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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-06-28 CDRB PacketAGENDA CITY OF MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD Tuesday, June 28, 2011 6:00 P.M. Council Chambers - Maplewood City Hall 1830 County Road B East 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes: a. April 26, 2011 b. May 24, 2011 5. Unfinished Business: 6. Design Review: a. Former Corner Kick Soccer Center, 1357 Cope Avenue 7. Visitor Presentations: 8. Board Presentations: 9. Staff Presentations: 10. Adjourn MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2011 0 0 El a CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Ledvina called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Boardmember, Jason Lamers Present Chairperson, Matt Ledvina Present Boardmember, Michael Mireau *Absent Boardmember, Ananth Shankar Present Vice Chairperson, Matt Wise Present *Boardmember Michael Mireau resigned prior to the meeting due to work commitments. Staff Present: Michael Martin, Planner APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairperson Ledvina requested moving Approval of Minutes to follow 6. Design Review and make a modification to move item 6. e. South Metro Human Services Mental Health care Facility to 6. a. and move the other agenda:items down accordingly. Boardmember Wise moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Seconded by Boardmember Lamers., Ayes — Chairperson Abstention — Boardmember Shankar The motion passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Boardmember Wise moved to approve the March 22 2011 CDRB minutes as submitted. Boardmember Lamers seconded the motion. Ayes — All The motion passed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None April 26, 2011 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 6. DESIGN REVIEW a. South Metro Human Services Mental Health Care Facility, 1111 Viking Drive 1. Planner, Michael Martin gave the report on the South Metro Human Services Mental Health Care Facility, 111 Viking Drive and answered questions of the council. 2. Tom Pavl, President South Metro Human Services Mental Health Care Facility, 6363 Keswick Avenue North, gave a brief introduction and answered questions of the board. 3. Scott Werk, Architect, 475 East 4' Street, Saint Paul addressed the board. 4. Sean McFarland, 475 East 4' Street, Saint Paul, questions of the board. Boardmember Shankar moved to approve the plans date - stamped March 17, 2011, for the proposed building site and landscaping improvements to the former Ethan Allen Building located a. Revise the site plan to reduce the amount of paving from the on -site impervious surface to under 60 percent of the total site. equal to the size of the „r,, pese d patio_ The applicant shall submit this revised site plan to staff prior to getting a building permit. b. The applicant shall comply with the requirements of the building official and assistant fire chief listed and those in the city's engineering report prepared by Jon Jarosch, staff engineer. c. As required by ordinance, if outdoor trash storage is used in the future, the applicant must provide a screening enclosure to keep the dumpster in. The location and design plans shall be subject to staff approval. The applicant shall provide cash escrow or an irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of 150 percent of the cost of the landscaping and other site improvements that may not be installed by occupancy. An irrevocable letter of credit shall include the following provisions: •The letter of credit must clearly indicate that it is an irrevocable letter of credit in the name of the City of Maplewood, payable on demand. *The letter of credit shall have a stipulation indicating automatic renewal, with notification to the city by certified mail a minimum of 60 days prior to its expiration. Boardmember Shankar staff, one transport vehicle and occasional visitors If a parking shortage develops the applicant parking agreement with neighbors. The applicant shall provide a site landscaping plan and work with city staff to soften the feel of the building on all four sides. The applicant shall remove the existing pylon sign and add one additional parking stall in that space. Seconded by Boardmember Lamers. Ayes — All April 26, 2011 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes Boardmember Lamers added a friendly amendment that the applicant shall remove the existing pylon sign and add one additional parking stall in that space The motion passed. b. Cottagewood Town House Development — South of Highwood Avenue, East of Dennis Street, West of 1 -494 1. Planner, Michael Martin gave the report and answered questions of the board. 2. President Cardinal Homebuilders, Tom Wiener, applicant for the Cottagewood Development addressed and answered questions of the board. 3. Deanna Wiener, Cardinal Homebuilders, addressed and answered questions of the board. Chairperson Ledvina asked if anyone in the audience would like to address the board. 1. Earl Chapman, Maplewood addressed the board regarding this project. Chairperson Ledvina 2. Complete the following before the city issues a building permit: a. Comply or continue compliance with all engineering requirements as outlined in 2A of the September 19, 2006, community design review board's minutes. b. Submit a certificate of survey for all new construction and have each building staked by a registered land surveyor. c. Submit a revised landscape plan to staff for approval which incorporates the following details: (1) All lawn areas shall be sodded. The city engineer shall determine the vegetation within the ponding area. (2) Install screening along the west property line of the site where the vegetation does not adequately screen the new town houses from the existing dwellings as shown on the landscape plan The location, design and materials used shall be subject to staff approval. Th AAA 2ddifi th ere i at l f t Qn (3) The developer shall install landscaping in the ponding areas to break the appearance of the deep hole and to promote infiltration. Such landscaping shall be approved by the city engineer and shall be shown on the project landscape plans. April 26, 2011 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project. (4) Shows all landscaped areas, excluding landscaping within the ponds, with an underground irrigation system (code