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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995 02-06 City Council Manager Workshop PacketCITY CO�JNCIUMANAGER WORKSHOP 1 . Monday, February 6, 1995 Maplewood Room, City Hall 5:00 p.m. AGENDA. t - A: CALL TO ORDER B, ROLL CALL C-' . APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5:00 D. MAPLEWOOD 2020 5:15 E. INFORMATIONAL PACKET FOR COMMUNITYPOLICING 5:30 F. FIRE COMMITTEE UPDATE 5:45 G. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY STUDY 6:00 H. JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDY fi:15 i. CITY MANAGER'S PERFORMANCE :EVALUATION J. : OTHER BUSINESS , K FUTURE TOPICS (Prioritized) 1. PAVER 2. Employee /Council Code of Ethics 3. Total Quality Management Follow -up - 4. Plat approval - Additional Landscaping R equirements 50 Community Center U L. ADJOURNMENT S be served at 5:30 p.m. 1 Background Material for Agenda D. Maplewood 2020 This discussion item is about what the City Council sees for the future of Maplewood. With a vision of Maplewood in the year 2020, the Council and staff can work with a unity towards that vision. The vision will be reflected in the Capital Improvement Plan, the Budget, and projects that staff presents to the Council. If the City Council is interested in pursuing this topic, the new step would be to set a date, location and facilitator to help us with this complex project. E. Informational Packet For Community Policing Chief Collins will present some information about Maplewood's community policing. Fs Fire Committee Update City Manager McGuire, Chief Collins, and Assistant City Manager Maglich are the City's representatives on the Maplewood Fire Committee. Along with representatives from the three fire departments, these people are charged with the task of studying the transition from three independent fire departments to a single private or municipal department. The Committee has met five times, and City Manager McGuire will report on the progress. G, Commercial Property Study Last June, the Planning Commission presented the completed Commercial Property Study to the City Council for review. The study contains nine. recommendations made by the Planning Commission. It was tabled for further review by the City Council. A copy of the report is attached. H. Joint Economic Development Study .City Manager McGuire C ounciimember Kopperrwill make a presentation abouf - the nett step in this project. This item was continued from the December 5 Council /Manager meeting. I. City Manager's Performance Evaluation Councilmembers Rossbach and Atlenspach have been organizing the Manager's 1994 performance evaluation for this discussion item. 2 AGENDA ITEM � --- MEMORANDUM TO: City Manager FROM: Director of Community Development SUBJECT: Joint Council/Planning Commission Meeting DATE: May 31, 1994 The planning Commission will meet with the City Council on June 6 at 6:1 5 p.m. in the Maplewood Room,. The Commissionwill. present their recommendations to date on the commercial property study. The Comnussion's recommendations to date are on page 4 of the attached memo. The attached memo includes the staff recommendations (pages 2 -3) and the Community Design Review Board's (CDRB) recommendations (pages 20 -21). The Commission has not yet reviewed the staff and CDRB recommendations. They will do this at their June 6 meeting go/b- 7:jtmeet.mem (6.1 gen. info.) Attachment: June 1 staff report a � MEMORANDUM TO; City Manager FROM: Director of Community. Development SUBJECT: Commercial Property - Study DATE: June 1, 1994 INTRODUCTION The Commission should approve a list of recommendations for the commercial property study. The staff can then incorporate these recommendations into a final report. The Comm should approve the final report before they present it to the Council. BACKGROUND On May 16, the Planning Commission continued the discussion of the commercial property study. They made several recommendations. (See the minutes.) I have attached a summary of the Commission's recommendations to date. The .Commission requested this summary for their June 6 meeting with the Council (6:15 p.m. in the Maplewood Room). On May 24, 1994, the Community Design Review Board recommended against the first three of the Planning Commission's recommendations but was in favor of the fourth recommendation. (See the Conunission's recommendations on page 4.) The Board briefly looked at the Chanhassen landscaping ordinance. (See page 8.) The Board did not consider it or make a specific motion about this ordinance. The Board felt that their current landscaping policies were sufficient. (See