray” which the members agreed. Gallo noted all items had been addressed except for the illumination around the main store sign. The members thought all issues had been resolved and the result was a great looking store the company should be proud of. Motion by Flint to approve the building plans for the Mill’s Fleet Farm as presented with the following 5 outstanding staff items: 1) Copy of bracket profile; 2) Copy of roof plan; 3) Updated site plan for pedestrian crossing; 4) Revised elevation reflecting silo height change; and 5) updated materials list for staff; and change the color of the silo to “misty gray”; second by Schrang. Motion carried 5-0. 4. Mills Fleet Farm Gas Station / Convenience Store / Car Wash – Consider/approve building plans located at the NE Corner of I-94 and WIS 67/Summit Avenue in the Pabst Farms Town Centre: Weber explained the plans for the convenience store / gas station /car wash were also reviewed at the “Special” Architectural Commission meeting and the members suggested changes at that time. The applicant updated the plans which included more profile on the brackets, gas canopy and columns with the same materials as with the main retail building. Anglund said currently the LED strip lighting is exposed but can be shielded if City code requires it. He confirmed lighting would follow code requirements with lights off at 10 pm. Weber questioned the door color since two different colors are shown on the plans and that no HVAC S:\Committees - Commissions\Architectural\Minutes\2017\ACmin 4-12-17.doc Architectural Commission Meeting 2 April 12, 2017 units or roof venting is shown on the plans. She requested that all venting be screened or minimized and penetrations should match the color of the adjacent materials. Smith verified the doors would be the same color and requested administrative review of the venting in order to not hold up approval. Weber questioned if the roof was going to be standing seam or shingles, and if snow melt is a problem on this building. Lastly, she noted there is no color palette shown for the building. Smith said the roof would be standing seam metal but suggested that it could be changed to be a red shingled roof to bring in that element from other Pabst Farms developments. He will work with staff on any venting or penetration issues, agreed to match the color to whatever the venting is going through or located by and will provide a material list to staff. Johnson said the canopy is much improved and the applicant should work with staff on the venting issues. Flint requested City staff review any signage or anything else that is going on the car wash wall. Angland explained their limited signage planned for the entrance to the car wash, and Flint agreed staff could approve proposed signage for the car wash. Schultz preferred the standing seam metal roof and said the canopy LED lighting should be shielded. Nelezen thought the overall proposal looks better. Motion by Schultz to approve the building plans as submitted for the Mill’s Fleet Farm gas station / convenience store / car wash with the following condition that the roof be a standing seam metal and the LED lighting on the gas canopy is to be shielded; second by Schrang. Motion carried 5-0. 5. Mills Fleet Farm – Consider/approve signage plans for the project located at the NE Corner of I-94 and WIS 67/Summit Avenue in the Pabst Farms Town Centre: Weber explained the applicant submitted updates to signage for the proposed retail store, convenience store/gas station/car wash and overall site, and staff requested additional information or clarification on various signage (see background). Updated plans reflect white wall sign faces and Angland said they will change them to black to make them stand out. The main sign on the retail store has a “red” glow at night which Angland said is their preference. The Pabst Farms primary and secondary monument signs are over the maximum height allowed and staff requests they reduce each accordingly to code requirements. The monument sign for the convenience store/gas station/car wash includes a digital reader board. Smith confirmed the monument signs will be reduced to comply, all signage will be black, they will maintain the “red” glow around the main signage at night and monument signage materials include a stone base, tan EIFS and metal cladding on a concrete pad for stability. Peter Bell of Pabst Farms said their intent is for the signage to be sharp and attractive. Flint preferred for the main retail sign to have a “white” halo instead of “red” for a cleaner look. Angland said they would consider changing the halo to “white”. Weber said the overall square footage of the retail store signage exceeds code requirements by 120.05 sf and the convenience store signage is under by about the same amount. The members agreed the buildings don’t appear overly cluttered with signage and they don’t have any issue with the proposed reader board. Motion by Flint to approve the signage plans for the Mill’s Fleet Farm subject to the following recommendation of staff: change all white acrylic building signage to black; change orange acrylic signage on the convenience store to black; reduce the height of the Pabst Farms primary monument sign by 1’-4” and height of the Pabst Farms secondary monument sign by 2’-2”; all sign backgrounds are to be opaque; approve exceeding the allowable square footage of all signage on the main Fleet Farm retail building and allow the proposed reader board in the main monument sign for the convenience store/gas station/car wash; second by Schrang. Motion carried 5-0. Chairmen Johnson requested a five minute break at 6:23 pm. Gallo and Dehnert left to attend Plan Commission meeting. 