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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2017
7:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order
at 7:00 p.m. by Chairperson Arbuckle.
2. ROLL CALL
Paul Arbuckle, Chairperson Present
Frederick Dahm, Commissioner Present
Tushar Desai, Commissioner Present
John Donofrio, Commissioner Present
John Eads, Commissioner Present
Allan Ige, Commissioner Present
Bill Kempe, Commissioner Present
Staff Present: Michael Martin, Economic Development Coordinator
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Commissioner Kempe moved to approve the agenda as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Donofrio. Ayes – All
The motion passed.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Ige moved to approve the May 16, 2017, PC minutes as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Kempe. Ayes – Chairperson Arbuckle,
Commissioner’s Dahm, Desai,
Donofrio & Kempe
Abstentions – Commissioner’s Eads,
& Ige
The motion passed.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
a. 7:00 p.m. or later: Consider Approval of a Sign Variance, Maplewood Commercial
Redevelopment, 3088 White Bear Avenue North
i. Economic Development Coordinator, Michael Martin gave the report on the Consideration
of Approval of a Sign Variance, Maplewood Commercial Redevelopment, 3088 White
Bear Avenue and answered questions of the commission.
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ii. Matt Worthley, Thomas English Real Estate, 725 East 65 Street, Indianapolis, IN,
addressed and answered questions of the commission.
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iii. Brad Williams, Thomas English Real Estate, 725 East 65 Street, Indianapolis, IN,
addressed and answered questions of the commission.
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Chairperson Arbuckle opened the public hearing.
No one came forward to address the commission.
Chairperson Arbuckle closed the public hearing.
Boardmember Kempe moved to approve the resolution authorizing a sign variance allowing two
wall signs per tenant for the building located at 3088 White Bear Avenue North. Approval is
based on the following reasons:
1. Strict enforcement of the ordinance would cause the applicant practical difficulties because
complying with sign requirements stipulated by the ordinance would cause wayfinding issues
for people looking to access the services provided within the building.
2. Approval of the sign variance will not result in excessive signage for this site as the additional
wall signage will not be visible from the White Bear Avenue roadway.
3. Approval would meet the spirit and intent of the ordinance given the additional building
signage is on a property that is zoned and guided in the City’s comprehensive plan for
commercial use.
Approval of the sign variance shall be subject to the following:
1. Each tenant of the building is permitted two wall signs – one wall sign on the west elevation
and one wall sign on the east elevation.
2. Wall signage is not permitted on the north or south elevations.
3. The size of each wall sign is allowed to be ten percent of the surface area of the exterior
façade of the premises occupied by each tenant.
4. Any wall signage on the east elevation shall not be illuminated between the hours of 10 p.m.
and 6 a.m.
5. All other signage, including the site’s permitted one freestanding sign, must follow all city sign
ordinance requirements.
Seconded by Commissioner Dahm. Ayes - All
The motion passed.
This item was heard by the CDRB prior to this meeting and goes to the city council on July 10,
2017.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update (No Report)
i. Economic Development Coordinator, Michael Martin gave a brief update on the 2040
Comprehensive Plan and future meetings.
b. Election of Officers (No Report)
The consensus of the planning commission was to keep the current Chairperson, Paul Arbuckle
as Chairperson and Tushar Desai as the Vice Chairperson for the Planning Commission.
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7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
a. May 22, 2017 City Council Meeting (Commissioner Dahm)
● Wetland Buffer Variance, 2224 Woodlyn Avenue which was passed.
b. July 10, 2017, City Council Meeting (Commissioner Ige)
● Sign Variance, 3088 White Bear Avenue North
10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
None.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Arbuckle adjourned the meeting at 7:26 p.m.
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