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AGENDA
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
Tuesday,December 19, 2017
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.October 17, 2017
5.Design Review:
a.Wakefield Park Community Building Design
6. New Business:
a.2017Community Design Review Board Annual Report
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, OCTOBER 17, 2017
1.CALL TO ORDER
Acting Chairperson Shankarcalled the meeting to order at5:06p.m.
2.ROLL CALL
Chairperson, Bill KempeAbsent
Boardmember,Jason LamersPresent
Vice Chairperson,Matt LedvinaAbsent
Boardmember,Melissa PeckPresent
Boardmember,Ananth ShankarPresent
Staff Present:Michael Martin, Economic Development Coordinator
Jane Adade, Planner
3.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
BoardmemberLamersmoved to approve the agenda as approved.
Seconded by BoardmemberPeck.Ayes -All
The motion passed.
4.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
BoardmemberLamersmoved to approve the August 15,2017,CDRB minutes as submitted.
Seconded by BoardmemberPeck.Ayes –All
The motion passed.
Boardmember Peckmoved to approve the September 19, 2017,CDRB minutes as submitted.
Seconded by Acting Chairperson Shankar.Ayes –All
The motion passed.
5.DESIGN REVIEW
a.Consider Approval of Design Review,HaF Equipment, 1255 Cope Avenue East
i.Economic Development Coordinator, Michael Martin gave the report on Approval of
Design Review for HaF Equipment, 1255 Cope Avenue East and answered questions of
the board.
ii.Pete Hoefler, 1255 Cope Avenue East, Maplewood, addressed and answered questions
of the board.
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Boardmember Lamersmoved to approvethe plans date-stamped September 25, 2017, for HaF
Equipment’s proposed building expansion. Approval is subject to the developer complying with
the following conditions:(additions are underlined and in bold).
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.All requirements of the fire marshal and building official must be met.
3.The applicants shall comply with all requirements of the Maplewood Engineering Report from
Jon Jarosch dated October 3, 2017.
4.All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of environmental and economic
development may approve minor changes.
5.Windows to match existing building windows for color and the parapet top to match
the existing building to tie units together.
Seconded by BoardmemberPeck.Ayes –All
The motion passed.
This item will be heard from the Planning Commission at 7 p.m. and go to the city council on
November 13, 2017.
b.Consider Approval of Design Review, Kline Nissan, 3090 Maplewood Drive
i.Planner, Jane Adadegave the report on Approval of Design Review for Kline Nissan,
3090 Maplewood Drive and answered questions of the board.
ii.Jeremy Thomas, RJ Ryan Construction, 1100 Mendota Heights Rd, Mendota Heights,
addressed and answered questions of the board.
Boardmember Lamersmoved to approvethe design plans date-stamped September 18, 2017,
for the construction of a car wash andtwo detail bays located at 3090 Maplewood Drive North.
Approval is subject to the following conditions:(additions are underlined and in bold).
1.All construction shall follow the site plan that the City stamped September 18, 2017. The
Director of Community Development may approve minor changes.
2.Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project.
3.Satisfy the requirements set forth in the staff report authored by staff engineer,Jon Jarosch,
dated October 3, 2017.
4.Satisfy the requirements set forth in the staff report authored by building official Jason Brash.
5.Elevation roof-top equipment submission to city staff for review and approval and if
necessary inclusion roof-top screening.
Seconded by Boardmember Peck.Ayes –All
The motion passed.
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This item goes to the Planning Commission at 7 p.m.and to the city council on November 13,
2017.
c.Consider Denial of a Sign Variance, AT & T, 3070 White Bear Avenue North
i.Economic Development Coordinator, Michael Martin gave the report of Consider Denial of
a Sign Variance, AT & T, 3070 White Bear Avenue North and answered questions of the
board.
ii.Representative from AT & T, Valerie Bruggeman,AT & T, 3070 White Bear Avenue North,
addressed and answered questions of the board.
iii.Representative from AT & T, Paul Riedel, AT & T, 3070 White Bear Avenue North,
addressed and answered questions of the board.
Boardmember Lamersmoved to deny a sign variance request to allow two additional wall signs
for the building located at 3070 White Bear Avenue North. Denial is based on the following
reasons:
1.Strict enforcement of the ordinance does not cause the applicant practical difficulties because
complying with sign requirements allows the retail tenant sufficient building identification and it
will not be difficult for customers to find the location.
2.If this request were to be approved, the sign variance will result in excessive signage for this
site as all three walls signs would be visible from the White Bear Avenue roadway.
3.Ifthis request were to be approved, the spirit and intent of the ordinance would not be met.
