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Home My Public Portal About2024.02.22 Appeal AA-23-12 Huskinson- Findings of FactInstrument # 461788 VALLEY COUNTY, CASCADE, IDAHO 02-23-2024 16:48:09 No. of Pages: 7 Recorded for: CITY OF MCCALL DOUGLAS A. MILLER Fee: $0.00 Ex -Officio Recorder Deputy: RE Electronically Recorded by Simplifile Appeal of AA -23-12 — Findings of Fact McCall City Council — February 22, 2024 Page 1 of 7 IN RE: APPEAL OF DENIAL OF AMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW Application Number: AA -23-12 FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND DECISION FINDINGS OF FACTS Applicant:. Cade Huskinson Representative: None Application: An appeal of the Administrator's decision to deny an application to utilize waterskis as a roofing material. Address: 200 East Lenora Street Location: Government Lot 3, Block 4 situated in Section 9, T18N, R3E, B.M., Amended Plat of McCall, Original Townsite Book 1, Page 39 of Plats of Valley County, City of McCall, Valley County, Idaho. Public Notice: Newspaper: The Notice of Hearing was published in the Star News on December 21, 2023 Mailing: The Notice of Hearing was mailed by the applicant to property owners within 300 feet on December 26, 2023. Posting: The Notice of Hearing was posted by the applicant on the subject property on December 27, 2023. Zoning: CBD — Central Business District Property Size: 0.19 -acres (8,201 square -feet) Appeal of AA-23-12-Findings of Fact McCall City Council -February 22, 2024 Page 1 of7 INRE: ) ) APPEAL OF DENIAL ) FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND DECISION OF AMINISTRATIVE ) DESIGN REVIEW ) ) Application Number: ) AA-23-12 ) Applicant: . Representative: Application: Address: Location: Public Notice: Zoning: Property Size: FINDINGS OF FACTS Cade Huskinson None An appeal of the Administrator's decision to deny an application to utilize waterskis · as a roofing material. 200 East Lenora Street Government Lot 3, Block 4 situated in Section 9, T18N, R3E, B.M., Amended Plat of McCall, Original Townsite Book 1, Page 39 of Plats of Valley County, City of McCall, Valley County, Idaho. Newspaper: The Notice of Hearing was published in the Star News on December 21, 2023 Mailing: The Notice of Hearing was mailed by the applicant to property owners within 300 feet on December 26, 2023. Posting: The Notice of Hearing was posted by the applicant on the subject property on December 27, 2023. CBD -Central Business District 0.19-acres (8,201 square-feet) APPROVAL STANDARDS MCC 3.4.07: Commercial Design Standards Appeal of AA-23-12 -Findings of Fact McCall City Council -February 22, 2024 Page 2 of7 1. Pedestrian Scale: The scale of all structures shall be at a pedestrian scale. Pedestrian scale may be accomplished through the following: a. Variations in wall planes and materials to minimize the apparent scale of buildings. NIA b. Minimizing the perceived mass of a building by developing a facade of smaller buildings rather than one large, monolithic structur.e. NI A c. Utilizing voids and masses, as well as details, textures, and colors on building facades. NI A d. For buildings over two (2) stories in height, incorporating roof elements, or upper decks, balconies or other design elements where the upper portion of the building is stepped or angled back. NI A e. Provision of pedestrian-oriented street frontages which include colonnades and covered walkways, overhangs, canopies, landscaping, trees, plazas, storefronts closely spaced, window displays and screening walls. NI A f. Provision of pedestrian-oriented amenities which include unique and attractive: trash receptacles, benches, bicycle racks, decorative sidewalks, drinking fountains, kiosks or neighborhood directories, lighting, outdoor fountains, plazas, and public art. NIA 2. Pedestrian Oriented Storefronts: Storefronts shall be attractive to pedestrians by keeping and enhancing the small town feel of McCall. Pedestrian oriented storefront can be accomplished through the following: Appeal of AA-23-12 -Findings of Fact McCall City Council -February 22, 2024 Page 3 of7 a. Building frontages that are no wider than twenty-five feet (25'), or fifty feet (50') when individualized storefronts are designed that create the appearance of separate buildings. N/ A b. Storefronts that are predominantly transparent. A series of tall, narrow windows with wood mullions is more historically correct than plate glass windows. N/ A c. Entrances that are the dominant storefront feature and are readily visible from the street and accessible from the sidewalks. N/ A d. Storefronts that align with the height, mass, scale and in relationship with adjacent existing storefronts to create continuity in the pedestrian environment. N/ A e. Building design components that create repetitive patterns and/or alignments that visually link buildings within a block. N/ A 3. Building Design: Building designs shall enhance and/or continue the styles found in the McCall area with allowance for new interpretations of historic details. Local natural building materials, roof overhangs, covered entrances, simplicity of design, and segmented windows are elements of the McCall style. Building designs that are in keeping with the McCall style include the following: a. Materials: i. Natural exterior materials