Zionsville Architectural Review Committee (ZARC)

Zionsville Architectural Review Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, Nov 12th, 2013 Attendees: Chris Bucher Tom Casalini Lisa Bick Eileen Davis Brad Johnson Dave Rausch Mike Zeller Director of Planning Wayne DeLong Bill Brocius Eric Bretzman The meeting opened about 7:35am with President Dave Rausch opening the meeting in the Fireplace Room with review of the Agenda. Quorum was present th Motion by Lisa Bick to approve the Agenda and table the Sept Minutes until the regular meeting on Nov 26 2nd by Eileen Davis Agenda & :Table the Minutes approved unanimously. Old Business: -A Thanks from the Group to Brad Johnson for all of his good work on the additional appropriation from Town Council for the 20 E Cedar Project. 1. 40 S Main St/ Ciao a. Eric Bretzman made a short presentation along with handouts of the application. b. The initial comments from Lisa Bick and Eileen Davis was that this was a very well done and thorough application. Eric Bretzman said he wanted his tenant to keep up with the competitive spaces in places like Carmel. He wanted to keep period details, but maintain a timeless look of the building. c. Eileen Davis said that the painted metal awning gives an eclectic and interesting feel. Wood panels would be 3 dimensional, not just trim on board. (this would be similar in feel to the quality of work that was done at Centerpoint). The light fixtures underneath the awning would be unobtrusive, and the new awning would be much lower profile than the current shake awning. d. David Rausch asked about the connection between the awning at this building and the  building to the North. Eric Bretzman said that there was a “break” in the awning, and that when they put the new one up, that they would make any repairs to the neighbors awning as needed. e. Mike Zeller asked about any signage plans and Eric Bretzman said that he believed that any signage would only be on the window. f. Tom Casalini brought up a discussion about the trees in front of the building. In this case the committee thought that perhaps the trees that are there should be removed and the tree holes in the sidewalk should be filled in with concrete. TC believed that this might really enhance that entire north part of Main St as the trees that are there are a bit rough and there is simply a hole with weeds in one space. g. Eileen, who along with Tom, has been working closely with Mr Bretzman and Mr Brosius and is very comfortable with the design and all elements. h. Brad Johnson asked about the black “can” lights underneath the awning, thinking that it might not be appropriate, but most other members of the committee were not concerned and believe that the light would be very unobtrusive. 2. 40 S Main Funding a. At this point, the committee has slated to have $50,000 in its budget for 2014 b. State Board of Accounts will not allow us to enter into a contract with money earmarked for next year. We would have to have an approval contingent on getting the money in 2014 c. Eileen Davis and Tom Casalini said that they have gone through the line items in the budget for the 40 S. Main Project and all appears to be in order. d. Eileen Davis makes a motion to approve the 40 S. Main/Ciao Project per their application for st the amount of $26,075.50 contingent on the release of funding on January 1 . e. This was seconded by Lisa Bick 3. Discussion a. Mike Zeller and Wayne Delong discuss the ongoing issue with the contact and the development plan and how things were going forward with Planning office and Planning commission. b. Brad Johnson said that we have discussed lowering the match to 40%. He said that the Town Council wants the committee to try and spread the money a bit more. Eileen said that this project was already in the works before that request was made. David Rausch said that the 50% match was something that we used as a tool to increase the scope of some projects. Further that the match was “UP TO 50%” and that the committee could change it as needed, but that this was probably not the time to change the plan with this applicant. Brad Johnson reiterated that it was something that Town Council discussed and that Mike Zeller mentioned that it would be something that would be discussed in the upcoming rules subcommittee. c. David Rausch asked for the Vote to fund and approve the 40 S. Main/Ciao Project per their st application for the amount of $26,075.50 contingent on the release of funding on January 1 . Committee voted in favor unanimously. At 8:14 David Rausch cedes the chair to Brad Johnson as he needs to leave. Updates 1. 10 ½ N Main a. Project is still in a holding status and there has not been any movement. The project is currently in the hands of the Indiana State Dept of Homeland Security. State code requires inspection because the public could be on the balcony. b. This project is also still awaiting Plan Commission approval. New Business 1. 305 S. Main St a. This is the “Nana’s Florist” building b. Wayne DeLong is supposed to have meeting with building owners (Demaree’s) next week. 2. Craig Sommers of 10 ½ S Main St may be more interested in 2014. He is interested in see how 40 S Main turns out. Reports Mike Zeller is working with Eileen Davis and Brad Johnson on rules subcommittee. They should have a th preliminary report by Nov 26 meeting. There was also some discussion about being in better touch with absentee building owners and how to contact them about taking advantage of the grant façade program. Brad Johnson ask if there was a motion to Adjourn at approx. 8:55 Tom Casalini makes the motion Lisa Bick 2nds.