6. Good Shepard United Methodist Church – Consider/approve master sign plans for the multi-tenant building located at 800 Lake Drive: Weber explained this applicant is requesting approval of a master sign plan which includes 4 wall signs and a ground sign for their multi-tenant building that contains a church and daycare. Currently there are two crosses on the church and they want to add a wall sign by each with the name of the church. The proposed ground sign will be 6’ tall, 9’8” wide with a 1’ x 6’ digital reader board and consist of a brick base to match the building, aluminum cross and flame and white backlit sign face with black LED lettering. The applicant worked with staff on placement of the proposed sign to ensure it’s in the best location possible. Currently the daycare only intends to have window signage and they are aware of code requirements relating to it. Staff agrees with the placement and design of all signage and recommends approval. Josh Hendricks of ExecuPrint said the LED in the signage can be dimmed at night. Nelezen said the daycare should have signage, and Flint suggested it be located to the right of the door. Hendricks said the daycare currently wants to hold off on other options. Motion by Nelezen to approve the master signage plan for Good Shepard United Methodist Church, 800 Lake Drive; second by Schultz. Motion carried 5-0. S:\Committees - Commissions\Architectural\Minutes\2017\ACmin 4-12-17.doc Architectural Commission Meeting 3 April 12, 2017 7. Downtown Parking Master Sign Plan & Campus Parking Lot – Consider/approve master sign plan and special exception for the parking lots located throughout downtown Oconomowoc: Weber explained with recent updates in the downtown over the past year, staff reviewed signage needs for all the parking lots in the downtown and installed temporary signage to determine what was necessary. In addition, the parking lots had a mixture of signage including some which had none at all. Based upon this, a master sign plan was created for the signage in all downtown parking lots. In addition the City, Community Center and First Bank reconstructed the parking lot across from the Community Center which incorporates the Public Library and First Bank. This lot is jointly owned by the City and First Bank so a master sign plan was created and signage designed around the partnership. All entrance signage will contain the City’s and bank’s logos to assist with wayfinding so the applicants are requesting a special exception to be allowed off-premise signage due to varying property lines. All signage will be on 4” smooth round poles (varying heights) with a black prefinished base and ball finial on top. Signage in City parking lots will include a variety of blue panels, reflective gold metallic vinyl, green circles with a white reflective parking symbol, gold fin detail, and/or City logo. Signage in the jointly owned City / First Bank lot will be similar but in place of blue panels, they will be red. In addition, there will a monument sign at the main entrance to the campus parking lot on W. Wisconsin Avenue which will consist of a faux brick base, 6” round black pole with ball finial, red and gold vinyl sign face with white, gold and red lettering, and fin connection detail with a parking symbol. John Kelliher, Parks & Recreation Direction, said with all the activities in the City people are traveling to the downtown and consistency with the downtown partnership is critical. The members thought the signage has an elegant look, colors are great and liked the incorporation of the international parking symbol for the “P”. Motion by Schrang to approve the downtown master sign plan and master parking lot sign plan subject to consideration of an additional stop sign to be located on the SW corner of the former Church Street (exit / entrance of the Library Parking area); second by Flint. Motion carried 5-0. 8. Fowler Lake Village – Discuss building and signage plans for project to be located at the SE Corner of E. Pleasant and St. Paul Avenue: Weber explained this item is being presented for discussion only as the applicant is requesting feedback on their plans for a proposed retail / residential building at the corner of St. Paul and E. Pleasant Street. Jason Korb and Chris John of Korb and Associates Architects explained they made updates to the plans late this afternoon. The building will be five stories (70’ to top gable); consist of masonry and glass; stepped back on all elevations; mansard roof and multiple gables; and awnings on the north and east elevations. The first floor will contain retail space including a restaurant and the remaining floors will be residential condominiums, with a fitness and club room on the second floor and an amenity deck on the top floor overlooking the lakes. The building will contain 2 lobbies and 120 parking stalls on the lower level. They intend to have an elevator in the building and the overrun space is allowable up to 85’ per code. They are still working out the details on the awnings. Members questioned the inspiration and thought the building had a contemporary feel, the awnings are too big for the space, color is monolithic, color should be changed on the bays, awkward roofline, triangle gable is almost European, there is only one location for cars to enter, and lack of definition of the base, middle and top. There was a lot of discussion regarding the roofline and members suggested having a pitched roof, make all the gables different or look at other forms instead of the triangle gables but don’t mimic City Hall. Korb explained each of the gables represents the homes that were removed, and the location is marketable with the way the building is oriented on the lot with all the extensive glass. He suggested changing the masonry at the base and on the corner elements, noting they made the masonry bigger and deliberately added another color in the larger balcony bays. Overall the members thought it was a really good start and the building looked good overall but the roof needs work. No action was taken. 9. Reports and comments from the City Planner: Weber provided an update on the lighting at the Library. Originally 4 gooseneck lights were installed but the lighting wasn’t adequate so they will be adding 3 more lights which will look better. 10. Reports and comments from the Architectural Commissioners: None. 11. Adjourn: Motion by Schrang to adjourn at 7:22 pm; second by Schultz. Motion carried 5-0. Chris Dehnert, Deputy City Clerk S:\Committees - Commissions\Architectural\Minutes\2017\ACmin 4-12-17.doc