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Board approves Yellowstone Impressions lightning-protection amendment; architect says design will be visually discreet
Summary
The board approved an amended architectural review allowing lightning-protection finials and tubing integrated into Yellowstone Impressions without exceeding previously approved building heights; architect Laura Dornberger said the system was designed to 'go away' visually.
The Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board approved an amended architectural review for Yellowstone Impressions that adds a lightning-protection system integrated into the building’s architecture.
Staff noted the project’s site-plan approval (April 2024) and building plans (June 2024) and reported the structure’s overall height is 58 feet 10 inches including mechanical mezzanine and elevator shaft; staff said the proposed lightning-protection components will not exceed the maximum height approved in building plans and that cumulative changes fall within the 10% threshold triggering architectural review. The architect, Laura Dornberger of Licati Architects, told the board the finials and connecting metal tubing were designed so the protection system would not read as a distinct mechanical element: "We didn't want to add building height…we wanted it to go away so you couldn't really tell that it's a lightning protection system."
After questions about permitted heights and railing levels, the board voted to approve the amended architectural review and associated resolution with staff recommendations.
