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Home My WebLink About2012-10-23 CDRB Packet AGENDA CITY OF MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD Tuesday, October 23, 2012 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 ofMinutes: a.September25, 2012 5. Unfinished Business: 6.Design Review: a.Reinforced-Turf Parking for Multiple-Family Developments b.The Shores at Lake Phalen, 1870 East Shore Drive –Monument Sign 7.Visitor Presentations: 8.Board Presentations: 9.Staff Presentations: a.Living Streets Policy b.Resolution of Appreciation for Jawaid Ahmed c.Resolution of Appreciation for Matt Wise th d.November 5: City council workshop to discuss the combination of the CDRB and PC. The CDRB members are encouraged to attend to discuss this issue with the city council and offer any comments or concerns you may have.(No report) 10.Adjourn MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 1.CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Ledvinacalled the meeting to order at6:00p.m. 2.ROLL CALL Absent Boardmember,Jason Lamers Chairperson,Matt LedvinaPresent Boardmember,Ananth ShankarPresent Staff Present: Michael Martin, Planner 3.APPROVAL OF AGENDA BoardmemberShankarmoved to approve the agenda as submitted. Chairperson Ledvinasecondedthe motion.Ayes -All The motion passed. 4.APPROVAL OF MINUTES BoardmemberShankarmoved to approve the May 22, 2012,CDRB minutes as submitted. Chairperson Ledvinasecondedthe motion.Ayes –All The motion passed. Boardmember Shankar moved to approve the June 26, 2012,CDRB minutes as submitted. Chairperson Ledvina seconded the motion.Ayes –All The motion passed. Chairperson Ledvina moved to approve the July 24, 2012,CDRB minutes as submitted. Boardmember Shankar seconded the motion.Ayes –All The motion passed. September 25, 2012 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 1 5.UNFINISHED BUSINESS a.Men’s Warehouse, Maplewood Mall Comprehensive Sign Plan, 3001 White Bear Avenue i.Planner, Mike Martin gave the report and answered questions on the Men’s Warehouse, Maplewood Mall Comprehensive Sign Plan, 3001 White Bear Avenue. ii.Maplewood Mall General Manager, Jennifer Lewis, addressed and answered questions of the board. iii.Rick Fox, Crosstown Sign, addressed and answered questions of the board. Boardmember Shankar moved to approve the comprehensive sign plan amendment to allow an with exterior wall sign for Men’s Warehouse at the Maplewood Mall, 3001 White Bear Avenue the following conditions(additions are in bold and underlined): 1.Sign as proposed must be reduced in total size by 50 percentor have a maximum letter height of 18 inches. 2.Bottom line of sign shall be located as close to the fire alarm on the exterior wall as possible. 3.Future exterior signs at the Maplewood Mall shall be limited to stores with exterior doors. Chairperson Ledvina made a friendly amendmentto reduce the total size of the sign by 50 percent. Also that the future exterior signs on the Maplewood Mall be limited to stores with exterior doors. Boardmember Shankar accepted the friendly amendment. Seconded by Chairperson Ledvina.Ayes -All The motion passed. 6.DESIGN REVIEW None. 7.VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None 8.BOARDPRESENTATIONS None 9.STAFF PRESENTATIONS None. 10.ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by Chairperson Ledvinaat6:39p.m. September 25, 2012 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 2 MEMORANDUM TO:James Antonen, City Manager FROM:Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner Chuck Ahl, Assistant City Manager Reinforced-Turf Parking for Multiple-Family Developments SUBJECT: DATE: October 9, 2012 INTRODUCTION On October 8, 2012, the city council supportedthe planning commission’s recommendation that the city should not allow reinforced-turf parking areas for single and double dwellings. This was because of the potential for tall grass and unkempt parking areas in residential neighborhoods. The council, however, directed the planning commission and community design review board to look into a provision that would allow multi-family developments to install reinforced-turf parking surfaces on a case-by-case basis. Theirfeeling was that multi- family developments have lawn-maintenance services caring for their property and would be able to maintain such parking surfaces. Request Consider whether the city council should amend the reinforced-turf parking code for application inmulti-family developments. BACKGROUND On July 23, 2012, the city council approved a parking ordinance amendment to permit reinforced-turf parking lots on a limited basis. Refer to the attached ordinance. DISCUSSION The turf-parking ordinance limits the use ofsuch parking areas to “occasional” and “non- winter” applications. For multi-family parking needs, the city would need to amend these