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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-08-14 CDRB Packet AGENDA MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD August 14, 1990 7:00 P.M. Maplewood City Hall Council Chambers 1830 E. County Road B 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes: July 31, 1990 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Unfinished Business 6. Design Review a. Fina Lube - Finamart Station, 2168 White Bear Avenue b. City Hall Landscape Plan Update 7. Visitor Presentations 8. Board Presentations 9. Staff Presentations: a. Tentative August 28 Agenda: (1) Sign Proposal - Surburbia Furniture and Carpets, 3000 White Bear Avenue 10. Adjournment MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD • 1830 EAST COUNTY ROAD B, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA JULY 31, 1990 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Moe called the meeting to order at, 7 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Donald Moe Present Tom Deans Present Marvin Erickson Present Roger Anitzberger Present Michael Holder Present Daniel Molin Absent 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. July 17, 1990 Boardmember Deans moved to table the minutes of July 17, 1990, for lack of quorum. Boardmember Anitzberger seconded Ayes - -Moe, Deans, Erickson, Holder, • Anitzberger 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Boardmember Anitzberger moved approval of the agenda as submitted. Boardmember Erickson seconded Ayes - -Moe, Deans, Erickson, Holder, Anitzberger 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Landscape Plan - Woodbury Mechanical, Clarence Street Richard Eldridge was present representing the applicant. Mr. Eldridge said the neighbors have dropped their requests for additional landscaping. Secretary Ekstrand said he talked with the neighbors involved and he concurred that the neighbors are no longer interested in the applicant providing additional landscaping. Boardmember Deans moved Woodbury Mechanical shall plant two, 2 1/2 -inch diameter B and B shade trees or two, six- foot -tall evergreen trees on their property along the front lot line. • Community Design Review Board -2- Minutes 7 -31 -90 Boardmember Anitzberger seconded Ayes - -Moe, Deans, Erickson, Holder, Anitzberger 6. DESIGN REVIEW a. Building Addition - Truck Utilities Company, Inc. - 2370 English Street Leo Capeder of Truck Utilities said that the City of Maplewood would be constructing a storm drainage system on property which is adjacent to the property to be used for the proposed addition. Parking requirements and proposals were discussed. Mr. Capeder said if they were to blacktop the front property facing Highway 36, parking provided would be adequate. Secretary Ekstrand said the Council has expressed interest in seeing this site cleaned up and trucks and bodies removed from those areas designated for cars. Mr. Capeder agreed that the property needing cleaning up and said he would comply. • Boardmember Deans moved approval of the site plan -date- stamped July 13, 1990, and building elevations date - stamped July 6, 1990, for the Truck Utilities building addition, subject to the applicant complying with the following conditions: 1. Providing 46 on -site, paved parking spaces to be kept available for employee use. New parking stalls must be double striped. All new parking that is provided must be curbed in accordance with City code. The applicant shall submit a parking plan to staff for approval. Any paving in areas to be excavated for storm sewer installation shall be paved once that work is completed. 2. Paving all parking and driveway areas on the front and sides of the southerly building. The front shall be paved between the building and existing fence and other areas if parking is used in the future. 3. Restrict the parking on the sides of the southerly building to employee parking only, as originally required by the City Council on May 13, 1976. • This condition may only be waived by the City Council. • Community Design Review Board -3- Minutes 7 -31 -90 4. Storing any outside trash containers that are visible from streets or adjacent properties within screening enclosures, as required by code. 5. Submitting a grading and drainage plan to the City Engineer for approval. All utility work shall be subject to the City Engineer's approval. 6. Keeping the building exterior continually maintained. 7. Install a six- to ten - foot -tall screening fence along the north lot line to screen the north storage yard. The fence shall be tall enough to screen the storage yard from Gervais Avenue. A six - foot -tall fence may require raising the grade elevation. 