Minutes
Design Review Board - Minutes - Feb 18, 2026
Feb 18, 2026
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Page 1 of 3 Design Review Board1 Regular Meeting2 February 18, 2026 – 5:30 P.M.3 Simsbury Town Hall – Board of Education Conference Room4 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 060705 6 MINUTES7 8 I. CALL TO ORDER –Chair Lang called the meeting to order at 5:42 P.M.9 10 Present: Chair, Elaine Lang; Commission Members: William Clegg, Anca Dragulski11 and Andrew Tarpill; and Code Compliance Officer, Joseph Hollis.12 13 Absent: Vice Chair, Polly Rice; Commission Member, Joleen Benedict; and Alternate14 Commission Member, Kristin DuBois.15 16 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES17 18 January 21, 2026, Regular Meeting19 20 MOTION: Commissioner Clegg made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Tarpill,21 to approve the Minutes of the January 21, 2026, Regular Meeting. The motion carried22 unanimously (4-0-0).23 24 III. NEW BUSINESS25 26 Application ZC #25-27 of Chen & Gao Realty, LLC, Property Owner, Ed Lally and27 Associates, Inc., Applicant, for a site plan approval to construct a multi-use structure28 with commercial on first floor and two apartments on second floor at 568 Hopmeadow29 Street. (Assessor’s Map Block Lot G12 132 037), Zone B-1.30 31 Code Compliance Officer Hollis provided a brief overview of the proposed site plan32 that was a revision to a plan previously approved in 2015 which had expired. Ed Lally,33 Principal Engineer and Land Surveyor of Ed Lally & Associates and Craig Chasse,34 Architect of Architectural Studio 3C spoke on their areas of expertise. The Commission35 asked follow-up questions and provided recommendations.36 37 Page 2 of 3 MOTION: Chair Lang made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Tarpill for the38 Design Review Board submits a positive referral for Application ZC #25-27 of Chen39 & Gao Realty, LLC, Property Owner, Ed Lally and Associates, Inc., Applicant, for a40 site plan approval to construct a multi-use structure with commercial on first floor and41 two apartments on second floor at 568 Hopmeadow Street. (Map G12, Block 132, Lot42 037), Simsbury, Zone B-1. The referral is subject to the following conditions:43 44 1.) The project shall be developed in substantial conformance with the site plan set45 titled, Site Plan Prepared for Chen & Gao Realty, LLC prepared by Ed Lally and46 Associates, Inc. revised 1/6/26.47 48 2.) The project shall be developed in substantial conformance with the architectural49 plans titled, Mixed Use Building 570 Hopmeadow Street, prepared by50 Architectural Studio 3C, LLC sheets A1.1-A2.1 revised 9/24/25 and sheet A2.251 revised 12/9/25.52 53 3.) The Board authorizes Staff to approve minor modifications to the approved plans.54 55 4.) Prior to Building Permit issuance, the applicant shall submit a lighting plan to the56 satisfaction of Planning Department Staff.57 58 The motion carried unanimously (4-0-0).59 60 IV. GENERAL COMMISSION BUSINESS61 62 Preliminary/Preapplication Review request on behalf of JP Morgan Chase for the63 development of a bank and related site improvements at 730 Hopmeadow St.64 65 Jennifer Porter, Esq., of CSG Law and Don Fernandez, Architect at Stonefield66 Engineering and Design, provided overviews of their areas of expertise concerning the67 revisions made to the preliminary plans based upon the Board’s previous68 recommendations. The Board recommended revisions to the column design along69 Hopmeadow Street.70 71 V. ADJOURNMENT72 73 MOTION: Commissioner Clegg made a motion, seconded by Commissioner74 Dragulski to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously (4-0-0).75 76 Chair Lang adjourned the meeting at 6:29 P.M.77 78 79 80 Page 3 of 3 Respectfully submitted,81 82 Amanda Blaze83 Commission Clerk84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106