Meeting Minutes

ESTERO DESIGN
REVIEW COMMITTEE

Meeting Time: 5:10 P.M.

Members in Attendance: Wayne Robinson, Ron Dillon, Bob Flato, Gordon Lyons, Al O’Donnell, Bill Prysi

Members Absent: Diane Ferrando, Dwight Oakley

Minutes by: Scott Wickett

Applicant: Coconut Point Design Guidelines

Fee: Not Paid

Presentation by: Ron Dillon and project team

Comments/Suggestions:

Recommend required façade wraparound building corners be written into design guidelines

Recommend fence in rear of commercial buildings (or plantings: the fence would be unnecessary with sufficient landscape buffering)

Any solid walls shall require sufficient landscaping; presenters agreed to this being “required” rather than “suggested”

Plant-materials list in book to be simplified (Mr. Dillon)

Oakbrook Properties asked to have internal design review supercede EDRC review as long as design guidelines meet or exceed Estero Community Plan and EDRC requirements

Suggest that Ron Dillon reports back to EDRC periodically during construction of this project and/or a committee member be allowed to be involved in the design review process as structured by the developer

Applicant: Stoneybrook Wireless Communications

Fee: Not Paid

Presentation by: Bill Prysi - Conceptus, John - Banks Engineering

The EDRC made the following Comments/Suggestions:

Recommend more and taller sabal palms around tower

Recommend different selections of low shrubs (cocoplum may die due to cold exposure)

Requested additional trees in road right-of-way to buffer dishes from the north-west

Recommend moving dishes for reduced visibility

Presenters request that storage unit (hidden behind berm) not be held to roof standard of Corkscrew overlay; committee agrees, but seeks to avoid establishment of precedent after this ruling

Rick Johnson Tire Store banners and flags – This was discussed and committee decided to ask future submitters to agree to not using such ugly displays when holding special sales, events or grand openings. Committee found this was allowed by the store owner getting a temporary sign permit which ran out shortly after the meeting.