Design review board asks developer to break up elevations, limit repeated facades

At the close of discussion, a board member proposed a set of design-related recommendations for the mayor and city council to consider if the project proceeds.

The board recommended that building elevations be broken up so that no more than two contiguous units use the same elevation, a move members said would preserve the "townhome" character and avoid long, monolithic facades. The board also recommended that retaining walls within the site be tiered or regraded so that no single tier exceeds the maximum height allowed by the Unified Development Ordinance. Finally, for the gutter/curb request the board recommended either a reduced gutter width or tying approval to a header-curb (no gutter) with a reverse-crown road profile; the recommendation sought to ensure the drainage approach is explicit if the waiver is granted.

Matt Adams read the transcribed recommendations into the record and the board moved to adopt them. The motion was seconded and recorded as passing unanimously (5 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions).