Zionsville Architectural Review Committee (ZARC)

Zionsville Architectural Review Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Attendees: Lisa Bick Tom Cassalini Eileen Davis Brad Johnson Dave Rausch Mike Zeller Wayne DeLong, Zionsville City Planning The meeting opened about 7:30am with President Dave Rausch opening the meeting about 7:30am with review of the Agenda. Quorum was present. Agenda: Brad Johnson moved that we adopt the Agenda and Eileen Davis seconded the motion, it was approved unanimously. Previous Meeting Minutes: The previous two months meeting minute’s approval was tabled to the next meeting. Election of Secretary: Chris Bucher had agreed to be Secretary prior to this meeting; it was officially recognized and accepted at this meeting. Eileen Davis will take meeting minutes today in his absence due to his work conflict. Old Business: 1. 50 N. Main/Centerpoint Ventures: Work is underway, an approval was given on the fan window selection, but no other contact has been received since the last meeting otherwise. 2. 20 East CedarSt / Barbara Jennings: Dave Rausch recused himself from the committee to present the Owner’s choices. The rehabilitation project is underway and expects that it will be presented at the next meeting in April. To date, the cleaners space will remain, the wine shop space will remain, but the Nana’s will be demolished and a parking lot will go in its place. It was discussed whether the town could assist with the parking lot with RDC funds, but Wayne said that had been investigated and is not an option at this time and would be a low priority for the town. It might make good rental parking spaces. Dave estimated it would be about $100K, and about $50K grant. New Business: 1. 5 N. Main St: Carpenter Realtors applied for Owner Cassady on the 5 North Main Street property (formerly Clock Shop). The application requested replacement of like items with like items; therefore it consists of all maintenance requests. It was agreed by the committee that  this doesn’t qualify without any enhancement components and is denied as presented. Due to the fact that they were not present to discuss further, it was agreed that Wayne would draft a letter to them allowing them to present their case before assuming if any enhancement components are being considered by the owner. 2. Cobblestone Grill – First Street façade: This was presented last fall for a ‘soft’ discussion and has increased scope slightly and is now being formally presented as an application. No one was present to discuss and the following questions were raised: a. Does this encroach on the street right-of-way? b. Are there sidewalks on this property? c. Where is the property line? d. How is this impacted/coordinated with the First St. project? e. Is there an opportunity for a green wall application here? f. Why the 16” gap under the gate? g. Clarify the awning extent and shape, shown two ways. h. Could the gate be sliding instead of swinging to eliminate encroachment issues? The committee agreed that this project is qualifying for the grant program and a committee of two was assigned to meet with them to clarify details further (Dave Rausch and Tom Casalini were appointed). Once details are clarified, they will be asked to come to the next meeting. A motion to encourage participation in the grant program subject to final approvals of details was made by Lisa Bick and seconded by Mike Zeller. It was approved unanimously. Wayne will investigate the property line and encroachment questions and meet with the owner as needed to clarify those. Other Inquiries: 1. Wessel property (First St, formerly Love Furniture): No contact has been made this year from the owner. 2. Sullivan-Munce Museum: Initial discussion with them indicates only maintenance work is being considered (painting and some concrete step repairs). It also does not qualify as a commercial project since it is owned by a not-for-profit organization. It is contiguous to the boundary of the grant program. There has been no formal application. 3. South Main Street/Love Furniture building: Interest has been expressed with some tenant changes. It is not currently in the grant program boundaries, but may qualify as contiguous to a VBD (Village Business District) zoning. Wayne stated that the owner was interested in rezoning from B2 to VBD when the right time comes. This also would fall in with the “South Village” and Dow Property improvements and may qualify as grant potential if those are included/expanded to be part of this program. Reports: 1. Program Financial Summary: Latest summary passed out. Total amount available does not reflect the Centerpoint grant request yet. The total amount differs from last year’s amount, Dave and Eileen remembered an amount in the $80K range. 2. Inactive: Dumpster enclosures and green walls, no report. 3. Inactive: Ball State streetscape study. 4. Other: Process and timeline draft: Process and Timeline Draft by Dave Rausch were briefly discussed and the committee agreed the timeline would be a handy tracking tool as well as give applicants a better idea of the process and where their project stood in relation to others. The meeting was adjourned at 9:10am by Mike Zeller and seconded by Brad Johnson. Next meeting is April 23, 2013 at 7:30am in the Fireplace Room in the Town Hall. Respectfully submitted, Eileen Davis (substitute for Chris Bucher who was absent).