their minutes on page 20.) DISCUSSION Recommendation 1 (page 4) The Board's main concern is lack of flexibility in the wording. The Commission should change the wording to state that the City n�ya require trees or shrubs in addition to grass. Screening may not always be needed or wanted. Recommendation 2 (page 4) r The current ordinance already allows the Board to require landscaping in addition to fencing. Some neighbors may prefer not to havelandscapig with the fencing, particularly if they feel that the landscaping may become a maintenance problem. The Board should have the flexibility to deal with individual situations. t a Recommendation 3 (page 4) The Commission's main concern with Recommendation 3 has been with tall or .massive buildings next to residences. The Board's concern is that requiring a larger setback for all commercial buildings may be too restrictive. The Commission has noted several smaller commercial buildings, such as Rainbow Cleaning Systems on Duluth. Street or the veterinary clinic on Cope Avenue, that would not need a larger setback. They are compatible with residences. The Commission should focus on whether to increase the setback for tall or large buildings, and leave the current standards for the other buildings. (See the current ordinance on page 7.) Chanhassen Landscaping Ordinance (page 8) This ordinance falls within the Community Design Review Board's jurisdiction. The Planning Commission should not recommend this ordinance without the Board's support. The Board is not interested in this ordinance. The Chanhassen ordinance is very detailed and specific. The Board's concern is that an ordinance like this may limit their flexibility. Another concern is that minimum standards can become maximum standards. As an example, the Chanhassen- ordinance requires that 1% or 2% of the project value be in landscaping. This may be enough in some cases or too little in other cases. Developers may provide only the .minimum ordinance requirement, when they may have done more without the ordinance. Ordinances can be self- defeating if they are too detailed. Because of the detailed requirements, the City should informally use the Chanhassen standards before adopting them. It would be like test - driving a car before buying it. I would suggest that the Commission recommend that the Board evaluate the Chanhassen ordinance for one year. The staff would apply the ordinance to each project and report the results to the Board. Since it is not a Maplewood ordinance, the Board can use or ignore the Chanhassen standards on a case by case basis. At the end of the yeah the Board can decide whether the City should add all or some of the Chanhassen ordinance to the Maplewood Code. RECOMMENDATION 1. Review the attached list of recommendations to date for the June 6 meeting with the Council. Based on this meeting, the Commission should decide whether to change their recommendations. 2. Change the wording on the first recommendation (page 4) to state that the City r�►ay require trees or shrubs in addition to grass. K 3. Drop the second recommendation (page 4). 40 Consider increasing the setbacks in recommendation three (page 4) for tall or large buildings only. S. Recommend that the Community Design Review Board informally use the Chanhassen landscaping ordinance. for one year. At the end of the yeah the Board should report the Council whether they would recommend any changes. 6. Dec�de if there are any other issues or recommendations to consider. go/b- 7:comm.mem (4..55) Attachments: 1. Summary of changes to date 2. Proposed Changes in Commercial Uses by Zoning District 3. Setback Ordinance 4. Chanhassen Landscaping Ordinance 5. CDRB minutes f 3 Commercial Property Stidy—Summary of Recommendations To Date The following is a list of the Planning Commission's recommendations to date from the Commercial Property Study: 1. Change :Subsection 36 -27(a) of the City Code. This section requires a landscaped yard of not less than twenty feet in width. Landscaping could mean just grass. The Commission recommended that the Council change this subsection to require trees or shrubs in addition to grass. 2. Change .Subsections 36 -27(c) and (d). They require that screening shall be satisfied with a screening fence, planting screen, .berm or combination thereof. If fencing is used, the Commission recommended that the City require trees or shrubs on the residential side of the fence. 