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The board approved the exterior improvements, landscaping and signage by unanimous votes (7‑0). During review board members emphasized that the storefront glazing should be visually subordinate to the porch columns and rail, preserving the porch’s traditional appearance while allowing visibility into the business. Angela Kalina, the project architect, said the design restores a historic porch element and will set the storefront system behind the porch railing so \"it will truly look like a pane of glass,\" with frames color‑matched to the porch trim.

The proposed monument sign is a double‑sided aluminum cabinet with factory‑finished panels and applied half‑inch acrylic letters mounted to a painted brick base that will match the building’s panda‑white painted brick; the board asked the applicant to ensure layered detailing and factory finishes on the dark background to prevent premature fading. \"He's gonna take 2 ACM panels… and then he'll apply the acrylic letters to that,\" the project team explained during the presentation.

Landscape designer Hannah Seaton said the plan maintains existing large canopy trees where possible and adds a mix of evergreen and flowering shrubs in a low, inviting palette so pedestrians moving between adjacent businesses are encouraged to stop. The board asked for flexibility along the DOT wall on North Main: council conditions required creeping phlox at the top of the wall, and the board recommended that the phlox be complemented by a mix of other low evergreen groundcovers or flowering species to provide variety and continuous visual flow when planted along the full frontage.

A set of 16 Council conditions tied to rezoning and project approval was read into the public record; the board’s approval focused on the design elements for DRB review and recommended staff coordinate final plant palette and technical details related to utilities, lighting and dumpster access. The applicant reported the chimney will be removed during reroofing, and that truck deliveries and package pick‑ups will use the rear/backdoor route rather than the glazed front porch area.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Alpharetta Design Review Board Meeting - June 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Design Review Board approved exterior changes, a new porch storefront system, a ground‑mounted monument sign and a landscape plan for the Shipping Post at 312 North Main Street, and recommended variety in the wall‑top planting called for in council conditions.","taxTitle","Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia","taxId",3991,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6191007,"Design review board approves McManus house conversion and landscaping with permeable driveway condition",1446,5466000,6912000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5036142-7e723c6de91bc3badf73db42d6d5e4e7&start=5466&end=6912","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5036142-7e723c6de91bc3badf73db42d6d5e4e7/thumbnail_5466000.jpg","/articles/6191007/Alpharetta/Fulton-County/Georgia/Design-review-board-approves-McManus-house-conversion-and-landscaping-with-permeable-driveway-condition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191007-1a39be9f957868cb33782684e6ebda60/orig.mp4?Expires=1770970963&Signature=AZ8pWFGkzbRj4qVJ~nkCVVDM4hpaprDSXIotyi4V9UX3lrfG9m~ho46n6ahtA4GMalfnWX-e2boYSL6kZ8-jF7nx4Y1cNzUp9lE8-96pL43I5kXM9ele6XjVapqKp4fn7DKpvkZTGbk7ZDaXgP~cT0gVx5x1mTpTjVvuMNY7AfpD7t5baOWXbkSWmA5F4aeDUDrbWc3RgvY~ztR2izmMQaF7uyOpJ0I51U9-AgMAZX36fNU5ObESW3A4xdgv849dcYnJ4Aso-iQyn9RxYWcbg6d~pNTRuZ0wqtLuat9A7dvKOs1SkHnaz2MhO~nJzTFfo4sU7OdbuU6lU8OVa3hnBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Alpharetta Design Review Board unanimously approved site and elevation plans on June 20 for the McManus house at 350 Brady Place, allowing the property’s conversion from an office use back to a private residence and permitting a new garage and small garden house on the lot.

The board voted 7-0 to approve the site plan and exterior elevations and then separately approved landscaping with a condition that the applicant coordinate a permeable driveway treatment with city staff rather than install plain gray concrete.

Applicant Christina McManus, who acquired the property in 2002 and recently completed a rezoning of the lot from Office‑Industrial to Downtown Mixed‑Use to allow residential reuse, told the board she plans to retain a standing seam metal roof, add board‑and‑batten siding accents, install a freestanding garage connected by a covered walkway, and build a small garden house with a fireplace visible from Main Street.

\"My late husband and I bought this property in 02/2002… I'm kind of excited to be maybe a catalyst for that street in that area,\" McManus said, describing the project as a modest residential compound with attention to historic‑compatible, small‑scale details.

Board members and staff discussed driveway materials and site circulation, noting drivers cutting through the site historically and the need to avoid runoff and maintenance issues. The board’s landscaping motion specified that the applicant work with staff on a permeable driveway material; during debate members urged treatments that would avoid a wide, plain concrete expanse and suggested decorative aggregate bands, pavers or stamped concrete alternatives to improve the visual character of the entry court.

