Meeting Minutes

Attendance Log
Sign Permits
Design Review Board Agenda
March 9, 2010
AGENDA
Work Session: 8:30 A.M.
Regular Meeting: 9:00 A.M.
Sandy Springs City Hall, 7840 Roswell Road, 500 Building
Morgan Falls Office Park, Sandy Springs, GA 30350
Agenda Item Council Assigned Overlay Staff’s Design Review
District Staff District Recommendation Board
Recommendation
Work Session: 8:30 AM
Regular Meeting: 9:00 AM
Adoption of Agenda 03/09/10
Approval of 02/09/10 Meeting’s Minutes
VARIANCE
1. DRB10-004
6400 Roswell Road (SR9)
Applicant: Acme American, LLC

 The applicant is seeking approval to

reconstruct a 4,000 square foot Linda Urban
3 Approval
building which was damaged by fire. Abaray Overlay
The building is to remain in the existing
footprint and the existing parking lot
and landscaping is to remain the
same.

SIGN PERMITS ISSUED FROM 02/09/10 to 03/09/10

Public Comments:
Discussion Item: Overlay District Rewrite
ADJOURNMENT
 Design Review Board
February 9, 2010

Board Members Present
Board Members Absent
Staff Present
Meeting Minutes
Colin Lichtenstein (Chair), Andy Porter (Vice Chair), Marlise Landeck , Mel Mobley ,
Eric Gregory, and Bernadine Richard
Van Westmoreland
Patrice Ruffin, Linda Abaray, Cristina Nelson, Gloria Goins, and Terry Robinson

CALL to Order Colin Lichtenstein called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

ACTION: Landeck moved to recommend adoption of the February 9, 2010 Agenda. Richard seconded.
Approved (5-0), Porter, Landeck, Richard, Gregory and Mobley for; Westmoreland Absent; Lichtenstein not voting .

PREVIOUS MINUTES

ACTION: Mobley moved to recommend approval of the Minutes from the August 25, 2009 meeting. Gregory seconded.
The Minutes were approved (5-0), Porter, Landeck, Richard, Gregory and Mobley for; Westmoreland Absent;
Lichtenstein not voting.
.

Building Permit
1. DRB10-003/V10-001
8600 Roswell Road (SR9)
Applicant: Henry Signs/ Danny Lankford

SUMMARY/STAFF PRESENTATION: The applicant is seeking a primary variance from Section 33.22.C of the Zoning
Ordinance to reduce the required ten (10) foot minimum sign setback from the right-of-way to 1 foot.
.
Applicant Presentation:
Danny Lankford, 2285 Park Central Blvd., Decatur, GA. 30035
(Invitation for public comment in support of and in opposition to the petition)

● Support for the Petition

None

● Against the Petition

None

(Close of public hearing. Design Review Board questions and discussion)

ACTION: Porter moved to recommend approval, Gregory Seconded. The motion was approved (5-0), Porter, Landeck,
Richard, Gregory and Mobley for; Westmoreland Absent; Lichtenstein not voting.

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 Condition(s): None

SIGN PERMITS ISSUED FROM 01/26/10 to 02/09/10

Public Comments: None

Discussion Item: None

Meeting Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 a.m.

Approval Signatures
Date Approved 03/09/2010

Colin Lichtenstein, Chairman

Patrice Ruffin, Assistant Director,

Planning & Zoning

Gloria Goins, Administrative

Coordinator/Transcriber

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DRB Board Member Attendance
2010 Total
Total Absence
NAME 1/12 1/26 2/9 2/23 3/9 3/23 4/13 4/27 5/11 5/25 6/8 6/22 7/13 7/27 8/10 8/24 9/14 9/28 10/12 10/26 11/9 11/23 12/18 12/28 Meetings s
E. Gregory
Post 6
Term Exp:
12/1/12 1 0 1 * 3 1

