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Deerfield Professional Centre 13000 Deerfield Parkway Building 100, Suite 107 E Milton, GA 30004
ACTION REPORT
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
6:00PM
1) Call to order and Pledge
2) Introduction of Board Members
Members present: James Brown, Kathy Cook, Vince Pisano, Mark Mekes
3) Election of new officers
Deferred till March meeting due to Chair’s absence
4) Approval of January action minutes
Deferred—not enough voting members present
5) Building permit review: 13000 Deerfield Parkway, Excide Technologies, solar panel
installation
Comments/discussion:
Can the solar panels be seen from the street? No, but the tenant wants
them to be visible from the interior parking lot for marketing purposes.
Highest point?—10’
Member : Feels that allowing the panels to be visible will set a bad
precedent.
Member: Torn. How do we become a green city in a responsible way?
The subject needs more interpretation.
Member: We should not start allowing these panels to be visible for
marketing purposes which meets the definition of a sign, conveying a
message or product. Roof signs are not permitted and of course the
panels would exceed the allowable signage.
Applicant: A lot of value comes from marketing this product. Does it add
or subtract from the aesthetic of the building.
Motion to defer vote until March meeting, Vince Pisano
2nd: Jim Brown
Vote :4-0
Motion passed
6) Courtesy review: RZ10-01/VC10-01, 3105 Bethany Bend, Nathan Hendricks III
Request: To rezone from AG-1 (Agricultural) and C-1 (Community Business) to
C-1 (Community Business) to develop a 2,400 square foot gas station with 5
pump islands at a density of 2,755.45 square feet per acre. The applicant is
also requesting a concurrent variance to reduce the 20-foot landscape strip
to 10 feet along Bethany Bend (Section 64-1090(a)).
Board’s comments:
o Screening dumpster. Applicant stated that he will extend the brick
façade wall to 8’ so it will parallel Highway 9.
o Roof canopy over pump islands should be pitched. Applicant
stated that might be difficult with a non symmetrical canopy.
o Did you consider an alternate design? The applicant stated that
the canopy does not have to adhere to building setback, but the
building does. The building would not fit into the setbacks.
o This appears to be a remnant piece leftover from road
improvements and the development does not fit on the property
size.
Staff received 10 emails from concerned Milton residents. See attached.
7) Courtesy review: V10-001, 13695 Highway 9, Christian City Church, Steve Bullen
Request: To allow a reduction in the number of parking spaces required for a
church (Article 18, Section 18.2.1).
No aesthetic changes to site.
Currently no weekly services; Sunday at 10:30-12:30
Approximately 150 members
Adjacent properties support using their lots for overflow parking
Board’s comments:
o Traffic engineer worth its weight in gold; should be able to get
some pretty good info from traffic study (time of use)
o Possibly condition variance to time of use
8) Other business
9) Adjournment