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ARC Minutes 2021-03-01ACTION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021 ARROYO GRANDE CITY HALL, 300 E. BRANCH STREET ARROYO GRANDE, CA In compliance with the State and County Shelter at Home Orders due to the coronavirus pandemic, and as allowed by the Governor's Executive Order N-29-20, which allows for a deviation of teleconference rules required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, this meeting was held by teleconference. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Hoag called the Regular Architectural Review Committee meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL ARC Members: Chair Hoag, Vice Chair Bruce Berlin, Committee Members Jon Couch, Kristin Juette, and Lori Hall were present. City Staff Present: City Manager Whitney McDonald, Community Development Director Rob Fitzroy, Associate Planner Andrew Perez, and Assistant Planner Patrick Holub were present. 3. FLAG SALUTE Vice Chair Berlin led the Flag Salute. 4. AGENDA REVIEW None. 5. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS None. 6. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None. 7. CONSENT AGENDA 7. a. Committee Member Couch made a motion, seconded by Committee Member Juette to approve the minutes of the February 1, 2021, Regular Meeting with a grammatical correction to condition one for Item 8.a. The motion passed 5-0 on the following voice vote: AYES: Couch, Juette, Hall, Berlin, Hoag NOES: None 8. PROJECTS 8.a CONSIDERATION OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 21-001; CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 4,282 SQUARE -FOOT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND TWO CAR GARAGE WITH FUTURE ADU; LOCATION — 467 DEL SUR PLACE; APPLICANT — ERIC AND JILL VONBERG; REPRESENTATIVE — KATE WALSTAD, ISAMAN DESIGN, INC. (Holub) Assistant Planner Holub presented the staff report, and provided background on the subdivision and project site. He described the proposed project including details about the size of the structures, landscaping, and design elements. He explained how the proposed architectural style, materials and color palate comply with the Heights at Vista Del Mar Design Guidelines. Minutes: ARC Monday, March 1, 2021 PAGE 2 Eric and Jill Von Berg, project applicants, and Kate Walstad, project architect, spoke in support of the project. Mr. and Ms. Von Berg explained the rationale behind the design and Ms. Walstad described the project in relation to the design guidelines. The Committee spoke in support of the project and appreciated the overall design, color palate and material choices. The Committee found the concept to be consistent with the Design Guidelines for with regards to the architectural style. The Committee also appreciated the thoughtful site planning. Vice Chair Berlin made a motion, seconded by Committee Member Juette, to recommend approval of the project to the Community Development Director, as submitted. The motion passed 5-0 on the following voice vote: AYES: Berlin, Juette, Couch, Hall, Hoag NOES: None 9. DISCUSSION ITEMS 9.a REVIEW OF REVISED COLOR SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 20-004; LOCATION —1054 E. GRAND AVENUE; APPLICANT — DR. PERRY PATEL; REPRESENTATIVE — MICHAEL DAMMEYER, STEVEN PUGLISI ARCHITECTS (Perez) Associate Planner Perez presented the staff report and gave a brief overview of the approved project, the change in color palate proposed, and the reason for the change. Michael Dammeyer, project architect, spoke in support of the project and reiterated the change to the color palate was requested to create a cohesive design when viewed alongside the adjacent buildings on each side. The Committee found the color change appropriate because it would result in a family resemblance with the two neighboring buildings to create a good presence on the streetscape. Committee Member Couch made a motion, seconded by Committee Member Hall, to recommend approval of the project to the Community Development Director, as submitted. The motion passed 5-0 on the following voice vote: AYES: Couch, Hall, Berlin, Juette, Hoag NOES: None 9.a ELECTION OF OFFICERS Chair Hoag opened the discussion to begin the election process for Committee Officers to serve until the second meeting of March 2022. Committee Member Juette nominated Warren Hoag for the position of Committee Chair. Seeing no other nominations, Committee Member Juette made a motion, seconded by Committee Member Hall, to re-elect Chair Hoag as Committee Chair. The motion passed 5-0 on the following voice vote: AYES: Juette, Hall, Couch, Berlin, Hoag NOES: None Minutes: ARC Monday, March 1, 2021 PAGE 3 Committee Member Hall nominated Bruce Berlin for the position of Vice Chair. Seeing no other nominations, Committee Member Hall made a motion, seconded by Committee Member Couch, to re-elect Vice Chair Berlin as Committee Vice Chair The motion passed 5-0 on the following voice vote: AYES: Hall, Couch, Juette, Berlin, Hoag NOES: None 10. COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS Committee Members noted the opening of Dutch Bros restaurant at 1259 E. Grand Avenue and work being done at Mule Bakery at 117 E. Branch St. 11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS City Manager McDonald introduced new Community Development Director Rob Fitzroy to the Committee. 12. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m.to a regular meeting on March 15, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. --ANDREW PEREZ ASSOCIATE PLANNER (Approved at ARC Meeting OMARNH –0 —AG CHAIR