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Home My WebLink About2005 06 13 Public Hearing Item 405, Aesthetic Review of JDC Town Center Building 16 CITY COMMISSION ITEM 405 Consent Information Public Hearin Re ular x June 13.2005 Meeting ) MGR. J \..- IDEPT Authorization REQUEST: The Community Development Department- Planning Division requests that the Commission hold a Public Hearing for the Aesthetic Review ofthe JDC Town Center Building 16. The request does not include approval of the colonnade or trellis at the west and possibly southwest end of the building - this is still being addressed and must be brought forward later. PURPOSE: To encourage creative, effective, and flexible architectural standards and cohesive community development consistent with the intent and purpose of Article XI - Minimum Community Appearance and Aesthetic Review Standards and aesthetic appropriateness set forth in Subsection 20-321 (b) (1) of the Town Center Code. APPLICABLE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY: Ordinance 2003-43, Aesthetic Review Standards, City of Winter Springs Section 9-601. Approval prerequisite for permits. Section 9-605. Submittal requirements. Section 20-321. [Town Center] Administration. CHRONOLOGY: January 24, 2005 - City Commission approved fmal engineering plans. March 15, 2005 - Pre-construction meeting held for acre portion of the 14+ acre site April 25, 2005 - City Commission approved revised final engineering plans CONSIDERATIONS: The submittal requirements for aesthetic review are set forth in Section 9-605 and include the spaces; (c) illustrations of all walls, fences, and other accessory structures and the indication of height and their associated materials; (d) elevation of proposed exterior permanent signs or other constructed elements other than habitable space, if any; (e) illustrations of materials, texture, and colors to be used on all buildings, accessory structures, exterior signs; and (f) other architectural and engineering data as may be required. The procedures for review and approval are set forth in Section 9-603. Subsection 20-321 (b) (1) ofthe [Town Center] Code states that the City Commission (in its capacity as the development review committee for developments with in the Town Center) "shall have authority within reason for approving all aspects of site planning and June 13, 2005 Public Hearing Agenda Item 405 Page 2 of5 exterior architecture, including aesthetic appropriateness.. . and other site specific matters not delineated herein." The single story building is designed to look like a 2-story building. Section 20-327 requires at least 50 percent of the first floor facades facing a roadway (north and west elevations) to be provided with transparent glazing (15-70 percent for other than retail uses). Doors must be provided along these frontages at intervals not to exceed 50 feet. Subsection 20-326 (b) requires second floor balconies to extend at least 6 feet from the faryade and extend across from 25 to 100 percent of the building front. The building is proposed with an ornamental balcony (essentially a window treatment) on a false second floor. Although the applicant is not required to have any balcony, a substandard balcony requires either a special exception or inclusion as a modification in the existing development agreement. Balconies, awnings, and marquees are required by Section 20-326 to be at least 10 above the sidewalk surface. Traditional down towns have awnings and marquees that extend as much as 12 feet out over the sidewalk from the front ofthe building. These provide relief from the sun and rain, creating an inviting area for the public to walk and interact with the adjacent business fronts. The building is depicted with a trellis at the north end, adjacent to the existing Cliff Rose Drive circle. Staff and the applicant's team have been working to provide an acceptable structure for outdoor dining in this area - one that will set the stage for the rest of the south side ofthe circle. As part ofthe site plan revision, the applicant agreed to move the large oak located in the parking island southward/southeast approximately 8 to 10 feet. The planting island is being enlarged to make survival ofthe oak more likely and to provide better shade for outdoor dining and gathering (another large oak will be planted near the southeast comer of the building, along Tree Swallow Drive). Staff believes a tasteful and effective canopy of some sort needs to wrap around the west side and southwest comer of Building 16 to provide adequate comfortable outdoor seating/dining/gathering space (place making). A trellis, by itself, would likely be bare for several months each year and would not protect patrons from rain, even when any vegetative covering was leafed out. Approval of the Building 16 aesthetic review should not include the features at the north end of the building (colonnade or trellis - which is yet to be resolved with staff) and should include a determination