TOWN OF OLD SAYBROOK
Architectural Review Board
302 Main Street Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475-1741
Telephone (860) 395-3131 FAX (860) 395-1216
MOTIONS
Regular Meeting
Monday, May 9, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room
302 Main Street
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman, David Wight, called the regular meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Attendant Members Absent Members
David Wight, Chairman Bette Del Giorno, Secretary
Elizabeth Swenson, Vice Chairman Jonathan Gibbs
Kingman Snow
Frank Vinciguerra
Guy Pendleton
Attendant Staff
Janet Vinciguerra, Recording Clerk
III. OLD BUSINESS
A. “HomeGoods” Special Exception, Bldg and Façade Renovation, Sign
105 Elm Street (Map 36 / Lots 60,80,92-96,103)
Shopping Center Business B-2 District
Applicant/Agent: Matthew Rubin
MOTION to accept the revised site plan with crosswalks as presented.
MOVED by E. Swenson SECONDED by G. Pendleton
IN FAVOR: D. Wight, F. Vinciguerra, E. Swenson, K. Snow and G. Pendleton.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINING: none. APPROVED: 5-0-0.
MOTION to table the discussion of the building sign until the next regular meeting on May 23, 2005.
MOVED by K. Snow SECONDED by G. Pendleton
IN FAVOR: D. Wight, E. Swenson, K. Snow and G. Pendleton.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINING: F. Vinciguerra. APPROVED: 4-0-1.
B. “General Equities/Food Bag” Façade Renovation and Site Plan
1630 Boston Post Road (Map 26 / Lot 38)
Gateway Business B-4 District
Applicant: Cherokee Hill, LLC Agent: Bill Robinson
MOTION to accept the revised site plan with the condition that the applicant return to the next regular meeting on May 23, 2005 with a landscape plan, site elevations and a new sign proposal with dimensions within the zoning code and showing that the sign will be set back 10 ft from the property line.
MOVED by E. Swenson SECONDED by F. Vinciguerra
IN FAVOR: D. Wight, F. Vinciguerra, E. Swenson, K. Snow and G. Pendleton.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINING: none. APPROVED: 5-0-0.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. “Community Cultural Arts Center and Theatre” Special Exception, Site Plan and Building Renovation
300 Main Street (Map 33 / Lot 63-1)
Residence A District
Applicant: Town of Old Saybrook Agent: Thomas J. MacDonald
East Wharf Architects, Inc.
MOTION to table discussion until an unspecified future meeting so that the Board’s suggestions may be considered.
MOVED by F. Vinciguerra SECONDED by K. Snow
IN FAVOR: D. Wight, F. Vinciguerra, E. Swenson, K. Snow and G. Pendleton.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINING: none. APPROVED: 5-0-0.
B. “Beach Babies Learning Center” Special Exception, Modification of Previous Approval to Comply with State Health Code Requirement
210 Boston Post Road (Map 44 / Lot 24-1)
Restricted Business B-3 District
Applicant: Mark and Allison McCarthy Agent: John A. Matthews, A.I.A.
MOTION to accept the revised site plan and architectural drawings with the recommendations that the lighting for the street sign be a 50-watt flood light and to leave the natural vegetation on the west side of walkway leading to the school bus stop on Boston Post Road.
MOVED by F. Vinciguerra SECONDED by K. Snow
IN FAVOR: E. Swenson, F. Vinciguerra, K. Snow and G. Pendleton.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINING: D. Wight. APPROVED: 4-0-1.
C. “Front Page Sports” Sign
265 Main Street (Map 30 / Lot 52)
Central Business B-1 District
Applicant/Agent: Omer and Jon-Ander Beristain
MOTION to table discussion until the next regular meeting on May 23, 2005 to allow the applicants to bring back two new sign proposals for the Board’s review.
MOVED by G. Pendleton SECONDED by K. Snow
IN FAVOR: D. Wight, F. Vinciguerra, E. Swenson, K. Snow and G. Pendleton.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINING: none. APPROVED: 5-0-0.
D. “Blue Point Office Building” Site Plan
205 Old Boston Post Road (Map 28 / Lot 41-1)
Shopping Center Business B-2 District
Applicant: Blue Point, Inc. Agent: Joe Wren, P.E.
MOTION to table discussion until the next regular meeting on May 23, 2005 to allow the applicant to provide additional information on the parking lot fixtures and also to provide side elevations of the building.
MOVED by E. Swenson SECONDED by G. Pendleton
IN FAVOR: D. Wight, F. Vinciguerra, E. Swenson, K. Snow and G. Pendleton.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINING: none. APPROVED: 5-0-0.
V. REGULAR BUSINESS
A. Meeting Minutes
MOTION to approve the minutes of 04/25/05 with one correction as noted.
MOVED by D. Wight SECONDED by K. Snow
IN FAVOR: D. Wight, G. Pendleton, F. Vinciguerra and K. Snow.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINED: E. Swenson. APPROVED: 4-0-1.
B. Correspondence
C. Committee, Representative & Staff Reports
VI. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 11:00 p.m. until the next regularly scheduled meeting on May 23, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Saybrook Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 302 Main Street.
MOVED by F. Vinciguerra SECONDED by E. Swenson
IN FAVOR: D. Wight, E. Swenson, F. Vinciguerra, K. Snow, and G. Pendleton.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINED: none. APPROVED: 5-0-0.
Respectfully Submitted,
Janet S. Vinciguerra, Recording Clerk
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