Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends final approval of 15-DRB9 subject to the following conditions:

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1 Meeting of February 25, 2015 Petition 15-DRB7 Address: 894 Airport-Pulling Road North Project: 15-DRB7 (P) Clean Machine Car Wash Company / Name of Architect: Stephen Seaton, Linea Design Network Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends final approval of 15-DRB9 subject to the following conditions: 1. All signs will be required to comply with the sign regulations for the issuance of a building permit. Project Description: Consider an application for Preliminary Design Review Board approval for Clean Machine Car Wash on property located at 894 Airport Pulling Road North. The Design Review Board heard this petition for consideration of Preliminary approval at the January 28, 2015 DRB meeting and voted to continue the item, requesting the following revisions to the plans: 1. The petitioner will reconsider the intensity of the color of the roof and doors for Final 2. The petitioner will address the stone detail at the base of buildings and columns for Final 3. The petitioner will provide details of the awning structure over the vacuum stations for Final 4. The petitioner will be required to submit dimensions and details for all signs for Final 5. The petitioner will revise the Landscape Plan to add a continuous landscape buffer, as required by Code, and will consider increasing the number and size of the plantings to be consistent with the property along this frontage to the north (RaceTrac property), for Final 6. The petitioner will verify that the windows shown on the east elevation fronting upon Airport-Pulling Road are true functional windows and will consider increasing their size to create the appearance of an actual frontage along the road. The petitioner has submitted revised plans which address all of the requests made by the Board. The color palette has been revised, the stone detail at the base of the building has been modified and the petitioner has submitted details of the proposed shade structure over the vacuum stations. The windows on the front elevation have been revised and column details have been added to enhance the design. The landscape plan has also been revised to depict a continuous landscape buffer along Airport-Pulling Road and the addition of numerous Live Oaks to the perimeter of the site and Firebush shrubs to the base of the building. 1

2 Aerial of Site: Subject property Overall Plan, including the site plan, design, landscaping and lighting contributes to the image of the City as a visually attractive community. This site is within the Business Park district and is currently vacant and undeveloped. This parcel is one of seven parcels recently created through the subdivision of a larger 9044 acre parcel. The northeastern parcel is currently occupied by a RaceTrac gasoline service station consisting of 5,928 square feet of commercial space and 20 fueling pumps within 10 fueling stations. The remaining 6 parcels, including the subject parcel, are undeveloped. The petitioner proposes to construct a car wash facility consisting of an approximately 3,018 square foot building containing a fully automated car wash, detailing services and 16 vacuum stations. The car wash building will occupy the eastern portion of the site allowing for a commercial presence on Airport-Pulling Road, with the parking area, pay stations and vacuum spaces on the interior of the site. The site is accessible via an internal roadway that will direct vehicles efficiently through the car wash and other amenities. Quality and Appearance: consistent/compatible with neighboring structures and does not cause the neighborhood or environment to depreciate materially in appearance or value. The size, scale and design elements of the building are compatible with surrounding structures. The petitioner has revised the color palette to be consistent with the Design Review guidelines and has revised the placement of the stone detail at the base of the building to be consistent in height around the building and the columns. The petitioner has also modified the windows on the front elevation and added column details between them to add visual interest to the street frontage. 2