requirement). (5) The plantings proposed around the units shown on the landscape plan date - stamped April 11, 2011, shall remain on the plan. (6) The manicured or mowed areas from the natural areas. This shall include planting (instead of sodding) the distributed areas around the ponding area with native grasses and native flowering plants. The native grasses and flowering plants shall be those needing little or no maintenance and shall extend at least four feet from the ordinary high water mark (OHWM) of the pond. This is to reduce maintenance costs and to reduce the temptation of mowers to encroach into the gardens. Specifically, the developer shall have the natural areas seeded with an upland mixture and lowland mixtures as appropriate. (7) In addition to the above, the contractor shall sod all front, side and rear yard areas (except for mulched and edged planting beds and the area within the ponding area). (8) The contractor shall restore the Highwood Avenue boulevard with sod. (9) Show the in- ground lawn- irrigation system, including the location of the sprinkler heads. d. Show that a contractor has properly sealed all wells on property. e. Get the necessary approvals and permits from the watershed district and provide the city verification that all watershed district provisions are met before the city issues a building or a grading permit for the site. f. Submit a site lighting; plan for city staff approval. This plan shall show the installation of at least two streetlights and how the lighting on the buildings would add to the site lighting. This plan also shall show details about the proposed light fixtures to ensure they are a design that hides the bulb and lens from view to avoid nuisances. The light fixtures must have concealed lenses and bulbs to properly shield glare from the adjacent street right -of- ways and from adjacent residential properties. This plan shall show the height and style of all outdoor lights and that the light illumination from outdoor lights does not exceed 0.4 foot candles at all property lines. g. Have the Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) approve the proposed utility plans. h. The developer or builder will pay the city park Access Charges (PAC fees) at the time of the building permit for each housing unit. i. Submit the homeowner's association bylaws and rules to the city for approval by the city staff. These are to assure that there will be one responsible party for the care and maintenance of the common areas, outlots, the private utilities, trails, sidewalks, signs, landscaping and retaining walls. j. Submit revised, detailed building plans and elevations for each building type to city staff for approval. These elevations shall show or include (but are not limited to): April 26, 2011 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes (1) the colors or all materials, (2) all elevations of all buildings (including the rear elevations of the walk out and at -grade style units) and (3) any shutters or window grids (4) the developer must pick either brick or stone to be used throughout the k. Provide the city with a letter of credit or cash escrow for all required exterior improvements. The amount shall be 150 percent of the cost of the work. (' 3. Complete the following before occupying each building: a. Replace property irons that are removed because of this construction. b. Restore and sod damaged boulevards and sod all turf areas. c. Complete all landscaping and turf irrigation for that building and its rainwater garden(s). d. Install the required concrete curb•and gutter. e. Install a reflectorized stop sigh: at the exit onto Highwood Avenue and install addresses on each building for each unit. In addition, the applicant shall install "no parking" signs within the site, as required by staff. f. Install and maintain all required trees and landscaping (including the plantings around each unit and around the pond) and an in- ground sprinkler system for all landscaped areas (code requirement). g. Install on -site lighting for security and visibility that follows the approved site lighting plan. All exterior lighting shall follow the approved lighting plan that shows the light spread and fixture design. The light fixtures must have concealed lenses and bulbs to properly shield glare from the adjacent street right -of -ways and the nearby homes and residential properties. h. Install screening along the west property line of the site where the vegetation does not adequately screen the new town houses from the existing dwellings. These additional materials are to ensure there is at least a six - foot -tall, 80 percent opaque screen on the west side of the site. The location, design and materials of the additional landscaping shall be subject to city staff approval. i. Install city approved conservation easement signs at the edge of the conservation easement. The signs shall notify that there shall be no building, mowing, cutting, grading, filling or dumping within the conservation easement. April 26, 2011 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes Install all the required exterior improvements, including all exterior lighting. k. Show that Ramsey County has recorded the final plat for this development. I. The developer or contractor shall: (1) Complete all grading for the site drainage, complete all public improvements and meet all city requirements. (2) Place temporary orange safety fencing and signs at the grading limits. (3) Remove any debris or junk from the site. 4. If any required work is not done, the city may allow temporary occupancy if: a. The city determines that the work is not essential to the public health, safety or welfare. b. The above - required letter of credit or cash escrow is held by the city for all required exterior improvements. The owner or contractor shall complete any unfinished landscaping by June 1 of the next year if the building is occupied in the fall or winter, or within six weeks of occupancy if the building is occupied in the spring or summer. 5. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may approve minor changes. 6. This approval does not include signs. Any signage will be reviewed by city staff through the sign permit process. Seconded by Boardmember Wise. Ayes — All The motion passed. c. Ramsey County Park Shelter, Battle Creek Regional Park 1. Planner, Michael Martin gave the report and answered questions of the board. 