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06/10/1975 - Minutes MINUTES Tigard Site Development Plan & Architectural Design Review Board June 10, 1975 Twality Junior High School - Lecture Room 14650 SW 97th Avenue , Tigard, Oregon 1. CALL TO ORDER: Wakem called the Board to order at 5:50 p.m. in the absence of Chairman Bartel. 2. ROLL CALL: Members present were Cook and Wakem; alternates : Mann, Kelting 3. MINUTES: Minutes of May 27, 1975, were approved as read. 4. COMMUNICATIONS: o Bartel, McMonagle and Cook presented a letter, attached hereto, and made a part hereof, officially resigning from the Design Review Board and presenting their reasons for resignation. Cook presented a letter in addition, subscribing to the joint resignation, but deferring the time of his resignation until such time as Board member Hammes was able to attend the meeting. 5. PROJECT REVIEW 4, 5. 1 SDR 13-75 (Willcwbrooke Apartments - Tualatin Development Co. ) A request for review of a 57 unit apartment development on SW Summerfield Drive, west of 109th Avenue, in the Summerfield Planned Development. A. Staff Report o Staff report (attached) was read by Powell as amended to reflect submission of density data. o Staff recommendation was for approval on conditions that: 1. Additional major scale landscape elements such as structural shade trees and/or large conifers in appropriate places. 2. Pedestrian access to apartments be directly from parking areas. 3. Standard driveway aprons to public street be utilized. 4. Parking spaces be perpendicular to center line of access drive. B. Applicant' s Presentation Tualatin Development Co. presented the plans for Willow- ,,, Brooke Apartments. Mr. Adams explained the density com- putation and showed conformance with previous approvals by the City. C. Public Testimony No others were present to testify. D. Board Discussion and Action o The Board discussed the problems seen by staff and staff recommendations included in the staff report with applicant. o Applicant agreed to work out implementation of staff recommendations #1 and #4 voluntarily. o Board and applicant worked out a solution to the driveway apron problem utilizing a modified standard apron. o Motion for approval (Mann) as submitted, but recom- mending realignment of pedestrian accesses to apart- ments and recommending large tree plantings adjacent to the apartments as recommended by staff. NOW, o Seconded (Kelting) o Motion carried E. Architectural Review o Motion (Kelting) for approval. o Motion died for lack of a second. o Motion (Cook) for approval on conditions that appli- cant submit renderings or elevations of carports to staff for their approval to ensure that car ports are compatible in design with apartment buildings, and on condition that applicant pay particular attention to breaking the linearity of buildings with trees as suggested in the site plan review. * Mr. Hammes, Board member, arrived and Cook excused himself. 5.2 SDR 15-75 (Scott Planned Development) A request for review of a 14 dwelling unit duplex planned development on the west side of SW 98th, south of Greenburg Rd. A. Staff Report Staff report was read by Powell with recommendation for approval subject to conditions 1 through 5 of staff report. -2- B. Applicant's Presentation Mr. Scott appeared on his own behalf and described the project and what he was attempting to do with it. C. Public Testimony No one appeared. D. Board Discussion and Action o Discussion of landscape plan, particularly centered on maintenance of common areas and necessity for sprinkler irrigation. o Discussion of foundation plantings and screening for outside living areas dwelt on the desirability of maintaining a constant theme and "easy care" materials. o Motion for approval (Kelting) subject to staff recom- mendations except that sprinkler irrigation system need only be provided in common landscaped areas adjacent to the entry and in the center islands. E. Architectural Design Review o Discussion of roof and siding materials and colors showed no consensus. o Motion for approval (Hammes) subject to actual materials and colors being submitted to staff by applicant before a building permit be issued. o Seconded (Kelting) o Motion carried 5.3 SDR 16-75 (Lincoln Properties - sign) A request for review of the design and location of a free- standing sign at Lincolnwood Office Park, SW 72nd and Hampton St. A. Staff Report Staff report was read by Powell with recommendation for approval of a 32 sq. _ft. sign, relocated to a more appropriate location. B. Applicant ' s Presentation Mr. John Flattery from Lincoln Properties Co. identified the problem that the applicant was having and described the sign that they desired on their project. -3- C. Public Testimony „- No one appeared. D. Board Discussion and Action o Acting Chairman Wakem briefly outlined the history of this project in front of the Planning Commission. Said he felt that signing identification of the pro- ject was necessary and reasonable, that the problem that the Design Review Board had related to the lo- cation and the mass of the sign and said he was con- cerned that the sign appeared designed to advertise the project rather than to direct people to it. o Kelting said he liked the sign but was concerned about the "rider" signs shown attached. o Applicant asked what the Board would consider. o Board indicated a preference for a location away from the freeway, perhaps at 72nd and Hampton, and a sign that omitted the real estate company logo and/or other advertising messages. o Wakem asked staff if specific criteria for evaluating signs would be soon available to the Design Review : Board. o Staff indicated it would be. o Mr. Flatery asked the Board if the consensus was that the sign as presented was not acceptable. o Wakem, for the Board, said that the sign as a review item was not really yet before them, that in this conference situation the Board felt obligated to advise the applicant as to its preferences, not as to whether a particular design was acceptable to them. o Mr. Flattery said he would return at a later date for an approval. 6. OTHER BUSINESS: None 7. ADJOURNMENT: 7:45 p.m. -4-