3. Change Subsection 36- 28(c)(6). This subsection requires a minimum setback between residential and commercial property. The Commission recommended that the Council increase the minimum setback from 50 feet to 75 feet. The ordinance requires a larger setback for large and tall buildings. The Commission is recommending that the Council increase the maximum setback for large and tall buildings from 75 feet to 100 feet. 4. Change the definition of residential lot line. The definition in the zoning code for residential lot line is any property with a residential building on it or any property that the City is planning for residential use on its land use plan. The Code uses this definition several times for landscaping and setback requirements. The Commission recommends this definition only include property that the City is . planning for residential use. Under the Commission's definition, there would be no special setbacks between a commercial use and a house that the City is planning for commercial use. 5. Change the commercial districts to conform to the Commission's list on page 6. 6. Make no change to clinics, and lift . the moratorium on new or expanding clinics. 7. Change the intent section of the BC(M) zoning district. Drop the first sentence. This sentence states that "The BC(M) Business Commercial District (Modified) is intended to provide for the orderly transition between more intensive commercial uses and low or medium density residential areas." The Commission did not feel that the BC(M) district was a buffer between commercial and residential uses. 8. Study the idea of amortizing nonconforming commercial uses in residential neighborhoods. 4 9. Allow developers to replace some of the required parking spaces with reserve land. If a parking problem develops, the City could require that the property owner add parking on the reserve land. 5 ' PROPOSED CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL USES BY ZONING DISTRICT CUP = a use that should have a conditional use permit (CUP) if within 350 feet of a property that the City is planning for residential use 350 feet = a use that should be at least 350 feet away from a property that the City is planning for residential use BC (Business Commerda!) Permitted Uses: QnWsale liquor that is not part of a restaurant 350 feet Craftsman's shop —CUP Motor vehicle sales (new only or new and used) -350 feet CNG (compressed natural gas) or LPG (liquid petroleum gas) dispensing facilities (limited capacity) -350 feet Add check cashing businesses -350 feet Conditional Uses: Sale of used cars -350 feet Omit . heliport (see below) :Major motor fuel station, vehicle wa;,h or maintenance garages -350 feet M -1 Manufacturing) Permitted Uses: Contractors' shops -350 feet Manufacturing, assembly, or processing of products -350 feet Condirional use: Mining or material recycling -350 feet Other Changes Gun shops (or sales)— prohibit anywhere in the City Add helistop as an accessory use to a hospital, if it is not within 350 feet of a residential district. Define helistop as a place nor one helicopter to land or takeoff, but does not include maintenance or fueling operations. 2 ZONING 36.28 a. Fifteen (1 eei from a street right-of-way. b. Five (5) feet fro 1 other. property lines. This setback shall b creased to my (20) feet if the adjacent property is used or shown o e city's land use plan for residential use. (6) Construct all buildings, except single• and two - family homes, with the, following minimum setbacks: a. Thirty (30) feet from a street right-of-way. b. Fifty (50) .feet from property that is used or shown on the city 's land use plan for residential use. This set- back shall be increased up to seventy-five ( 75) feet based on the more restrictive of the following requirements: 1. Building height: The building setbacks shall be increased two (2) feet for each one foot the building exceeds twenty -five (25) feet in height. 2. Exterior wall area: Where an exterior wall faces a residentially zoned property, the wall setback shall be increased five (5) feet for each one thousand (1,000) square feet, or part thereof, in excess of two thousand (2,000) square feet. (7)\, The city council may approve a conditional use p mit to ow an addition within a required setback if: q a. The required findings in section 36.4 fora condi- tional use permit are met. f" b. The setback would be consistent.Yth the setbacks for surrounding properties. c. At least eighty (80) percent of the addition would be screened from property at is used or shown on the city's land use plan f residential use. (8) Plant trees with the f o g minimum sizes: a. Large deciduout trees, tvo_,and one -half (2 1 /2) inches in diameter, bariled and. burle pped. b. Small deciduous (ornamental) trees, one and one -half {11 /z) es, in diameter, balled