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Susan Henry, St. Anthony Village May 3, 2002 The Site Plan Option we prepared moves the building to within 30' of Silver Lake Road and 52' of the southern access driveway,but this is still quite a distance from the corner and not in keeping with the real spirit of the framework. It also creates a site plan with some awkward relationships,such as the sharp turn into the drive-through lane, the area where cars wait after the pick-up window, and the distance of the farthest parking from the entry. Architecture The Master Framework also suggests architectural principles for buildings. Among them are that "all buildings should have a top,middle,and bottom,. ..being more massive at the bottom and more delicate at the top." Another idea is to have"unifying elements,such as materials,colors,proportions,detailing,etc." throughout the Redevelopment Area. There is not an established set of unifying elements yet. The Culver's building does not really fit the principle of building massing,with its expansive standing-seam metal roof and relatively straight building sides. This is a feature that could be accommodated, but not without significant redesign on Culver's part. The standard Culver's colors —bright blue roof and bright white building—also do-not seem to be the set that the City might choose to set the tone for this area. Recommendations 1) If Culver's were willing to redesign their building floor plan to accommodate placement of the building at the corner of Silver Lake Road this would be wonderful. However,that may be too much to ask,so at .the very least we would request that they create an edge 2-1/2' to 3-1/2' in height along the southeast comer of the site,with a railing,wall, fence or hedge. 2) A minor site plan problem noted on the attached sketch is the conflict with cars entering the site and cars waiting outside the pick-up window area. If these drive lanes can be separated more clearly we believe it will create a safer arrangement. 3) We would recommend that the roof design and building facade be significantly altered to comply with the architectural principles of"massive at the bottom and delicate at the top." The bottom part is relatively easy; the roof part would involve a completely different approach to the roof treatment. 4) We recommend that the colors or Culver's building be toned down at least to a buff or off-white,rather than stark white. We also recommend that if the roof cannot be altered that most of the roof be a neutral color, such as gray or black, the bright blue being reserved for accent areas, perhaps over the entries. Other restaurant franchises have successfully tailored their architecture to these kinds of conditions. 5) We recommend that a significant portion of the building facade be brick or stone,with decorative block as an accent material. All materials such as brick or block must be integrally colored,i.e.,not painted. We understand that as the first redevelopment project in the Redevelopment Area Culver's is being asked to consider some significant changes. But this building will set the tone and the precedent for all of the substantial development to follow and we believe that positive steps taken here will yield a much better plan later. Also, these kinds of changes would help Culver's to be part of the new community that is being developed, instead of sticking out in a way that may not be positive. 2