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Home My WebLink AboutARB201000052 Review Comments Preliminary Site Plan 2010-06-28ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD STAFF REPORT Project #: Name ARB- 2010 -52: Wilco Hess Review Type Preliminary Review of a Site Development Plan Parcel Identification Tax Map 61, Parcel 120D Location 1600 Seminole Trail, on the west side of Route 29 North, approximately 500' south of Rio Road West. Zoned Highway Commercial (HC), Entrance Corridor (EC) Owner /Applicant Wilco Hess LLC (Steve Williams) Magisterial District Rio Proposal To upgrade an existing service station site with the demolition of a vending machine enclosure and pump island building, replacement of fuel pumps and dispensers, construction of a 248 s.f. addition to the store building, and general renovation of the exterior of the store building. ARB Meeting Date July 6, 2010 Staff Contact Brent Nelson SITE/PROJECT HISTORY 5/27/10: ARB 10 -42, Wilco Hess Refacing Freestanding and Canopy Signs, approved. New faces have green letters on a white background. 4/14/10: SDP 10 -32, Wilco Hess Major Site Plan Amendment, received and currently under review. PROJECT DETAILS /SITE CONTEXT The applicant is proposing to upgrade an existing gasoline service station located on the west side of Route 29N, adjoining the northeast side of the Brown Honda Body Shop and approximately 500' south of the intersection with Rio Road West. The proposal includes the demolition of a vending machine enclosure and pump island building, the replacement of fuel pump dispensers, the construction of a 248 s.f. addition to the north end of the existing store and the general renovation of building exterior through design and materials. The building height will be increased by 8' with the addition of a gable roof form. Additional changes to the landscaping or site layout are not proposed. VISIBLITY Due to its close proximity to Route 29N, below grade location from the right -of -way and lack of vegetation in between, the proposed changes are expected to be visible from the Entrance Corridor. The existing gasoline canopy, designated to remain, will limit visibility of the proposed building for south bound traffic. ANALYSIS based on drawings submitted: Site Plan: • Sheet 1 of 7: Cover, date April 12, 2009 • Sheet 2 of 7: General Notes, date April 12, 2009 • Sheet 3 of 7: Earthwork Notes, date April 12, 2009 ARB 7/6/2010 Wilco Hess, Preliminary - Page 1 • Sheet 4 of 7: Existing Conditions, date April 12, 2009 • Sheet 5 of 7: Existing Conditions, date April 12, 2009 • Sheet 6 of 7: Site Plan, date April 12, 2009 • Sheet 7 of 7: MS -19 Analysis, date April 12, 2009 • Sheet 1 of 1: Cross - Section Plan and Profile, date May 18, 2010 Architectural drawings: • Conceptual Rendering: Wilco Hess #753, date May 5, 2010 • Sheet B1 of 1: Wilco #753, Elevations & Floor Plan, date May 10, 2010 Material samples provided: • Vertical Vinyl Siding: CertainTeed Board & Batten, Desert Tan • Brick: Pine Hall Brick: Liberty Rose, Mortar: Creme • Roof: Standing Seam Metal: Chocolate Brown Photos provided: • Existing East Coast Facility: • View from U.S. Route 29, South Bound Lane • View from U.S. Route 29, North Bound Lane • Typical HESS fuel pump dispenser with signage Building Design Issue: Building Redesign/Front Pediment/Materials Comments: The proposed (remodeled) building will be 42' long, 24' wide and 20' tall to the roof line. The main gable roof form, with its chocolate brown standing seam metal, will have a triangular wooden louver vent at each end while the intersecting gable roof with its pediment centered over the entrance in the front, southeast, elevation will have a circular vinyl louver vent. All of the vents will be chocolate brown. Samples of the brown color or its PMS equivalent were not provided with this submission. A sample of the chocolate brown metal roof material was included in this application and is expected to compliment the other proposed materials and colors. Tan color vertical vinyl board and batten siding is proposed for the southeast pediment facing the Corridor. The storefront entrance beneath the pediment is to have bronze frames with bronze tinted glass. A sample of the glazing, and a cutsheet documenting the reflectance value, was not provided with this application. Typically the ARB requires that the reflectance value be held below 7 %. A light terra cotta color brick is proposed for the elevations on all 4 sides of the building with a continuous brick rowlock course at the window level. A tan color window frame with chocolate brown color vinyl louver shutters, in the closed position, is proposed at each end of the front, southeast, elevation and in the center of both side elevations. Samples of the brown color or its PMS equivalent were not provided with this submission. The use of vinyl for the shutters is expected to have a limited visual impact due to the buildings 110' distance from the Corridor, angular orientation, and the closed position of the shutters. The proposed building colors are expected to blend