Minutes
Design Review Board - Minutes - Jun 15, 2026
Jun 15, 2026
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Page 1 of 3 Design Review Board1 Regular Meeting2 June 15, 2026 – 5:30 P.M.3 Simsbury Town Hall – Main Meeting Room4 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 060705 6 MINUTES7 8 I. CALL TO ORDER – Chair Lang called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M.9 10 Present: Chair, Elaine Lang; Vice Chair, Polly Rice; Board Member, Andrew Tarpill;11 Alternate Board Members: Kristin DuBois and Thomas Mach; and Code Compliance12 Officer, Joseph Hollis.13 14 Absent: Board Members: Joleen Benedict and Anca Dragulski; and Alternate Board15 Member, William Clegg.16 17 Seating of Alternates: Commissioner DuBois and Commissioner Mach were18 appointed as regular members for tonight’s meeting.19 20 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES21 22 June 1, 2026 Regular Meeting23 24 Chair Lang amended her last name on Line 43 to read “Lang”.25 26 MOTION: Vice Chair Rice made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Tarpill, to27 approve the Minutes of the June 1, 2026 Regular Meeting as amended. The motion28 carried unanimously (5-0-0).29 30 MOTION: Commissioner Tarpill made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Rice, to31 approve adding Application ZC 26-13 of Hoffman Genesis to the Agenda. The motion32 carried unanimously (5-0-0).33 34 III. NEW BUSINESS35 36 Zoning Compliance Review of Valle Signs & Awnings, Inc., Applicant, 5137 Hopmeadow St, LLC, Owner; for the installation of two ± 23 sq. ft. freestanding38 Page 2 of 3 signs to replace the two existing on the property at 51-71 Hopmeadow Street39 (Assessor’s Map E18 Block 601 Lot 021) Weatogue, CT 06089, zone RD.40 41 Gary Giordano, Project Manager at Eagle Rock Properties, discussed42 the proposed signs. The Board asked follow up questions.43 44 The Board recommended the following changes: having the address number match the45 color of the sign, remove “an Eagle Rock Community” and increase the phone number46 and website font size.47 48 MOTION: Commissioner DuBois made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Mach,49 that the Design Review Board submits a positive referral for the Zoning Compliance50 Review of Valle Signs & Awnings, Inc., Applicant, 51 Hopmeadow St, LLC, Owner;51 for the installation of two ± 23 sq. ft. freestanding signs to replace the two existing on52 the property at 51-71 Hopmeadow Street (Assessor’s Map E18 Block 601 Lot 021)53 Weatogue, CT 06089, zone RD. The referral is subject to the following conditions:54 55 1. The project shall be developed in substantial conformance with the sign plan dated56 4/22/26 prepared by Valle Signs.57 58 2. The Board authorizes Staff to approve minor changes to the application.59 60 The motion carried unanimously (5-0-0).61 62 Application ZC #26-13 of Hoffman Enterprises Limited Partnership, Owner, and T.J.63 Donohue, Applicant, for site plan amendment approval to renovate an existing64 dealership with façade changes and a 768 sq.ft addition with associated site65 improvements at 46 Albany Turnpike (aka 36 Albany Turnpike) (Map A20, Block 503,66 Lot 002) Simsbury, Zone B-3.67 68 Consulting Site Designer, Thomas Daly of SLR Consulting and Architect, Collin69 Murphy, of Jewett Construction discussed the proposed renovations and façade70 changes. The Board asked follow-up questions.71 72 MOTION: Vice Chair Rice made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Mach, that73 the Design Review Board submits a positive referral on Application ZC #26-13 of74 Hoffman Enterprises Limited Partnership, Owner, and T.J. Donohue, Applicant, for75 site plan amendment approval to renovate an existing dealership with façade changes76 and a 768 sq.ft addition with associated site improvements at 46 Albany Turnpike (aka77 36 AlbanyTurnpike) (Map A20, Block 503, Lot 002), Simsbury, Zone B3.Referral is78 subject to the following conditions:79 80 1. The project shall be developed in substantial conformance with the following plans:81 Page 3 of 3 a. Site Plan titled, “Hoffman Genesis Building Additions, Façade Change and82 Site Improvements” prepared by SLR and dated May 28, 2026.83 b. Architectural Plan titled, “Hoffman Genesis Alteration” prepared by84 Penney Design Group, dated April 3, 2026.85 86 2. The Board authorizes Staff to approve minor changes to the approved plans.87 88 The motion carried unanimously (5-0-0).89 90 IV. ADJOURNMENT91 92 MOTION: Commissioner Tarpill made a motion, seconded by Commissioner DuBois,93 to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously (5-0-0).94 95 Chair Lang adjourned the meeting at 5:55 P.M.96 97 Respectfully submitted,98 99 Amanda Blaze100 Commission Clerk101