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Home My WebLink About2008 05 12 Public Hearings ADD ON 501 Starlight Baptist Church Aesthetic ReviewCOMMISSION AGENDA Consent ITEM 501 Informational Public Hearing X ADD-ON Regular May 12, 2008 Meeting REQUEST: The Community Development Department -Planning Division requests the City Commission hold a Public Hearing for the Aesthetic Review for the Starlight Baptist Church, located at the N.W. corner of the intersection of Hayes Road and East Bahama Road. Site signage and future enclosure of the existing covered basketball court are not included in this request and will be addressed later. Aesthetic review for the dumpster enclosure, signage, the railing above the retaining wall, and possibly other structures are not part of this review and will be addressed separately at another time. 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. APPLICABLE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY: Sections 9-600 through 9-606 of the City Code CHRONOLOGY: July 10, 2006 -Conditional Use to expand the Church in the R-lAA Zoning District July 10, 2006 -Variance to allow stabilized grass parking Apri12, 2008 - P&Z recommend final engineering/site plan approval CONSIDERATIONS: The plan is to construct a new 30,167 SF building (with a 783 seat sanctuary, classrooms, and offices) and provide additional parking for the expanded facility and generally bring the site into conformance with Code. The existing structures are proposed to remain, with the covered basketball court eventually being enclosed. A development agreement (DA) will address limiting future expansion, hours of operation, scheduling a sidewalk along E. Bahama Road (require a sidewalk when the roadway is paved), positive light spillage onto Hayes Road at the site ingress/egress, parking setbacks, screening the bus parking, landscape and grassed parking maintenance, overnight accommodation for visiting pastors and/or visiting singing groups. Other pertinent issues could also be included in the DA. May 12, 2008 PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 501 Page 2 of 4 The Final Engineering/Site Plan contains a landscape plan to screen the parking and noise from the adjacent neighborhood. Minor field modifications and additional plantings will be required to ensure adequate screening of utility items. The submittal requirements for aesthetic review are set forth in Section 9-605 and include the following: (a) a site plan; (b) elevations illustrating all sides of structures facing public streets or 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. The City Commission may approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the application only after consideration of whether 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 of the community. The proposed building and associated improvements will be compatible with each other on the subject site and with the surrounding community. (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. There are no other future developments currently proposed or approved in this area of the City. (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, roof line, hardscape improvements, and height or design elements. The proposed 30,167 SF building is a church and looks like a church. It should and is proposed to stand as a positive feature in the neighborhood. Its style does not appear excessively similar or dissimilar to that of other structures in the immediate area. May 12, 2008 PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 501 Page 3 of 4 The applicant's team has worked with staff to provide adequate definition to the east (Hayes Road side) and south (E. Bahama Road side) elevations of the new building. Provision of banding, quoins, spandrel glass windows, doors, archways, keystones, split-faced masonry, the cross, and steeple provide character, depth, and verticality to the Hayes Road elevation. Staff encouraged the applicant to extend the steeple height to 65 feet, in conjunction with the cross, to add verticality. The porte-cochere, banding, and windows provide character to the south elevation. A standing seam metal roof is provided over the main portion of the structure, with metal the over the protrusions, the steeple, and the porte-cochere. The light poles and downward-directed fixtures have been reviewed, found acceptable, and staff recommends the bronze color metal poles in lieu of concrete. (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 of the local community. The proposed building has a contextually appropriate architectural style and includes design features and detailing that accentuate the building and enhance the established character of the existing structures on the site. (5) The proposed project is consistent and compatible with the intent and purpose of this 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. The aesthetic review package, subject to the conditions set forth herein, meets the requirements of the City's design criteria as specified in the Code. Items not addressed in this review (e.g. signage, dumpster enclosure, railing at top of retaining wall, and enclosure of the covered basketball court) require separate aesthetic reviews. (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. The project is attractive and will be an asset to the community, given the architectural enhancements already mentioned. FINDINGS: • The building elevations include architectural detailing adding to their appearance and to the quality of the project. May 12, 2008 PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 501 Page 4 of 4 • The attached Aesthetic Review package and the associated revisions is consistent with the requirements in the approved conceptual and proposed final engineering/site plans. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff review found the applicant's request for Aesthetic Review in compliance and recommends approval, subject to the bronze color metal light poles. ATTACHMENTS: A. Location Map B. 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