burlapped. C. Eve een trees, six (6) feet in heig . (9) Ins a lawn irrigation system that will not r y on public streets or sidewalks. Supp. No. 9 L221 7 Attachment 4 CH[ANHpSSEN CITY CODE DIVISION 2, TREE PRESERVATION • e ado The section below will be amended w ith th adoption of the Tree Preservation p Ordinance proposed for subdivision. • Sec. 20.1178. Generally. DIVISION 3 LANDSCAPING STANDARDS Sec. 20 -1179. Landscape budge (a) Landscaping shall be provided that meets the minimum landscaping budget provided in the table below. Project value* Minimum Landscape Value" (�rgls building construction, site p and the site improvements) Below $1,000,000 $1,000,001- 2 2 39000,000 111 11 - 111 111 • - 111 111 (Is the minimum landscape value and shall include only expenditures on trees and plant material excluding sod or seed, excluding labor and grading.) 2% 20,000 + 1% of project value in excess of $1,000,000 X30,000 + 0.75' of project value in excess Of 52,000,000 X37,500 + 0.25% of project value in excess of 53,000,000 lqb (b) ,A t h a M dir.=040fi. The value of tree preservation may be utilized to off set WSW 466W '"0.00 W %&&6WWA'WWWW landscaping requirements, if tbere is a finding of significant trees that are worth, of preservation. The following formula shall be used for calculating the value of tree preservation: Cross - sectional Dollars Per Species Condition Location Dollar Tree Area x Square Inch x Factor x Factor x Factor - Value NOTE: The formula used may be changed by resolution approved by the City Council. (gee definitions section) Add definition of Interior Landscaping (area exclusive of mandated setback). Sec. 2,041806 Screening for visual impacts. (a) Visual impacts must be screened ,e�- as required by the city. These shall limited to truck loadin areas, trash storage, parking lots, interior lot areas include, but not be lirru , g ' and penmcters, outd oor storage large unadorned building massing, garage doors g areas, g , associated with auto - oriented uses and vehicular stacking areas for drive-through uses. • for an visual impact may be achieved with (1) Requ ired screening Y , berms, hedges or other landscape materials. All walls and fences fences, walls, earth be g harmonious with the principal building- The use of wooden shall be architecturally P �q PP screen fences or chain link fences equipped with slats is prohibited. Earth berms sh of 3: 1 unless provided with landscaping designed to ' ' ' Ze not exceed a slope. p . screen shall be designed to employ materials which provide maintenance. The g effective visual barrier during all seasons. sc reening shall be located on the lot occupied by the use, (2) All required sc g building • , facility ' ' or structure to be screened. No landscape screening shall be located on any publ i c right-of-way S ri ht -of -wa or within e (8) feet of the traveled portion of any street or highway. (3) Screening e�-lW� required by this section shall be of a height needed to accomplish the goals of this section. Height of plantings required under this section shall be measured at the time of installation. (b) The following uses shall be screened ee�e� in accordance with the requirements of this subdivision: (1) Principal buildings and structures and any building or structure accessory thereto located in any business, industrial or planned unit development district containing nonresidential uses shall be screened from lots used for any residential purpose. (2) Principal buildings and structures and any building or structure accessory thereto located in any R4 R8 R12, R16 district or plannrcl unit development district containing residential development at densities exceeding four (4) units from lots located in an Al, A2, RR or per acre shall be �� screened Y RSF district. (3) Additional buffer y requirements and r uirements are established by the city comprehensive plan, and listed in _individual district standards. P ' subject to these owed by provisions and all (4) Outside storage in any district su l p . other p rovisions of this ordinance, shall be screened from all public mews. Sec. 20 -1181. Vehicular areas. ' including driveways (a) Parking lot perimeters where vehicular areas, g sand drive aisles, Y screened visually b an intervening building or structure from any abutting are not entirely s�rre Y Y g • p rovided landscaping designed to buffer direct views of cars and right of way., there shall be pro p g g s. The goal of this section is to break up expanses of hard surface areas, hard surface area g v and soften direct views of parking areas and provide for help to visually define boule v rs or tree