Monday, July 16,
2012
Attendees: John
Connell, Kinny Perot, Robin Morris, Kate Stephenson, Abby Martin, Kelly
Ogrodnik
1.
DRB Application Review Meeting
a.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012; 7pm at the Town Hall
b.
Attendance - Robin, Kate, Kin, Peter Lazorchak, Andres, JBC (currently in conflict)
c.
Review Plan - Kate & John will present
d.
Kelly to put together a draft version of the building design guidelines for
review
2.
Design Guidelines
a. SAMPLE DESIGN GUIDELINES:
All structures housing year-round functions
shall be designed and permitted subject to the following Design Guidelines:
1.
Final siting of the building footprint shall not deviate from the Masterplan
Site Plan by more than 10' and in no case such that any setbacks or other boundaries
are intersected.
2.
No building shall exceed 40 feet in height as measured from the average grade
to the highest point on the building (not including monitors, cupolas, antennae
or “widows’ walks”).
3.
All outdoor lighting (on the buildings or in the landscape) shall control light
pollution using approved semi-cutoff or full cutoff fixture designs.
4.
Material choices shall be restricted to those with successful precedent in the Mad River
Valley. For
walls, examples include wood, stone, brick and stucco. For roofing,
examples include composite shingle, wood shingle, standing seam metal, slate,
membrane and "green" (live, planted) roofs.
5.
Faux building materials must not be used. This restriction pertains to
the use of modern materials (i.e. vinyl, aluminum, PVC) to simulate traditional
building products. So, no vinyl shingles, aluminum clapboard, or PVC
cornice profiles. All designs must adhere to "truth in material
use" so that a material looks like what it is.
6. No uninterrupted expanse of glass shall
exceed 24 sq.ft.
7.
Striking colors not commonly found in New England
landscapes shall not exceed 100 sq.ft. on any side of a building that can be
seen by the public.
8.
Exceptions or variances for movable structures, prototypes or other temporary
buildings associated with school curricula may be applied for on a case-by-case
basis.
b.
Design Guidelines - Kelly's summary insights
1.
Quantity of buildings? Should we set a limit, or focus on a maximum square
footage?
2. Scale?
3.
Open space vs. Footprint. Team responded that AROD requires 70% open space for
the entire site.
4.
Architectural Styles and Themes - how many shall the campus embrace? Currently
we have at least six different styles… Kinny suggested use of the Coherence
Principle.
5.
Screening – is it necessary? Shouldn’t we try to showcase the buildings
and school from the road? Team responded that the scenic byway requires a
larger than normal setback. AROD requires screening, as does Act
250. We can include this, But we want to have an exception for solar
aperture.
6.
Signage - we will comply with Waitsfield's standard signage rules. This
will not include interior campus way-finding and navigational signings.
7. Main building to be 75% or more
retained as swing space.
8. Accessibility - ADA, pedestrian campus, snow removal, fire
control
c.
Kelly to send draft of design guidelines to core team by Thursday, end of day.
John Connell will send Design Amigos comments for incorporation into
guidelines.
d.
Guidelines should be specific enough for DRB to support future development of
master plan without Yestermorrow having to resubmit every time a new building
is proposed to be built, but general enough to allow flexibility in the design
process.
e.
Guidelines should be written in a format that all members of the DRB can
understand without the need for further explanation.
3.
No meeting next week, July 23, 2012. Team might schedule review meeting prior
to DRB meeting on Tuesday.
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