HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-01-14-DAC-min.pdf Design Advisory Committee Meeting — Corrected 2.26.92 January 14, 1992
Present. Kerry Brandin,John Frey, Barbara Hulshizer,Steve Hurley, Betsy Whitman,Jack
Eddison.
Minutes of December 10 1991 meeting were approved with corrections.
Planning Board Meeting of January 6 1992,to which Design Advisory Committee,and other
related groups had been invited,wet discussed at some length.John Frey,John Vinton, Rick Tom
and Betsy had attended.
The Planning Board offered proposals to invite comment or changes.These involve: removable signs
inside windows illuminated signs inside windows windows used for storage DAC to review signs
before submission to ZBGA,signs to be allowed by right,sign requirements outside CB district.
We spoke of the 'Design Guidelines as a clue to the process.Jack said there are extra copies.
Building Inspector Steve Frederickson was to have had handouts to give to applicants. It was
suggested that there might be a seminar for learning what is in Guidelines. (Editor's comment:
Didn't David Dixon do just this')
Awnings being used as an extra sign was discussed at some length.
Seictmen's new secretary is Sally Peters recently in Planning Office
Cary Library plans for landscaping the entrance area were presented by Barbara in her role of
Garden Club Civic Improvement Committee An active discussion followed.Consensus seemed to
focus on raising the edge of the triangle by one stones height, retaining annuals of some variety.
Behind the annuals for winter interest,an evergreen hedge which has a height at maturity of
roughly 2 feet.Suggestions- boxwood, hell y.Per haps some interior paving.
Depot Square J Emery Park Study Group chairman, Don Olson, had reported to Betsy that he
had had a fruitful meeting with Lance Neumann,traffic consultant.After Neumann had absorbed the
project he will meet with us
Kerry and Steve have an appointment with Rick White to bring him up to speed on the Program
Report of the Study Group
More talk followed of suitable dissemination of the material in 'Design Guidelines to key persons
Kerry suggested realtors
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 pm.
Respectfully submitted
Betsy Whitman,scribe
NEXT DAC MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1992