from the approved tree species list identified for reforestation with o e t Y pP parking or other species as a ff. ;a at vanw* Pa g proved by city staff. p P . • • • CAN • • • • �. • • • • "an MadMad U-,, Malloa • ' have an irri system installed ' ie• All. new planting areas must g y ( b) Interior landscaping for vehicular use areas: (1) Any open vehicular use areas 130392dimg 'And containing more than six thousand (6,000) square feet of area, or twenty (20) or more vehicular .parking spaces, shall provide interior landscaping in accordance with this division in addition to "perimeter" landscaping. Interior landscaping may be peninsular or island types. (2) For each one hundred (100) square feet, or fraction thereof, of vehicular use area, €iwe -{33 eight (8) square feet of landscaped area shall � provided. (3) The minimum landscape area perntitted shall b� si�4 j two hundred (200) square feet, with a iee six foot minimum dimension to all trees from edge of pavement when vehicles overhang and a four foot minimum dimension to all trees where vehicles do not overhang. 10 (4) In order toencourage the requ landscape areas to be properly dispersed, no re cq hall be larger than seven hundred twenty . quired landscape area s g ' . use areas under thousand (30,000) square ( ?20) square feet in vehicular u ti�Y feet, unless . s the least dimension of any required shall be there is a preservation area. In both , .. ll trees from edge of four -foot um dimension to a pavement where vehicles overhang. g P Landscape areas larger than abo ve are emitted as long as the additional areas are in excess pe of the required minimum. (S) A minimum of one (1) tree shall be required for each two hundred fifty (250) square fat or fraction thereof, of required landscape area. Trees shall have a clear trunk of at least five (5) feet above the ground, and the remaining area shall be landscaped with shrubs, or ground cover .(not to include rocks or gavel except as a malc6 around shrubs and ground cover), not to exceed two (2) feet in height, (7) All landscaped areas shall be protected by concrete curbing. (8) All landscaping area shall have the proper soil preparation to :ensure the viability of the vegetation to survive. The, landscaping plan shall provide specifications for proper soil preparation. Sec. 20 -1182. Foundation and aesthetic plantings. (a) Landscaping plans shall provide for an appropriate mix of plantings around the _ exterior footprint of all buildings. The intent of this section is to improve the appearance of es break u large the structures and, where necessary, p a unadorned building elevations. These g Plantings are not intended to obscure views of the building or accessory signage. n (b) All undeveloped p rotected wetlands and tree P reservation areas, shall be seeded eloped areas of the site, p . • or sodded. In addition, an appropriate mix of trees and other plant material shall be provided to create an aes thetically p leasin g site. (c) Boulevard and streetscape Plantin&s, Where undeveloped or open areas of a site are located adjacent to public right -of -way, the plan shall provide for over-story boulevard tries. A minimum of one (1) tree for every thirty (30) feet of frontage is required. The city may approve alternatives if it meets the intent of the ordinance from approved tree species fist or as approved by city staff. sec. 20.1183. Landscaping materials. (a) The landscaping materials shall consist of the following: 11 ( 1) Walls and ences. Walls shall be constructed of natural stone, brick or other appropriate ro riate materials. Fences shall be constructed of wood. Chain hnk fencing will be Permitt A only if covered with plant material or otherwise screened. p hysical 2) Earth berms. Earth berms shall be h sical barriers which block or screen the w similar to a hed a fence or wall. Mounds shall be constructed with proper, vie s g � � and . adequate a plant material to vent erosion. A difference in elevation between areas rcqumng Pn scree g nin does not constitute an exist earth mound, and shall not be considered as fulfilling any scree ning requirement. (3) Plants. All plant materials .shall be living plants; artificial plants are prolvbiud. Plant materials shall meet the following requirements: a. Deciduous trees. Shall be species having an average crown spread of .greater than fifteen (15) feet and having trunk(s) which can be maintained With over five (5) feet of clear wood in areas which have visibility requirements, except at vehicular use area intersections where an eight -foot clew od requirement will control. Tees having an ar average mature spread of