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Euclid board gives conceptual approval to banquet-hall façade but requires detailed materials and trim
Summary
The board conceptually approved a proposed composite-wood façade around the entrance of a banquet hall at 373 E.200th Street but conditioned final approval on the applicant returning with detailed materials, trim and connection details.
The Euclid Architecture Review Board conceptually approved changes to the front façade of a dormant banquet hall at 373 East 200th Street but required the applicant to return with more detailed drawings, material samples and trim details before final exterior work may proceed.
Staff told the board the 7,200-square-foot commercial building had been under intermittent renovation and that the proposal to apply composite wood around the primary entrance lacked sufficient detail on how the panels would meet the existing brick and how the doors would be treated. "Without knowing what this change will actually look like, staff cannot provide any proper analysis regarding the design of the proposal," staff said.
Applicant representatives described plans to cover damaged stone around the entrance with composite wood planks and to inset the doors slightly behind the new wood face. Board members raised concerns about the vertical orientation of the plank, how the new wood would read against the mass of the building, door clearance and potential ADA/accessibility issues, and the importance of maintaining a visible brick band to avoid a heavy boxed composition. The board suggested preserving an inner brick band and emphasized the importance of returns, trim and connection details.
After extended discussion the board voted to conceptually approve the façade for parcel 64222150 with a condition that applicants provide additional material and design documentation for final approval. Staff said interior work could proceed under separate permits but exterior work requires the board’s final sign-off on the detailed plans. "It would benefit your project to return with the sign and trim so we can see how it's going to work," a board member said during the exchange.
The decision was recorded as a conceptual approval; the board and staff will review submitted details at a later meeting before issuing a final sign-off on the exterior façade changes.
