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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-12-22 CDRB Packet AGENDA CITY OF MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD Tuesday,December 22, 2015 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.November 24, 2015 5.Design Review: a.Design Review, Costco,1431 Beam Avenue 6.New Business: a.MnDOT Discussion Regarding I-35E Vegetation 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, NOVEMBER24, 2015 1.CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Kempecalled the meeting to order at6:00p.m. 2.ROLL CALL Boardmember, Leo BurgerPresent Chairperson, Bill KempePresent Boardmember,Jason LamersPresent Absent Vice Chairperson,Matt Ledvina Boardmember,Ananth ShankarPresent Staff Present: Michael Martin, Economic Development Coordinator 3.APPROVAL OF AGENDA BoardmemberLamersmoved to approve the agenda as approved. Seconded by BoardmemberShankar.Ayes -All The motion passed. 4.APPROVAL OF MINUTES BoardmemberShankarmoved to approve the October 27,2015,CDRB minutes as submitted. Seconded by BoardmemberLamers.Ayes –All Themotion passed. 5.DESIGN REVIEW a.Consider Approval of Design Review, Maplewood Auto Mall, 2529 White Bear Avenue i.Economic Development Coordinator, Mike Martin gave the report and answered questions of the board. ii.AIA,Architect, Nick Sperides, Sperides Reiners Architects, Inc., 4200 West Old Shakopee Rd, #220 Bloomington, addressed and answered questions of the board Boardmember Shankarmoved to approve the design plans date-stamped October 26, 2015 for the building addition and expansion of nonconforming parking lot for the site located at 2529 White Bear Avenue. Approval is subject to the following conditions: 1.Approval of design plans is good for two years. If the applicant has not begun construction within two years, this design review shall be repeated. Staff may approve minor changes. November 24, 2015 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 1 2.The applicant’s proposed addition to the parking lot shall not be any closer to the north property line than the setback established by the existing parking lot. 3.The building materials and colors used for the buildingaddition shall match the materials and colors for the existing building. 4.The additional parking spaces shall be striped per ordinance requirements. 5.Prior to issuance of a grading or building permit, the applicant must submit a cash escrow or an irrevocable letter of credit for all required exterior improvements. The amount shall be 125 percent of the cost of the work. 6.Satisfy the requirements set forth in the staff report authored by staff engineer Jon Jarosch, dated November 9, 2015. 7.Satisfy the requirements set forth in the staff report authored by environmental planner Shann Finwall, dated November 10, 2015. Seconded by Boardmember Lamers.Ayes –All The motion passed. This item goes to the city council on December 21, 2015. 6.NEW BUSINESS a.Promoting Civility in Public Meetings and Parliamentary Procedures i.Economic Development Coordinator, Mike Martin gave the report. No action required. 7.VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None. 8.BOARDPRESENTATIONS None. 9.STAFF PRESENTATIONS The next CDRB meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 22, 2015. 10.ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by Chairperson Kempeat6:25p.m. November 24, 2015 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 2 MEMORANDUM TO: Melinda Coleman, City Manager FROM: Michael Martin, AICP,Economic Development Coordinator DATE: December 14, 2015 SUBJECT: Design Review, Costco, 1431 Beam Avenue Introduction Project Description Costco Wholesale Corporation is proposing to build a 5,220-square-foot addition to its building at 1431 Beam Avenue. The addition would add on to the existing liquor store portion of the business. The addition would also eliminate 15 parking spaces and the applicant is proposing to locate 55 proof-of-parking spaces on site if parking shortages becomean issue. Requests The applicant is requesting that the city council approve the following: 1. An amendment to the site’s planned unit development (PUD). 2. Design review. 