Seconded by Boardmember Peck.Ayes –All
The motion passed.
This item will be heard by the planning commission at 7 p.m.and then to the city council on
November 13, 2017.
6.NEW BUSINESS
a.2040 Comprehensive Plan Update Discussion
i.Economic Development Coordinator, Michael Martin gave an update on the 2040
Comprehensive Planas stated in the staff report.For more information visit
www.maplewoodmn.gov/2040.
Boardmember Kempe is the CDRB Representative at the steering committee meeting November
30, 2017. Staff will bring the draft back to the board in early 2018 for review and comment on.
7.VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
8.BOARDPRESENTATIONS
None.
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9.STAFF PRESENTATIONS
None.
10.ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Acting Chairperson Shankarat5:55p.m.
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MEMORANDUM
TO:Community Design Review Board
FROM:DuWayne Konewko, Environmental & Economic Development/Parks &
Recreation Director
Audra Robbins, Parks & Recreation Manager
DATE:December 12,2017
SUBJECT:Wakefield Park CommunityBuildingDesign
Introduction
Staff held ajoint work session on October 17, 2017,with the Community Design Review Board
(CDRB),the Planning Commission and members of City Council.The purpose of the joint work
session was to garnercomments and feedbackontheWakefield Park Improvement Plans that
were presented at the September 11, 2017,City Council meeting,with the main focus being the
community building. Based on that initial feedback, our consultants from Kimley-Horn are here
tonight to show you design options for the building.
Background
Comments from the Joint Commissionon the initial building design focused on the materials
and colors represented,and the building’s overall form that incorporates flat roofs andamain
gable roof over the gathering space. The community building’s overall size of 3,300 SF and the
floor plan configuration has not changed significantly since the Joint Commission meeting on
October 17, 2017.
In response to the Joint Commission’s comments, alternative colors and materials are being
considered in a design option that features natural tones that are warmer and brighter than the
previous scheme. Consideration of building material alternatives and colors includes the
following:
Siding materials
Soffit materials
Exterior paint colors
Roofing materials
Stone veneer materials
Patio pavement types
Retaining wall types
In response to the Joint Commission’scomments regarding an alternativeto the flat roofs over
the building entries and support spaces, the Design Team believes that the combination of the
main gable form with flat roofs provides anoverall design with the following:
The gable shape of the community gathering space is the dominant building form that
relates to the function and activities it supports.
The flat roofs allow the main gable form to be the building’s dominant featureand
provide a more human scale at boththewest end of the building and at the main entry.
The simple geometric forms interlock and create an interesting composition.
Since the October17,2017meeting,the height of the gabled end of the building has
been lowered by four feet andcreates a better scale within the community gathering
space and the covered patios that surround it.
The project continues to implement the requirements of the 2012 Green Construction Code
(IgCC) for both building and site improvements.
We are requesting that the CDRB provide comments on the proposed materials and proposed
alternativecolor scheme as it is presented. The CDRB will have another opportunity to review
plans at the 90% level.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the CDRB choose one of the presented design schemes for the
Wakefield Park CommunityBuildingandrecommend moving forward with it in the continuation
of the final design process.
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MEMORANDUM
Bill Kempe, Community Design Review Board
TO:
FROM:Michael Martin, AICP, Economic Development Coordinator
DATE:1, 2017
2017Annual Report
SUBJECT:
Introduction
Attached to this memo is a draft of the community design review board’s (CDRB)2017 Annual
Report. This year, staff is taking a different approach with the development of the annual reports
for the CDRB, planning commission, housing and economic development commissionand
environment and natural resources commission.In coordination with staff from the
environmental and economic development department (EEDD), many of the projects and
initiatives worked on by the city and the department require and rely on feedback and guidance
from multiple board and commissions.
To demonstrate this coordination, EEDD staff is working on a single report that will contain the
typical annual reports that each of the board and commissions produce but also will focus on
major project areas from the previous year. For example, theRice-LarpenteurStudy and the
2040 Comprehensive Plan update.
Discussion
While theformat of the 2017 Annual Reportis beingupdated, the content is still very similar to
previousyear’sreportandwhatotherEEDD staffedcommissionswill besubmittingto the city
council.It isthe intent to have commission representatives fromthe four EEDD-staff groups
appearand present the annual report the same council meeting in early 2018.
Recommendation
Recommend approval of the CDRB’s2017 Annual Report.
Attachments
1.2017 CDRBAnnual Report
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CDRB
will be completed in 2018 and phase three - a 6,000 - 8,000
2017 Actions and Activities
square foot retail building - is expected to begin shortly thereafter.
