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Commission requires lower‑height shrubs, locked pond gates and lighting compliance for Tristate site
Summary
As part of preliminary‑plan approval for 669 Willow Springs Drive, commissioners required replacement of tall star magnolias with lower shrubs to preserve sight lines, confirmed pond gates must be able to be locked, and reviewed photometric lighting details for shielding and color temperature.
During review of the Tristate preliminary plan for 669 Willow Springs Drive, commissioners pressed for several site design clarifications and conditions before final‑plan acceptance.
Commissioners asked that the two double gates around the stormwater pond be lockable given public‑safety concerns; staff indicated the gates would have to be kept locked. The commission reviewed lighting details and a photometric sheet for the project; staff said the wall‑pack fixtures proposed are shielded and downcast with a full‑cutoff design and selectable color temperature between about 3,000K and 5,000K to reduce glare.
Landscaping was also a central condition: commissioners flagged 10 proposed star magnolias near a turning movement and said the front‑line plantings should be kept below drivers' sight lines. The applicant's engineer, Chuck Morant of Alco Associates, agreed to change the chain‑link pond fence to an alternative material acceptable to the city and to confirm lower‑height plantings. “I think our our solution was we'll we'll change that to some other material that's acceptable to the city,” Morant said on the record.
