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May 18, 2015 — Meeting Minutes
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issuance of a building permit a. Accurately depict the tree protection fence locations shown on the landscape plan. b. Relocate the pop up emitter in the front yard of 8121 Stratford at least 10 feet from the property lines c. Show a minimum 40 square foot trash enclosure for each home. Chairman Lichtenfeld asked if a total of four votes (two for each proposed home) will be necessary. Susan Istenes replied “yes”. Mr. Goffstein indicated that currently there is a single home on these two lots, which they plan to level and build two new homes, each approximately 3,880 square feet in size. He indicated that they would comply with staff recommendations. Sally Cohn thanked him for bringing in the setbacks. Chairman Lichtenfeld asked if the two subject houses will be ten feet apart. Mr. Goffstein replied “yes”. Chairman Lichtenfeld commented that windows face each other, but that he would bring that up during architectural review. Being no further questions or comments regarding the 8121 Stratford proposed site plan, Jim Liberman made a motion to approve it per staff recommendations. The motion was seconded by Craig Owens and unanimously approved by the members. Being no further questions or comments regarding the 8125 Stratford proposed site plan, Josh Corson made a motion to approve it per staff recommendations. The motion was seconded by Jim Liberman and unanimously approved by the members. The architectural aspects of the projects were now up for review.
the applicant shall record the approved site plan for each property with St. Louis County, and submit proof of recording to the City prior to the issuance of a building permit.
issuance of a building permit, which coordinates the bed lines and plantings of the front planting beds with the planting bed between the homes, provides two Foster Holly or River Birch to create a linkage, extends Daylily and Liriope across the space between the two homes to provide a more uniform look, and allows access to the step stones.
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The motion was seconded by Jim Liberman and unanimously approved by the members. The architectural aspects of the projects were now up for review. Susan Istenes explained that the homes located east of Forsyth Boulevard in Clayton Gardens are predominately two-stories in height, making the integration of new development somewhat easier. The basic massing of the proposed two-story homes is articulated on all sides with windows, accent materials, recesses, and variations in roof forms. The 1.5-story home to the west (8131 Stratford Drive) was built in 1941 and is +/- 8-feet 10-inches shorter than the proposed home, as measured from the mid-point of each roof. The 1.5 story home to the east (8119 Stratford Drive) was built in 1941 and is +/- 9-feet 3-inches shorter than the proposed home as measured from the mid-point of each roof. To provide a transition in height and scale between the proposed
6 and existing homes, the Clayton Gardens Urban Design District regulations list multiple height mitigation techniques including increasing the side yard setback one foot for every five feet of height the structure exceeds the height of the adjacent structure at the side yard. The applicant proposes to increase the side yard setbacks between the proposed and existing homes from 5 feet to 13 feet in accordance with this requirement. Clayton Gardens has traditionally been dominated by the use of standard size brick in a variety of red tones, although the original brick has been painted in some instances. The primary building material for each home is brick painted white. The proposed roofs are clad in asphalt shingles, slate in color. Black wood clad windows are proposed. Two 10-foot wide exposed aggregate driveways are proposed on the eastern and western ends of each property. The driveways will lead to rear-entry, at-grade attached garages with raised panel garage doors painted black. Modular retaining walls ranging between 3 and 4 feet tall are proposed along each driveway and will conform to the City’s design and material requirements. Each rear yard will be enclosed by a 6-foot tall cedar privacy fence. The project as proposed is in conformance with the requirements of the R-2 Single Family Dwelling District and the Clayton Gardens Urban Design District. Susan stated that to ensure that the homes are distinguishable as individual structures while still blending in with existing homes on the street staff recommends that the homes use two distinct color schemes. Otherwise, staff is of the opinion that the homes are compatible in terms of mass, height, and design with existing nearby homes and recommends approval with the following recommendation: