Planning commission approves board‑formed concrete for 522 Highway 133 with mock‑up requirement

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The Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday approved a material change for the 522 Highway 133 restaurant project, allowing board‑formed concrete on exterior walls instead of the stone originally shown in the application, with the condition that the applicant produce an on‑site mock‑up of the concrete and the wood siding for commission review and approval.

The commission'025s decision followed a lengthy discussion about visual character at the town'025s gateway along Colorado Highway 133, cost differences between materials and the need to control color and texture if the board‑formed concrete is used. The motion to approve passed 4‑3.

David Worth, the architect representing Chester Student Bev LLC, told commissioners the design team revised the project after prior feedback and is proposing board‑formed concrete for roughly 20% of the building'025s north facade under the bridge. "Rather than proceeding with the typical, concrete wall that you saw last week, we're…