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2007-01-20 Design Review Board February 1, 2007 Design Review Board Meeting Minutes February 1, 2007 Meeting: Date: Present: Design Review Board February 1, 2007 Leah Zambernardi, William Finch, Colleen Bruce, Larry Jaquith, Kate Newhall None Diane Presutti Absent: Recorder: Ms. Zambernardi called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. 1. Trooical Restaurant & Grill- Ms. Fabiane Dellorto/342 Rantoul Street/Si2n Ms. Dellorto of the Tropical Restaurant submitted a sketch of a sign of yellow lettering with a bright green background. The projecting sign will be 64" x 48" x II" and will be replacing the face of the existing sign. The words "Buffet with BBQ" will be on the sign as well. Ms. Zambernardi stated her concern regarding the brightness of the color sample. Ms. Dellorto assured Ms. Zambernardi that the sample was far brighter than the actual colors. Mr. Finch motioned to accept as presented, seconded by Mr. Jaquith. Motion carried 4-0. 2. China Buffet - Mr. David Guo/214 Cabot Street/ Si2n Mr. Guo presented a design of two wall signs to be displayed on his restaurant. The signs will be 2' x 12' and 1.6' x 9'. The will be made of primed wood of dark brown with stainless steel letters. The two signs will be displayed on a front and side fa<;ade. Mr. Finch motioned to accept, seconded by Ms. Zambernardi. Motion carried 4-0. 1 3. DeBacco's Service Center - Ed Juralewitz/474 Rantoul Street/Si2n Ed Juralewitz of United Sign presented a freestanding sign face replacement. The sign will have both faces replaced and will be 4' x 8' x 12". The sign will be red and opaque black with the red being illuminated. Mr. Jaquith motioned to accept as presented, seconded by Mr. Finch. Motion carried 4-0. 4. Travis Coffee & Tea - AUin Halo/280 Cabot Street/Si2n Mr. Halo presented a picture with imposed printing. The sign will be 30" x 96" x 25" Mr. Finch indicated to Mr. Halo that the printing is not clear to read with the background picture. He also indicated that type over photographs can be complicated. He also stated that the sign doesn't indicate what type of service is offered. Mr. Zambernardi stated that the photo background is not needed for the business and the lettering is too small. She asked Mr. Halo to redo the design and fax it to the DRB for approval and to put up a temporary sign. Mr. Bruce stated that he can put a design off to the side of the lettering if he wishes. Ms. Zambernardi stated that when a new design is submitted they will call a special meeting for a DRB review. 5. The Ed2e - Jean Tarnowski & Jean Wilson/252 Elliott Street/Si2n Ms. Tarnowski presented a design to the Board of a freestanding face replacement made of ivory background to match other panels. The sign is 48" x 60" x 12". Mr. Jaquith motioned to accept as presented, seconded by Mr. Finch. Motion carried 4-0. 6. Amohenol- Andv Clark/72 Cherrv Hill Drive/Si2n This wall sign will be 30" channel letters of 41. 6 SF. Ms. Bruce motioned to accept as presented, seconded by Mr. Jaquith. Motion carried 4- O. 2 7. Ventron - Tom Alexander/lO-12 Con2ress Street/Site Plan Review Mr. Alexander approached the Board and introduced Thad Siemasko of Siemasko & Verbridge, Jeffrey Richards & Kenneth Knowles of Meridian Associates, Inc., and Stephen Ricciardi. He also indicated that they are keeping with restricted covenant with the rezoning proposal. Mr. Richards started with the landscape plan. He indicated that this will be one element to enhance the site as well as separate the public space from the private space. He also indicated that Con Com has a keen interest in the river area. He stated that the plants to be used will be native to the specific areas, such as dune grasses that can handle drought conditions. The roof waters will flow towards the meadow areas. The street area will have street trees. There will also be down lighting in the parking areas with lampposts along the river walk way. There will be a retaining wall on the street with a metal fence atop, preferably fencing to be uniform throughout the property. The building will be set lower than street level. The plan also indicated a chainlink fence along railway and seawall. He also pointed out a guardrail in the parking area to block off a 6' drop. He also indicated that they wish to make walkway easily accessible, possibly putting in stairs to get to the lower meadow area. Again, Con Com may oppose. He also showed the Board a sample design of a boardwalk to be constructed with vertical elevated poles, possibly 18' high in some spots. Mr. Siemasko stated that they have to be careful with plantings and such due to Con Com restrictions. He also indicated that their goal is to make Congress Street residential friendly. Mr. Jaquith asked that they be uniform with the fencing used but also to allow the water view to be visible. He also asked that a climbing vine be planted on the side of the garage wall that can be viewed from a unit. Mr. Finch stated that vinyl fencing will break easily and asked that they use a sturdier and more elegant fencing and keep it uniform. He also asked that the walkway be handicap accessible. He also indicated that the guardrail on the elevated parking area can be 1 1J4" preasure treated wood should be sufficient. Ms. Bruce agrees with the fencing and the guardrail and asked that an additional cross walk be placed at the other entrance as well. She indicated that she would like to see oaks rather than locusts on the street. She also suggested the benches be made of wood with backs and that they are bolted to the concrete for easy replacement. She also indicated that stonedust and trex would be preferred on the walkway and deck. Ms. Zambernardi indicated that she would prefer a more elegant sturdy fence also, not vinyl. She also asked that the condo association handle the maintenance of all walkways. 3 Elevations: Mr. Siemasko indicated by his prints that the elevation was lowered by 5'. He also indicated that there are now 72 units down from 84. There is a continuous band of color along the lower part of the elevations and also brought the shingles down to the ground level. They have added bay windows, weather cedar shingles with possibly copper peaks. The band will be dusty brownish red with greenish shingles. The HV AC units will be located on ground level for the first floor units, and some will be on the top of the building covered. The plumbing vents will be consolidated. He stated that the covered rollaway dumpster will be in the garage with frequent pickups. Ms. Zambernardi asked that they meet again with revised plans for the following; A. Uniform and sturdier fencing. B. Three dimension drawings to peaks. C. Sections of unit's elevation. Mr. Alexander added that they will meet with the Conservation Commission on February 20, and if they make progress they will be back to the DRB at the March 8th meeting with the suggested changes. 8. Election of Officers: Ms. Bruce stated that she would like to remain Chairman for another year. Mr. Finch motioned to nominate Ms. Bruce for Chairman, seconded by Mr. Jaquith. Motion carried 4-0. 9. Approval of Minutes: Mr. Finch motioned to approve the minutes of January 4,2007, seconded by Ms. Bruce. Motion carried 4-0. Meeting adjourned at 10:05 p.m. 4