M. Landeck
Post 7 Term
Exp: 12/1/13 1 1 1 * 3 0
C. Lichtenstein
Post 2
Term Exp:
12/1/11 1 1 1 * 3 0
M. Mobley
Post 3
Term Exp:
12/1/11 1 1 1 * 3 0
A. Porter
Post 5
Term Exp:
12/1/12 1 1 1 * 3 0
B. Richard
Post 4
Term Exp:
12/1/13 1 1 1 * 3 0
V.
Westmoreland
Post 1
Term Exp:
12/1/11 1 1 0 * 3 1
0 = Absent 1 = Present
* No Applications Submitted; No Meeting Held.
* No Applications Submitted; No Meeting Held.
 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETING MARCH 9, 2010

Petition No. DRB10-004

Property Location 6400 Roswell Road (SR9)

Owner David Ben-Moshe

Applicant Acme American, LLC

Applicant’s Request Building Permit

Findings of Fact:

The subject site is located at 6400 Roswell Road (SR9). The property is zoned C-1
(Commercial District) conditional under Fulton County zoning case Z66-0058 and is located
within the Urban District of the Sandy Springs Overlay District.

Abutting Property Land Uses/Zoning:

North: Properties zoned C-1 (Community Business District) under Fulton County zoning
case Z64-0069 and C-1 (Community Business District) under Fulton County zoning case
Z68-0148.
East: Property zoned C-1 (Community Business District) under Fulton County zoning case
Z57-0031.
South: Property zoned C-1 (Community Business District) under Fulton County zoning
case Z96-0036.
West: Properties zoned R-3 (Single Family Dwelling District) and O-I (Office and
Institutional District) under Fulton County zoning case Z00-0119.

Enforcement:
On May 1, 2009 the building was inspected by Code Enforcement and Building Inspection
officers. The building had a dilapidated dumpster enclosure and roof damage caused by a
fire. The building was condemned after determining it was un-inhabitable.

A citation was issued on September 18, 2009 for continuous deterioration of the dumpster
enclosure and the building. The owner appeared in court on November 19, 2009. The case
has been reset until March 18, 2010 to allow time for the Design Review Board’s decision
and plan review process (see attached code enforcement case).

Prepared by the City of Sandy Springs Department of Community Development for the Design Review Board Meeting on March 9, 2010.

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Request:

The applicant is seeking approval to reconstruct a 4,000 square foot building, which was
damaged by fire. The building is to remain in the existing footprint. Modifications include
straightening of a wall and removal of interior walls. The proposed building exterior will
consist of red tint brick with white mortar, tan stucco with a matching EIFS trim. The store
front will have large tampered windows with a dark ionized tint. The larger windows will
allow more natural light into the building. “Shade fins” are proposed to be installed above
the windows to shade the building and reduce heat. The existing parking lot and landscape
is to remain the same.

The Board is asked to take action at this meeting due to the court schedule. The Board may
comment on the appropriateness of the building permit to meet the intent of the ordinance
relative to appearance and function. If the proposed building permit seems appropriate with
some modification, the Board should make a recommendation on changes that might bring
the relief proposed into harmony with the intent of the ordinance and with the surrounding
development if deemed appropriate.

Analysis

The requested Building Permit involves Urban District Overlay requirements. Relative to
the building, staff requests the Board address each item under the following sections of the
Zoning Ordinance:

 12B.5.H. Windows – the proposed plan meets this standard.

The building permit will not exceed forty (40) percent of the property’s most recent tax
appraisal (12B.2.A). Therefore, they are not required to install streetscape along the property
frontage.

Staff Recommendation:

Staff recommends APPROVAL.

Attachments:
Letter of intent – Date received February 25, 2010.
Site plan- Date received February 25, 2010.
Elevation – Dated received February 25, 2010.
Floor Plans - Dated received February 25, 2010.
Landscape Plan - Dated received February 25, 2010.
Code Enforcement case

Prepared by the City of Sandy Springs Department of Community Development for the Design Review Board Meeting on March 9, 2010.

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