MINUTES
Regular Meeting
Monday, July 28, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room
302 Main Street
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Pendleton called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Attendant Members Absent Members
Theodore Pendleton Jennifer Hoben
Susan Missel I. Ben Akin
Anita Yust Anthony Brodeur
Barbara D’Agostino
Attending Staff
Stella Beaudoin, Recording Clerk
Ms. Missel called the meeting to order at 7:00p.m.
III. REGULAR BUSINESS
Review and approval of the July 14, 2014 meeting Minutes.
MOTION to table review of the July 14, 2014 Minutes to the August 11, 2014 meeting; MADE by T. Pendleton; SECONDED by A. Yust; APPROVED by T. Pendleton, A. Yust, B. D’Agostino, S. Missel; ABSTAINING: None; (4-0-0).
- Correspondence & Announcements
No correspondence and no announcements.
- Committee, Representative & Staff Reports
No Committee, Representative or Staff reports.
IV. CONTINUED BUSINESS
- North Cove Shops Design Review/Sign
75 Main Street
Map 37/Lot 36
Central Business B-1 District, Pedestrian Node, Coastal Area Management Zone
Applicant/Owner: 75 Old Saybrook, LLC / Agent: Philip H. Cerrone III
Attorney David Royston presented on behalf of this application. North Cove Shops is a Limited Liability company who purchased in June 2014 the building which North Cove Outfitter occupied. The gentleman who purchased the property is a commercial developer and has acquired the property without prospect of tenant at this time. The property owner wishes to utilize this property for commercial purposes including a potential 4,000 s.f., 130 seat restaurant, and a convenience store use of 1,000 s.f. and other general retail. There is 11, 236 square feet on each floor.
Attorney Royston stated that the parking requirements for the aforementioned uses are more stringent as opposed to uses under general retail goods and services. Attorney Royston stated that the applicant will apply for a Special Exception through the Zoning Commission for allowance of the mentioned uses at their September 2, 2014 Public Hearing.
Philip H Cerrone, AIA, 421 Meadow Street, Fairfield, CT presented. Mr. Cerrone presented an overview of the site and indicated that the footprint of this building will not change. The Elm Street entrance will have a two-way driveway with a one-way exit onto Elm Street and there will be a landscape buffer on Long Pond Road. The parking lot has been reconfigured to include several islands and the parking along the street will remain intact. The Main Street side of the building will be cleaned-up and new walkways will be added so as to conform with the zoning regulations.
The basement will be utilized to house the mechanical equipment and for storage. The building has been divided into six spaces and the building will be opened up on all three sides with expanded storefront glass. There are proposed entrances on Elm Street, Main Street and on the parking lot side of the building. A walkway will be created around the entire building. The building is composed from brick and there will be a green metal roof that will wrap around the entire structure. The piers will be fabricated from a stucco material. The wall signs will be a white metal background with black letters. The monument sign will be fabricated from wood with a white background and black letters and will advertise the street address only. There will be gooseneck lighting mounted on the
building and the parking lighting will be LED, 13 foot poles which measure to the top of the fixture.
MOTION to recommend approval of the signage and the site plan “North Cove Shops” Design Review/ Sign, 75 Main Street, Map 37/Lot 36 with the following recommendations: the sign background will be displayed in navy blue or dark green and the lettering will be white. The free-standing sign will be color coordinated with the wall sign and will be lit from the top, down. If the number of tenants change and therefore the number, the size and the location of signs change, the applicant will present those sign changes to the Architectural Review Board. It is recommended that the Andromeda be relocated to the interior of the site: MADE by A. Yust; SECONDED by S. Missel; APPROVED by T. Pendleton, B. D’Agostino, S. Missel, A. Yust; ABSTAINING: None;
(4-0-0).
- Enterprise Rent-a-Car Design Review 434 Boston Post Road, Map 42/ Lot 17 Gateway Business B-4 District Applicant:~Enterprise Holdings, LLC / Owner: LJS Properties, LLC~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Agent: Joe Wren, P.E.
Joseph Wren, P.E., Joseph Bergin, Architect and Kevin Kolstad, Operations Manager of Enterprise Holdings presented on behalf of the applicant.
Mr. Wren stated that the existing Enterprise block building is 26’ x 46’ with a paved 16-space lot located in front of the building. The existing building to the rear of the property is being renovated. The building to the west and to the south is Bone Fish Realty who was previously granted an easement through the Enterprise property through to Route 1. To the north and to the east of the existing building is a proposed 640 sf addition which will be utilized for a self-contained car wash bay, not for commercial use. The interior garage slab contains the water which enters into a water separator and will be dropped into a holding tank. There will be no discharge to the ground or to the surface. There is a leaching field in the location of the proposed system and the entire septic
system will be removed and replaced to the west side of the building. There is no added site lighting proposed. There is no additional parking proposed and no change to the signage of the road. The existing sign on the front façade of the building will be remounted. There is a dumpster on site in the location of the proposed addition however due to low volume of trash, Enterprise will share a dumpster with Bone Fish Realty.
Members suggested that the applicant investigate with the Department of Transportation the feasibility of installing low grasses along the perimeter of the property so as to obscure the cars in the lot.
Joe Bergin, Architect, 28 Mai Street, Essex, CT, stated that the existing building has a flat roof. Mr. Bergin suggested the installation of a hipped roof with gable on the back and a small portico on the front. The portico will appear to be supported on decorative brackets and composed of a composite.
The lighting is comprised of three fixtures on the front of the building and the fixtures will meet dark sky compliance. The handicap ramp will remain in place. The existing exterior vinyl siding is a muted tan in color with white trim which will be uniform through the proposal. The roofing will be neutral grey asphalt.
MOTION to recommend approval of “Enterprise Rent-a-Car” Design Review, 434 Boston Post Road, Map 42/Lot 17 for the building as presented; MADE by B. D’Agostino; SECONDED by A. Yust; APPROVED by T. Pendleton, B. D’Agostino, S. Missel, A. Yust; ABSTAINING: None; (4-0-0).
Ms. D’Agostino suggested additional landscaping along the perimeter of the property so as to distract from the number of cars parked in the parking lot in front of the building.
MOTION to recommend approval of “Enterprise Rent-a-Car” Design Review, 434 Boston Post Road, Map 42/Lot 17 with the following recommendation: the applicant will investigate the installation of ornamental grasses at the north edge of the parking lot which abuts the State of CT Department of Transportation right-of-way; MADE by T. Pendleton; SECONDED by B. D’Agostino; APPROVED by T. Pendleton, B. D’Agostino, S. Missel, A. Yust; ABSTAINING: None; (4-0-0).
VI. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 9:40 p.m. to the regular meeting to be held on Monday, August 11, 2014 at the Old Saybrook Town Hall, 2nd floor conference room, 302 Main Street at 7:00 p.m.; MADE by T. Pendleton; SECONDED by A. Yust; APPROVED by T. Pendleton, B. D’Agostino, S. Missel, A. Yust, ; ABSTAINING: None; (4-0-0).
Respectfully submitted,
Stella Beaudoin
Recording Secretary
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