2. Landscape Architect with Ramsey County, Gus Blumer addressed and answered questions of the board. Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the plans date - stamped April 11 2011 for the park picnic shelter proposed at the Battle Creek Regional Park Approval is subiect to the applicant doing the following: 1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project. 2. Restore the construction and demolition site with turf. Sod shall be put in around the new paths and buildings. Seed is acceptable in more remote areas where watering is limited. 3. Comply with the requirements outlined in Jon Jarosch's staff engineering report, dated April 15, 2011. April 26, 2011 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 4. Staff may approve minor changes to the plans. 5. Obtain the necessary permits. Seconded by Boardmember Wise. Ayes — All The motion passed. Design Review and Comprehensive Sign Plan Amendment, Maplewood Mail, 3001 White Bear Avenue 1. Planner, Michael Martin gave the report and answered questions of the board. 2. Senior Associate, Bill Wittrock, RSP Architects, 1220 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis addressed and answered questions of the board. 3. Laurie Van Dalen, Maplewood Mall addressed and answered questions of the board. Board member Wise moved to appro proposed main entrances at the Map comply with the following conditions: 1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project. 2. Comply with the fire marshal and engineering requirements as stated in this report. 3. All work shall follow the approved plans. Planning staff may approve minor changes. 2. Each sign requires a separate sign permit. 3. Any major changes to the comprehensive sign plan must be approved by the CDRB. 4. The applicant shall color match the sconces subject to staff approval. Seconded by Boardmembers Lamers. Ayes — All The motion passed. e. Maplewood Mall Stormwater Retrofit Project, 3001 White Bear Avenue 1. Planner, Michael Martin gave a brief report and introduced Cliff Aichinger to give the remainder of the presentation. April 26, 2011 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 1. All signs shall follow the approved plans. Planning staff may approve minor changes. 2. Administrator, Cliff Aichinger, Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District gave a presentation and answered questions of the board. Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the design plans for the proposed Maplewood Mall Stormwater Retrofit Proiect The applicant shall comply with the following conditions: 1. All work shall follow the approved plans. Planning staff may approve minor changes. 2. All project and construction plans shall be approved by the city engineer. Seconded by Chairperson Ledvina. Ayes — All The motion passed. 7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None 8. BOARD PRESENTATIONS Boardmembers discussed the Goodwill sign. 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Capital Improvement Plan for 2012 - 2016 1. Planner, Michael Martin briefly discussed the Capital Improvement Plan for 2012 — 2016. Chairperson Ledvina moved to approve the Capital Improvement Plan for 2012 -2016 as presented by staff. Seconded by Boardmember Wise. Ayes - All The motion passed. 10. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by Chairperson Ledvina at 9:14 p.m. April 26, 2011 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Ledvina called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Boardmember, Jason Lamers Present Chairperson, Matt Ledvina Present Boardmember, Ananth Shankar Present Vice Chairperson, Matt Wise Present Staff Present: Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Boardmember Shankar moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Boardmember Lamers seconded the motion. Ayes - All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the April 26, 2011, CDRB minutes. Chairperson Ledvina moved to table the April 26, 2011, CDRB Minutes. Mr. Ledvina directed staff to review the recorded motion regarding the Cottagewood Town House Development for accuracy to verify that the board's motion was accurately stated in the minutes. Boardmember Shankar seconded the motion. Ayes — All The motion passed. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None 6. DESIGN REVIEW a. 3M Company Building and Site Renovations — 3M Center i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the presentation and answered questions of the board. ii. Landscape Architect, Chuck Evens, Damon Farber Associates, addressed and answered questions of the board. iii. Executive Architect, Brendan Sapienza, Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, for the project addressed and answered questions of the board. May 24, 2011 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the site plan changes on the plans labeled Site and Landscape Work /3M Community Project date - stamped May 4, 2011. Approving the revised landscaping plan and the entrance canopy design as shown on the plans date - stamped May 17, 2011. Approval is based on the findings required by ordinance and subject to the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the requirements in the engineering report dated May 13, 2011. 2. Minor changes may be approved by city staff. Seconded by Boardmember Wise. Ayes — All The motion passed. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None 8. BOARD PRESENTATIONS N0=1Z 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Living Streets Task Force i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand said staff is looking for a volunteer from each board and commission to serve on the Living Streets Task Force. The board said due to the meeting time in the mid- afternoon the board would check their calendars and get back to staff. b. Old Goodwill Sign i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand briefly discussed the old Goodwill Sign and the non- conforming ordinance as it relates to this sign. There is no requirement for it to be removed. In one year the city can require removal if it is not in use at that time. 10. