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Applicant revises Robin Hood Boulevard bank-to-office plan, adds 4-foot fence and concrete planters
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CSK architect Scott Goodwin told the S Chererville Plan Commission the proposed Nottingham Square offices at 1806 Robin Hood Blvd. would keep the drive-around lane but enclose a perimeter area with a 4-foot metal fence and heavy concrete planters; applicant will return in July with detailed planter and anchoring specifications.
Scott Goodwin, an architect with CSK, described revisions on a proposed redevelopment at 1806 Robin Hood Boulevard during the Schererville Plan Commission study session on June 16. The project, listed as Sherwood Forest Eighteenth Edition Lot 12 (Nottingham Square offices), would convert the bank side of an existing building into a spa and keep the building's drive-around lane while enclosing an adjacent exterior area with a low fence and concrete planters.
Goodwin said the latest plans remove the previous enclosed “drive-thru” area and replace it with planter barriers on a concrete perimeter and a 4-foot-high metal fence so people inside the space can “visually see out” while remaining separated from the drive lane. “Our last meeting, we put it in the continuance on the bank building. So we've done some revisions,” Goodwin said. He also described the fence as “a metal fence” and said the perimeter planters are intended as the primary barrier to vehicles while the fence maintains visibility.
The applicant described details for the outdoor platform and seating area: decking over the islands in the former drive-through footprint to create a level outdoor amenity for spa clients, and leaving the existing canopy roof intact. Goodwin said the decking material was not yet selected and the outdoor area would be seasonal. He described the spa program on the bank side as including a jacuzzi, heating booths and massage tables, while the other side of the building would retain office functions and restrooms.
Commissioners asked about safety and anchoring. Goodwin said the concrete planters being considered measure about 18 inches tall, 4 feet wide and 18 inches deep, and that they would be heavy so “a car can't knock them over easily.” He said the project team expected to anchor fence posts either into the islands or into blocking beneath the decking, depending on the final layout. The applicant noted the finished outdoor platform would sit roughly 6 to 8 inches above the asphalt at the teller step and the planters would sit at asphalt level.
No formal vote was recorded. The commission requested more detail on planter size, mounting and material prior to a public hearing. Goodwin said the applicant would bring detailed planter and anchoring drawings for the July hearing; the commission confirmed the applicant should return on July 7 with those materials.
The plan commission's discussion primarily focused on safety of the proposed barrier system and on ensuring adequate access around the building. Commissioners confirmed a drive lane around the building would remain to provide access to rear parking.
The item will return to the Plan Commission in July with detailed planter and fence anchoring specifications for staff and commissioners to review.
