Council reviews Home2 Suites architectural concept for Cannon Branch site; final site plan pending

City staff presented an architectural-design review for a proposed Home2 Suites hotel at the Landing at Cannon Branch development and asked council for feedback ahead of forthcoming site‑plan and land-transfer items.

Staff said the city reserved architectural review rights when it rezoned the property and delegated review responsibility to the full council. The illustrative design before council shows a four‑story building with roughly 100 rooms, meeting space (not a full‑service restaurant) and parking that may use part of the former DMV lot in the short term. Staff said the hotel would not preclude future redevelopment of the DMV parcel because that parcel was intentionally excluded from the developer’s proffers and prior development agreement; any subdivision of that parcel will require a separate council action.

Council members asked whether the existing DMV building would remain while construction proceeds, how site access and parking circulation would be preserved, landscaping and bird-attraction concerns near the airport, sign types and monument signage, and whether the final site plan would preserve multiple access points. Staff said the developer is at about 90% site‑plan completion and expected to file the site plan by late May or June. Staff confirmed streetscape standards for the Landing at Cannon Branch apply to the hotel parcel and that final site‑plan review will address access, circulation, signage and airport-related bird hazard considerations.

Staff and the developer did not seek a final land‑transfer approval in the work session; the architectural piece is an advance review tied to a future resolution that will bring the final land subdivision and transfer to council.

No formal vote was recorded during the session.