DSP-97029 03, Carrabbas

City of Bowie
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MEMORANDUM
TO
City Council
FROM
David J
Deutsch
City Manager
Detailed Site Plan Revision DSP97029
03
SUBJECT
Carrabba Italian Grill
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s Green
Governor
Bowie Maryland
DATE
1
April 11 2013
Background and Proposal
The City has received a referral from the MarylandNational Capital Park and Planning M
NCPPC regarding the above referenced revised Detailed Site Plan DSP application Park and
Planning is reviewing the proposal at the Planning Director level The Carrabba
s restaurant is
located in the Governor
s Green development Parcel D and fronts on Governor Bridge Road
Attachment 1 The site contains 1
79 acres and is zoned MTX Mixed Use Transportation
Oriented where the existing free standing
sitdawn restaurant is a use permitted by right under
the County Zoning Ordinance Attachment 2
The parent company Bloomin Brands of the owner of this Carrabba
s restaurant Cole CA
Portfolio LLC is in the process of modifying all of its Carrabba
s Italian Grill restaurants which
includes interior and exterior changes County and City permits have already been issued for
interior upgrades to the Bowie restaurant The square footage of the building will not change
Proposed exterior modifications include
1
Construction of a new entry feature on the northern elevation front elevation
facing the main parking lot where the present entrance is located This new
arched entry feature will be constructed of an exterior finishing system EIFS
proposed to be white
beige in color with the interior archway planned to be
redibeige in color Attachments 3 and 4
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2 Existing building mounted signage will be removed New parapets are proposed
to be constructed to wrap the corner of the northern and western elevations
Attachments 3 4 and 5 The western side elevation faces Governor Bridge
Road These parapets will be constructed of the same EIFS material and white
beige color used on the new arched entry feature New signage which will be
located on each new parapet will be the same in terms of design area
message lettering and illumination Each sign will have an area of 26
8 sq ft
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will read Carrabba
s in green lettering Italian Grill in red lettering and will
be designed with LED illuminated channel letters The total area of this signage
is 53
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3
A new sign on the northern elevation identifying the carry
out area is proposed
adjacent to the restaurant
s main entrance This building mounted five 5 foot
vertical sign will be framed in an aluminum cabinet and will read Carside in
white letters on a dark green background and Carry
Out in white letters on a
red background Attachments 4 and 5 The colors in this sign are also found in
the signage proposed on the new parapets The total area of this sign is
approximately five 5 square feet
4 Three 3 new awnings are proposed on the northern elevation and three 3 on
the western elevation Attachments 1 3 and 4 While no wording or signage is
proposed the awnings a portion of each awning will contain a multi colored
striped design on a red background Under the County Zoning Ordinance since
these awnings will not be plain the areas dedicated to striping will be included in
the overall signage calculation for the restaurant Total signage area for all the
awnings is 37
5 sq ft say 38 sq ft
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Total area of new signage and awnings for the restaurant is 97 sq ft which is
under the maximum allowable signage area of 200 sq ft
Recommendation
Since the proposed modifications enhance the aesthetic appearance of the existing Carrabba
s
Italian Grill restaurant since the area of the restaurant is not changing and because the total area
of the proposed buildingmounted signage is within the maximum signage area permitted by the
County Zoning Ordinance it is recommended that the City Council recommend APPROVAL of
the Revision to Detailed Site Plan DSP 97029
03 It is further recommended that the attached
letter be sent to the Prince George
s County Planning Director from the City in support of the
proposed revisions
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April 16 2013
Dr Fern Piret
Planning Director
The MarylandNational Capital Park and Planning Commission
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
County Administration Building
Upper Marlboro Maryland 20772
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Revised Detailed Site Plan DSP97029
03
Carrabba Italian Grill
s
s Green
Governor
Bowie Maryland
Dear Dr Piret
At its meeting on April 15 2013 the Bowie City Council reviewed a proposal for the Carrabba
s
Italian Grill restaurant located in the Governor
s Green development Parcel D and fronts on Governor
Bridge Road The site contains 1
79 acres and is zoned M TX Mixed Use Transportation Oriented
where the existing free standing
sitdown restaurant is a use permitted by right under the County Zoning
Ordinance
The parent company Bloomin Brands of the owner of this Carrabba
s restaurant Cole CA
Portfolio LLC is in the process of modifying all of its Carrabba
s Italian Grill restaurants which
includes interior and exterior changes County and City permits have already been issued for interior
upgrades to the Bowie restaurant The square footage of the building will not change
The plans the City Council reviewed reflected the following exterior modifications
1
Construction of a new entry feature on the northern elevation front elevation
facing the main parking lot where the present entrance is located This new
arched entry feature will be constructed of an exterior finishing system EIFS
proposed to be whitebeige in color with the interior archway planned to be
redibeige in color
2
Existing building mounted signage will be removed New parapets are proposed
to be constructed to wrap the corner of the northern and western elevations The
western side elevation faces Governor Bridge Road These parapets will be
constructed of the same EIFS material and white beige color used on the new
arched entry feature New signage which will be located on each new parapet
will be the same in terms of design area messagelettering and illumination
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Revised Detailed Site Plan DSP 97029
03
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s Italian Grill
Carrabba
s Green
Governor
Bowie Maryland
Each sign will have an area of 26
8 sq ft will read Carrabba
s in green
lettering Italian Grill in red lettering and will be designed with LED
illuminated channel letters The total area of this signage is 53
6 sq ft say 54
sq ft
3
A new sign on the northern elevation identifying the carry
out area is proposed
adjacent to the restaurant
s main entrance This building mounted five 5 foot
vertical sign will be framed in an aluminum cabinet and will read Carside in
white letters on a dark green background and Carry Out in white letters on a
red background The colors in this sign are also found in the signage proposed
on the new parapets The total area of this sign is approximately five 5 square
feet
4
Three 3 new awnings are proposed on the northern elevation and three 3 on
the western elevation While no wording or signage is proposed the awnings a
portion of each awning will contain a multi colored striped design on a red
background Under the County Zoning Ordinance since these awnings will not
be plain the areas dedicated to striping will be included in the overall signage
calculation for the restaurant Total signage area for all the awnings is 37
5 sq ft
say 38 sq ft
5 Total area of new signage and awnings for the restaurant is 97 sq ft which is
under the maximum allowable signage area of 200 sq ft
Since the proposed modifications enhance the aesthetic appearance of the existing Carrabba
s
Italian Grill restaurant since the area of the restaurant is not changing and because the total area of the
proposed building mounted signage is within the maximum signage area permitted by the County Zoning
Ordinance the City Council recommends APPROVAL of the Revision to Detailed Site Plan DSP
03
97029
Thank you for allowing the City to review and comment on this proposal
Sincerely
David J Deutsch
City Manager
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Mr Steve Adams Supervisor Urban Design Section MNCPPC
Ms Meika fields Urban Design Section M NCPPC
Mr Rick Flather Developing Solutions Inc
Mr John Linkins MNCPPC
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