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Architectural Standards Committee

Current Meeting Minutes

April 25, 2013

Confirmation of Quorum:             Del Hodgins, Wally Greenough, Terry Johnston (left at 10:31), Jennifer Plombon and John Hamilton

Call to Order:                                   Debbie Smith, Executive Director and Meeting Chair called the meeting to order at 8:25 a.m.

Staff in Attendance:                       Sandy Bonnickson, ASC Administrator/Minute Taker
                                                             Rob Bloch, Construction/Compliance Consultant

Guest Attendees:                            Bryan Johnson, SRA Liaison – 8:25 a.m. to 11:02 a.m.
                                                             Joe O’Brien, Marin – 9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.

1)  Approval of the March 28, 2013. The minutes were approved.

2)  Review the Current Agenda. Members reviewed the agenda for this meeting.

3)  Acceptance Review – 
a)  Rangi, SAG II – Lot 54 – 8836 Osprey Road –  The Architectural Standards Committee (ASC) accepted the house plans for posting. The committee will

      inspect the trees submitted for removal on April 29th.

4)  Formal Review –
     a)  Sellinger, SAG I, Lot 1 – 8871 Bald Eagle Drive – The committee reviewed the landscaping plans. The Garden Consultant had concerns regarding over

           planting of shrubs, trees and plants and being too close to the house. The ASC Master Gardner will do an on-site inspection on April 29th. This plan will be

           brought back to the committee for further review and approval at the ASC meeting on May 9th.

5)  Construction/Compliance Consultant’s (CCC) & Status Report –  The Ulis landscaping is on track for their completion date. Clubhouse Point is receiving

      their building permit from the City of Blaine (COB) and should start construction the week of April 29th. The Martin home in Drayton Hillside has requested their

      final inspection.

6)  Inspections –
      a)  Oucharek, SAG IV–C – Lot 33,  5371 Golden Eagle –  On April 15th the ASC inspected and approved the removal of four trees. Three trees along the

            property line have roots which are lifting the pathway by the house.
      b)  Larson, RT, Lot 8 – 8628 Great Horned Owl Lane –  On April 15th the committee inspected but did not approve removal of the redwood tree in the front

            of the house. It was not diseased or in danger of falling onto the road. This is a slow growing tree. The committee did suggest that the Japanese maple

            growing next to the redwood moved further away to allow healthy growth in both trees.

      c)  Jordan, PV, Lot 14 – 9953 Sandpiper Lane –  A tree inspection is scheduled for April 29th
      d)  Martin, DH II, Lot 4 –  5514 Pine Siskin –  Final inspection is scheduled for April 29th
      e)  Callender, DC, Lot 1  – 9129 Pintail Loop –  The tree inspection is scheduled for April 29th
      f)   Bride, SAG I, Lot 31 –  8976 Snowy Owl Lane – The committee will review the area where trees were removed along the property line on April 29th.
      g)  Greenough, SAG II, Lot 45 – 8823 Goshawk Road – A tree inspection is scheduled for April 29th
      h)  Lancaster, TW, Lot 9 – 8834 Goldeneye Lane – Tree inspection scheduled for April 29th

7)  New Business – 

      a)  Lorenzi, SAC, Lot 12 – 5680 Sanderling Way –  The committee approved the change in decking to red cedar with a clear finish. The fascia will match the

            existing colors with the neighbor.  The St. Andrews Cottage Homeowners Association gave the ASC a verbal approval for this change.

      b)  Magelssen, TW, Lot 3 – 8810 Goldeneye Lane – The committee approved the change in the fireplace from an indoor to an indoor/outdoor fireplace and

            the rounded patio area with the large rock around it. The BBQ addition was not approved as the placement of the BBQ Island is within the setback area.
      c)  Gillies, BWV, B-12 – 9499 Semiahmoo Parkway – The committee approved the for sale sandwich board and wording. The committee suggests using

           green lettering for the wording. The ASC did note white will be the background for the sandwich board. The sandwich board is only allowed to be placed

           outside the Beachwalker Villa gate during the times of the open house.
      d)  Dugdale, BR I, Lot 20 – 9175 Belted Kingfisher – The committee approved the following house colors: Olympic D31-3, Gray Marble for the body of the

            house. Trim to change to Olympic C30-3, Irish Cream; and the front door color will be Olympic D43-6 Black Elegance.

8)  Unfinished Business – 
      a)  Muirfield – Alex Wenger with the City of Blaine (COB) provided the ASC with the latest information for the COB Planning Commission for their meeting on

           April 25th regarding the Plat of Muirfield. The Planning Department recommends the COB Planning Commission approve the Preliminary Plat request and

           forward it to the COB Council for approval. It was noted this is not a public hearing and no further input from the public can be given at this time. The ASC

           discussed this issue at length and noted there are still many unknown and unanswered issues. The ASC will recommend to the SRA Board of Directors that

           the SRA not include the Plat at Muirfield in the SRA unless they have established a Muirfield Homeowners Association with appropriate CC&R’s to the

           satisfaction of the SRA. The CC&R’s are to include the PUD system and open space area and the upkeep of such be the responsibility would be the

           responsibility of the Muirfield HOA. The SRA would maintain the gate and road areas as is done in the all the gated areas.

     b)  Burnside Village – The logging of hardwoods commenced on April 11th. To date the ASC office has not received any comments or phone calls regarding

           the logging.
     c)  Boral Roofing – The SRA approved the addition of Boral Monterey 600 Shake clay tiles to the alternative roofing list as of April 19, 2013.
     d)  Huggett, TW, Lot 20 – 8841 Goldeneye Lane – The committee reviewed and approved the arbor and sample Crystalite smoke colored structured panel

           roofing. It was noted that any rain runoff from the roofing will go into the existing gutters.
     e)  Marin – Joe O’Brien spoke to the committee regarding flags for Marin as an advertising tool and helping prospective clients to find the buildings at the end of

           the Semiahmoo spit. The committee discussed this issue and will allow the temporary use of three flags to be flown at one time from now until the fall of 2013

           on a 24-hour basis. The ASC will review this issue again in the fall once the summer season is over.
     f)  Stonehaven – The Stonehaven CC&R’s discussion has been tabled until the next meeting. The ASC staff is awaiting information regarding the Stonehaven

          Homeower Associaton having become inactive on January 1, 2008 according to the State of Washington website.

9)  ASC Administrator’s Report –
     a)  SRA Liaison to the ASC  Bryan Johnson spoke to the committee regarding various issues discussed at the SRA meeting on April 19th.

     b)  Miscellaneous – Alex Wenger (COB) would like to attend the ASC meeting on May 9th to give status updates on Semiahmoo projects. The ASC meeting

           for May 23rd will be cancelled due to lack of quorum.

Adjournment – The meeting adjourned at 11:02 a.m. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at 8:30 a.m.
 

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