In 2017, the Community Design Review Board (CDRB) reviewed
In addition to new construction projects, substantial building
24 items, an increase from the previous year. In 2017, the
additions were approved for LivINN Suites, Kline Nissan, HaF
CDRB saw an increase in the number of new developments and
Equipment and the Maplewood Professional Building. These
redevelopments being reviewed. The trend over the last few
types of investments show businesses are healthy and investing
years had the CDRB reviewing smaller remodels, revisions and
in their properties.
expansions so it has been a positive sign that in 2016 and 2017
there have been more substantial construction projects. The
CDRB also reviewed 11 additional projects via the 15-day minor
city since Maplewood is approximately 95 percent developed
construction review process. In 2018, the CDRB expects to review
as there are not many remaining vacant sites available for
a similar number of projects.
residential and commercial projects. The projects the city has
been reviewing are more complex and time consuming due to the
Throughout 2017, the CDRB reviewed mainly commercial projects
redevelopment efforts made throughout Maplewood.
–most notably the second phases of the Hazelwood Medical
Commons building and Frost-English Village. The Hazelwood
Medical Commons, which opened this fall, is 140,000 square
foot
of the Frost-English Village project continues the
redevelopment of the Gladstone Neighborhood by providing 107
units of market-rate senior housing. The senior housing building
137,528
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The CDRB reviews building design, site plans, and landscape for proposed multi-
SQUARE FEET OF
family, commercial and industrial development in Maplewood. The CDRB’s goal
NEW UNITS OF
NEW COMMERCIAL
is to approve attractive developments in architectural design, the use of proper
RESIDENTIAL
BUILDING SPACE
landscape materials and a functional and attractive layout. The building elevation
HOUSING APPROVED
APPROVED BY CDRB
plan above is from the new McDonald’s building at 1797 Cope Avenue East.
BY CDRB
This plan is typical of the type of materials the CDRB reviews before a project is
approved to be built.
Major Development Projects Reviewed in 2017
Hazelwood Medical Commons Phase 2 2945 Hazelwood Street Maplewood Professional Building 1655 Beam Avenue East
McDonalds 1797 Cope Avenue East John Glenn Middle School 1560 County Road B East
Maple Ridge Shopping Center 2515 White Bear Avenue Regions Hospital IRTS 2715 Upper Afton Road
Frost-English Village Phase 2 1957 English Street North Multi-Tenant Retail Building 3088 White Bear Avenue
LivINN Suites 285 Century Avenue North McDonalds 2935 Southlawn Drive
3M Parking Ramp B229 - 3M Center HaF Equipment 1255 Cope Avenue East
Boaters Outlet 2000 Rice Street North Kline Nissan 3090 Maplewood Drive
LS Black Contractors Sign Plan 1959 Sloan Place AT&T Sign Variance Denial 3070 White Bear Avenue
1590 Frost Avenue East Gladstone Community Center 1945 Manton Street
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Looking Ahead to 2018CDRB Membership
activities for 2018:
• Develop broader design-related policy issues for the city; include in
the 2040 Comprehensive Plan
• Have in-service training sessions to develop the skills of the CDRB;
including sustainable building practices
• Continue developing policy guidelines for vegetation use along
public rights-of-way; include in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan
2017 CDRB - Ananth Shankar (left to right), Matt Ledvina, Melissa
Peck. Not pictured - Bill Kempe and Jason Lamers.
by the city council. Membership terms are
for three years, with extensions for additional
terms approved by the city council. The current
membership is as follows:
In 2017, the CDRB approved a comprehensive sign plan and the second phase of the
Hazelwood Medical Commons, pictured above. The Hazelwood Medical Commons
Bill Kempe — Chairperson
Member since 2/11/13; Term Expires 4/30/18
Matt Ledvina — Vice-chairperson
CDRB Project Review -Comparative
Member since 3/10/97; Term Expires 4/30/20
Jason Lamers — Member
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Member since 5/26/09; Term Expires 4/30/18
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Melissa Peck — Member
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Member since 2/13/17 Term Expires 4/30/19
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Ananth Shankar — Member
20
18
Member since 8/8/94; Term Expires 4/30/19
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Tou Xiong — City Council Liaison
Michael Martin — Staff Liaison
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In February 2017, Melissa Peck was appointed
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to the CDRB. Member Ledvina’s term was up for
reappointment in 2017 and the council renewed his
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term to 2020. Members Lamers and Kempe’s terms
are up for reappointment in 2018.
Number of Projects Review - Year-by-Year Comparison
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