ADB130403 Synopsis.docx
CITY OF EDMONDS
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BOARD
Synopsis of Meeting
April 3, 2013
Vice Chair O’Neill called the meeting of the Architectural Design Board to order at 7:00 p.m., at the City Council
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Chambers, 250 - 5 Avenue North, Edmonds, Washington.
Board Members Present Board Members Absent Staff Present
Bruce O’Neill, Vice Chair Bryan Gootee, Chair (excused) Mike Clugston, Associate Planner
Cary Guenther Lois Broadway, Vice Chair (excused) Jen Machuga, Associate Planner
Rick Schaefer Michael Mestres (excused) Kain Noyes, Recorder
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Tom Walker
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
BOARD MEMBER SCHAEFER MOVED THAT THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 19, 2012 BE APPROVED
AS SUBMITTED. BOARD MEMBER GUENTHER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
BOARD MEMBER SCHAEFER MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. BOARD
MEMBER WALKER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
REQUESTS FROM THE AUDIENCE:
No one in the audience indicated a desire to address the Board during this portion of the meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA:
There were no items on the consent agenda.
MINOR PROJECTS:
Edmonds Village, LLC:
Sign modification at 22001 Highway 99 (PLN20130019)
Mr. Clugston presented the Staff Report. There was no present to represent the applicant.
BOARD MEMBER SCHAEFER MOVED THAT, BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF FACT, ANALYSIS AND
ATTACHMENTS IN THE STAFF REPORT, THE ADB RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF FILE NUMBER
PLN20130019, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, BECAUSE IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA FOUND IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN:
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A. SEPARATE PERMITS FROM THE BUILDING AND ENGINEERING DIVISIONS MAY BE
REQUIRED AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH ALL APPLICABLE CODES.
B. NO COMMERCIAL SIGN SHALL BE ILLUMINATED AFTER 11:00 PM UNLESS THE
COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND THEN MAY REMAIN ON ONLY AS
LONG AS THE ENTERPRISE IS OPEN (ECDC 20.60.020.H).
VICE CHAIR O’NEILL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTIO CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - MAJOR PROJECTS:
No public hearings for Major Projects were scheduled on the agenda.
CONSOLIDATED PERMIT APPLICATIONS (No Public Participation):
McDonald’s:
The applicants are proposing to construct a new 4,270 square foot McDonald’s restaurant building, dual
lane drive-thru facility, and associated parking lot on a 1.91-acre site. An existing McDonald’s restaurant will be
demolished as part of the redevelopment. The proposal requires design review (PLN20130002), a conditional-use
permit for the drive-thru (PLN20120003), and a conditional use permit for 24-hour operation of the restaurant
(PLN20120006). The ADB will review the design elements of the proposed new McDonald’s in a public meeting and
make a recommendation to the Hearing Examiner for a final decision combined with the two conditional-use permit
requests. The site is located at 10124 Edmonds Way and is zoned Neighborhood Business (BN)
Jen Machuga presented the Staff Report. Jenelle Taflin, PacLand, and Brian Mattson, McDonald’s USA, LLC, were
present to represent the applicant.
BASED ON THE FINDINGS, ANALYSIS, CONCLUSIONS AND ATTACHMENTS IN THE STAFF
REPORT, BOARD MEMBER SCHAEFER MOVED THAT THE BOARD FIND THAT THE
APPLICATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA FOUND IN THE ZONING
ORDINANCE AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF FILE
NUMBERS PLN20130002, PLN20130003, AND PLN20130006 WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
1. HEIGHT CALCULATIONS ARE REQUIRED WITH THE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION IN
ORDER TO SHOW THAT THE PROJECT MEETS THE 25-FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT.
2. THE LIGHT STANDARDS INSTALLED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE PROJECT CANNOT
EXCEED 25 FEET IN HEIGHT.
3. ALL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND OTHER UTILITY HARDWARE ON THE ROOF, GROUNDS,
OR BUILDINGS SHALL BE SCREENED TO MITIGATE VIEW IMPACTS FROM STREET LEVEL.
SCREENING COULD INCLUDE THE USE OF ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, LANDSCAPING
AND/OR FENCING.
4. STREET TREE SPECIES, LOCATION AND SPACING SHALL BE DETERMINED DURING CIVIL
DESIGN REVIEW.
5. THE APPLICANT MUST APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN ALL NECESSARY PERMITS. THE
APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE EDMONDS COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CODE (ECDC). IT IS UP TO THE APPLICANT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WTH
THE VARIOUS PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THESE ORDINANCES.
6. SIGNAGE IS SUBJECT TO ECDC 20.60 AND THE PROPOSED SIGNAGE HAS NOT BEEN
REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE BY THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BOARD.
7. THE APPLICANT SHOULD INCREASE THE VARIETY OF SHRUBS AND GRASSES IN THE AREA
BETWEEN THE PARKING LOT AND THE SIDEWALK.
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BOARD MEMBER GUENTHER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS/ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
There were no administrative reports.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS:
Board Member Guenther advised that Planning Board Member Valerie Stewart approached him with a request that she
and Planning Board Member Ian Duncan be allowed to make a presentation to the Architectural Design Board regarding
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sustainable development. The Board agreed that the presentation should be scheduled for May 1.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
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