MINUTES
CITY OF GOOSE CREEK
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011, 6:30 P.M.
MARGUERITE H. BROWN MUNICIPAL CENTER
519 N. GOOSE CREEK BOULEVARD

 

I. Call to Order -Chairperson Sharon Clopton

Ms. Clopton called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Present: Joel Arenson, Sharon Clopton, Tom Risso, and John Sanders
Absent: Jeri Haga and Racheal King
Staff Present: Daniel Ben-Yisrael

II. Review of Minutes - November 21, 2011

Motion: Mr. Arenson made a motion to approve the revised minutes. Mr. Risso seconded.
Discussion: There was none.
Vote: All voted in favor.

III. New Business - Minor Applications

A. ½ Price Tobacco Too - Wall Mounted Signs.

Mr. Piccone, owner of the business, presented the application. Mr. Piccone stated he had been mistaken about the size of the sign, as the height was actually three feet rather than two feet. There was discussion regarding whether that would meet the ordinance, and Mr. Ben-Yisrael stated each sign can be up to 25 square feet because of this being a corner location.

Motion: Mr. Risso made a motion to accept the colors as submitted with the correction in size. Mr. Sanders seconded.
Discussion: Ms. Clopton stated the application does not include tenant panels. The applicant confirmed the sign was not lighted.
Vote: All voted in favor.

Mr. Ben-Yisrael stated one of the principals for the Hardees application was not yet present and asked the Board to consider amending its agenda to hear a proposal to amend a previously approved sign.

Motion: Mr. Risso made a motion to amend the agenda to hear the application. Mr. Sanders seconded.
Discussion: There was none.
Vote: All voted in favor.

B. Glimpse - Tenant Panel

Mr. Ben-Yisrael presented the revised artwork. There was brief discussion about the changes.

Motion: Mr. Risso made a motion to accept the changes as submitted. Mr. Arenson seconded.
Discussion: There was none.
Vote: All voted in favor.

C. Hardees - Reroofing

Mr. Ben-Yisrael stated the representatives from Hardees were present to make a presentation and discuss some options. Ms. Clopton requested he give the Board some background regarding the situation. Mr. Ben-Yisrael stated in the Fall of 2009 the Hardees store went through a renovation to the façade and signage as well as changing out the roof of the store. All the work was permitted except the roof change, and Staff contacted Hardees regarding the need to have that change approved. In December 2009 they came before the Board, and the Board rejected the proposal for the red roof and advised that some alternatives should be presented to the Board for approval. Presently the City is still trying to resolve the issue. Last month the City issued a fine to the Hardees Corporation relating to the outstanding violation of the Zoning Ordinance, and they were here trying to come up with a solution.

Mr. Patrick O'Shields stated the reason for the delay was that they thought options had been presented and they were waiting to hear back from the Board, but evidently those options were not presented, and it was a matter of a miscommunication between Hardees and their contractor. He stated it was not permitted initially because typically the sign company permitted the entire project, but in this case it was not their usual contractor, and the roof was not included as a part of the permit. When Hardees was told everything had been approved, they assumed that included the roof as well. He stated Hardees had decided to reinvent their business and had redone over 250 units and will continue to redo the remaining units. He presented photographs of the before and after. He proposed changing the coping to black, resulting in the entire roof being outlined in black. The top section would be black, with coping to extending down further (than shown on the photograph).

There was discussion about the history of the application and the time span before coming back to the Board. Mr. Harrigan stated that the color has had a "two shade fade" since its installation. Mr. Arenson asked if there were specific color recommendations in the overlay ordinance, and Mr. Ben-Yisrael answered the ordinance states there were to be no garish colors and earth tone colors were preferred. Ms. Clopton stated she felt the black coping would make the color stand out more. She asked if the fact that this is referred to as a mansard made it more of the fascia than the roof but stated bright colors were to be used more as accents rather than the focal point of the building.

Mr. O'Shields stated the extension of the coping would result in there only being five feet of the roofing material being visible. He referred to the Tread Quarters building with its red wrap around the building which is also within the overlay district. He explained the proposed coping changes would result in there being only 60" of the red exposed. Mr. Arenson asked if there was a possibility of painting the roof, and Mr. O'Shields stated he could ask and see if that is a possibility, suggesting there were some subdued red colors available, though corporate wished to be able to keep its corporate image. In addition, it was stated that painting the metal siding would cause it to deteriorate at a faster rate. Ms. Clopton asked if the size of the coping could be adjusted. It was suggested it could be installed to be comparable to the Tread Quarters band - 12" on the top and 8" on the bottom. Mr. Risso asked if the coping could be done in beige to match the building color. Mr. O'Shields answered that it could and suggested using 12" at the top and 8" on the bottom, and stated it would match the corporate color scheme. Mr. Arenson suggested having a couple of panels placed so they could see how it would look. He asked if they could use a 12" strip on the bottom, and it was stated it wouldn't be possible because of water integrity. There was discussion they would use the same color as the wall and tower panel.

Motion: Mr. Risso made a motion to approve adding a 12" coping at the top and 8" fascia at the bottom of the existing mansard in order to bring the roof into as close to compliance to the ordinance as possible, in the spirit of cooperation in working with Hardees. The color is to match exactly the existing beige used on the building. Mr. Sanders seconded.
Discussion: Ms. Clopton asked for the name of the color, and Mr. O'Shields stated it was Sherwin Williams Sierra Tan. There was discussion that a sample be put in place for Board approval. Mr. Ben-Yisrael asked if a photograph simulation would suffice, and it was decided that it would. Mr. Arenson asked if the original structure had the same mansard, and Mr. O'Shields stated it did. After discussion, Mr. Risso amended his motion.
Amended Motion: Mr. Risso amended the motion to include that approval is contingent upon a submittal of a rendering of the change and the Board's approval of the rendering.
Discussion: There was none.
Vote: All voted in favor.

IV. Comments from ARB

Mr. Arenson referenced an article in the Goose Creek Gazette concerning EDAC's concern about the Land Use Buffer Ordinance and asked Mr. Ben-Yisrael about getting a summary on how that will impact the Board's review of applications. Mr. Ben-Yisrael stated he felt it would probably be changed a bit before being adopted and would bring it back to the Board once it's been tweaked. He stated EDAC was most concerned about existing businesses and how the ordinance would impact them and explained some of their specific concerns. He clarified that the street buffer requirement would be the most applicable part of the ordinance in the Overlay District, as most businesses abut compatible uses. Ms. Clopton mentioned the Gazette's article regarding the Verizon application and how it emphasized the Board's denial for Verizon and barely touched on the Board's approvals. Ms. Clopton suggested the members take a look at the Verizon store and see the new color. There was discussion about the repercussions of not always abiding by the vision for the Downtown Overlay District during the period prior to the current improvements.

V. Comments from Staff

Mr. Ben-Yisrael referenced the map of the Overlay District that was given to the members. He also updated them on the outstanding issues report.
VI. Adjournment

Mr. Risso made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Arenson seconded the motion. All voted in favor. The meeting adjourned at or about 7:35 p.m.