Architectural Board of Review

Architectural Board of Review Minutes Tuesday, January 2, 2024 8 A.M. Via Conference - Zoom Members Present: Sandra Madison, Chair Hans Walter, Vice-Chair James Neville, Member Vincent Leskosky, Alternate Member Others Present: Daniel Feinstein, Senior Planner Kelly Beck, Planning Specialist The meeting was called to order by Daniel Feinstein, Senior Planner at 8:00 a.m. * * * * Approval of minutes from the December 18, 2023 meeting. Approved. * * * * #21293 - 3111 Warrington Road - New Garage. Michael Wojtalik, Platinum Construction, explained they will demolish the existing garage behind the house and erect a 22 by 24 foot garage. The 6/12 roof mirrors the house roof pitch. There is a single overhead door. The double 5-inch siding is close to the house color and the roof color, charcoal, is an exact match. Mr. Neville asked if the concrete forms will be pulled while green so the foundation can be rubbed smooth. Mr. Wojtalik confirmed that is their standard practice. Approved. * * * * #21262 - 3312 Norwood Road - Resubmission: Addition. Sally Levine, architect, explained they will be keeping the existing roof canopy and enclose the space below for a mudroom. They will work within the existing conditions. They will match the brown siding at the garage and dormers. Mr. Walter asked if there is enough room for the door swing. Ms. Levine said yes. The swing of the new door is fine within the space. Mr. Neville asked if the existing foundation can be used. Ms. Levine said they will replace the foundation unless the existing foundation complies with current codes. Approved with the condition that there is a trim board at the top of the new walls. Submit revised detail plan for administrative review. * * * * #21296 - 3350 Elsmere Road - Window Alteration. Jim Guggenheim, contractor, said two windows will change in the kitchen and the bathroom window above will be replaced to match. The change to the kitchen windows raises the sill for interior renovations. Mr. Walter asked if they will be able to source the brick to tooth in below the new sill. Mr. Guggenheim confirmed they had someone from Breuders out and they can match the brick. The Board agreed they prefer the new windows to have square panes to match the rest of the house. The windows can be redesigned. Approved with the condition that the new casement windows have a 2” divider and square lites. Submit revised window quote for administrative review. * * * * #21151 - 3603 Hildana Road - Resubmission: New House. Mr. Feinstein gave the history on these two new houses. The owner has a new design team with revised houses. These two city-owned lots are on Chelton Road near Chagrin Boulevard. He showed photos of the existing houses on the street. Both houses on either side of this open land are two family homes. Ms. Beck asked why prairie grids are used on the side elevation windows, when the front and back have colonial grids. Architectural Board of Review 01/02/2024 Page 2 of 5 Adam Snyder, architect, said the different grid pattern is a design choice and can be made to all be colonial grids. Mr. Neville said he would prefer the front porch roof to attach directly to the front wall. It should be shortened on either end so it is not flush with the side wall. He also would prefer another post on the porch to split the railing into smaller divisions. Itai Azulay, designer, said they are still working on colors. The one house they will be using straight lap siding. The other house will have shake siding in the gable. He showed a sample front elevation drawing of both houses set within the property with the adjacent houses. Ms. Madison asked if the colors change between the two houses. There should be more differentiation between the two houses than just color. Mr. Neville said the ganged triple window option sits nicer under the porch on the front façade. Mr. Walter said there is not enough to differentiate the homes from each other. The changes are too subtle. Mr. Snyder said the black and white drawing lends to the sameness of the façades. A color rendering would make a difference. Mr. Walter said there are ways to create variation including alternative porch details and adding a bay window on the first floor, or alternate roof gables. Mr. Feinstein said they have seen applications where the sides and rear elevations are exactly the same and the Board required variation on the front elevation, other than just color. Ms. Madison said the exact same massing on the front of both houses is her concern. Color can help with differences, but there needs to be more. The Board discussed changing the massing on the front on at least one of the new homes. The left home on the rendering is a more appropriate design. They should change the right home design to be more than a differentiated color. Continued the review and agreed the massing/design of the 3603 Hildana Road house design is appropriate with a revised colonial window grid design so all the windows have the same grid style. Submit plans including materials and colors plus trim construction detail drawings for Board review. * * * * #21152 - 3607 Hildana Road - Resubmission: New House. See conversation from 3603 Hildana Road. Continued with the following comments: 1. that the front façade of the house at 3607 Hildana needs to be differentiated in ways more than material and color from the house at 3603 Hildana 2) The Architectural Board of Review 01/02/2024 Page 3 of 5 revisions could include; window location/pattern/size, bay window, porch size and or gable design. and 3) With a revised colonial window grid design so all the windows have the same grid style. Submit revised plans including materials, colors and revised designs to create differentiation of the front facade. * * * * #21297 - 3192 Chadbourne Road - Front Entry Alterations. Omar Suleiman, contractor, said they ran into issues with this porch roof structure and removed the brackets, which were not structural. The existing roof was retained and the new posts are treated lumber wrapped in Azek material. There was discussion regarding the changes. Mr. Feinstein showed the previous window application photos which show the porch as all white. Ms. Madison said there was something elegant about the round roof form of the existing porch. Mr. Walter said there could be trim altered to create an arch in the porch ceiling. Mr. Neville said these changes are dramatically different. He would prefer no verticality to the gable end. Continued for the applicant to revise the front entry with the following comments: 1) the vertical trim boards should be removed from the porch gable; 2) resolve and redesign the trim work front entry gable including the relationship of trim to create an architectural hierarchy and to reduce the depth/height of the bottom trim board in the gable; and 3) Eliminate the butt joint in the bottom trim in the gable and resolve other joint irregularity. Submit revised detailed plans for Board review. * * * * #21159 - 3668 Hildana Road - Resubmission: New House. Mr. Feinstein explained the history of approvals for this new house. Dan Bickerstaff, Ubiquitous Design LTD, said interior changes have led to skylights being added and fenestration alterations. Mr. Neville said he likes the changes. The Board agreed. Approved. Architectural Board of Review 01/02/2024 Page 4 of 5  * * * * There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m. The next meeting will be January 16, 2024. _________________________________ _________________________________ Sandra Madison, Chair Hans Walter, Vice Chair Architectural Board of Review Architectural Board of Review Architectural Board of Review 01/02/2024 Page 5 of 5