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by Chairperson Ledvina at 6:38 p.m. May 24, 2011 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes MEMORANDUM TO: James Antonen, City Manager FROM: Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner Chuck Ahl, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit Revision, Parking Reduction Waiver and Design Review PROJECT: Former Corner Kick Soccer Center LOCATION: 1357 Cope Avenue DATE: June 22, 2011 INTRODUCTION Project Description Mike McGrath is proposing to remodel the former Corner Kick Soccer Center building. The west half of the building would be occupied by All Metro Glass, a window and door fabrication /installation business. The east half would be available for a future light manufacturing business. The proposed changes to the building and site are: • Repair and restore the parking lot. • Add a new dock door to the west - facing, north end of the building. • Replace an existing overhead garage door and double door also on the west side of the building. • Add a patio on the front of the building. • Add a new canopy over the westerly front building entrance. • Add screening walls along the front and west side of the building. • Repair and restore the landscaping. It should be noted that the applicant has obtained a building permit for interior demo, interior build -out and window and door replacement. Requests To make the changes to the site and the facility, Mr. McGrath is asking for approval of: 1. A conditional use permit (CUP) revision. The building has an existing CUP because of its proximity to the residential zoning district south of Cope Avenue. When the soccer center was proposed, the city ordinance required a CUP because the structure would be closer than 350 feet to a residential district. The proposed building and site renovations require an amended CUP to revise the previously approved building and site plans. 2. A parking reduction of 66 spaces. The city ordinance requires 126 parking spaces. The applicant has a need for about 30. The applicant estimates that the building at full occupancy would require 60 spaces for two light manufacturing uses. 3. The revised design and landscaping plans. BACKGROUND On September 18, 1984, the community design review board (CDRB) approved the project plans for the soccer center: On April 10, 1995, the city council approved a conditional use permit and the design plans for x 3 square- foot addition on the front of the soccer center. This approval was subject to three conditions of approval. On June 11, 2007, the city council approved a CUP revision and design plans for a substantial expansion of Corner Kick. Soon after work began for this expansion, the owner of the soccer center stopped work and the building went into foreclosure. DISCUSSION Conditional Use Permit Revision The original CUP was required of Corner Kick because the building was proposed closer than 350 feet to the residential district south of Cope Avenue. The proposed use as a light manufacturing establishment (window and door fabrication/ installation) is allowed by the M1 (light manufacturing) zoning district. The only issue requiring a revised CUP is the fact that the applicant is doing site work and making some building renovations: CUP Findinos for Approval The zoning ordinance requires that the city council determine that all nine "standards" for CUP approval be met to approve a CUP. In short, these state that the use would (refer to the resolution for the complete wording): • Comply with the city's comprehensive plan and zoning code. • Maintain the existing or planned character of the neighborhood. • Not depreciate property values: • Not cause any disturbance or nuisance. • Not cause excessive traffic. • Be served by adequate public facilities and police /fire protection: • , Not create excessive additional costs for public services. • Maximize and preserve the site's natural and scenic features: • Not cause adverse environmental effects. The proposed building and site improvements meet these nine criteria. The proposed building improvements would improve this building that is in need of repair and put it back into use. The proposed dock areas would be on the north end of the building facing west and would be hidden or as far from residents at possible minimizing or eliminating the view of any dock activity. Parking Reduction Waiver City ordinance bases parking requirements on the use of the floor area within the building. Office space requires one stall per 200 square feet; manufacturing space requires one stall per 400 square feet and warehouse space requires one stall per 1000 square feet. The building has a total square footage of 2 51,647 square feet. All Metro Glass would occupy 23,522 square feet of building area with 28,125 square feet remaining for a future use. The applicant has determined for the city how the entire building would realistically be apportioned for the proposed use and another typical light manufacturing use. Based on the data the applicant provided in their narrative; they estimate 25 percent office space, 30 percent manufacturing space and 45 percent warehouse space. In this building of 51,647 square feet in area, the parking ratios provided in the ordinance would require 64 spaces for office, 39 spaces for manufacturing and 23 spaces for warehousing, equaling a total parking requirement of 126 parking spaces. The applicant has stated that they have a need for about 30 parking spaces and that a future light manufacturing use, based on their own parking needs as an example, would also require 30 spaces for a total of 60. In addition to the 60 spaces proposed, there would be 23 future parking spaces available along the front landscaped area to be added should the need arise. Staff, furthermore, feels that there is room to easily add 15 more parking spaces on the ends of the center parking rows and at the ends of the future parking row. Based on the applicant's description of the parking needs for the building and the availability for 38 future parking spaces (23 future spaces proposed and 15 possible additional ones), staff supports the request for a parking reduction. Building and Site Renovations Architectural The changes to the building exterior are minimal. The applicant proposes to replace old dock doors, add a new dock entrance, add a canopy over the front entrance, add an outdoor patio and provide screening walls. The applicant describes the screen walls as follows: the screen walls will be made of metal wall panels. Some will be perforated and some solid. The LED lighting indicated on the screen plans would be changed to high output fluorescents (cost savings). The