crown less than fifteen (15) feet may be substituted by grouping of the same so as to create the equivalent of a fifteen foot crown spread. A minimum of ten (10) feet overall height or minimum caliper (trunk diameter, measured six (6) inches above ground for trees up to four (4) inches caliper) of at least two and one -half (2;6) inches immediately afar planting shall be required. Trees of species whose roots are known to cause I damage to public: roadways or other public works shall not be placed closer than fifteen (15) _feet to such public works, unless the tree root system . is completely contained within a barrier for which the .minimum interior Containing dimensions shall be five (5). fat square and five- (5) feet deep and for which the construction requirements shall be four (4) inches thick, reinforced concrete. Trees shall be selected from the approved list of tree species or as approved by city staff* b. Evergreen trees. Evergreen tries shall be a minimum of six (6) feet high with a minimum caliper of one and one-half (lei) inches when planed. c. Shrubs and hedges. Deciduous shrubs shall be at least two (2) feet in average height when planed, and shall conform to the opacity and other requirements within four (4) years after planting Evergreen shrubs shall be at least two (2) fat in average height and two (2) feet in diameter. Materials to be selected from approved fist or as approved by city staff. d. Vines. Vines shall be at least twelve (12) inches high at planting, and are generally used in conjunction with walls or fences. Materials to be selected from approved list or as approved by city staff. 12 s or round cover. Grass shall be planted in species normally grown as e. G as g . permanent Lawns, and ma y p lugged, be sodded, lu ged, sprigged, or seeded; except in swales . o . or other areas subject to erosion where solid sod, erosion reducing net or suitable mulch shall be used, nurse -grass ass seed shall be sown for immediate protection until complete coverage otherwise is achieved, Grass sod shall be clean and free of weeds G round cover such as Organic material shall be planted and noxious pests or diseases, Gro B • ' finished ice and s�wenty -five (75} percent of in such a manner as to present a fins app . complete growing seasons, with a maximum of fifteen Complete coverage after two (2) comp gr B ' ground cover also may consist of rocks, (15) inches on center. In certain cases, gr ou ' als ifs raved by the city. Materials to pebbles, sand and similar . rruten p� be select from ap list or as approved by city staffs C Retaining. Retaining walls exceeding €�+e four (4) feet in height, including stage walls which cumulatively exceed €We -F�) tour (4) in height, must be constructed in accordance with plans prepared by a registered er►8ineer or landscape architect of brick, concrete or natural stone. Artificial material may be approved if appropriate. A building permit is required. DIVISION 4. MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION Sec. 20 -1184. Generally. • 11 be held jom*tly and severally e owner ami s, tenant, and their respective agents sha � � . � a roe �d with the responsible to continually ma�.nta�n -their property and landscaping ac pp • pre senting a healt neat and orderly appearance and free official site plan in a condition pre. g Y from refuse and debris. Plants ground . and cover which are required by an approved site or shall be replaced within three (3) months of notification* landscape plan and which have died ep • • compliance may be extended u by the city. However, the time for c p y p to nine (9) months by the director planning of lannin in order to allow for seasonal or weather conditions. Sec. 20- 1186 - -20 -1260. Reserved. DEFINITIONS: Screening - Visually shielding or obscuring structures or is through the use of densely planted vegetation. Vegetation shall include a mix of deciduous and coniferous to provide year round screening* Cross- Sectional Area • is a measure of tree size. It is calculated from the truNc diameter using the formula 0.785d2 where d2 is the trunk diameter of the tree measured in inches squared. Diameter measurements should be taken at a point on the trunk 4% feet above the level. 