3.A parking waiver to have 41fewer parking spaces than the city code requires.City code requires 769. The applicant is proposing 728spaces with 55proof-of-parking spacesshown. This is14 more than code would require. Background This site had been operated as the CountryView Golf Course for many years. December18, 2006: The city council approved the Carmax/Mogren Addition preliminary plat and PUD for the former golf course property. The Costco site was an anticipated part of this PUD. The council also adopted a resolution ordering the public improvements for the development. February 12, 2007: The city council approved the Carmax/Mogren Addition final plat. June 11, 2007: The city council approved Costco as an amendment to the site’s PUD. Also approved were the design plansand a parking waiver for 39 fewer parking spaces than the code required. Discussion Amendment to the Planned Unit Development The Costco store was approved in 2007 and there have been no major issues with this use since construction was completed. There are also no residential neighbors nearby that might be disturbed with any of the activities occurring on site. The proposed building addition is consistent with the original intent of the approvals in 2006 and 2007. Design Considerations Building Materials and Design The applicant is proposing to use matching colors and materials of the existing building. Any changes to the existing Costco sign on the west elevation will require a sign permit. Setbacks The proposed building addition would meet code requirements. Parking Waiver With the proposed 5,220-square-foot addition, the total square footage of the retail portions of the building would be 151,317plus 5,200 square feet for the tire service area. City code requires 769 spaces for the Costco building. This breaks down as follows Retail Space: 151,317square feet divided by 200 square feet = 757 spaces Tire Service: four bays x 3 spaces per bay = 12 spaces Total Parking Required 769 spaces The applicant is proposing 728 parking spaces according to the site plan after losing 15 spaces due to the building addition – 41 spaces short of meeting code requirements. The applicant is proposing55 proof-of-parking spaces of which 39 proof-of-parking spaces would be located alongthe east property line, behind the store. The remaining 16 proof-of-parking spaces would be located on the north side of the site. The applicant is very close to meeting the code and is showinglocations of proof-of-parking spaces above what code would require and staff, therefore, feels that it isa reasonable request to not requirethe additional spaces to be paved until they are needed. Department Comments Building Department Nick Carver, building official – I have no comments on the reduced parking spaces. Proposal requirements: 1.Meet all current Minnesota building code requirements. 2.Plans must be submitted by a Minnesota registered architectfor approval. 3.Permit and approval will be subject to suitable soils or engineering reports. Fire Department Butch Gervais, fire marshal – They will be required to install fire protection in the new space and follow all state and local fire codes. Engineering Department Please see Jon Jarosch’s engineering report in the attachments. Recommendations A.Approve the plans date-stamped December 11, 2015, for the proposed 5,220 square foot Costco addition. Approval is subject to the applicantcomplying with the following conditions: 1.This approval is good for two years. After two years, the design-review process shall be repeated if the developer has not begun construction. 2.Obtaining city council approval of the planned unit development amendment andparking waiver. 3.All requirements of the fire marshal and building official must be met. 4.The applicantsshall obtain all required permits from the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District and Ramsey County. 5.The applicantsshall comply with all requirements of the Maplewood Engineering Report from Jon Jarosch dated December 10, 2015. 6.The applicantsshall provide the city with cash escrow or an irrevocable letter of credit for anyexterior landscaping and site improvements prior to getting a building permit for the development. Staff shall determine the dollar amount of the escrow. 7.All work shall follow the approved plans. The director ofenvironmental and economicdevelopment may approve minor changes. 8.All roof-top mechanical equipment shall be painted to match the building. B.Approve the parking waiver as proposed subject to the retention of the proposed proof-of-parkingspaces in case they are neededfor future parking needs. If a parking shortage develops afterthe paving and curbing of the proof-of-parking spaces, the city council may require parking lot restriping to add more spaces. Reference Site Description Site Size:16acres Existing Use: Costco Surrounding Land Uses North:One vacant commercial site and the County RoadD Extension South:Beam Avenue and wetlands East:The Bruce Vento Trail West:Country View Drive, a vacant commercial site and the Carmax site Planning Land Use Plan Designation: C (commercial) Zoning: PUD (planned unit development) Application Date The application for this request was considered complete on December 11, 2015. State law requires that the city decide on these applications within 60 days. The deadline for city council action on this