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11-18-08 ARC MinutesMINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE DATE: Tuesday, November 18, 2008; 7:30 a.m., I" Avenue East Cafe, 128 ls' 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 — Rose and Terry Thiesen (Western Neon/Econolodge, Super 8, O'Reilly); Doug Plummer, Jared VerHey (Walmart); Hear the Public: None Approval of Minutes: Carol moved to approve the October 28 minutes; John seconded. Approved 7-0. Old Business: None New Business: Econolodge — 1680 Hwy 93 S; freestanding sign. Replacing vinyl face on one panel. Less than 50%, so grandfather status is maintained (50% is cumulative, so it will impact future changes). Russ moved to approve; John seconded. Approved 7-0. Super 8 — 1341 lgt Ave E; freestanding and wall signs. The freestanding sign is existing and will change the upper panes (less than 50%/will be applied cumulatively). Yellow color didn't look very good. Need to balance that with corporate identity. Bill moved to approve with the recommendation that they either tone down the yellow or find an alternative color for the background. Approved 7-0. O'Reilly Auto — modifications to freestanding sign. Using existing framework. Wall sign changes too. Bill moved to approve; Janet seconded. Approved 7-0. Walmart — Hutton Ranch. They brought in the updated plans based on the preliminary review. They are now looking for an approval. Some discussion regarding site access. They have modified the drive aisles in a few locations. They do not want to flip the store layout because they want the parking to be centered around the grocery component. Landscaping will include Austrian pines in the NE area. They are avoiding evergreens in the parking lot due to various concerns, but will use them in corners and away from parking spaces. Most of the east and south sides use dogwood. The bump out along the east property boundary is for temporary cardboard, etc. storage. The committee felt that they should add some kind of additional screening for that area. Truck loading docks will be screened with 10 ft high walls. They brought actual color samples (they are going away from the "livelier" colors shown at the last meeting). Added a stand-alone wall to provide screening of the garden area/drive-through pick up area. The rear is broken up with colors and a sawtooth design. The committee had the following general comments: The west (front) face was very good, however there was one suggestion: Extend a decorative beam over the drive through section of the garden center to architecturally connect the new most northerly wall (which runs east -west) with the rest of the garden wall structure as the northerly garden wall structure appears to be floating. The north wall was agreed to be one of the most critical views because of the presence of the future arterial road to be constructed there. The garden wall fence and columns were good but the easterly 200 feet is a blank wall. Do some screening of the tire and battery storage doors. It was also suggested to do one or a combination of the following: Incorporate some color variation or block/stone variation to add interest to this 200 foot stretch of wall. Another approach would be to add landscaping (evergreen trees) along this portion of the wall much like what Costco did along the south wall of their building. Another approach would be to incorporate a row of evergreen trees in one of the east -west planters out in the parking lot in front of this wall to break up the wall with color. The east (rear) wall also raised some concerns as is faced college property. The committee talked about lining up the entrance road with the main architectural feature of the building which would require the parking lot or the building to shift slightly. It was agreed that this probably would not work. Wal-mart reps indicated that the road would line up with the Tree and flag and this would create a focal point. Wal-mart also agreed to bring some perspective drawings of the northeast corner and east side and south west side to better show the architecture they are proposing to help ease the committee's concerns. Committee felt that the east (rear) and the north sides should be improved, perhaps with some rock and the use of darker colors. Most of the front looks good, and the colors look good. The left and right edges of the front could be improved a bit. They could consider an architecturally undulating screen wall. John moved to table; Russ seconded. Motion to table passed 7-0. Other Discussion: Possibly reschedule December meetings. The committee agreed that they would try to meet whenever the Wal-Mart Team was ready to go. Keep Dec 9 open for now. Meeting Adjourned at 8:50