8. Providing an escrow, in a form acceptable to staff, in the amount of 150% of the estimated cost of any required paving and curbing that is not • completed by occupancy. The applicant shall also provide proper documentation, to be approved by the city attorney, which allows staff onto the property to finish work that may not be completed. Boardmember Anitzberger seconded Ayes - -Moe, Deans, Erickson, Holder, Anitzberger b. Code Amendment - Converting Standard Design Policies into Code The Board discussed with staff the proposed code amendment. Boardmember Anitzberger moved to recommend approval of the Community Design Review Board's design policies ordinance. Boardmember Erickson seconded Ayes - -Moe, Deans, Erickson, Holder, Anitzberger 7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS 411 There were no visitor presentations. Community Design Review Board -4- • Minutes 7 -31 -90 8. BOARD PRESENTATIONS The Board members discussed the landscaping at Maplewood City Hall. Several Review Board members commented that the existing landscaping around the parking lot has seriously deteriorated, and the new trees added by the addition were planted too close together and in an area which was already landscaped by existing trees and shrubs. Boardmember Deans moved the City of Maplewood develop a landscaping plan for the parking lot area, building area, and other areas where trees have died, and submit this plan to Board for approval. The reasoning for this motion is as follows: 1. The landscaping has deteriorated. 2. Most of the existing trees have died. 3. Proper, well -kept landscaping would make a good image for the City. • 4. Poorly kept landscaping hurts the Design Review Board's credibility with developers. 5. The Board had required that the landscaping at City Hall be repaired and maintained as a condition of their approval of plans for the addition. Boardmember Erickson seconded Ayes - -Moe, Deans, Erickson, Holder, Anitzberger 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS There were no staff presentations. 10. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m. • { MEMORANDUM TO: City Manager FROM: Thomas Ekstrand, Associate Planner SUBJECT: Design Review LOCATION: 2168 White Bear Avenue APPLICANT: Fina Oil and Chemical Company PROJECT TITLE: Fina Lube DATE: August 8, 1990 SUMMARY INTRODUCTION 1. Fina Oil is requesting approval to build a 30- by 56 -foot, one -story lube center north of the existing Finamart car wash. There would be three bays for servicing cars. The lube center would be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 2. The building exterior would be glass block and metal panels. The fascia would be metal. The overhead doors would be glass with aluminum framing. The building would be blue and white with red and black accent striping. • 3. The applicant is also requesting approval of the following (The Planning Commission and City Council will review these requests): a. a conditional use permit (CUP) for an auto service garage. b. Vacating half of a utility easement north of the proposed building. BACKGROUND The Community Design Review Board approved the plans for the existing Finamart station on May 24, 1988. The City Council approved the plans on August 22, 1988. RECOMMENDATION Approval of plans date stamped July 10, 1990 for the proposed Fina Lube Center. The applicant /owner must meet the following conditions: 1. Obtain approval of a conditional use permit to service automobiles 2. Vacate the south 15 feet of the utility easement north of the proposed building. 3. Provide screening enclosures around any outdoor trash dumpsters as code requires. Trash enclosures and gates must • sit flush on the ground to prevent debris from blowing out from underneath. 4. Screen all mechanical equipment placed on the roof and ground. Screening is subject to Board approval. 5. Strip. the parking area in a double - stripe, "hairpin" design. Parking and driveway areas must be bituminous. Curbing must be continuous concrete curb. Parking lots and drives must be maintained. 6. Repeat this review if construction has not begun within two years. 7. Install site - security lighting. This lighting must be directed or shielded to not cause any undue glare onto adjacent properties or roadways. 8. Replace property irons if removed by the construction. Repair and restore any adjacent property if damaged by the construction. 9. Submit a grading, drainage, erosion control and utility plan for the City Engineer's approval. 10. Continually maintain all landscaped areas. All required landscaping that dies shall be replaced within one year. 11. Submit a revised landscape plan for Staff approval providing screening along the north lot line as a buffer for the house to the north. 