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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAB Minutes 11-12-2015COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES November 12, 2015 A Meeting of the Community Appearance Board was held on November 12, 2015, at the Cape Canaveral Public Library, 201 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairperson Randy Wasserman. The Secretary called the roll. ROLL CALL: MEMBERS PRESENT Randy Wasserman Angela Raymond Joseph Mathos Bob Nienstadt MEMBERS ABSENT Mary Jo Tichich OTHERS PRESENT Kimberly Kopp David Dickey Patsy Huffman Chairperson Assistant City Attorney Community Development Director Board Secretary PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: None 1. Interview & Recommendation to City Council Re: Potential Board Member, Sandra Lanham Mrs. Lanham stated that she has lived in Cape Canaveral for eight (8) years. She and her husband started visiting the area in the 90's. Her husband was presented a job opportunity with NASA in 2007. He accepted and they have been living here since then. She was President of the HOA in her community and now serves on the Beautification Committee. She saw the vacancy on the Community Appearance Board and felt she would be a good fit. She cares about Cape Canaveral and would like to volunteer her time. Discussion ensued with Board Members to include: her thoughts on improvements to any particular area; anything that stands out in the City regarding architecture; the City has evolved since the 90's; becoming familiar with the Statutes for this Board; keeping property values on the rise; the bike path, landscaping on Ridgewood Avenue and the solar lighting is beautiful. Board Members would look forward to having Mrs. Lanham serve. Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes November 12, 2015 Motion by Mr. Wasserman, seconded by Mrs. Raymond, to recommend to City Council to appoint Sandra Lanham to fill the vacancy on the Community Appearance Board. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. 2. Oceanside Distillery — Review and action regardine a Level 1 application consistent with Chapter 22, Article III of the Cape Canaveral Code of Ordinances Assistant City Attorney Kimberly Kopp swore in all participants who were planning to speak on behalf of this item. Mr. Dickey presented Staff's report/photos to show the layout of the property. Staff explained the surrounding properties and their uses. The item consists of a Level 1 application which required Community Appearance Board review and action for a proposed commercial building located east of Commerce Street on the north side of W. Central Boulevard related to a 6,200 square foot commercial building that will contain a micro -distillery, associated tasting room, and retail store. The proposed building is located on a .83 acre parcel which has a driveway cut onto W. Central Boulevard. The property is zoned C-2 Sec. 22-42 (c) of the Code established certain criteria that the CAB must consider when evaluating an application. In general, the criteria are to gauge whether a project is in harmony and consistent with the surrounding natural and built environment. Sec. 22-44 of the Code includes the specific standards that must be considered. They include: • The plans for the proposed buildings are not excessively similar or dissimilar to any other building or structure in the general area. • Front or side elevations must be shown. • Size and arrangement of elevation facing the street must be shown. • The plans for the proposed building are in harmony with the established character of other buildings or structures in the surrounding area. The property is within the AIA Economic Opportunity Overlay District and must meet certain architectural/site design guidelines applicable to development within this area regarding: Sec. 110-623. - Building Orientation - Buildings shall be oriented towards AIA, N. Atlantic Avenue and Central Boulevard, as well as adjacent cross -streets in order to encourage pedestrian activity along the sidewalks of AIA, N. Atlantic Avenue and Central Boulevard, and to facilitate pedestrian access to and from the sidewalk to adjacent properties. Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes November 12,2015 Sec. 110-643. — Articulation - Reduce the monotony of large buildings by breaking architectural elements into smaller pedestrian scale components or through use of varied materials, textures or colors, trim, roof lines, canopies and awnings in order to provide variation and visual interest. Fagades shall be organized into three major components, the base (ground level), body (upper architecture) and cap (parapet, entablature or roofline). Sec. 110-648. - Entry treatment - Construct a dominant entryway to reinforce the character of the building, add visual interest, break up the monotony of flat surfaces, add a vertical element to break up the fagade of the building and create an inviting entrance. See. 110-650. - Exterior surface materials - Select high quality, human -scale building materials to reduce building mass, create visual interest, and complement the community vision for architectural style of the A 1 A EOOD. Sec. 110-654. - Awnings and canopies - Add awnings or canopies to provide variation to simple storefront designs in order to establish a horizontal rhythm between structures where none exists and add color to a storefront. Canopies and awnings that span an entire building are discouraged. Sec. 110-669. - Surface parking - Locate surface parking in the rear or side of buildings and provide pedestrian access from the parking to the building and street. See. 110-689. - Surface parking lots - Buffer off-street parking adjacent to a public right-of-way or residential buildings with a landscaped berm. After review of submitted materials, Staff is recommending the following modifications to the site plan/renderings: 1. A knee wall and/or landscaped berm, a minimum of 30 inches in height, be erected between the parking area and W. Central Boulevard. 2. The sidewalk along W. Central Boulevard be extended to the east property line. 3. The three windows on the eastern side of the building should be bordered by a vertical architectural treatment and/or fagade articulation to help breakup the horizontal surface of the eastern side of the building. Mr. Foleno presented a revision to the original plan to present to Board Members to include: pitch of roof; additional landscaping; structural canopies will be added per Staff's recommendation; colors (buff/tan); stack stone for elevations; impact windows and landscaping buffers. Mr. Foleno explained that he and his brother will own and operate this business. Discussion ensued regarding changes to driveway; flow of traffic during this process; the recycle of construction products; plans are consistent with the Redevelopment Plan; further clarification of a knee wall; extension of sidewalk; elevation of building; removal of the guard shack currently on the property; location of dumpster pad and type of enclosure; stormwater/retention area; and where the HVAC unit will be placed. Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes November 12,2015 Motion by Mr. Wasserman, seconded by Mrs. Raymond to recommend approval of the application per Staffs recommendations. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. REPORTS AND OPEN DISCUSSION: Board Member's thanked Mr. McMillin and Mr. Hong for attending the meeting. Mr. Dickey reminded Board Members that a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson needed to be chosen in February, 2016. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Mr. Wasserman, seconded by Mrs. Raymond to adjourn the meeting at 6:38 p.m. Vote on the motion was unanimous. W Approved on this 0 day of 54'W or , 2016. dy erman, Chairper n C Patsy Huffman, Board Secretary