rulesto allow continual, year-around use. Staff feels that turf-parking lots are not feasible for multi-family developments. Staff’s concern is that proper maintenance would be hindered simply because of cars being parked.Parked cars would be an obstruction to proper, mowing, fertilizingandweed control.Since it would not be feasible to prohibit winter use, snow plowing would also damage the grass.Setbacks could alsobe hard to maintain without a clear parking lot edge present as defined by ahard-surfaced parking lot. If the city council wishes to amend the ordinance to allow reinforced-turf parking surfaces, staff has included language that would allow such parking areas for apartments and town homes. RECOMMENDATION 1.Take no action on amending the parking ordinance to allow reinforced-turf parking surfacesfor multi-family developments. 2.If the city council would like to revisethe parking ordinance toallow reinforced-turf parking surfacesfor multi-family developments,the council should adopt the proposed changes in the attached ordinance amendment. p:ord\Parking\Turf Parking for Multiple Dwellings PC CDRB Report 1112 te Attachment: 1.Parking Ordinance Amendment ORDINANCE NO. ___ AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT CONCERNING REINFORCED-TURF PARKING LOTS FOR MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS The Maplewood City Council approves the following revisionto the Maplewood Code of Ordinances. (Additions are underlined.) Section 1. Section 44-17 (e) of the Maplewood Code of Ordinancesis hereby amended as follows: Sec. 44-17.Off-Street Parking. (e) All parking lots and associated driveways shall have a surface of bituminous material or concrete and single-striped spaces. The city council may permit the alternative parking method of reinforced-turf parking when it would meet the following criteria: When the need for overflow parking is infrequent or limitedto occasional parking events. Where there is already hard-surfaced parking that provides for handicap-accessible parking needs. Where the turf parking lot would meet setback and screening requirements. Where the parking need is seasonal (non winter) so snow plowing is not needed. Where there would be an environmental benefit due to storm water management or meeting shoreland/wetland/flood plain ordinance impact needs. Where the turf parking plan meets the approval of the city engineer from the standpoint of using proven construction materials engineered for durability, aesthetics and that are preferably made of a recyclable material. This parking surface alternative shall not apply to single and double dwelling residential properties which are governed under Section 44-17 (j), the residential parking ordinance apply. An exception to the above criteria is that multi-family developments are allowed to installreinforced-turf parking lots for overflow parking needs. Reinforced-turf parking lots may be allowed year-around, not just on an occasional-use basis. Such parking lots shall be subject to the same requirements as set forth above with the exception of not being limited to “occasional” use. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect after theapproval by the city council and publishing in the official newspaper. The Maplewood City Council approved this ordinance revision on ___________. MEMORANDUM TO: James Antonen, City Manager FROM: Michael Martin, AICP, Planner Charles Ahl, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: The Shores at Lake Phalen, 1870 East Shore Drive –Monument Sign DATE: October 16, 2012 INTRODUCTION Project Description In August2010, the city council approved several requests made by Maplewood Senior Living, LLC to redevelop the 7.02acre former St. Paul Tourist Cabin site (1870 East Shore Drive). This development iscalled The Shores atLake Phalenandhas105unitsof senior housingin a three- story building with underground parking. As part of the city council approvals,all signs werereferred back to the community design review board CDRB for further review and action. Before the applicant can apply for a sign permit for a monument sign it must receive approval from the CDRB. BACKGROUND August 9, 2010, the city council approved the following land use requests for The Shores at Lake Phalen development: 1.A conditional use permit for a planned unit development within the shoreland overlay district of Phalen Lake 2. Wetland buffer variance 3. Lot division 4. Design review approval DISCUSSION The applicants are proposing a monument sign near its main drive entrance off of East Shore Drive. The sign would be setback 10 feet from the property line which is required by city ordinance. The actual sign would be just less than 24 square feet and contain the name of the building and its address. City ordinance would allow a sign up to 32square feet in a residential area. The