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September 18, 2017 — Meeting Minutes
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the applicable variances.
8 Mr. Stephens advised the members that nothing with the project has changed; the church addition, which they refer to as Phase II, is what’s left of the project. He indicated that the church has hired a Senior Pastor. Mr. Page thanked the City for allowing them to ask for another continuance. He indicated that the church tends to move slowly; it took them 3 years to hire a Senior Pastor and they are happy to announce that Clay Smith is the new Senior Pastor who was hired early in 2017. He informed the members that the plan is not going to change; they simply need time for the new Senior Pastor to build rapport and trust with the congregation. Pastor Smith introduced himself to the members. He stated he is happy to be back in St. Louis; he was here from 2003-2011 and then moved to Virginia. He stated he fully supports the project as proposed and looks forward to pursuing it. He asked for more time to fund the remaining portion of the project. Chairman Lichtenfeld welcomed back Pastor Smith. Mr. Stephens indicated that the bulk of the project addition will introduce interior fellowship space and provide a connection from the church to the garage. Chairman Lichtenfeld asked if the addition will only be visible from Hanley Road and not impact Davis Drive or Biltmore Drive. Mr. Stephens confirmed that was correct. Will Liebermann asked the cost of the work. Mr. Stephens replied $8 million. Chairman Lichtenfeld referred to a letter of objection submitted by a neighbor. Scott Wilson asked why the objection; he asked if the project has been a continuous disruption. Mr. Stephens stated that what they’ve done is an improvement. Chairman Lichtenfeld stated that he is in support of the direction the church is going and although he does not want to set a precedent in granting extensions he sees no reason not to in this case. Joanne Boulton asked staff if the recently adopted landscape ordinance and/or any other code changes would affect this project. Susan Istenes indicated that the landscape ordinance would not affect this and that building code compliance would be reviewed by the Building Official for compliance with current codes. She reminded the members that the church will still have to go before the Board of Adjustment to request an extension of the approved variances. Hearing no further questions or comments, and hearing nothing from the audience, Ron Reim made a motion to approve the request for extension of the site plan approval until March 7, 2020 with staff recommendations. The motion was seconded by Scott Wilson and unanimously approved by the members.
Review Board on October 1, 2012 remain in effect.
the applicable variances.
Hearing no further questions or comments, and hearing nothing from the audience, Ron Reim made a motion to approve the request for extension of the site plan approval until March 7, 2020 with staff recommendations. The motion was seconded by Scott Wilson and unanimously approved by the members.
9 Will Liebermann then made a motion to approve the request for extension of the architectural aspects of the project until March 7, 2020 with staff recommendations. The motion was seconded by Scott Wilson and unanimously approved by the Board.
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW – EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS – 8025 BONHOMME AVENUE (CLAYTON ON THE PARK) Jeff Davis with HOK, project architect, and Mark Rubin with Koman Group, were in attendance at the meeting. Susan Istenes explained that on July 5, 2017 the Architectural Review Board approved plans for exterior alterations and landscaping on the subject property. The applicant began demolition and site preparation without obtaining a permit. The applicant was told to apply for an Administrative Planning/Architectural Review Permit to verify constructions plans conform to the approved plans and conditions. Plans submitted with the permit application did not match the previously approved plans and the applicant was told to apply for Architectural Review Board to request approval of proposed changes. The subject property is located at the northeast corner of intersection between Brentwood Boulevard and Bonhomme Avenue. The proposed alterations to the previously approved project include revisions to the shape and material of the northwest patio, landscape beds, new aggregate walkway and the drop-off circle. Alterations also include removal of the seat wall and the addition of a concrete retaining wall. The plans for the patio at the northwest corner of the project area has been modified to remain as existing instead of replacing it with a new seating area as the previous plan proposed. The landscape bed located in the patio area have been reduced to include one tree as opposed to the three originally proposed. The shape of the landscape bed located between the new walkway, the Bonhomme Avenue sidewalk and the drop-off area has also been revised. The understory planting schedules for all landscape beds have been revised. The aggregate walkway spanning from the southwest corner of the property to the drop-off area has been revised and widened at the eastern end. The stairs leading from the right-of-way to the aggregate walkway have also been modified. The stairs will be concrete and are not noted to be stained as other sections of concrete for the project are. The seat wall previously proposed along the south curve of the walkway has been removed. To address the grade change on site, a concrete retaining wall will be installed along the northern curve of the walkway. The color of the concrete retaining wall is proposed to match the existing section of concrete retaining wall located in the same area. The applicant has revised the shape of the drop off area and paving plan. The existing concrete will be sandblasted and stained as previously proposed; however, the applicant has now chosen stain colors for the concrete. The drive concrete will be stained French grey and the concrete accent band will be stained charcoal. Director Istenes noted that the flow of pedestrian traffic between the private property and public right-of-way achieved by the revised plan will be similar to the original plan because the revisions do not change the general locations of the walkways, just the design detail. The removal of the previously proposed seat wall and expansion of the plain concrete retaining wall will have a visual impact on the site. The seat wall created a gathering space for pedestrians that will not be provided by the retaining wall. The plain concrete retaining wall will likely blend with the adjacent patio due to the coloring. The heavy amount of
The plain concrete retaining wall will likely blend with the adjacent patio due to the coloring. The heavy amount of
10 grey pavement that was previously broken up by the wood top of the seat wall and larger landscape bed will now run together. The aggregate walkway will be composed of the “Recycled Fire Brick Blend,” which will introduce tan and brown colors into the site. This will help reduce the impact of the large grey colored pavement areas. The location of the landscape beds remain the same and while some changes were made to the planting schedule, the result of the changes should be minor. The applicant will need to provide an updated version of the electronic tree chart to verify the caliper inch replacement deficiency associated with the revised plan. The previously approved plan had a replacement deficiency of 15 caliper inches. The proposed exterior alterations will upgrade the appearance of the Bonhomme Avenue and Brentwood Boulevard intersection. The addition of City standard streetscape along Bonhomme Avenue will create a more cohesive transition into the downtown core and open up the first floor of the building. Staff believes that the proposed changes will result in a similar environment to the previously approved plan and recommends approval with the following conditions: