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Far West Design Review Case Report

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Project Information

Far West Case #  FW 2012-023

Address: 4600 Rocky River Dr
Company: CMCC
Architect: Rakauskas Architecture
Description:

12,000 SF Mosque, new construction, located north of existing building on Rocky River Dr between Fairville Ave and Ferncliffe Ave.

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Committee Actions/Submissions

Date: June 20, 2012
Committee: Staff
Action Type: Initial Plan Submission
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Date: August 6, 2012
Committee: Staff
Action Type: Incomplete Plan Notification
Conditions:  

Requested more thorough context photos, add fences to site plan and/or landscape plan, color elevations, and material cut sheets.

Date: September 13, 2012
Committee: Staff
Action Type: Revised Plan Submission
Conditions/Notes:  

Committee found no fault with building design. They found the overall site plan lacking in certain details and gave significant feeback. Applicant agreed to add more detail, make revisions, and resubmit. A date has not been set for them to appear before the design review committee again as of 9/26/12. Committee reccomendations included: 1) Show all curb cuts on Rocky River Dr being removed. 2) Show whether the pin oak in the parking lot will be removed or if the pavement at it's base will be removed so that it can get enough water to survive. 3) Specify the strip of land on the SW side of existing building as grass. It currently looks like pavement on site plan. 4) Add clearer labels for B.O.B. fence around rear of property. 5) Show fence to remain around playground. 6) Add tree to the Rocky River Dr frontage of the landscape plan 7) Bring a material sample of the glass windows facing Rocky River Dr 8) If there will be any lighting or signage in the parking lot or on the building, these need to be shown 9) Reconfigure parking to incorporate committee members' reccomendations 10) Specify the materials that will be used on pedestrian paths and walkways 11) Specify material for dumpster enclosure on site plan and bring material sample to next meeting

 
Date: September 26, 2012
Committee: Local Design Review Committee
Action Type: Tabled
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Date: January 2, 2013
Committee: Staff
Action Type: Revised Plan Submission
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Date: January 9, 2013
Committee: Local Design Review Committee
Action Type: Approved with Conditions
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Date: February 12, 2013
Committee: Staff
Action Type: Revised Plan Submission
Conditions/Notes:  

Planning Commission approved plans on this date. Planning Commission also allowed for revised plans to be approved administratively in consultation with Planning Staff and Kamm's Corners Dev Corp. Allowed revisions are as follows: landscaping and fence along Northern part of property extending from Rocky River Dr may be shifted north to accomodate future driveway off of Rocky River Dr. 

 
Date: February 15, 2013
Committee: Staff
Action Type: Approved
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Date: February 15, 2013
Committee: City Planning Commission
Action Type: Approved
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