well together and compliment each other. The proposed building materials, with the exception of the vertical vinyl board and batten, have a well coordinated appearance that is reflective of historic structures in the area and complimentary of previous buildings approved by the ARB for this Corridor. The vertical design of the board and batten, with its tan color in its visible location, is expected to have an appearance that is not characteristic of the architecture and does not compliment the building. The use of a material with a less discernible or no pattern in this location would be more appropriate for this building. Recommendations: With the next submission, include color samples, or the PMS equivalent, for the proposed ARB 7/6/2010 Wilco Hess, Preliminary - Page 2 louver vents and louver shutters or revise the drawings to indicate the color will match the proposed chocolate brown metal roof color. Include a sample of the window glazing along with documentation that it is below 7% in reflectance value. Revise the proposal to show the use of an alternate material for the pediment in the front, southeast, elevation. A material with a less discernible or no pattern would be more appropriate. Issue: Exterior Building Lights Comments: The applicant is proposing the use of exterior Hi -Lite Mfg. wall -mount down light fixtures on the building. A fixture is shown on each side of the shuttered window in the front and side elevations. The fixtures with their 32 watt fluorescent bulbs, while not full cutoff, do not exceed the 3,000 lumens threshold for full cutoff requirement. The fixture has brown metal housing with a clear glass shade below. Its simple design compliments the building. Glare from the bulb is not expected to be an issue due to the building's distance from and below the Corridor and the low wattage of the bulb. Recommendations: None. Issue: Building Mechanical Equipment/Location Comments: The location of mechanical equipment to serve the proposed building was not indicated in this submission. The identification of ground- mounted and building- mounted equipment is needed to determine visibility. Entrance Corridor guidelines require that mechanical equipment be screened to eliminate visibility from the EC with screening devices that are compatible with the building. Two dumpsters are currently located in the parking lot at the north end of the site, highly visible from the Corridor, with no screening enclosures. Screening them with dumpster enclosures would benefit the overall site significantly. Recommendations: Revise all applicable drawings by showing the location of all proposed ground and/or building- mounted mechanical equipment and the method of screening to eliminate visibility from the EC. Screening devices that are compatible with the building design would be appropriate. Consider placing the existing dumpsters, located at the north end of the site, inside enclosures that would eliminate their visibility from the Corridor. Issue: Building Signage /Canopy Pumps Comments: The building elevation drawings on Sheet B 1 show a wall sign WILCO to go in the pediment of the front, southeast, elevation. The overall sign size appears to be proportionate to the pediment. Details, including materials, colors, dimensions and lighting, if any, were not provided. An application for the sign can be made separately or the sign details can be submitted and reviewed with the next submission. A photo of the proposed fuel pump dispenser was included in this submission. The green and white colors match those that were recently approved for refacing the freestanding and canopy signs. Recommendations: None. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends the following as the primary points of discussion: 1. The proposed building materials and colors. 2. The vertical vinyl siding in the pediment. 3. The proposed building signage. Staff recommends approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness, pending staff administrative approval of the following conditions. 1. With the next submission, include color samples, or the PMS equivalent, for the proposed louver vents and louver shutters or revise the drawings to indicate the color will match the proposed chocolate brown metal roof color. Include a sample of the window glazing along with documentation that it is below 7% in reflectance value. Revise the proposal to show the use of an alternate material for the pediment in the front, ARB 7/6/2010 Wilco Hess, Preliminary - Page 3 southeast, elevation. A material with a less discernible or no pattern would be more appropriate. 2. Revise all applicable drawings by showing the location of all proposed ground and/or building- mounted mechanical equipment and the method of screening to eliminate visibility from the EC. Screening devices that are compatible with the building design would be appropriate. Consider placing the existing dumpsters, located at the north end of the site, inside enclosures that would eliminate their visibility from the Corridor. ARB 7/6/2010 Wilco Hess, Preliminary - Page 4