MEETING MINUTES OF THE

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD
OCTOBER 20, 2003

                                                                                               

 

1.     Call to Order:  Chair John Staub called the meeting of the Architectural Review Commission to order at 7:04 p.m. with the following present:

 

Chair:                                                         John Staub

 

Members Present:                                       Lauren deGrazia, Lori Lyman and Lynn Michaelson-Cohn.

 

Members Absent:                                        One position remaining unfilled.

 

Also Present:                                              Village Planner Ed Cage

 

Petitioners:                                                  Mel Towner, Charles Landwer and George Stein

 

1.      Approval of the September 15, 2003 Meeting Minutes.

Commissioner Michaelson-Cohn moved, seconded by Commissioner deGrazia, for approval of the draft September 15, 2003 meeting minutes, on a voice vote, the motion was unanimously approved.

 

2.      Continued Discussion on the Plans and Building Materials for the Proposed Gas Pump Canopy and Existing Gas Station, For the Current Amoco Gas Station Located at 209 Robert Parker Coffin Road, Submitted by Melvin Towner.

Mr. Towner stated that the roof of the gas station building was to be painted dark brown to match the proposed new canopy roof.  The Board had some concerns that the Marathon white color would be to white of a color on the walls of the existing gas station building.

 

Mr. Towner confirmed that only 190 square feet of the existing gas station building would be painted white.  He also provided some pictures of historical gas stations that were all white in color.  There was some general discussion on the overall colors used and that the poles underneath the proposed new canopy would be white also.  New underground gas tanks were to be installed with this project.

 

Commissioner Michaelson-Cohn stated that there would be a lot of maintenance with using the brilliant white color on the gas station building and overall she did prefer the existing red brick to painting the existing brick white.  Chairman Staub and Commissioner deGrazia shared this opinion also.

 

Commissioner Michaelson-Cohn moved, seconded by Commissioner deGrazia, for approval of the submitted plans for the gas station building and canopy with the preference that the front brick façade of the existing gas station building remain red brick and with the white color on each end of the existing building if the Marathon corporate identity would permit Mr. Towner to retain these existing colors.  If this is not the case, then the Board would permit the brilliant white color scheme as presented by Mr. Towner.  On a voice vote, the motion was unanimously approved.

 

3.      Consideration of a Request for One 7 Square Foot and One 4.5 Square Foot Ground Signs, For Minuit Realty Company, Inc, Located at 250 Robert Parker Coffin Road, Submitted by Charles H.Landwer, Jr.

Village Planner Cage stated that the building in question was 1,005 square feet, as represented by the petitioner, and is therefore allowed a total signage amount of 20 square feet.  The proposed two signs are clearly below the permitted 20 square feet.

 

Chairman Staub suggested that including the telephone number on the signs might suggest that the building itself is for sale, which is not the case.

 

Charles Landwer indicated that he was open to eliminating the telephone number from the proposed signs.

 

Commissioners deGrazia and Lyman both indicated that they liked both the style and colors used on the rendering of the proposed signs.

 

Commissioner Lyman moved, seconded by Commissioner deGrazia, for approval of a one 7 Square Foot and One 4.5 Square Foot Ground Signs, for Minuit Realty Company, Inc, located at 250 Robert Parker Coffin Road, on the condition that the address size text be increased and the telephone number be eliminated.  On a voice vote, the motion was unanimously approved.

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

Village Planner Cage indicated that there were some plans to add some banners to the decorative streetlights that were being installed in the municipal parking lots in the historic downtown area.  There was some discussion as whether the Architectural Board should have the ability to review such banners.  It was felt that this would be the appropriate place to review any banners within the historic downtown area. 

 

John MaGuire was in attendance and introduced himself as the new Executive Director of the Long Grove Community Development Corporation.  He discussed the Business Districts Inc study and the Board felt that a copy should be provided to the Board for their review.

 

Adjournment:  Commissioner Michaelson-Cohn moved, seconded by Commissioner Lyman to adjourn the meeting.  On a voice vote the motion was unanimously approved.  Meeting adjourned at 8:01 P.M.