The board also approved elevations and a palette change: the applicant agreed to use Sherwin‑Williams Extra White for window sashes rather than the green shown in the initial package, and the board explicitly removed the “Argyle” accent from the approved scheme.

The approvals were contingent on final staff review of technical items such as irrigation, containment and any required grading or retaining features tied to the garage and driveway work.","The board approved Christina McManus’s plans to renovate and convert the former office at 350 Brady Place into a residence with new garage and garden house, and required the applicant to work with staff on a permeable driveway treatment.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6191010,"Design review board approves Ivy Kids façade, roof and sign changes with conditions",2108,3241000,5349000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5036142-7e723c6de91bc3badf73db42d6d5e4e7&start=3241&end=5349","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5036142-7e723c6de91bc3badf73db42d6d5e4e7/thumbnail_3241000.jpg","/articles/6191010/Alpharetta/Fulton-County/Georgia/Design-review-board-approves-Ivy-Kids-façade-roof-and-sign-changes-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191010-47072e622be605bb09bc9957fb3800be/orig.mp4?Expires=1770970963&Signature=DmCvosKHuZ6OgN6~KPU~LojaKi7grlrVIoKaKb7hUgE9zPgcZfD-t3OI2B2rSmWuWILLat-3K2Mv~zYbHae9OlVy~R30bAV~ch5oPauh3Hvmai4vdIuIa45bqJmzTz5ocQDjwbkIJ-CnwXl-MrlEgbVgL8s~PhbjdgPc3poIHCusLuHruFqygseCovJCXBU99TFg2yimN3l8q00kQLJlqNl21yLF8XYa3Iaqn4ZTO15NgHVRraYO3dEXdEXM3Nupnjh9ShaHH2OJJqI9FsrV9gofpiYUzHQQZMHRByXYLln-bPrGagB0fV9kmNejoqLjjVSo93dc0Vlt1zEzKMPRbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Alpharetta Design Review Board on June 20 approved exterior changes for a proposed Ivy Kids early learning center at 3455 Webb Bridal Road, including a redesigned porte-cochere, painted brick, new storefront windows and a new sign, with conditions on proportions, materials and landscaping.

The board voted 7-0 to approve elevations, materials and the sign, with requirements that the applicant increase the height of portico column bases to the bottom of the windows, scale the top of the portico band to one-third of the portico’s total height, reduce the sign to fit the revised opening, use a black metal roof on flatter roof sections, choose a lighter paint tone than the originally proposed “nearly brown” for the brick, and work with staff to upgrade landscaping.

Ivy Kids’ representative, Sagar Panjwani, described the work at the former Kids Are Kids building as a conversion to an Ivy Kids early learning center that will remove residential-style windows and porte-cochere elements and introduce a more rectilinear, commercial storefront look. \"We will be proposing to convert this building into an IB kids early learning center…deletion of the existing porte cochere and reinstalling a new porte cochere face with a more rectangular and more modern sleek style,\" Panjwani said.

The board’s discussion focused on proportions and circulation. Staff and board members noted that the existing porte-cochere opening was measured at about 9 feet high and flagged concern that a broad sign band could dominate the opening. Brett, the city staff presenter, asked the applicant to confirm exact dimensions; Panjwani agreed to provide exact measurements and to reduce the sign and portico height to better match the roof line.

Board members recommended specific proportioning: the approved condition requires that the portico’s sign band be kept roughly to a one-third portion of the total portico height (the board described this as a 1/3–2/3 proportion between the band and the opening) so the façade does not read as a large flat billboard. The board also requested that the applicant raise the column bases to align with the bottom of the front windows to improve visual proportion.

Sign details were reviewed in the hearing. The applicant said the sign currently shown in the drawings measures about 63 3/4 inches and that letters would be direct-mounted backlit channel letters on a painted panel; the board required the sign be resized to suit the smaller band and asked that finishes be factory-applied to avoid rapid fading.

On materials the board required flat roof portions be metal (black finish) rather than shingles and asked the applicant to select a lighter brick paint tone than the Sherwin-Williams “Nearly Brown” sample submitted. Staff agreed to work with the applicant on final color and landscape plan approvals.

The board’s approval included the standard DRB condition that final hardscape, lighting and planting plans be coordinated with staff and that any changes to sign placement or size be returned for staff review if they exceed the dimensions agreed in the motion.","The Alpharetta Design Review Board approved Ivy Kids’ plans to remodel a former Kids Are Kids center at 3455 Webb Bridal Road, with conditions on portico proportions, signage scale, roofing material, paint shade and landscaping upgrades.","actionData","errors"]

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