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City of Meridian Community Development Department
Planning Division
33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 102
Meridian, Idaho 83642
RE: Legacy Church Phase 2 Expansion
Design Review Narrative
Planning Staff:
Legacy Church respectfully requests Design Review approval of the proposed Phase 2
expansion of its current facility. The addition will be located at the northeast corner of NW First
and Elm Streets on the west side of the existing church. The project consists of a two-story,
11,627 square foot addition containing a multi -purpose room, classrooms, and church offices.
Cohesive Design
In order to create a unified and cohesive exterior design, Phase 2 incorporates the same
architectural massing elements, roof forms, materials, and colors that are utilized on the existing
church. The addition's predominantly flat roof is concealed by parapets and accentuated with
projecting gable roof elements. Windows are enhanced with shingled sunshades. Tinted glass
in bronze -colored frames along with dark brown fascias and copings further unify the two-tone
stucco and stone exterior facades.
Building Scale
At 26 feet, the addition's two-story building height meets the minimum 25-foot height
requirement in the Old Town District, and is in appropriate proportion to the existing church
building. Human scale elements including modest -sized windows, projecting sunshades, and
stone wainscotting help to make the scale of the street -facing facades appropriate to the smaller
scale of the residential structures in the nearby neighborhood.
Building Form
The addition's building form and massing is dictated by the structure's primary functional
components. These rectangular components are punctuated by the use of projecting gable roof
forms on the street -facing facades. Wall plane offsets and a two-tone stucco color scheme
further articulate the wall and roof forms.
APPROVED lural Elements
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g gable rooflines, steeply pitched window sunshades, and offset wall planes
_E �UtJaER A2o22 -2 ted by changes in color that match the existing building are the addition's most
prominent architectural features. These elements are complemented by dark aluminum framed
windows, stone wainscots, and darkly stained wood fascias and sunshade supports.
Materials
All addition exterior materials and colors match the existing church building. Walls are Portland -
cement stucco in earth tone and reddish terra cotta colors. Sloped roofs and sunshades feature
gray / brown composition shingles with dark brown stained wood fascias and struts. The color
palette of the manufactured stone includes the two stucco colors as well as the shingle color.
Windows are dark bronze anodized aluminum with matching -color prefinished steel parapet
copings.
Signs / Lighting
A small amount of decorative, wall mounted lighting will be incorporated on each side of the
addition. This lighting will match and / or complement the exterior lighting on the existing
building. No other site lighting is proposed. No additional building signage is proposed.
Pedestrian Walkways and Facilities
Public sidewalks along NW First and Elm Street will be reconstructed as required. Handicap
access to the building currently exists at the main entrance and will be augmented with a new
rear entrance. A small amount of new landscaping between back of sidewalk and the building
will match the existing landscaping and materials along Elm Street. This landscaping will include
a small amount of lawn, deciduous and evergreen shrubs, and Class 9 and Class 2 trees.
On behalf of Legacy Church, thank you for your consideration of this Design Review application.
Respectf lly,
Wayne Thowless, Architect
LKV Architects
cc: Ralph Lowe, Pastor, Legacy Church