13 Dollars per square. Inch • is the value determined by the Council of -Trees and Landscape appraisers. The current value is 527.00 per square inch. Species Factor • is the measure of the relative value of each shade or ornamental tree species. See attached list with values (Attachment A). Condition Factor • is the measure of an individual tree and its relative physical condition compared to a tree of the same species which has perfect health and form (Attachment B). r - ' the function value of a tree based on its location in the . landscape• Location. Facto Is . factor may vary from 0 to 140 percent with 100 percent representing a The location y y the rester value is due to its aesthetic and fun. ctional impact on perfect location. Its g property. Positive . ' functions such as providing shade, controlling snow drifting, or, providing a fun p g enhances s tree's location value. Negative functions such as . wildlife habitat Interfere n ce p y with public safet , .utilities, sidewalks, building or other properties can lessen the value. List. of Desirable Tree Species for Planting in Chanhassen means the following list tree species. List of Desirable Tree Species for Planting in Chanhassen Key to notations used ST = Relatively tolerant to deicing salt DT = Relativel tolerant to drought or dry sites Size: (in terms of expected mature height) L = Large (over 50 feet) M = Medium (between 25 to 50 feet) S = Small (less than 25 feet) Suitable for boulevard Blvd — S planting and parking lot p Pkg = Suitable for parking lots Suitable Tree- Sroecies 14 Birch River , M Relatively tolerant of wet i B etul a n g ra site Coffeetree, L DT BLVD Kentucky PKG Gyrrmnocladus di ofcuS Corktree, Amur M DT Phellodendron amurense Crabapple, S BL VD Man varieties available; Y Flo check for disease Malus spp. resistance; prou�ct from sunscald Ginkgo M BLVD Male tes only Ginkgo biloba Hackberry L DT ST PKG Celtis occidentalis Hawthorn S DT ST PKG Thornless varieties s Crataegus pP • availa Hickory, Shagbark L DT Carya ovata Hone Y locust M _ L ST KG BLVD/PKG BL VD Protect from sunscald. • Gled�ts is Thornless varieties triacanthos popular Ironwood M Grows well under shade t a vir iniana Os ry g of other trees Lilac, , dap anese S ST BLS Tree Syringa reticulata Linden, American L BLVD/PKG A.K.A Basswood; • lr • a americana T"r Relatively tolerant of wet sites • 1 Linden, Little leaf M BLVD Ti l is cordata 15 st Black L DT PKG nia F edoacaca Maple, .Amur S Shade tolerant. Acer gnnala Maple, Norway P M L ST VD BL /l' KG Protect from sunscald. Acer platanoides Maple, Red Acer rubrum M -L • BLS • Protect from sunscald. Grows best on Moists, cd Spoils. Ma le, Sugar p Acer saccharum L BLVD PKG Protect from sunscald. Prefers heavy, moist �Y soils. Shade tolerant. Northern Catalpa M -L DT Catalpa speciosa Oak, White L Quercus albs Oak, .Bur L DT ST BLVD/PKG Quercus macrocarpa Oak, Red L ST BLVD/PKG Quercus rubs Oak, Swam P White L P KG Relatively . y tolerant of wet sites Quercus bicolor Buckeye Ohio e y M BLVD Aesculus glabra Walnut, Black L Juglans nigra CONIFERS Arborvitae, M American Thuja occidentalis 16 Fir, Fu, Balsam M Relatively tolerant of wet y Abies balsamea sites. Shade tolerant. Fir, White M DT Abies concolor Pine, Austrian M Pinus nigra Pine, Red L DT Stan tree Pi nus resi nosy Spruce, Black M Hills Picea glauca .densata Spruce, Colorado M Picea pung ens Spruce, Norway L Picea abi es S P ruce, White L Picea glauca Tamarack L Tolerant of wet sites. . . Larlx larictna Only conifer that drops its needles each year M' fall. 8/26/93 9/22/93 17 LIST OF DESIRABLE GROUND COVER AND HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL ]KE ST = Relatively Salt Tolerant SN = Relatively Tolerant of Snow Loading Botanical blame Common Name Size Tolerance WMMM Notes Achillea Filperd Yarrow 24" PT. DT SN Artemisia Schmidtiana 'Silver King' Artemisia 36" DT ST SN Astilbe spp . Astilbe 12 " -30" SN Partial Shade Aegepodium Podograria Goutweedl Snow On The Mountain 12, SN B ap tisia Amstralin False Indigo 36" ST DT SN Shrub Like E Euo horbia ithymoides P P Cushion Spurge 18" DT SN Festica Ovina 'Glauca Blue Fescue 12" DT SN Fall Sun Hemerocallus spP Day Lily 12 " -30" ST DT SN HOsta s PP . Plantain Lily 12 " -30" SN Partial Shade Huechera Sanguinea Coral Bells 18" ST SN Hypericum Calycinum SL Johns Wort 18" -24" PT SN Lamium Maculatum Pend Nettle 18" SN Sun or Shade Linuan Perenne Perennial Blue Flax 24 DT SN Monarda Didyma Beebalm 24" ST SN Partheno Cissus . Quinguefoli a Virginia O eeper 15" SN Partial Shade Polygonum Tricuspidatam `Compactum' Fleece Flower 24" DT SN Can Be I Invasive Pennisetum Alopecumides Fountain Grass 36 SN Rudbeckia Fulgida 'Goldsturm' Black -eyed Susan 24 ST SN Sporobolus Hetemlepis Prairie Drapseed 24 ST DT SN Full Sun Veronica spp. Speedwell 24" SN 18 M Shrubs Continued } 2 19 Botanical Name Common Name Size Tolerance Notes • Yucca Filamentosa Yucca 24" ST DT Full. Sun Sedum Spectabile Stone Crop 18 ST DT SN 'Autumn Joy' • _ Ins Sibenca Siberian Ins 24,, ST DT SN Co gnus