10-28-08 ARC MinutesMINUTES
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
DATE: Tuesday, October 28, 2008; 7:30 a.m.,
I" Avenue East Cafe, 128 Is' Ave E
MEMBERS PRESENT: Corey Johnson (Chair); Mark Norley; Russ Skelton; Bill Goodman;
Janet Clark; Carol Nelson; John Hinchey
OTHERS PRESENT: City Staff—PJ Sorensen; Tom Jentz
Guests — Cole Blackwell (Blackwell Ent./Lamplighter); Matt
Carmer, Doug Plummer, Jared VerHey, Mike Beach (Walmart);
Phil Harris (Hutton Ranch); Lori Bjork (Closet Classics)
Hear the Public: None
Approval of Minutes: Janet moved to approve the October 14 minutes; John seconded.
Approved 7-0.
Old Business:
Lonnevik Law Office — 501 Ist Ave E; new freestanding sign. Adding planters on the
side. Colors — see photos. John moved to approve; Russ seconded. Approved 7-0.
Closet Classics — 2472 Hwy 93 S; new wall signs. Potential future remodel looks good.
Lori Bjork arrived late to the meeting, with the discussion broken into 2 parts. South side
will have large signs — one for them and one for a tenant. North side will have signs. Not
blue. Carol moved to approve location, with final approval pending submittal of colors.
Approved 6-0.
Bloomstone — Spring Prairie project was planning on installing a parking lot, but now will
wait until a full set of building plans are done.
New Business:
Lamplighter — 410 Windward Way; addition to existing building. Covered patio. Will
match existing building. Mark moved to approve; Janet seconded. Approved 7-0.
Walmart — Hutton Ranch (preliminary review only). Beach presented the project. It will
take most of the remainder of the south side of Hutton Ranch. There was discussion
regarding access to the site (primarily MDOT's jurisdiction). They will do dark sky
lighting. They should add more landscape buffering between the north facing truck bays
and the street. Their overall landscaping should include a mix of evergreens. The parking
lot configuration might be better without the islands which block the traffic flow. Colors
will be changing (committee encouraged the use of the older, more lively colors). There
will be significant interior changes from existing stores. It was suggested that the whole
store flip to put the garden center on the south — better exposure for plants and keeps the
garden area away from the highly visible north end of the store. In lieu of flipping the
layout, they should add substantial buffering, stone columns, etc to the garden center area.
Discussion as to whether the design should be more complimentary to the existing
buildings in Hutton Ranch. Janet's photos from Westminster, Colorado, showed a lot of
good elements which should be included here. Could add a cap over the main feature in
the front which matches the two main entrances. They could dress up the left side of the
front elevation a bit. Rear elevation should be dressed up. Four sided architecture is
important because of the future development potential adjoining the property.
Other Discussion: None
Meeting Adjourned at 8:50