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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/19/2006 AGENDA CITY OF MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD Tuesday, September 19, 2006 6:00 P.M. Council Chambers - Maplewood City Hall 1830 County Road BEast 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes: August 22, 2006 5. Unfinished Business: 6. Design Review: a. Cottagewood Town House Development - South of Highwood Avenue, east of Dennis Street, west of 1-494 7. Visitor Presentations: 8. Board Presentations: 9. Staff Presentations: 10. Adjourn DRAFT MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, AUGUST 22,2006 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Olson called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Board member John Hinzman Vice-Chairperson Matt Ledvina Chairperson Linda Olson Board member Joel Schurke Board member Ananth Shankar Present Absent Present Absent Present Staff Present: Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner Lisa Kroll, Recording Secretary III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Board member Shankar moved to approve the agenda. Board member Hinzman seconded. Ayes - Hinzman, Olson, Shankar The motion passed. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the CORB minutes for August 8, 2006 Chairperson Olson moved approval of the minutes of August 8, 2006. Board member Shankar seconded. Ayes ---Olson, Shankar Abstention - Hinzman The motion passed. V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Lexus Maintenance Building (County Road D) - Review of Lighting Plan Mr. Ekstrand said on June 13, 2005, the city council approved the conditional use permit and design plans for the Lexus Service Building at 1245 County Road O. The council adopted the community design review board's (CORB) recommendation which reads as follows: The lighting plan is not included in this proposal. A new lighting plan must be submitted for review by the community design review board. The plan must ensure no negative lighting impacts to the residential properties located to the west by such means as reducing the light pole heights, reducing the number of lights, using a downcast lighting fixture, etc. Community Design Review Board Minutes 8-22-2006 2 All building-mounted and ground-mounted lights must be don-lit to prevent light spread beyond the site boundaries. Lighting fixtures must be designed so the lens and bulbs are not visible from any surrounding homes. The board did not have any questions for staff. Chairperson Olson asked the applicant to address the board. Ms. Julie Halvorson, representing Ryan Companies, addressed the board. Chairperson Olson asked what color the light fixture would be? Ms. Halvorson said it would be a darker brown color and would match the light fixture color across the street at the current Lexus. Board member Shankar asked if the light poles would all be 25 feet tall? Ms. Halvorson said it varies. If it is on the interior of the lot and if there is any type of a pole base the overall height would be 25 feet tall. The pole itself would be more like 22 feet. If the pole was mounted outside of the general parking area they generally use a 6 inch base in which case the pole would be more like 24 feet in height so it would not exceed the 25 feet in height. Chairperson Olson asked if the applicant could describe the building mounted light fixtures? Ms. Halvorson said the light fixtures would match the light fixtures mounted on the light poles the only difference would be the lights would be mounted on the building rather than on the light pole itself. The lights on the building would be 250 watts and the lights on the poles would be two 400 watt fixtures with two heads that are down lit. Chairperson Olson said she noticed the light fixtures were spaced equally around the site and she asked if that was for practicality reasons? Ms. Halvorson said they have to have so many lights over an exterior egress door for code. Basically the lights will be installed to code. The lighting plan may change slightly because when the plan was designed they did not know exactly where all the exterior door locations would be. The lighting level would not be increased but they may be repositioned slightly to meet the code. The board did not have any more questions. Board member Hinzman moved to approve the site-lighting plan date-stamped July 11, 2006, for the Lexus Auto Service building located at 1245 County Road D. Board member Shankar seconded. Ayes - Hinzman, Olson, Shankar The motion passed. Community Design Review Board Minutes 8-22-2006 3 VI. DESIGN REVIEW a. Regent of Legacy Village - Senior Apartments Mr. Ekstrand said Frank Janes, of the Hartford Group, is requesting approval of design plans for the Regent at Legacy Village, their seniors'-apartment project. The Regent will be a 116- unit, four-story building located at the southeast corner of the Kennard Street/Legacy Parkway roundabout intersection. The proposed building would have an exterior of brick, rock-face concrete block foundation with precast stone sills, horizontal-lap cementious siding and architectural-texture asphalt shingles on a gable roof. There would be 142 underground parking spaces and 38 on-grade parking spaces. The board did not have any questions for staff. Chairperson Olson asked the applicant to address the board. Mr. Frank Janes, Hartford Group, 1300 Wells Fargo Plaza, 7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Bloomington, addressed the board. The trash will be enclosed in the underground parking garage and taken out on garbage day so the garbage storage will not be visible. The electrical meters will also be in the underground parking, the gas meters will be on the building exterior and be located underneath the decks. Chairperson Olson asked if these would be condominiums, apartments and would they be for sale units or rental