HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - DRB - 09/10/2024 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
City Council Chambers, City Hall
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM
ACTION REPORT
1. CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. INTRODUCTION OF BOARD MEMBERS
Present: Samia Coker, Anne D’Anella, David Jackson, Celeste Jackson
Danielle Gagne, Casey Robinson, and Ken Warlick
3. APPROVAL / AMENDMENT OF AGENDA
Motion to Amend the Agenda to add an administrative application for a demolition,
agenda item 5F (3390 Sonata Lane)
Motion to Approve the Amended Agenda: Danielle Gagne
Second: Anne D’Anella
Vote: 7-0 (Approved)
4. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
A. August 6, 2024 - Action Report
Motion to Approve the August 6, 2024 Action Report as presented: David Jackson
Second: Celeste Jackson
Vote: 7-0 (Approved)
5. DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES
A. 3475 Bethany Bend
Applicant: Ihssan Hashem
Request(s):
• To demolish a one-story wood frame residence, shed, wood building,
asphalt driveway, and concrete driveway.
Motion to Approve the demolition plan as presented by the applicant: David Jackson
Second: Danielle Gagne
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Vote: 7-0(Approved)
B. 3485 Bethany Bend
Applicant: Ihssan Hashem
Request(s):
• To demolish a one-story wooden frame residence, shed, well house,
concrete sidewalk, and gravel driveway.
Motion to Approve the demolition plan as presented: Ken Warlick
Second: Samia Casey Robinson
Vote: 7-0 (Approved)
C. 3495 Bethany Bend
Applicant: Ihssan Hashem
Request(s):
• To demolish a one-story wood frame residence, block building, shed,
concrete pads, and concrete driveway.
Motion to Approve the demolition plan as presented: Celeste Jackson
Second: Samia Coker
Vote: 7-0 (Approved)
D. 2560 Bethany Bend
Applicant: Ihssan Hashem
Request(s):
• To demolish a one-story wood fram residence, 4 wood frame buildings,
concrete pad, and a concrete driveway.
Motion to Approve the demolition plan as presented: Danielle Gagne
Second: David Jackson
Vote: 7-0 (Approved)
E. 1255 Birmingham Road
Applicant: Scott D. Reece/Brumbelow-Reece & Associates, Inc.
Request(s):
• To demolish existing guesthouse and stables.
Motion to approve the demolition plan as presented: Anne D’Anella
Second: Danielle Gagne
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Vote: 7-0 (Approved)
F. 3390 Sonata Lane (Administrative Application)
Request (s):
• To demolish existing house due to fire damage and life-safety issue.
Motion to Approve administrative application as presented: David Jackson
Second: Casey Robinson
Vote: 7-0 (Approved)
6. COURTESY REVIEWS
A. Montessori School, 3499 & 3501 Bethany Bend Road (Building Review)
Applicant: Biju Eappen
Request(s):
• To review the proposed building plan for the Montessori School.
Motion to approve the following recommendations stated by Chairman Warlick on
behalf of the Board: David Jackson
DRB Recommendations:
1. Follow staff recommendations* as presented.
2. Improve landscaping in the North (back) elevation. Show more plantings to
conceal the lack of meeting architectural guidelines.
3. Explore lowering the roof pitch as it is too steep and seems out of proportion to
the rest of the building.
4. Explore the possibility of either elevating the windows on the second floor closer
to the roof/soffit line to look proportional OR leaving the window placement as is
but adding transoms on top of each window on all elevations.
5. Include gutter and exterior building light details on the renderings.
6. Provide color samples, material samples, and other architectural details to
provide better visualization and help DRB make better decisions.
Second: Celeste Jackson
Vote: 7-0 (Approved)
7. FINAL REVIEWS
A. Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktail, 800 Mayfield Road (Landscape Review)
Applicant: Chris Hadermann/Southern Proper Hospitality
Request(s):
• To review the landscaping plan for a restaurant that includes fencing and
outdoor seating.
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Motion to Recommend Approval of the landscaping plan as presented: Danielle
Gagne
Second: Samia Coker
Vote: 7-0 (Approved)
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. Deerfield Implementation Plan- Project Introduction and Architectural Feedback
Exercise.
The Deerfield Implementation Plan project team presented the process, guiding
principles, next steps, and architectural styles. The consultant presented various images
on single-story retail, townhomes, mixed-use buildings, and boutique hotels, and asked
the Board’s feedback for each typology. DRB members discussed and provided their
feedback on their favorite and least favorite architectural styles and added important
comments on why they like or dislike them. The Board will send out additional
comments on the images to the staff liaison to include when deciding what images to
present at the upcoming open house event.
The project consultant invited DRB members to the Open House event on September 17
at Stone Creek Church.
9. OLD BUSINESS
A. None
10. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to Adjourn: Danielle Gagne
Second: Celeste Jackson
Vote: 5-0 (Approved)
*Board members David Jackson and Casey Robinson left the meeting before the
meeting was adjourned.
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