sign would be housed in stone and block base which matches materials used in the main building. Staff feels the signis attractive and is a nice addition to the property. The sign also meets all normal ordinancerequirements. RECOMMENDATIONS Approve theattached sign plans for 1870 East Shore Drive, subject to the applicant applying for a receiving a sign permit from city staff. REFERENCE INFORMATION SITE DESCRIPTION Site Size:7.02Acres Existing Land Use: Senior housing building SURROUNDING LAND USES North: Frost Avenue and Gateway Trail and Keller Golf Course Across the Street South: East Shore Drive and Lake Phalen Across the Street East:Single Family Houses West:Four-Story Apartment Complex PLANNING Existing Land Use:High Density Residential Existing Zoning:PUD (planned unit development) P\Sec16\St Paul Tourist Cabin Site\May24, 2010 Submittal\Shore_CDRB_102312 Attachments: 1.8 x 11.5 reductions of applicant’s plans 2 2104 4th Ave. S., Suite BThe Shores Senior Living ASI 12.1 Minneapolis, MN 55404940 Frost Avenue PROPOSED Maplewood, MN 55109 tel: (612) 879-6000 fax: (612) 879-6666 MONUMENT 10/11/2012 5:00:23 PM SIGN The Shores Senior LivingMonument Sign Elev kaas 2104 4th Avenue S. Suite B Project Number:1008Revision Number: wilson Minneapolis, MN 55404 ASI 12.2 tel: (612) 879-6000 archite Issue Date:8/19/2011Revision Date: fax: (612) 879-6666 cts MEMORANDUM TO:James Antonen, City Manager FROM:Michael Martin, AICP, Planner Charles Ahl, Assistant City Manager Resolution of Appreciation for Jawaid Ahmed SUBJECT: DATE:October 16, 2012 INTRODUCTION Attached is a resolution of appreciation for Jawaid Ahmed. Mr. Ahmed served as a member of the community design review board (CDRB) for threeyears (May 26, 2009 to May 22, 2012). RECOMMENDATION Approve the attached resolution of appreciation for Mr. Ahmed. p:community design review board\resolution of appreciation for Jawaid Ahmed Attachment: 1. Resolution of Appreciation Attachment 1 RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION WHEREAS, Jawaid Ahmedhas been a member of the Maplewood Community Design Review Board for threeyears, since May 26, 2009, until May22, 2012, and has served faithfully in that capacity; and WHEREAS, the Community Design Review Board has appreciated his experience, insights and good judgment; and WHEREAS, Mr. Ahmed has freely given of his time and energy, without compensation, for the betterment of the City of Maplewood; and WHEREAS, Mr. Ahmed has shown dedication to his duties and has consistently contributed his leadership and effort for the benefit of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED for and on behalf of the Cityof Maplewood, Minnesota, and its citizens that Jawaid Ahmedis hereby extended our gratitude and appreciation for his dedicated service. Passed by the Maplewood City Council on _______, 2012 ____________________________________ Will Rossbach, Mayor Passed by the Maplewood Community Design Review Board on October 23, 2012 ____________________________________ Matt Ledvina, Chairperson Attest: ________________________________ Karen Guilfoile, City Clerk MEMORANDUM TO:James Antonen, City Manager FROM:Michael Martin, AICP, Planner Charles Ahl, Assistant City Manager Resolution of Appreciation for Matt Wise SUBJECT: DATE:October 16, 2012 INTRODUCTION Attached is a resolution of appreciation for Matt Wise. Mr. Wiseserved as a member of the community design review board (CDRB) for five and a halfyears (February 12, 2007 to July24, 2012). RECOMMENDATION Approve the attached resolution of appreciation for Mr. Wise. p:community design review board\resolution of appreciation for Matt Wise Attachment: 1. Resolution of Appreciation Attachment 1 RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION WHEREAS, Matt Wisehas been a member of the Maplewood Community Design Review Board for five and a halfyears, since February 12, 2007, until July24, 2012, and has served faithfully in that capacity; and WHEREAS, the Community Design Review Board has appreciated his experience, insights and good judgment; and WHEREAS, Mr. Wisehas freely given of his time and energy, without compensation, for the betterment of the City of Maplewood; and WHEREAS, Mr. Wisehas shown dedication to his duties and has consistently contributed his leadership and effort for the benefit of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED for and on behalf of the City of Maplewood, Minnesota, and its citizens that Matt Wiseis hereby extended our gratitude and appreciation for his dedicated service. Passed by the Maplewood City Council on _______, 2012 ____________________________________ Will Rossbach, Mayor Passed by the Maplewood Community Design Review Board on October 23, 2012 ____________________________________ Matt Ledvina, Chairperson Attest: ________________________________ Karen Guilfoile, City Clerk