units? Mr. Janes said these units will start off as for rent apartment units for seniors. They are looking at the possibility of converting these to for sale units at a future date because the condominium market is not doing very well at this time but the rental market is still viable. Chairperson Olson asked if the reason they need to have shared parking with the sculpture garden because they do not have enough on-site parking and there is a need for overflow parking for the sculpture garden or is it for the sculpture garden to have access to your on-site parking? Mr. Janes said the access is On this piece of property and when the sculpture garden was going to be put in, he, Tom Ekstrand and the city attorney worked on an agreement and they are giving the city easement for access so people can drive their car to Legacy Parkway and be closer for access to the area. There will be six parking spaces closest to Legacy Parkway that would be reserved for people to use the facilities. Those would have built anyway and it was extra parking so they did not see a problem doing it. He was not sure if the city would be putting sculpture garden parking or not but these parking spaces are the furthest away from the senior building so they would be the least likely to be used. Board member Shankar said he was concerned about the traffic pattern. He wondered if the traffic engineer looked at that for any stacking issues? Mr. Janes said he was not sure if the city traffic engineer looked at that. The landscaping would be such that the field of vision would be kept open as wide as possible to avoid any traffic problems with that turn in there. Community Design Review Board Minutes 8-22-2006 4 Board member Shankar said the space from Legacy Parkway to that drive down to the parking garage is very short like 30 feet or something so any car that is stacked there and any other car wanting to make a right hand turn would have to be on Legacy Parkway? Mr. Janes said Patrick Sarver is the Principal Landscape Architect for the site and he designed the site so he can speak regarding this issue. Mr. Patrick Sarver, Hartford Group, 1300 Wells Fargo Plaza, 7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Bloomington, addressed the board. He said the proximity from the end of the radius to the other piece would be more like 40 feet so two cars could comfortably be stacked without obstructing traffic in the travel lanes on Legacy Parkway. The traffic use and the times that people will come and go would be such that this will not conflict with the traffic patterns on Legacy Parkway. The throat of the drive that goes down to the entry is at a minor grade because of the distance there would not be a reason why someone would need to stop before waiting for exiting traffic out of the site. It is a 24 foot wide drive which is very comfortably traveled in two directions by passing cars. Board member Hinzman asked if the radius looks ok for someone making that kind of U-turn movement from Legacy Parkway into the parking garage without turning too far over to the east to the north/south drive? Mr. Sarver said it appears to be a 15-foot radius. Because this is a senior project there would not be normal traffic patterns as you would normally see, we expect that the traffic would be more spread out throughout the day. Board member Shankar said what if somebody was driving up from the garage ramp and sees somebody trying to get to the property, is that going to be a problem? Mr. Sarver said on a daily basis we drive 6 to 7% grade throughout the metro area which is a very comfortable grade. Chairperson Olson asked how many building entrance and exit points are there for this complex? Mr. Tom Wasmoen, AlA, Director of Architecture with the Hartford Group, 1300 Wells Fargo Plaza, 7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Bloomington, addressed the board. He said there are three entrances to the building and then there is the entrance/exit to the parking garage. Chairperson Olson asked if this is a secured building? Mr. Wasmoen said the tenants would need to use a key card or card reader to get into the building. Chairperson Olson asked how many elevators there would be if this is a four story facility with 116 units in it? Mr. Wasmoen said there would be two elevators. You enter the building and walk halfway down the hall to get to the elevator in both directions. This is an attractive and fairly common style of building for a senior complex. Community Design Review Board Minutes 8-22-2006 5 Mr. Leon Grothe, AlA, Hartford Group, 1300 Wells Fargo Plaza, 7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Bloomington, addressed the board. He reviewed the building samples with the board members. Board member Shankar asked what the shingles would look like? Mr. Grothe said they would be brown wood shingles with a weathered look to them. The color renderings appear to have a greenish tint but they would be in shades of brown. Board member Hinzman said the building is going to be 10 feet from the right-of-way line and will be close to the sidewalk so the pedestrians would be walking right next to the building. He said it was helpful to see pedestrians represented on the renderings but some of those bottom elevations of the rock face block extend up quite a bit and vary in levels extending from 6 to 10 feet in height with a 300 to 400 foot wall there 10 to 15 feet back from Kennard Street and he asked if there could be additional landscaping added. The building looks great but as a pedestrian when you are walking right on top of the building you really get the full effect of the height of the elevations. Mr. Janes said there would be a few trees planted along the entrance as well as other areas of landscaping that aren't represented well on the plan. Board member Hinzman said the landscaping plan shows great landscaping detail around the entrances and the corner and