HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201800154 Minutes 2018-11-13 The ARB confirmed that the 2019 meeting schedule was approved on November 13, 2018.
b. Elect Chair
Motion: Mr.Stoner nominated Mr. Binsted for Chairperson for 2019.
Mr.Van Der Werf seconded the motion.
Mr. Binsted was elected Chair by a vote of 5:0.
Mr. Wardell turned the meeting over to the new Chair. Mr. Binsted invited nominations for
Vice-Chair.
c. Elect Vice-Chair
Motion: Mr. Wardell nominated Mr.Van Der Werf for Vice-Chairperson for 2019.
Mr. Stoner seconded the motion.
Mr.Van Der Werf was elected Vice-Chair by a vote of 5:0.
REGULAR REVIEW ITEMS
a. ARB-2018-154: Hyatt House at Stonefield Town Center - Preliminary Review of a Major Site Plan
Amendment; preliminary review of an architectural design (TM/Parcel 061W00300019A0-portion)
Proposal: To construct a six-story(maximum 80 feet tall) hotel building encompassing 92,247 square feet
and a single-story retail component encompassing 12,567 square feet on an undeveloped, 1.04-acre
portion of this parcel.
Location/Context: The site is situated approximately 475 feet north of Hydraulic Road and approximately
830 feet west of Seminole Trail (Route 29), within The Shops at Stonefield town center. Commercial
enterprises as well as services characterize the area: the Hyatt Place hotel lies to the immediate west,
across District Avenue,and various restaurants and retail businesses lie to the south and east,along Bond
Street.The lot has been cleared and graded and is currently vacant.
The ARB offers the following comments on the site plan amendment,for the benefit of the applicant's
next submittal:
1. Provide renderings of the east and north elevations. Provide additional perspective views that
show the proposed building in the context of adjacent buildings, and particularly in respect to
the existing Hyatt Place Hotel. Provide perspectives from Bond Street as well as District Avenue.
2. Revise the renderings of the south and west elevations to show all proposed architectural
features.
3. Provide dimensioned elevations of all four elevations with materials and colors identified.
Provide material and color samples for review.
4. Revise the architectural design to reduce the amount of EIFS used and to increase materials that
reflect the traditional architecture of the area.
5. Ensure that the parapet coping is not illuminated.
6. Note that a separate sign application is required. Back-lit/halo-lit channel letter signs are
consistent with the shopping center.
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7. Provide more transparency at the ground level through increased fenestration.
8. Revise the design of the tower to reduce its mass by eliminating the over-scaled single-slope
roof.
9. Provide foundation plantings along the exterior of the courtyard wall and against the east
building wall within the courtyard.
10. Provide the standard glass note on the elevations: Window glass in the Entrance Corridors
should meet the following criteria: Visible light transmittance (VLT)shall not drop below 40%.
Visible light reflectance (VLR)shall not exceed 30%.
11. Provide glass sample and/or manufacturer's specifications that provide the VLR and VLT values.
12. Provide a roof plan that shows the dimensions of all proposed rooftop mechanical equipment
and show rooftop mechanical equipment on the architectural elevations. Sow how all visibility
of mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridors will be eliminated.
13. Provide top-of-wall and bottom-of-wall dimensions of the proposed courtyard wall. Provide
material and color samples for the wall.
14. Ensure that the HVAC vent screens match the color of the surrounding wall.
15. Provide the standard mechanical equipment note on the site plan set and on the architectural
drawings: Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.
16. Provide a lighting plan for review.
17. Provide standard lighting note on the lighting plan: Each outdoor luminaire equipped with a
lamp that emits 3,000 or more initial lumens shall be a full cutoff luminaire and shall be
arranged or shielded to reflect light away from adjoining residential districts and away from
adjacent roads. The spillover of lighting from luminaires onto public roads and property in
residential or rural areas zoning districts shall not exceed one half footcandle.
18. Consider providing foundation plantings on the south face of the building.
19. If planting is added, provide plant species that are native to the region from the approved plant
list.
20. If planting is added, add the standard plant health note to the plan:All site plantings of trees
and shrubs shall be allowed to reach, and be maintained at, mature height; the topping of trees
is prohibited. Shrubs and trees shall be pruned minimally and only to support the overall health
of the plant.
21. Ensure that the proposal includes the necessary amount of open space to fulfill the Code of
Development requirements.
22. Note that additional pedestrian and bicycle amenities and connections,as well as the provision
of open space on this lot, will likely be called for during the site plan review process to meet
Code of Development requirements
23. Provide adequate tree protection fencing on site plans for future review.
Mr. Wardell left the meeting at 2:18 p.m.
b. ARB-2018-161: Dogtopia- Special Use Permit Advisory Review(first review) (TM/Parcel
04500000010900)
Proposal: To establish a commercial kennel in a portion of an existing retail building with interior
daycare,grooming, and boarding services and an exterior 16-foot by 72-foot play area on the south side
of the building.
Location: On the east side of Rt. 29, across from Northside Drive.
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