proposal is February 9, 2016. Attachments 1.OverviewMap 2.Land Use Map 3.Existing Site Plan 4.Proposed Site Plan 5.Proposed Elevations 6.Applicant’s Narrative 7.Engineering Report from Jon Jarosch, dated December 10, 2015 8.Plans date-stamped December 11, 2015(separate attachments) Maplewood Heights Kohlman Lake Hazelwood Sherwood Glen Parkside Western Hills Gladstone Hillside Beaver Lake Battle Creek Vista Hills Highwood Carver Ridge Maplewood, City of Maplewood 1431 Beam Avenue East - Costco Maplewood, Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i- CUP Amendment and Design Review - Overview Map cubed, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community, Esri, HERE, DeLorme, TomTom, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user community Attachment 2 Maplewood, Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, Earthstar 1431 Beam Avenue East - Costco Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Legend Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community, Esri, HERE, CUP Amendment and Design Review DeLorme, TomTom, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the High Density Residential Commercial GIS user community Land Use Map Open Space Attachment 3 Attachment 4 Attachment 5 Attachment 6 Attachment 7 Engineering Plan Review PROJECT: Costco Expansion PROJECT NO: 15-28 COMMENTS BY: Jon Jarosch, P.E. DATE: 12-10-2015 PLAN SET: Conceptual plans dated 11-30-2015 The applicant is seeking to construct a 5,320 square foot addition to the existing Costco building at 1431 Beam Avenue.The proposed expansion would take place over existing parking spaces, sidewalk areas, and green space.The size of this expansion is below the threshold which would trigger the City’s stormwater quality standards. This review does not constitute a final review of the plans, as the applicant will need to submit construction documentsfor final review.Thefollowing are engineeringreview comments on the designsubmitted to dateand act as conditions prior to issuing permits. 1)Inlet protection devices shall be installed inonsite storm seweruntil the site is fully stabilized. 2)Adjacent streetsand parking areasshall be swept as needed to keep the pavement clear of sediment and construction debris. 3)All proposed pedestrian facilities shall be ADA compliant. 4)The applicant shall ensure adequate drainage away from the building is obtained. 5)The total grading volume (cut/fill) shall be noted on the plans. 6)Agrading/erosion control permit shall be obtained from the City prior to the start of construction. 7)Anyproposed water service modifications are subject to the review and conditions of Saint Paul Regional Water Services(SPRWS). The applicant shall submit plans and specifications to SPRWS for review and meet all requirements they may haveprior to the issuance of permits by the City. 8)The applicant shall be responsible for paying any SAC, WAC, or PAC charges related to the improvements proposed with this project. Attachment 7 9)The plans shall be signed by a professional engineer currently licensed in the State of Minnesota. 10)The applicant shall satisfy the requirements of all other permitting agencies. Please provide copies of other required permits and approvals. - END COMMENTS - MEMORANDUM TO: Community Design Review Board Members FROM: Michael Martin, AICP, Economic Development Coordinator DATE: December 14, 2015 SUBJECT: MnDOT Discussion Regarding I-35E Vegetation Introduction/Discussion The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is seeking city and neighborhood feedback for potential landscapingalong the Interstate 35E right-of-way as it runs through the city of Maplewood. This is part of the MnPASS project. MnDOT will be presenting its plans at the Community Design Review Board meeting on December 22, 2015. Adjacent property owners have been notified of this meeting and invited to attend. Recommendation Please refer to the attached handout for more information. Also,plans will be presented at the meeting. Attachment MnPASS Handout '`�iT irrCl i Solo drivers who want a more convenient and predictable trip may pay an electronic toll to use the MnPASS Express Lanes during peak travel times. Buses, motorcycles and carpools can use the MnPASS Express Lanes for free during peak travel times. Benefts include: • Reliable travel times • Travel options for all commuters • Reduced congestion • Improved traffic flow on all highway lanes • Advantages for transit, with faster, more reliable bus service • An economical way out of congestion • An advantage to transit within existing road capacity • Additional highway capacity when it is needed most, during rush hours • A system that moves more people at a lower cost than regular lanes • Revenue to operate, maintain and improve the MnPASS system