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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - DRB - 06-07-2016 ACTION REPORT DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETING JUNE 7, 2016 WORK SESSION 5:30/PUBLIC HEARING 6:00pm 1) Call to order /Pledge of allegiance 2) Introduction of Board Members Members present: Rich Johnson, Laura Wysong, Tim Bryan, Ed Parsons, Mike Stevens, Marty Littleton**arrived late 3) Approval of agenda Motion to approve agenda: Ed Parsons 2nd: Rich Johnson Vote: 5-0, Motion approved 4) Approval of May meeting minutes Motion to approve: Ed Parsons 2nd: Tim Bryan Vote: 5-0, Motion approved 5) Demos a) 13645 Providence Road, Rodney Reese Motion to approve: Tim Bryan 2nd: Rich Johnson Vote:5-0, Motion approved 6) Final reviews--none 7) Courtesy reviews a) V16-003, Providence Road, Chris Willis  The reduction of the front setback from :  60 feet to 50 feet, lot 21  60 feet to 45 feet, lot 3  60 feet to 40 feet, lots 4,22,23,30  60 feet to 20 feet, lots 5,6,7,8,9,19,20  The increase in the allowed height from:  28 feet to 33 feet, lots 5,6,7,8,9,19,20 Comments:  You chose where to locate your roads. You sealed your own fate when you chose to put that road there when you can’t put a house on that side of the road.  I can only imagine what that’s going to look like with those homes super high.  If you had rock problems in the road, what makes you think that you won’t have rock problems on the lot?  My concern—what is that going to look like from the backside? If you cut a big house… everybody who drives by Summithill will be looking at a very tall house, and there’s no way that will go over well with the citizens.  Playing devil’s advocate--they could put a lot smaller homes that don’t conform to the rest of the neighborhood.  What is the plan b if the variances are not approved? It seems to me that you’d just put it where it doesn’t look as good.  The big question is going to be how it’s going to look like from the rural viewshed. If you move these house forward you’ll need to have a buy in from the existing homeowners.  In this situation, I think you have to get complete buy in and agreement.  Select the house based on the topography. Fit the houses to the lots, not the other way around.  These kind of lots are going to be very difficult resale lots; they are going to lower everybody’s property values. I’m glad you’re trying to work through this. Any home built on a road like that is going to end up decreasing in value. I’d rather have houses closer to the street in the neighborhood than Providence Road.  Is it possible to bring in more fill and make the 60 foot setback work?  I know walls are super expensive to build, but they would make the houses fit in better with the community  A 30 foot wall along Providence would look horrible.  If I was the homeowner, I would want to see what house they are putting there. I’d have to see specifically on each lot what’s going to go there. b) RZ16-002, Hopewell Road/Vickery Crest Tract, Donegal Lane  To rezone from AG-1 (Agricultural) to CUP (Community Unit Plan) to develop 50 single family homes on 63.57 acres at an overall density of 0.79 units per acre and a concurrent variance to increase the maximum lot coverage from 20 percent to 50 percent for each individual lot Comments:  Small lots next to big lots is never a good idea.  When you have a new subdivision going through an existing subdivision, the new subdivision shouldn’t be anything less than what the existing subdivision is. The new subdivision should be equivalent to Vickery Crest.  I don’t think this plan will go very far. There are a lot of questions to be answered. This is a shot across the bow. They want to see what they can get approved.  If you put similar sized house on smaller lots, that’s going to be a concern.  Why can’t they shift it right 150 feet, and give them the same buffer that you guys have.  I would do the whole thing AG-1 and put the houses in the middle.  (Board member) does not support R-3.  The end produce should be in character with existing homes. 8) Old business—Staff will check several items per the request of the DRB. 9) New business 10) Adjournment