perforated metal panels are colored metal panels with a series of holes (typically 1/16 to 1/8" or so in diameter) at a uniform distance from each other. See attached product sheet for an idea of what the panel would look like. This perforated panel allows the lighting to be placed inside the screen wall and breaks up the solid metal wall panel. The purpose of the screen wall is to add an element to help with the look of the building and create a focal point and add visual depth at the entry. The lighting is accent lighting to add visual interest at night — purely a low impact detail to once again add interest and help with the look of the existing building. Parkins tot and Drives All setbacks would be met for the parking lot and driveway setback to the dock area. These areas would be curbed to meet code requirements. The parking spaces are proposed to be 9 feet wide. This is acceptable for employee parking spaces. Visitor parking spaces must be widened to 9'/ feet wide. For All Metro Glass, the majority of their parking needs would be for employees with a minimal amount designated for visitors. The applicant should indicate which are to be for visitors prior to the striping of the parking lot. 3 Landscaping The proposed landscaping would be attractive, but the landscaping along the site's frontage should be increased for completion across the entire site frontage. As proposed the proposed trees and shrubs would only cover the east half of the site. Ordinance also requires that parking lots be screened so headlights from commercial parking lots do not shine into residential windows. The low shrubs proposed should be revised to be shrub varieties that would provide a headlight buffer about three to four feet tall. A revised landscaping plan should be submitted to staff for approval before permits are issued for the building exterior. Lighting Staff did not require a lighting plan because site lighting is already in place. The applicant should be aware, though, to make sure that the wall- mounted fixtures on the front of the building do not shine into the residential windows across the street. Department Comments Police Lieutenant Richard Doblar reviewed this proposal and has no recommendations or concerns with this request. Building Official Dave Fisher, the building official, had the following comments: • The applicant must obtain building permits for all new construction. • All plans shall be signed by a design professional. ' • Proper access around the building shall be verified for the fire marshal. Neighbor's Comments Staff surveyed the surrounding property owners for their comments about this proposal. There were five replies. —one no comment, two in favor and two opposed. Those opposed stated these objections: • There are vulnerable adults across the street that would be at risk if this was approved. • Traffic would increase and be unsafe. • Noise is a concern. • It could be a problem if the hours of operation increased beyond 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. • This would affect property values of neighboring residents. • Truck drivers are not as cautious for pedestrians crossing Cope Avenue at the Vento Trail The subject property has always been planned and zoned for light manufacturing use. This proposal by All Metro Glass to occupy the building is a permitted use by the city. Staff feels that All Metro Glass, as well as any occupant of the building, and anyone driving a vehicle, must follow safe and courteous driving 4 practices on city streets. The city can't assume that they will not do so. Violations should be reported to the police department. City ordinance prohibits any excessive noise between 7p.m and 7 a.m. Being that the applicant's hours are between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., staff does not anticipate s problem. The Ramsey County Assessor's office has informed us that they do not feel that this light manufacturing use would be a detriment to the neighbors or affect property values. In fact, the poor condition of this building and site in recent times is a greater detriment to property values. Unkempt properties, as this site has been, have a greater potential to reduce nearby property values than a clean, kept -up property. Staff asked the applicant for a description of the amount of truck usage expected. They responded that typically the only truck traffic will be deliveries in and out throughout regular daytime business hours. There should not be any long term truck parking. Only an occasional trailer left for short periods while loading materials to be sent out to jobs. Summary Staff supports this proposal. It will take a vacant building and site that has been in poor condition and make it useable and presentable once more. Staff will revise the existing CUP for this property in the typical fashion of the deletion of old, unneeded language and the insertion of the new, applicable conditions. All the former conditions relative the soccer facility have been deleted. RECOMMENDATIONS A. Adopt the resolution approving a revision for the conditional use permit for 1357 Cope Avenue, the former Corner Kick Soccer Center, based on the findings required by city ordinance and subject to the following conditions (the additions are underlined and the deletions are crossed out): 1. . GGRAtRint shall follow the plans date stamped A pFil 6, 20 )7 and the p lane date stamped May 31, 2007. The Gity eaunsil may appreve FAPjGF ehanges to the plans and Gity staff may approve an a plan feF t�e ;eeGeF eenteF te make the FeqUOFPd life safety and-bu"dR94R1PFGveR existing building. This plan shall indi We theimstallatien 0 5 The Fequ ired 4.e retention /sn r' nLle \ systems a. e. Additi I a J li g hts a exit signs /' n ess e. A PFGPeF addFBSS an the build r te. , . Have the Gity engineeF appFeve final eenStFUGt and engineeFing plans. These plans shall me the rmnrlffion and ehaRges that the engineer noted in the Fnerne dated ApFil 23, 2007, including thg; of the sidewalk along Gepe Avenue. 6. The ewneF or epeFater shall be responsible for the Mahn.temanee and eleaR up of the pond' :7. The awneF eF epeFatOF Sha post the driveways and dFive aisles as no paFking ZeRes. awneF GF epeFatOF shall submit a plan to Sity Staff fGF the educatiOR ef theip pabrens abe it hehaviGF outside the center, feF the enfamement of noose FU and how they will deal with, GentFol and other di t WKenn n their PFOpe.4.. 