TOWN OF OLD SAYBROOK Architectural Review Board |
302 Main Street Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475-1741 Telephone (860) 395-3131 FAX (860) 395-1216
MINUTES Regular Meeting Monday, March 24, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room 302 Main Street
|
|
I. CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chairman E. Swenson called the regular meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Attendant Members Absent Members
Guy Pendleton, Vice Chairman David Wight, Chairman
Elizabeth Swenson, Vice Chairman Arcangela Claffey, Alternate
Kingmon Snow, Regular Member Jonathan Gibbs, Regular Member
Jonathan M. Gibbs arrived at 7:44pm
Attendant Staff
Joanne Rynecki, Recording Clerk
Chris Costa, Zoning Enforcement Officer
III. NEW BUSINESS
a. “Saybrook Motor Sports” Sign
658 Boston Post Road (Map 37/Lot 52)
District: B-2
Applicant/Agent: Scott Caroll
Mr. Bill Albert, the contractor for the Applicant, presented at tonight’s meeting. The new business which will occupy the building is an auto sales business. The Applicant plans on extending the overhang roof across the entire front of the building and down one side facing the road. Presently it covers only a portion of the front of the building. The signage will be placed on the roof overhang centered in some fashion. The sign will be replacing the “pre-existing non-conforming” sign in the same dimensions. The color of the asphalt roof shingles as proposed will be black. E. Swenson was concerned with fact that the sign background is black and will fade into the black roof. Mr. Albert showed the Board the range of shingle colors available
and Ms. Swenson suggested any color except black. The overall sign design was pleasing to the Board. The sign will be illuminated with Goose Neck lights shining down onto the sign. K. Snow would like to see one linear florescent down light in a low wattage rather than the goose neck lights.
In addition, new windows, doors and siding will be added to the exterior of the building. The siding color will be grey to blend with the stone front. One large window with grills set in between the panes of glass will be installed to replace the current window. Vinyl insulated garage doors will replace the existing 2 glass garage doors, and one front door with grills will also be installed. Mr. Albert was very open to window and door styles and gave the Board various selections. The Board was not able to make a decision at the meeting on the doors or windows. The Board did suggested 4 double hung windows built up from the bottom of the existing window frame and trimmed out with a minimum of 2 ½ to 5 ½ inch trim, but not extending over the stone work in order
to keep everything flush. The Board would like the front door to not contain grillwork and the garage doors to be solid panel doors without windows.
Lighting will be added under the roof sofit. There will be 6 recessed lights with low wattage bulbs set at equal distance apart from one another. The existing flood light over the front door will be replaced with a decorative light and a security light will be added to the front corner of the building.
The Board was unable to make a final decision on what windows and doors where acceptable from Mr. Albert’s choices. For that reason the Board asked the Applicant to return at the next meeting with revised drawings.
MOTION to recommend approval of the sign and lighting as presented along with the roof and siding as discussed with the consideration to use one linear down light to illuminate the sign with a low wattage bulb and a roof color of “weathered wood” or “slate”.
The Board is recommending that the applicant return at the next meeting with accurate drawings that show the windows and door styles discussed at tonight’s meeting. Specifically to include: 1.) Grouping of double hung windows with mullions and trim of 2 ½ - 5 ½ inches set equally around each window. 2.) No grill work in the glass front door. 3.) Solid Panel garage doors.
MOVED: by J. Gibbs; SECONDED: by K. Snow
IN FAVOR: G. Pendleton, J. Gibbs, K. Snow, E. Swenson
OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 4-0-0
IV. REGULAR BUSINESS
A. Meeting Minutes – March 10, 2008
MOTION to approve the minutes of March 10, 2008 as presented
MOVED: by E. Swenson; SECONDED: by K. Snow
IN FAVOR: J. Gibbs, K. Snow, E. Swenson
OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: Guy Pendleton; APPROVED: 3-0-1
B. Correspondence - none
C. Committee, Representative & Staff Reports – none
Chris Costa informed the Board that she needs to receive comments on the final language which she emailed to each Board Member for the Design Excellence Awards. In Addition, Chris informed the Board that they are responsible for submitting photos of each property to her as soon as possible. E. Swenson volunteered to take the photos.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 9:35 p.m. until the next regular meeting on Monday April 14, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Saybrook Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 302 Main St.
MOVED by K. Snow; SECONDED by G. Pendleton
IN FAVOR: E. Swenson, J. Gibbs, K. Snow, G. Pendleton
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINED: none. APPROVED: 4-0-0.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joanne Rynecki, Recording Clerk
| 
