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DRB November 2 2016 MinutesCITY OF BEVERLY PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES BOARD OR COMMISSION: Design Review Board SUBCOMMITTEE: DATE: Thursday, November 2, 2016 LOCATION: Beverly City Hall Conference Room MEMBERS PRESENT: Karen Bebergal, Ellen Flannery, Joel Margolis, Matthew Ulrich and Allison Crosbie MEMBERS ABSENT: Sandra Cook, William Finch, Rachel Matthews OTHERS: RECORDER: Brett Bauer Flannery calls the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Sign: Mattress Firm - 2 Enon Street Applicant presents wall sign and panel sign on existing free standing sign. There being no further questions or comments regarding this matter: Margolis: Moves to approve the signs as presented. Flannery seconds the motion. The motion carries (5 -0). Sign: Aubuchon Hardware - 50 Enon Street Applicant presents sign change for wall sign. Crosbie notes that Benjamin Moore logo is not allowed on wall sign, but the existing Benjamin Moore logo on the free standing could remain, as it was approved in 2013. There being no further questions or comments regarding this matter: Flannery: Moves to approve the signs with the condition that the Benjamin Moore logo is removed from the wall sign and the free standing sign remains unchanged. Crosbie seconds the motion. The motion carries (5 -0). Sign: High Res Biosolutions - 102 Cherry Hill Drive The applicant is a firm currently located in Woburn. They have received a TIF agreement with the City of Beverly. Two wall signs and a free standing are presented. The free standing sign is intended to direct vehicles to the parking area. All three signs will be illuminated, but nothing too bright. There being no further questions or comments regarding this matter: Crosbie: Moves to approve the signs as presented. Flannery seconds the motion. The motion carries (5 -0). Design Review Board Meeting Minutes November 2, 2016 Pagel o f 4 ign: Dunkin Donuts - 409 Cabot Street The applicant explains they are replacing the panel face on a free standing sign. There being no further questions or comments regarding this matter: Margolis: Moves to approve the sign as presented. Crosbie seconds the motion. The motion carries (5 -0). Sign: Alma Caribbean Fusion - 409 Cabot Street The applicant explains this will be a new restaurant where the Happy Clam used to be. The color of the wall sign will be changed to burgundy. There being no further questions or comments regarding this matter: Ulrich: Moves to approve the wall sign as presented. Crosbie seconds the motion. The motion carries (5 -0). ign: Evviva Cucina - 45 Enon Street The applicant explains that the box sign was "Not Your Average Joes." Channel letters will be used, but will not be illuminated. In addition to the wall signs, there will be window decals. Crosbie advises that the window decals cannot exceed 20% of the window area. The applicant asks if this applies to the window bay or the window pane. Crosbie responds that the 20% decal coverage limitation applies to the window bay. There being no further questions or comments regarding this matter: Crosbie: Moves to approve the two wall signs and the free standing sign with the condition that the applicant demonstrates how the window decals is not exceeding the 20% area limitation. Flannery seconds the motion. The motion carries (5 -0). Sign: Collective Jiu -Jitsu - 457 Rantoul Street Applicant explains this was a dance studio and is changing to a self - defense school. They will be using the same sign frame and will only be changing the sign itself. The sign is internally illuminated and will be black lettering over a white background. There being no further questions or comments regarding this matter: Ulrich: Moves to approve the wall sign as proposed. Bebergal seconds the motion. The motion carries (5 -0). Informal Review: Temporary Sign: 131 Rantoul Street The applicant explains that they need to raise awareness of this type of urban product in Beverly. They Design Review Board Meeting Minutes November 2, 2016 Page 2 of 4 are proposing to install signage along the construction fencing. They need to advertise the type of space they will be leasing. The signs would stay up until roughly April. Crosbie asks about the height of the signs. The applicant responds that the fence is 6 feet in height, but the signs will be 5 '/2 feet from the top. They will also be putting "Now Leasing" signs on the building that will go up approximately from March 2017 until the end of 2017. This will also be coordinated with an online campaign. Flannery asks if they want to limit the amount of signs. Crosbie responds that there are currently no rules regulating temporary signs. Overall, the response to the signs is positive. Site Plan Review: 50 Dunham Road - Vitality Senior Living, LLC The applicant is submitting formal application to the Planning Board for Site Plan Review and a Special Permit for the parking ratios, and are seeking a recommendation from this Board. They will also be meeting with the ZBA, Parking and Traffic Commission, and the Conservation Commission. Minor changes have been made to the elevations since last presented. The building is 135,000 square feet on a 4.5 acre site. There will be 118 units for 123 residents. There will be 20 -26 staff on site, depending on the time of day. There will be 13 parking spaces for the retail /daycare use, and another 12 spaces deeded from Cummings. The amount of parking will meet the requirements for general commercial use, but not for daycare use. This will be addressed when the exact use is determined. In response to concerns about the institutional look, the applicant is trying to accomplish an overall esthetic of contemporary. The owner feels the next generation of assisted living residents will be open to and desire a contemporary look. The applicant also feels the traditional look would not make sense in an office park. It would also be difficult to incorporate a traditional look with a large garage. They want to take advantage of the natural landscape of the area with a contemporary look that includes large windows and decks. And in response to concerns about the scale, the applicant has made changes to the building elevations to give the appearance individual townhomes as you might see in the Back Bay of Boston. The applicant explains that they are trying to make the rooms feel bright and large with large windows and decks, as the rooms are not very big in area. They would rather spend their money on windows and other features that contribute to a high performing building rather than spend it on architectural features. The windows are set back about 4 inches from the exterior siding because of the high performance insulation used, but this gives the building wall some depth which is otherwise fairly flat. Wood paneling is used to connect the bedrooms and livingrooms. Fiber cement boards will be used for the exterior siding. Different materials that are slightly brighter in color are used to call out public /shared areas. Parking will be on the lowest level and will be exposed at the lowest half of the elevation, but will be masked with a green screen. The trash will be on the loading dock near the parking entrance. Mechanical equipment will be on the roof, but set back and mostly below the parapet. Design Review Board Meeting Minutes November 2, 2016 Page 3 of 4 Ulrich comments that he might be pickier about the design if this was a building located downtown, but that it is an improvement to the office park. He would like to see some differentiation in heights of the different buildings. Flannery comments that the Planning Board will want more details about the lighting and solar panels. Crosbie comments that she likes the color palette. There being no further questions or comments regarding this matter: Crosbie: Move to recommend approval to the Planning Board as proposed. Ulrich seconds the motion. The motion carries (5 -0). Adjournment Crosbie asks if there is any other business to come before the Design Review Board this evening. There being none: Crosbie: Moves to adjourn the meeting. Flannery seconds the motion. The motion carries (5 -0). The meeting is adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Design Review Board Meeting Minutes November 2, 2016 Page 4 of 4