1. All construction shall follow the plans date- stamped May 17 2011 The city council shall review any mayor Changes proposed Staff may approve minor changes 2. The city council shall review this permit in one year. 3. The applicant shall comply with all conditions of the city engineer, building official and fire marshal: 4. The applicant shall revise the landscaping plan for staff approval to provide for a visual buffer along the frontage of the property between the two driveways to block headlights from shining into neighboring properties This buffer shall be at least three to four feet tall. 5. Site lights and noise shall be controlled to follow the requirements of the city ordinance. 6. This oermit includes a parkinq waiver for the applicant to provide 60 parking spaces with the parking rows. B. Approve the plans date - stamped May 17, 2011 for the building and site renovations at 1357 Cope Avenue. The city bases this approval on the findings required by the code. This approval is subject to the applicant or contractor doing the following: 1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a grading permit or a building permit for this project. 6 2. Before getting a building permit for the exterior improvements the applicant shall provide a revised landscaping plan for staff approval showing the continuation of the landscaping across the entire frontage of the site between the two driveways. This revised plan shay also include a visual buffer along this frontage to block headlights to block headlights from shining into neighboring properties. 3. As required by ordinance, if outdoor trash storage is used in the future, the applicant must provide a screening enclosure to keep the dumpster in. The location and design plans shall be subject to staff approval. 4. The applicant shall provide cash escrow or an irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of 150 percent of the cost of the landscaping and other site improvements that may not be installed by occupancy. An irrevocable letter of credit shall include the following provisions: • The letter of credit must clearly indicate that it is an irrevocable letter of credit in the name of the City of Maplewood, payable on demand: • The letter of credit shall have a stipulation indicating automatic renewal, with notification to the city by certified mail a minimum of 60 days prior to its expiration. 7 CITIZENS COMMENTS City staff surveyed the owners of the 47 properties within 500 feet of the site for their comments. Of the five replies, two were in favor, two objected and one had no comment. In Favor We do not mind a window and door facility at Corner Kick. (Cardenas, 2261 Birmingham Street) Truck Utilities has no problem with the proposal. However, we are concerned about water runoff. As we've had problems with flooding in the past. (Truck Utilities, Inc., 2370 English Street) Opposed The home immediately across from the east entrance on Cope is a home for vulnerable adults. We are concerned about increased traffic on Cope Avenue. We are concerned about noise, large trucks, etc. We do not believe that She parking numbers make sense, We are not opposed to the plan, however, we would appreciate the opportunity to have an additional conversation about our concerns. As stated in the document, "it would not increase traffic." We believe though that it will increase large vehicle traffic immediately across from our driveway. We are also curious as to whether or not the business is always 7 -5 if that will change (or production will increase) if the economy improves. (Dakota Companies) We were ok with Corner Kick being so close to residential because we could have been the one using the facility for exercise & recreation. To put in a window & door manufacturing facility will effect the property of all of us around it dropping our property values. This is not an industrial park nor should it become one. The trail used next to the facility gets heavy use and with added vehicles going in and out it just adds more danger to the pedestrians. Families are more aware of the crosswalks at that location. Truck drivers don't always stop to let pedestrians cross. We use that crossing point a lot and have had this happen a lot. (Stepnick, 2250 Ide Court) REFERENCE INFORMATION SITE DESCRIPTION Site size: 3.64 acres Existing land use: Former Corner Kick Soccer Center Building SURROUNDING LAND USES North: Highway 36 South: Single dwellings and one double dwelling West: Vacant property zoned M1 East: Bruce Vento Trail PLANNING Zoning: M -1 (light manufacturing)' Land Use Plan: C (commercial) ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS Section 44-637(b) requires a CUP for any building or exterior use in the M -1 zoning district if it is within 350 feet of a residential district. Section 44- 1097(a) states that the city council may approve a CUP, based on nine standards. Refer to these findings listed in the resolution. APPLICATION DATE The city received all the materials for a complete application for this request on May 17, 2011. State law requires that the city council act on requests such as this within 60 days. That date for final action by the city council would have been July 16, 2011. Staff extended this review period, as allowed by statute, an additional 60 days since council review is not anticipated until July 25, 2011 at the soonest. The new deadline for city action is September 14, 2011. p:sec10 /Corner Kick Building Remodel CUP Revision CDRB Report 7 11 to Attachments: 1. Location /Zoning Map 2. Land Use Plan Map 3. Site /Landscaping Plan 4. Applicants Narrative 5. Perforated Metal Panel Detail for the Screening Walls 6. CUP Resolution 7. Plans date - stamped May 17, 2011 (separate attachment) 9 1357 Cope Avenue 1357 Cope Avenue Attachment 1 ,f X���, s , :cC f4 � na Copyright MapiewoodBaseMap Chad Bergo Parcels: This data set is available to everyone. Fees and policy are published in the Ramsey County Fee Schedule. Charges are variable and are subject to change. See the Ramsey County Fee Schedule for specific information on fees and policy. http: // maps. ci. maplewood. mn. us/ aspnet_ elient/ ESRI/ WebADF IPrintTaskLayoutTemplates... 