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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHerb RothDesign Review Board (DRB) Application The Design Review Board (DRB) is a five-member volunteer board. The DRB is responsible for reviewing development plans to ensure compliance with the Town of Vail design guidelines and development standards The board's review includes: Architectural character and general compatibility Site planning, building materials and architectural details Landscaping and buffering to ensure compatibility with surrounding uses and the environment The DRB meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 2 p.m. in the Vail Municipal Building. Name of Applicant * Phone Number * Email * Is the Town of Vail considered your primary residence?* Proof of Residence * Are you a registered voter in the Town of Vail?* Responsibilities of the five-member DRB include reviewing the design of new structures, remodels, sign requests, landscaping plans and other architectural and aesthetic matters. Given the above prescribed role of the DRB, what makes you uniquely qualified to serve on the Board?* Herb Roth 3039818439 hroth1@mac.com Yes No IMG_0244.jpeg 2.14MB Yes No DRB Responsibilities 5000 Characters Max FAIA Emeritus Architect Architect of Record Town of Vail Police Department Renovation and Expansion, successful presentation to the DRB Service on Boards and Juries with responsibility of providing peer review and design awards Please provide an example from your past which demonstrates your qualifications and explain why you are interested in serving on the DRB?* Please describe your availability to attend DRB meetings for the duration of your term and identify any conflicts of interest that may arise as a result of your employment, personal and/or professional relationships or financial interests in the Town of Vail.* Vail is a small community and everyone seems to know each other in one form or another. Please describe your abilities to act in a quasi-judicial role and provide at least one example where you had to make and unpopular decision on an issued based upon a set of criteria or other certain considerations.* Resume * 5000 Characters Max As Architect of Record of the Vail Police Department Expansion, Roth Sheppard Architects was responsible for the design and the successful presentation to the Vail DRB. This was a critical presentation in that the Owner was the Town of Vail and precedents based on design guidelines had to be adhered to. Clearly a learning experience in that the objective nature of Design Guidelines need to be fully understood and documented for each project to be successful. Roth Sheppard, with a history of providing design services to municipalities across the US and in Canada, has as one of its basic tenets, the notion that the objective nature of program, codes and zoning and to some degree design precedents are a prerequisite to the design process. The DRB meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Meetings begin at 2:00 pm. DRB members shall be appointed to a 2 year term. Attendance at meetings is critical as it provides a broad representation on matters before the DRB and promotes a fair and equitable development review process. 5000 Characters Max I retired from Roth Sheppard in June 2018. I currently perform consulting services to Roth Sheppard in the form of Justice and Public Safety facility design. A goal of our retirement was to reside in Vail. My wife, Jill Roth, is a ski instructor based in Lionshead and my current responsibilities are picking her up at the Lionshead Parking Garage and preparing dinner. Other "Conflicts are the infrequent consulting services and visits to my Daughter and Granddaughter in Denver. The DRB is often asked to act in a quasi-judicial (like a judge) on design applications. Decision making is guided by review criteria and findings of fact. The review criteria are prescribed by the Vail Town Code. 5000 Characters Max Several years ago the Vail Racquet Club initiated a special assessment to renovate the exterior of the townhomes. The existing design served for about 40 years but really needed to be updated. The Racquet Club kept the townhouse owners apprised to the design progress and there was a point in time when I could not sit back and allow the design to progress. I petitioned the Board at the Owner's meeting to establish our own "DRB" to at least monitor the design with the Racquet Club's architect. I provided "suggested" design sketches and was successful in revising the design direction to what was finally constructed. I know I didn't make many friends at the time, but was satisfied that many of the Owners were pleased. Matt Ivy, the Racquet Clubs GM at the time would be a reference. ResumeVailDRB.pdf 30.8KB Letter of Interest *LetOfIntDRB.pdf 25.41KB