which include wood siding, shingles and shakes, logs, poles, milled horizontal wood siding, board and batten, natural stone, and brick. W aterskis are not a natural material. ii. Use of stones that convey the appearance of a structural element rather than a veneer facing. NI A Appeal of AA-23-12 -Findings of Fact McCall City Council -February 22, 2024 Page 4 of7 iii. Minimal use of synthetic materials designed to replicate natural materials, including cultured or faux stone. NI A iv. Metal when used in combination with natural materials. NIA v. As determined by the McCall Fire Protection District to have a high risk for wildland fires, natural looking exterior materials looking siding and decking materials that resist heat and flames, including: composite decking, cement, plaster, stucco, masonry (such as stone brick or blocks), and fiber-cement siding, soffit, and trim products. NI A 4. b. Roofs: i. Exposed structural expression of wood framing members, timbers and steel detailed elements supporting the roofs, sheds and balconies in scale and proportion to the building. ii. Extended roof edges, sheds and canopies that reflect the western mountain environment and protect building features, upper balconies, entrances and especially the public walkway from weather and snow accumulation. iii. Hipped and pitched roofs and minimal use of false western storefronts. iv. Exterior Colors: Wall colors that tend toward earthy warm hues, with accent colors kept to a minimum of two (2) and used to highlight entrances and other pedestrian oriented features of the development. The waterskis are not earth tones, there are more than two accent colors, none of which highlight the entrance. 5. Building Additions: Additions to existing structures shall either: (1) extend primary features of the original building through the roof lines, materials, colors, and/or other Appeal of AA-23-12-Findings ofFact McCall City Council -February 22, 2024 Page 5 of7 architectural features; or (2) alter the original building to appear as an extension of the new addition. 6. Snow Country Design: a. Roofs and canopies shall be designed to prevent snow or ice from shedding directly onto a pedestrian walkway or access. It is unclear if snow and ice building up behind the skis will lead to detachment and potential pedestrian hazard. b. Decks and balconies shall be designed to handle snow and drift loads including snow shedding from roof overhangs above. N/ A 7. Prohibitions: a. Harshly contrasted color combinations, brilliant, luminescent or day-glow colors are prohibited on exterior finishes. The waterskis include several day-glow colors and are harshly contrasting. b. Blank walls on primary street facades are prohibited. N/ A CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 1. The City of McCall has provided for the processing of Design Review applications, pursuant to Title 3, Chapter 16 of McCall City Code. 2. Adequate notice of the January 11, 2024 public hearing was provided, pursuant to Section 67-6512, Idaho Code and Title 3, Chapter 15 of McCall City Code. 3. The proposed style and materials of the roof is not consistent with McCall City Code DECISION THEREFORE, the McCall City Council hereby upholds the McCall Area Planning & Zoning Commissions decision to uphold the Administrator's denial of this design review application. Appeal of AA-23-U-Findings of Fact McCall City Council -February 22, 2024 Page 6 of7 NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION AND RIGHT TO REGULATORY TAKING ANALYSIS The Applicant is hereby notified that pursuant to Idaho Code §67-8003, an owner of real property that is the subject of an administrative or regulatory action may request a regulatory taking analysis. Such request must be in writing, and J.IlUSt be filed with the City Clerk not more than twenty-eight (28) days after the final decision concerning the matter at issue. A request for a regulatory takings analysis will toll the time period within which a Petition for Judicial Review may be filed. Please take notice that this is a final action of the governing body of the City of McCall. Pursuant to Idaho Code §67-6521, an affected person i.e., a person who has an interest in real property which may be adversely affected by the issuance or denial of the application to which this decision is made, may within twenty-eight (28) days after the date of this Decision and Order, seek a judicial review as provided by Chapter 52, Title 67, Idaho Code. Appeal of AA-23-12 -Findings of Fact McCall City Council -February 22, 2024 Page 7 of7 Findings of Fact adopted this 22nd Day of FEBRUARY, 2024. ~.tUcJ Roert s.Gies, Mayor Attest: ~ v&,d,Q -2 BessieJo wagne,ity Clerk STATE OF IDAHO, ) : ss: County of Valley ) On this al?, day of J:.t,.,b y1e4,y: y , 2024, before me, a Notary Public, appeared ROBERTS. GILES and BESSIEJO WAGNER, known, or identified to me to be the MAYOR and CITY CLERK, respectively, of CITY OF MCCALL that executed the . said instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same on behalf of THE CITY OF MCCALL. \f-'-- 11 LORI A WILKINS f MOTAAY PUBLIC· STATE OF IDAHO (SEAL) . 1::0~\lMISSION NUMBER 20220189 .,: .... _ 1M l,;QMMISSION EXPIRES 3-1-2028 :•.,,r,;o.1:r,~:)ll~--iiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiioiiii~J McCall Notary Public for Idaho