6/22/2011 ' ry sk'' f 55 V PI� .w �sK Jj� h V " '4tp 5 � � ,f X���, s , :cC f4 � na Copyright MapiewoodBaseMap Chad Bergo Parcels: This data set is available to everyone. Fees and policy are published in the Ramsey County Fee Schedule. Charges are variable and are subject to change. See the Ramsey County Fee Schedule for specific information on fees and policy. http: // maps. ci. maplewood. mn. us/ aspnet_ elient/ ESRI/ WebADF IPrintTaskLayoutTemplates... 6/22/2011 T� Attachment 2 E I S® L ts� /,\ LLM co Hif © NT � N v G _ Lo • yavaealiw� m. IN fi � es . R 77 Ji m Q Q n... 1LLLQ i L =Q LL W CL .r rrLLrr {{II . u N C o .. ' C O O N - O O N Q O C 5 r Q ,ryq� N WW � N "a N M C N w O ® O N N •� N c J E N N •� O N 7 - O E N N C N o m a L O E 7 > w i N "r 3 m rn .x E a o w m a e o 2 U= C7 S a O N r am �§§ ) \l |� /2 $ ) ,\ /\ \(( ) \�) M ,!§ r am �§§ & ;grq §B} \l /2 \/ {�$ /\ \(( \�) ,!§ •,• 292 Q i � � � � | i � |i � � � � . � | May 10, 2011 Mr. Tom Ekstrand Senior Planner 1830 County Road B East Maplewood, MN 55109 Re: Corner Kick Building Renovation 1357 Cope Avenue, Maplewood, MN Dear Tom: Attachment 4 The following narrative is accompanying the Design Review Board and Conditional Use Permit applications for the above stated project. The new Owner (1357 Cope Avenue, LLC) of the existing Corner Kick Property desires to renovate and add a minor addition to the existing building. The buildings use will also change from an indoor soccer facility to a light industrial manufacturing facility. The existing zoning for the property is light industrial and the intent is to change it from a recreational property back to its original zoned use. The project includes the following: 1. Addition of overhead doors to the facility 2. New entry canopy to the south 3. New exterior screen wall at the south west corner of the building 4. New parking lot and drainage improvements 5. New landscaping S. Interior renovation The light industrial use slated to move into the property is a glass supplier, fabricator, and installer of commercial window and door systems, All Metro Glass Company. Currently All Metro Glass resides at 1387 East Cope Avenue and has outgrown its current space. They will occupy about 40 percent of the building. The remainder of the building will be set up to accept another light industrial business in the future. The south west corner of the building will be renovated into office space (6,300 SF) to support the light industrial companies that will occupy the building. Currently, the Corner Kick Property is an abandoned property that was under construction for an addition and renovation but the construction was halted during the economic downturn of the past couple years. The properties current parking lot is gravel and loose asphalt and there are no trees of significant value on the site. This proposal will beautify the existing property by providing new landscaping as outlined on the attached landscape plan, new asphalt parking lots, and a creative solution architecturally to clean up and provide focus to the front entry of the property. Note: A photometric plan has not been submitted with the submittal. The reason is because no additional light fixtures are being provided except for replacement of the existing wall mounted light fixtures with shielded lamp type fixtures, see attached cut sheet. Accent LED lighting will be provided within the new screen wall element as a halo /low level light accent, see attached cut sheet. Photometrics can be provided in the future but the anticipated levels at the wall will be below .5 fc so at the lot line they will be well below .40fc. Two Nine Two design group 1 9100 49 Avenue North I New Hope, MN 65428 1 763.533.3813 1 wmw.292designgroup.coin The new parking lot will have 60 parking stalls with the ability to add 23 more in the future if required. The proposed amount of parking is based on the zoning code requirements and how the facility will be used. The 6,300SF office space per the zoning code requires 32 parking stalls (1 stall /200SF). The space for All Metro Glass is 17,220SF with 40% of that space geared towards manufacturing and 60% warehouse. 6,888SF (40% of 17,222) at 1 Stall /400SF equals 17 stalls. Manufacturing 10,334SF (60% of 17,222) at 1 stall /1000SF equals 11 stalls for a total of 28 stalls for the manufacturing. Parking stalls being proposed are 32 (Office Use) plus 28 (Manufacturing/Warehouse) for a total of 60 parking stalls. Taking into account the additional 23 stalls that can be provided in the future for the 27,429SF manufacturing /warehouse space remaining we feel this is adequate even though it falls short of the published zoning requirements. If the zoning code requirements are strictly adhered to this site would require well over 100 parking stalls, which would drastically over -park the site. In discussions with planning staff we propose to base the parking requirements on actual parking counts required for this type of use. The fact of the matter is the parking needs for manufacturing type facilities have changed over the years as processes have become more automated and are less dependent on physical labor, thereby reducing the amount of parking required for a facility of this type. By providing the actual parking counts that are needed for the use it preserves green space, parking lots tend to be better maintained, reduces heat island effect, and reduces storm water run -off. Taking this into account we propose the following: The Owner and design team believes the 60 stalls currently planned will be all that is required for the facility at full occupancy based upon current and future staffing needs of All Metro Glass and a history of similar companies owned by the current property Owner. Using actual employee numbers of All Metro Glass and a similar company to fill out the space we anticipate the parking requirements to be as follows: Office employees for companies 19 maximum, 5 visitor's maximum, and 36 manufacturing /warehouse employees for a total of 60 parking stalls. With the proof of parking for an additional 23 stalls the site can accommodate future growth and provides a 25% parking safety factor for these types of facilities. The Owner and design team prefers this approach because it is based on actual need and will allow a landscape buffer between the parking lot and the home owners to the south. Per the conditional use permit application there are ten criteria the City utilizes in determining approval of a conditional use permit. This project is seeking a revision to an existing conditional use permit. The following addresses the criteria for approval: 1. The property is located and the proposal conforms to the City's Comprehensive Plan and Code and Ordnances. 