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Owner of 4770 West County Highway 98 seeks exterior remodel guidance; staff warns scenic-corridor triggers
Summary
A property owner outlined a possible 5–10 year plan for a building at 4770 West County Highway 98 and asked the board what exterior work would require review; staff said façade changes alone are likely a less-than-minor DRB item but paving or added impervious area could trigger stormwater review and a minor process.
Greg, the owner of a property at 4770 West County Highway 98, asked the Design Review Board for feedback on a possible exterior remodel and longer-term redevelopment plans for the site.
"My name is Greg. Hey. I'm I'm the owner of, it's, 4770 West County Highway 98. And, we recently purchased we purchased the property about a year ago," Greg said. He told the board a tenant currently occupies the building and is proposing interior remodeling and exterior updates; the owner said the site has an older roof with leaks and that he is considering adding a parapet wall.
Planning staff advised that exterior building modifications that do not expand the building typically qualify as a less-than-minor development order and would come to the Design Review Board for approval. Staff cautioned that because the site currently has gravel paving and no landscape buffer, the scenic-corridor regulations could require paving (concrete or asphalt) and minimum landscape buffering. That paving could increase impervious surface and trigger a stormwater review and a minor technical review committee (TRC) process.
"If you're changing paint schemes, or, you know, changing the elevations, roof things, just bring in the whole elevation, and we can review it at 1 time," Tim Brown said. Staff added that painting the same color can be handled by the planner, but changing paint color would bring the item before the board once the updated code takes effect.
Board members and staff discussed the owner’s preference to avoid triggering a cascading set of requirements (paving -> stormwater -> TRC). Staff said they can use director discretion to require only minimal corridor improvements in some cases, but added that any trigger for increased impervious area will require demonstration that stormwater systems can handle the change.
No formal vote was taken; staff asked the owner to consult with staff (including Mac and Tim) and to submit a complete application if he seeks exterior modifications. Depending on whether paving or other site work is proposed, the matter could require TRC review before the DRB hearing and add at least one month to the timeline.