3 Scale, Size, Color And Proportion Of Building Elements are appropriate and harmonious with surrounding structures. The size, scale and proportion of the building are appropriate for the site and harmonious with other structures in the area. A maximum of 60% lot coverage is allowed in the BP district and the proposed development appears to be compliant with this regulation. The revised color palette is compliant with the Design Review guidelines and is consistent with other structures within the City of Naples. Appropriate building materials: The revised renderings provided depict the use of stucco in a muted gold tone with stone veneer banding around the base of the building and columns, a muted grey metal roof and facia and sage green doors. The Design Review Handbook provides the following regarding exterior color: Color: Buildings and their appurtenances may be characterized by a distinguishable color palette that is compatible with the surrounding buildings. A. Exterior colors of a light intensity are generally appropriate. The use of primary colors or black is discouraged. B. Exterior color schemes that attract undue attention to the building are considered inappropriate. C. The exterior color scheme should not cause the building to appear as a sign. The revised color palette is of a lighter intensity and is compatible with the surrounding buildings within the neighborhood and consistent with the City of Naples aesthetic. Scale of Ground Floor Elements is consistent with pedestrian scale, where appropriate. The proposed building is one-story and depicts stone detail at the base and a single tower element to break up the roofline. The addition of the stone detail at the base of the building and columns provides visual interest at the pedestrian level and breaks up the vertical massing of the structure. The Location and Design of this project is appropriate for the neighboring structures. This site is an appropriate location for an automated car wash and the proposed site plan depicts an effective and efficient layout of the proposed building and accessory amenities. The design of building is appropriate for this site and the revised color palette is consistent with other buildings within the City and within the Business Park. Views. This project has no significant scenic vistas or waterways. The project is climatically responsive. The plans provided depict an awning structure over the vacuum stations which will provide shade and cover to patrons cleaning their vehicles. The petitioner has provided details of the awning, which will be a metal framed structure 3

4 covered with a canvas material in a muted gold color to compliment the building. Landscape Elements. There are a number of existing palms in the southeast corner of the property that the petitioner is proposing to preserve on the site. Section of the Code requires 25 foot front yard setbacks in the Business Park district, 6 feet of which are to be landscaped. In this case, the parcel has two front yards; along the south property line fronting on South Horseshoe Drive and the east property line fronting on Airport-Pulling Road. The revised Landscape Plan provided depicts a continuous landscape buffer along the south front property line containing three 7 Live Oaks and a row of 24 Cocoplum shrubs and a continuous landscape buffer along the East front property line abutting Airport Pulling Road containing eleven 7 Live Oaks and a row of 24 Cocoplum shrubs. The revised Landscape Plan provided also depicts four Live Oaks, 16 7 Live Oaks, Sabal Palms, 9 Dwarf Fire Bush shrubs, Clusia shrubs and 29 3 Gallon Fakahatchee Grasses throughout the interior of the site, as well as numerous 3 gallon Dwarf Fire Bush shrubs at the base of the building. The design of the building is appropriate to its function. The design of the building is appropriate to its function as an automated car wash and is consistent in size and scale with other car washes within the City and within the surrounding area. Primary entrances provide direct and convenient access from main streets and on-site parking areas. The primary entrance to the building is on the west (rear) elevation of the building and is accessible from the parking area; however, as this is intended to be a fully automated car wash, there should be very few instances where the public enter/exit the building. The entrance will be primarily utilized by employees. The vehicular entrance to the car was is on the south side of the building and is clearly identifiable through the use of directional signage throughout the site. Ingress and egress to the site is provided by an internal roadway accessed off of Horseshoe Drive to the North. Signage and other appurtenances. The plans submitted depict a wall sing on the east and south elevations, as well as a monument sign on the east side of the site adjacent to Airport-Pulling Road. The Code allows the petitioner to have one wall sign on each street frontage, with a maximum area of 30 square feet per sign. This property currently fronts on Airport Pulling Road to the east and South Horseshoe Drive to the south, affording the petitioner one sign on the east façade and one sign on the south façade. The petitioner has submitted details of the wall signs and they appear to comply with the Code. The Code also allows the petitioner to have one freestanding/ground sign up to 60 square feet in area and a maximum of 15 feet in height. The sign depicted in the plans submitted appears to comply with the sign regulations. 4

5 All signs will be required to comply with the sign regulations for the issuance of a building permit. The petitioner has submitted a Lighting Plan for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) defensible space concepts are incorporated into the project. The proposed plan appears to be consistent with CPTED defensible space concepts. Submitted by: Erica J. Martin, MPA, AICP Senior Planner 5