about the false balconies on the false second floor. The City Commission may approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the application only after consideration ofwhether the following criteria have been satisfied: (1) The plans and specifications of the proposed project indicate that the setting, landscaping, proportions, materials, colors, textures, scale, unity, balance, rhythm, contrast, and simplicity are coordinated in a harmonious manner relevant to the particular proposal, surrounding area and cultural character ofthe community. The building appears adequate, subject to (a) agreement about providing a tasteful and effective covered area at the west side and northwest corner of the 2 June 13, 2005 Public Hearing Agenda Item 405 Page 3 of5 building and (b) a determination about the false balconies on the false second floor. Awnings that extend farther out from the face of the building would effectively create more relief from the afternoon sun as well as from rain, creating more of a street that lures people to walk and look into windows. They would also lessen air conditioning costs. (2) The plans for the proposed project are in harmony with any future development which has been formally approved by the City within the surrounding area. The most important aspect of this review is to create an effective interaction between the building and the adjacent circle area - and that this effective interaction be carried on around the rest of the circle that has not yet been built out. (3) The plans for the proposed project are not excessively similar or dissimilar to any other building, structure or sign which is either fully constructed, permitted but not fully constructed, or included on the same permit application, and facing upon the same or intersecting street within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed site, with respect to one or more of the following features of exterior design and appearance: (A) Front or side elevations, (B) Size and arrangement of elevation facing the street, including reverse arrangement, (C) Other significant features of design such as, but not limited to: materials, roofline, hardscape improvements, and height or design elements. Except as noted, the building appears adequate. It is in harmony with the rest of the Doran site, but not a carbon copy of anything in the Town Center. (4) The plans for the proposed project are in harmony with, or significantly enhance, the established character of other buildings, structures or signs in the surrounding area with respect to architectural specifications and design features deemed significant based upon commonly accepted architectural principles ofthe local community. See above comments. (5) The proposed project is consistent and compatible with the intent and purpose ofthis Article, the Comprehensive Plan for Winter Springs, design criteria adopted by the city (e.g. Towne Center guidelines, SR 434 design specifications) and other applicable federal state or local laws. Except as noted, the building is consistent and compatible with the various City design criteria. (6) The proposed project has incorporated significant architectural enhancements such as concrete masonry units with stucco, marble, termite-resistant wood, wrought iron, brick, columns and piers, porches, arches, fountains, planting areas, display windows, and other distinctive design detailing and promoting the character of the community. 3 June 13, 2005 Public Hearing Agenda Item 405 Page 4 of 5 The building has incorporated significant architectural features that hark back from early 20th century Florida, as can be seen at Rosemary Beach and Watercolor (in Walton County, near Seaside). Resolution of the covered area at the west and northwest end of the building appears to staff to be the primary outstanding issue. This can be resolved while the building is being designed or constructed - but before any certificate of occupancy is issued. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff Review found the Applicant's request for Aesthetic Review, in compliance and recommends approval, subject to the (a) future resolution of the west and northwest end ofthe building and (b) a Commission determination regarding the false balconies. ATTACHMENTS: A Site Plan & Building Elevations COMMISSION ACTION: 4 .., .....Il! i i: ~ !i ~ g' ~ 3 ~ .. ~ ?- Vl Vl ;;- 0.: 0.: -a ro ro i m m = iO iO < ~ < ... ~ "" 0' 0' ::J ::J - ~ ~ .! - -: ~. q ~ ~ ~ ^' -I ro iil ~ ro m Vl iO ~ ~ < ~ ~ 0- 0' ::l ::J ~ .... (0 ~ .., ~ ;;::. Vl ro -g. -: m ~ iO ::l < ()O ~ V1 0' ~ ::J ~ 0; ::l n -: (0 q ::l .... (0 .., , c:o c: c:: ::l ()O :il: 0"' '" C ~ ro N o ::,; SCHEMATIC ELEVATIONS , 1\ r j;o\ \ \ l\~~~..~~.\~;~:1:=,~.,-~-. I . r--. - ,. ". \ }I ~--~--- {'iC-:;;:::~:'::' ...~' .c. r ~ 6' I ~ "" ... - <CO - Iii f g' J. "'" = i pr i if ~ iii ~ = ~ ;l.. ~ S<? a !!!l. = = ~l = ... = a ;;;" = = ~ ~ = ~ = ~ = ~ ~ = ~ = ~ ~ ~ S- f;; .... 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