12. Provide reflectorised stop signs, building addresses and handicap parking signs. 13. Repair and sod the boulevard if damaged by the construction. 14. Keep the building exterior continually maintained. 15. Taper the sidewalk to meet the grads of the new driveway. 16. Install an inground lawn sprinkling system for all landscaped areas. 17. Keep the width of the new curb cut at 30 feet maximum. 18. Provide an escrow, in a form acceptable to Staff, in the amount of 150% of the estimated cost of any required improvements not completed by occupancy. The applicant shall also provide proper documentation, to be approved by the City Attorney, which allows Staff onto the property to finish work that may not be completed. Appeals The applicant may appeal the Board's decision within ten days of • their motion. Appeals are reviewed by the City Council. 2 • CITIZENS' COMMENTS Staff surveyed the 36 property owners within 350 feet of the site for their opinions of this request. There were 13 replies. Four were in favor, six had no comment and three were opposed. Miscellaneous Comments 1. Group Health, Inc. has no objection but requests that the center be maintained in a neat fashion with no outside storage. 2. I'm split on this. No problem with expanding, I'm just concerned over the easement. The applicant should review changes to leave utility easement intact. If not possible Fina should bear all costs of relocating. 3. I am in favor as long as there are stringent guidelines followed to ensure no groundwater contamination occurs. 4. It will service the community and we really don't have anything close to us like that. Objections 1. I object because of the current traffic and the current speed limit (which is consistently exceeded.) 2. I object because don't need extra traffic or business. Make homes not apartments. 3. We object because there already is enough traffic pulling on and off White Bear Avenue as it is. As for what to do with the land, we do not know. There is also enough noise daytime and at night. 3 • REFERENCE INFORMATION BITE INFORMATION Total site area: 1.48 acres Proposed lube center site area: 15,660 square feet Existing land use: Finamart fuel /convenience store and car wash Property owner: Fina Oil and Chemical Company SURROUNDING LAND USES Northerly: A single dwelling on BC -zoned property Southerly: The existing Finamart fuel center Westerly: White Bear Avenue and Group Health Easterly: Undeveloped BC -zoned property owned by Fina Oil PLANNING INFORMATION Land use plan designation: SC (service commercial) Zoning: BC TEFINA2 (Section 11) • Attachments 1. Location Map 2. Property Line /Zoning Map 3. Site Plan 4. Plans date - stamped July 10, 1990 (separate attachment) 4 \ \I i 171 F! ARK M - *--'r" -. 1 POND r a I. (7) a f 21 PRIVATE STREET W KOHL MAN AV 1 (ndtSSAB/ AO o 1 NORTH SAINT PAUL o co I. no 23 ( .. c . \ 29.,.22. a J W ; 1 �I? 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The Board wanted to see a plan for relandscaping the parking lot area. They also felt that the new trees planted by the northwest corner of the new addition were too close together. Refer to the minutes on page 2. LANDSCAPE PLAN STATUS Gretchen Maglich, Assistant City Manager, is working with local landscape designers to develop a plan which would address the Board's concerns. This plan should be available for the Board's review by the first meeting in September. • TECITYHA (Section 14) Attachment Community Design Review Board Motion dated July 31, 1990 • • Community Design Review Board -4- Minutes 7 -31 -90 8. BOARD PRESENTATIONS The Board members discussed the landscaping at Maplewood City Hall. Several Review Board members commented that the existing landscaping around the parking lot has seriously deteriorated, and the new trees added by the addition were planted too close together and in an area which was already landscaped by existing trees and shrubs. Boardmember Deans moved the City of Maplewood develop a landscaping plan for the parking lot area, building area, and other areas where trees have died, and submit this plan to Board for approval. The reasoning for this motion is as follows: 1. The landscaping has deteriorated. 2. Most of the existing trees have died. 3. Proper, well -kept landscaping would make a good image for the City. • 4. Poorly kept landscaping hurts the Design Review Board's credibility with developers. 5. The Board had required that the landscaping at City Hall be repaired and maintained as a condition of their approval of plans for the addition. Boardmember Erickson seconded Ayes - -Moe, Deans, Erickson, Holder, Anitzberger 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS There were no staff presentations. 10. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m. • 2