2. The use does not change the existing character of the surrounding area, in fact it improves a large property that for the most part was abandoned and left in disarray. 3. The use will not depreciate property values. Based on the proposed improvements it should help maintain or even improve the surrounding property values. 4. The use will not involve any activity or process that will be dangerous, loud, dusty, etc.. The proposed light industrial uses are low impact type operations that are simply the fabrication and assembly of components. All internal type applications with no hazardous processes. 5. The use will not produce traffic congestion or unsafe access on existing streets. The new use is a typical work day type activities with almost all traffic being generated during the typical work day of 7:OOAM to 5:OO1 All Metro Glass currently is located just one property to the east and has been in the area for 10 years with no negative impact on the area and is simply relocating to this new location. In fact the new use should greatly decrease traffic in the evenings from the recreational use that used to occupy the site, which had greater traffic amounts in the evening and late into the night. 6. The use is served by existing adequate public facilities. 7. The use does not create excessive additional costs for public facilities or services. S. The use maximizes the preservation of and incorporates the site's natural features. The parking lot was set back as far as possible from Cope Avenue to help create a natural buffer between the parking lot and the residential neighbors to the south. 9. The use does not create any adverse environmental effects. The proposal completes work that was underway on the current site and complies with storm water regulations. 10. Not Applicable We believe the project will be a great improvement to the community with little to no impact on the surrounding neighbors. It will clean up a building and site which is currently an eyesore and become an economically viable addition to the City of Maplewood. If you have any questions or require additional information please don't hesitate to contact me at 763.533.3813. Sincerely, 292 design group 116M151• VII! Thomas J. Betti, AIA, NCARB Partner 1 tl R4AK Rif#!!!!•! wRFYL Sv 1i # iiOi i ♦Rl tii +v— v.- - --- -_ 4!•O•••••!!� 3 i • 0 i • • • aiiis!!!!! litliifssssa �E9A•iL►�IR•9f i! 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Center to make exterior building and site renovations because the proposed building improvements are taking place within 350 feet of residential property: WHEREAS, Section 44- 637(b) of the city ordinances requires a conditional use permit for any building or exterior use in the M -1 zoning district if it is within 350 feet of a residential district: WHEREAS, this permit applies to the property at 1357 Cope Avenue legally described as: 10- 29- 22 -32- 00-14 IN SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 29, RANGE 22, EXCEPT WEST 398 FT; THE PARTS OF HWY 36 & WEST RAILROAD R/W (Bruce Vento Trail) OF THE NW % OF SW 14 (SUBJECT TO ROAD) WHEREAS, the history of this conditional use permit revision is as follows: 1. On , the planning commission held a public hearing. The city staff published a notice in the paper and sent notices to the surrounding property owners. The planning commission gave persons at the hearing a chance to speak and present written statements. The commission also considered reports and recommendations of the city staff. The planning commission recommended that the city council approve the conditional use permit revision. 2. On the city council discussed the proposed conditional use permit revision. They considered reports and recommendations from the planning commission and city staff. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the city council approve the above- described conditional use permit revision for the following reasons: 1. The use would be located, designed, maintained, constructed and operated to be in conformity with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Code of Ordinances, 2. The use would not change the existing or planned character of the surrounding area. 3. The use would not depreciate property values: 4. The use would not involve any activity, process, materials, equipment or methods of operation that would be dangerous, hazardous, detrimental, disturbing or cause a nuisance to any person or property, because of excessive noise, glare, smoke, dust, odor, fumes, water or air pollution, drainage, water run -off, vibration, general unsightliness, electrical interference or other nuisances. 5. The use would not exceed the design standards of any affected street: 6. The use would be served by adequate public facilities and services, including streets, police and fire protection, drainage structures, water and sewer systems, schools and parks. 10 The use would not create excessive additional costs for public facilities or services. 8. The use would maximize the preservation of and incorporate the site's natural and scenic features into the development design., 9. The use would cause no more than minimal adverse environmental effects. Approval is subject to the following conditions: 1, All construction shall follow the plans date- stamped May 17, 2011 The city council shall review any major changes proposed. Staff may approve minor changes: 2. The city council shall review this permit in one year. 3. The applicant shall comply I Y with all condition on marshal. s of the city engineer, building official and fire 4. The applicant shall revise the landscaping plan for staff approval to provide for a visual buffer along the frontage of the property between the two driveways to block headlights from shining into neighboring properties. This buffer shall be at least three to four feet tall 5. Site lights and noise shall be controlled to follow the requirements of the city ordinance. 6. This permit includes a parking waiver for the applicant to provide 60 parking spaces with the potential for 23 additional future spaces. If further spaces are needed, the applicant shall restripe the parking lot to provide at least 15 additional spaces at the ends of the proposed parking rows. The Maplewood City Council adopted this resolution on 2011. 1L