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Developers refine Williamson County EMS design after DRC feedback; commissioners ask for additional trim, corner boards and window details
Summary
Applicant for a Williamson County EMS site at 110 Alders Gateway returned with revisions responding to prior feedback: lower water table, window/door refinement and siding reveal. Staff favored a 4–5 inch siding reveal and recommended traditional trim; commissioners pressed for corner boards, appropriate window materials and better door/porch detailing.
Representatives for a proposed Williamson County EMS facility at 110 Alders Gateway presented revised elevations, materials and site changes to the Design Review Committee, saying they had incorporated prior historic zoning feedback.
Staff described the site as at the edge of a historic preservation overlay and in the Franklin Road Historic District. The applicant said they lowered the water table at portions of the building, adjusted roof heights on living-quarters volumes, clarified window types (true divided-light six-over-six where intended), and proposed a cementitious lap siding with a four- to five-inch reveal.
Commissioners welcomed the changes but raised detailed design questions. Commissioner Holly said the earlier iterations were more visually interesting and urged the team to avoid a generic appearance; other commissioners asked for corner boards, window jamb and stop details, door surround trim, and reconsideration of louver/vent scale at the apparatus bay. Staff reiterated guidance that composite windows that accurately mimic wood are appropriate for civic buildings but recommended avoiding snap-on mullions and that trim around doors be shown on revised elevations.
The DRC did not vote but asked the applicant to return with corner board details, door trim elevations, a confirmed siding reveal, and window specifications or shop drawings that demonstrate materials and muntin depth. Those details will inform the Certificate of Appropriateness review at the historic zoning commission.