Alba 'Red Elf Dogwood 'Red Elf" 36" • D�ervilla Lonucera Dwarf. Bush Honeysuckle y 3b" SN Juniper 18" DT SN • Junipetus HonZontalis 'Hughe • Juruperus Sabina Juniper 18 DT SN 'Arcadia' Junipers Sabina Baffalo Jumper 1 g" DT SN Lorucera Xxylosteum Honeysuckle 24" 'Emerald Mound' • Potentilla Fruticosa Ka 's White Potentilla Mc y 3a" DT SN Potentilla Fruticosa ' " Potentl lla 30 PT SN `Gold Finger' Rosa app. Carefree Beauty Rose 36 DT Rosa spp. Nearly Wild Rose 36" DT ' � Spires Japonica Alpena Alpine S irea p p 12" SN wmm� • Spnrea Japonica Alpina Al pine S rea p p 12" SN r materials may be used subject to city approval. * y NOTE. Othe 19 Attachment 5 Community Design Review Board Minutes. of 5 -24 -94 c do e. f. g• -4- Plant two trees, one on each side of the new driveway. Shade trees must be at least 2 1/2 inches in ca�iper, balled and burlapped.:Omamental trees must be at least 1 1/2 inches .in caliper, balled and burlapped. (code requirement) Install reflectorized stop signs at the proposed and middle curb cuts. Provide four handicap - perking spaces as required by the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). These spaCs comply with all ADA dimensional and signage requirements, Construct a trash dumpster e the unscreened dumpster west of the existing parking lot. Thi,� enhall match the design of the one already in place. (code reqGirem Taper the sidewalk al�* g Carlton avenue to match the driveway grade where it crosses. / h. Install site securi4y lighting for the proposed parking lot. (code requirement) i. Provide a sidewalk on the east side of the fenced parking lot. This is t access the proposed parking lot when the security area is closed. 4. All work all follow the approved plans. The Director of Community Develo ent may approve minor changes. Boardmember Holder seconded Ayes - -all V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Commercial Property Study The Board discussed the Planning Commission's four items suggested for code changes. Boardmember Thompson moved the Community Design Review Board does not concur with the recommended changes to City code regarding Item 1 (Subsection 36- 27(a)), Item 2 (Subsection 36 -27(c) and (d)), and Item 3 (Subsection 36- 28(c)(6)) based on the foll owing justifications: Item 1: The proposed language is too restrictive. There is no need for this change. Trees and shrubs are always recommended when necessary or requested by neighbors and/or staff. 20 community Design Review Board Minutes of 5 -24 -94 Attachment 5 - 2 Item 2: The Community Design Review Board does not agree with the recommendation of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission's recommendation includes a requirement that fences include both fencing and plantings. The regnir=x further states that the fence should be landscaped on both sides. The CDRB is concerned that placing these requirements on all applicants is too restrica*ve ark would create maintenance problems in the future. The current code requires that "screening be satisfied with a screening fence, planting screen, berm or combination thereof'. The current code further requires that the "fence be compatible with the principle building and the surrounding land uses, and that the fence be at least 6' in height and provide a minimum opaqueness of 80 % ". The CDRB contends that the current code provides for the opportunity to include both plantings and fencing where applicable. The current code also permits planting on both sides of the fence where applicable. The current code provides for the distinct division between commercial and residential, yet includes the flexibility to meet the needs and/or desires of both the applicant and the surrounding neighbors. Item 3: The property requests brought before the CDRB from 1992 to present were researched and it was found that there would be no valid reason to make this change. A change in setback would allow for potential harm to the relationship between the commercial residential owners. Any variance to the more restrictive setback language that may be necessary would require a conditional use permit. Residents become angry when the rules are not strictly adhered to. More restrictive language limits the staff and CDRB when working with a proposed project. In the past, current language has allowed both the staff and the Board to make changes on the proposed project without conflict. Item 4: The Community Design Review Board does concur with Item 4 and does recommend this change. Boardmember Holder seconded Ayes- -all VII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS There were no visitor presentations. 21