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July 6, 2015 — Meeting Minutes
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record the approved site plan with St. Louis County, and submit proof of recording to the City prior to the issuance of a building permit.
7 Mr. B Mehlman thanked the members for the opportunity to present this project. He indicated that this is the third renovation project they’ve done in Clayton in one and a half years. He stated that they are happy to comply with staff recommendations.
Acting Chairman Reim voiced his concern about the amount of water running onto the property to the rear (east) property.
Mr. B Mehlman informed the members that they spoke with those neighbors and they plan to mitigate the run-off.
Acting Chairman Reim asked if there is any way to save the two trees.
Mr. B Mehlman indicated that the addition impacts those trees.
Josh Corson asked if it was time to make a motion.
Acting Chairman Reim responded “yes” if the application is ready to revise the storm water mitigation plan.
Mr. S Mehlman informed the members that they met with all the neighbors and that they are on board to mitigate run-off in whatever way needed to fix the water problem.
Mark Winings asked if that will be a condition of approval.
Louis Clayton informed the members that the Planning staff relies on the City’s civil engineer when it comes to water mitigation but if this Board has concern, the plan can be looked at again.
Acting Chairman Reim asked if there were any questions or comments from the audience.
None were received.
City Attorney O’Keefe suggested approving the site plan subject to staff’s reconsideration of the plan to be sure steps are taken to optimize water run-off mitigation.
Being no further questions or comments, Mark Winings made a motion to approve the site plan per staff recommendations and that staff re-review the storm water mitigation plan to review water flow. The motion was seconded by Josh Corson and unanimously approved by the members.
The architectural aspects of the project were now up for review.
Susan Istenes explained that the proposed addition is located at the rear of the home and will be constructed of red brick. The height of the addition is +/- 22 feet from grade to the mid-point of the
building permit.
record the approved site plan with St. Louis County, and submit proof of recording to the City prior to the issuance of a building permit.
Susan Istenes explained that the proposed addition is located at the rear of the home and will be constructed of red brick. The height of the addition is +/- 22 feet from grade to the mid-point of the
8 roof. The proposed roof of the addition will be clad in black architectural asphalt shingles, and white windows are proposed. All building materials will match those on the existing home. An existing concrete driveway is located on the southern edge of the site and provides access from the rear alley to an existing rear entry garage. The existing driveway will remain and the applicant proposes to enlarge the driveway +/- 210 square feet using the same material. With respect to driveways, the City’s Architectural Guidelines read as follows:
To eliminate the appearance of "a sea of concrete", the driveway should be exposed aggregate, brick pavers or stamped concrete.
Staff is of the opinion that the requirement for driveway materials is meant to apply to driveways accessible from a main street due to their visibility from public streets. The existing driveway is only accessible from the rear alley and is not visible from the street; therefore, staff supports the use of concrete in the driveway expansion. The project as proposed is in conformance with the requirements of the R-2 Single Family Dwelling District and the Architectural Review Guidelines. Staff is of the opinion that the proposed design of the addition is consistent with existing design and materials on the home and on other homes in the neighborhood and staff recommends approval as submitted.
Mr. B Mehlman asked if there were any questions.
Samples of the window, roofing material and brick were shown as well as photos of the existing house.
Acting Chairman Reim asked about the driveway.
Louis Clayton indicated that it is being expanded.
Acting Chairman Reim asked if it is concrete.
Louis Clayton replied “yes”.
Acting Chairman Reim asked if the addition will be visible from the street.
Mr. B Mehlman replied “no”.
Acting Chairman Reim asked if the blue awning will be removed.
Mr. B Mehlman indicated that it may be removed. He indicated that they plan to add landscaping.
Sherry Eisenberg asked if they are losing a window in a back bedroom.
He indicated that they plan to add landscaping. Sherry Eisenberg asked if they are losing a window in a back bedroom.
9 Acting Chairman Reim noted that the bedroom Sherry is referring to is noted as room 205; it will only contain one window.
Mr. B Mehlman concurred.
Acting Chairman Reim referred to the brick, asking if they will get a color closer to the existing brick.
Mr. S Mehlman indicated that it is impossible to match exactly.
Acting Chairman Reim stated that he hopes they will get closer to what’s existing than the sample they brought.
Mark Winings asked if the existing house will get a new roof to match the addition.
Mr. B Mehlman replied “no”. He indicated that the roof on the existing structure was replaced about a year ago.
Acting Chairman Reim asked if there were any audience questions or comments.
None were received.
Mark Winings asked about the materials.
Susan Istenes stated that it will be put on the record to match the materials as close as possible to existing and that staff can review.
Acting Chairman Reim solicited a motion.
Josh Corson made a motion to approve. The motion was seconded by Mark Winings and unanimously approved by the Board.
DRIVEWAY REPLACEMENT – SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE – 7444 WYDOWN BOULEVARD
John Heller, owner, and Elizabeth Heller, sister and attorney, were in attendance at the meeting.
Susan Istenes explained that this is a request for approval to replace an existing asphalt driveway with asphalt.The subject property is located on the south side of Wydown Boulevard between Glenridge and Audubon Drives, and has a zoning designation of R-2 Single-Family Dwelling District. The site contains a 2-story single-family home. The applicant’s contractor recently began to remove the existing asphalt driveway with the intent of replacing it in the same location with the same materials. The City informed the applicant that new, replaced and expanded driveways must