there is 100 feet in between that would have no landscaping with the block wall and he wondered if additional landscaping could be added to dress things up. Mr. Janes said they would take a look at that to see what they could do. He understands Board member Hinzman would like us to do whatever is possible to break up the long fagade of the wall. Board member Hinzman said the view from across the street is great but because it is located so close to Kennard Street and pedestrians would be walking close to the building it will only accentuate the bottom elevation of the building. Mr. Janes said they will take another look at the landscaping details to see what they can do. He said they are excited about completing this senior building and think it will be a nice compliment to the sculpture garden, the park and the new Ramsey County Library which will have a coffee shop and we are sure the seniors who would live here will enjoy walking here. Board member Shankar asked if the Fire Chief had any comments regarding the turning radius on the site? Mr. Ekstrand said the Fire Chief said the fire protection system in the building is required to be done per code, fire alarm done per code, 20 feet for fire department access is required and a fire key box is required. Staff said the fire chief would have spoken up if they noticed an issue with the access. Chairperson Olson asked what common amenities this facility would have? Are there entertainment options for the residents that would live here? Community Design Review Board Minutes 8-22-2006 6 Mr. Grothe said this building would have a lobby with a seating area, community room, media room, library, billiard room, virtual golf room, business center, club room, game room, exercise room, and newsstand, so there are many entertainment and common areas. Board member Shankar asked if there would be any food service vehicles coming to this site? Mr. Janes said no, this is not like an assisted living facility. There would be no commercial kitchen on site or any food cooked or prepared on the site. These would be individual apartment units for independent senior living. Chairperson Olson asked what seniors would do when they purchase their groceries and have to haul the grocery bags up to their apartment. She asked if there would be anyone on site to assist these residents getting their groceries delivered to their apartment? What do you plan to do if the residents have their groceries delivered like from Simon Delivers, how would the delivery person deliver the groceries to the customer in a secure building like this? Mr. Janes said that would be a good question. He guesses this would be handled on a case- by-case basis. They can't give access to the underground parking garage. The management company would have to handle that situation. There really will not be anyone on staff that would be able to help with that matter. He guessed this is something the management company would have to deal with down the road. There will be one or two employees working in the rental office but this will not be a staffed facility so to speak. Board member Hinzman moved to approve the plans date-stamped July 21, 2006, for the proposed Regent at Legacy Village, a seniors' apartment building at Legacy Village. Approval is subject to the applicant doing the following: (Additions are in bold and underlined.) 1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project. 2. Before getting a building permit, the applicant shall revise the plans or do the following for staff approval: . Enter into a cross-easement agreement with the city for the shared access driveway and shared parking spaces on the city's park property. This agreement shall be prepared by the city attorney and shall require that the developer of the seniors complex be responsible for driveway maintenance and snow plowing. This agreement shall be subject to the requirements of the parks director. . Provide the city with cash escrow or an irrevocable letter of credit for the exterior landscaping and site improvements. . Meet all requirements of the engineering report by Jon Jarosch dated August 7, 2006. . Meet all requirements of the fire marshal and building official. Community Design Review Board Minutes 8-22-2006 7 . Provide engineered plans to the building official for all retaining walls that exceed four feet in height as measured from the bottom of the footing. All retaining walls that are four feet or taller shall have a protective fence or guard rail on top. . Provide a screening plan for any exterior utility meters, subject to the requirements of the community design review board. 3. Before getting a certificate of occupancy, the applicant shall: . Comply with or complete all aspects of these plans or any required revisions. . Provide in-ground lawn irrigation as shown on the plans. . Install traffic and address signs, subject to staff approval. 4. The community design review board shall review major changes to these plans. Minor changes may be approved by staff. 5. The applicant shall add additional landscapina alona Kennard Street to help break UP the concrete block buildina facade at around level. This revised landscapina plan shall be approved bv staff. Chairperson Olson seconded. Ayes - Hinzman, Olson, Shankar The motion passed. VII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS No visitors present. VIII. BOARD PRESENTATIONS a. Board member Shankar was the CDRB representative at the August 14, 2006, City Council Meeting The only CDRB item to discuss was Carpet Court at 1685 Arcade Street. During the CDRB meeting the vote was 2 for the proposal and 2 against the proposal. The rezoning of the property was approved by the city council and the setback was denied. Therefore, the proposal was denied. b. Compliance Enforcement Options Chairperson Olson requested this issue be discussed. She had received a phone call from a resident regarding the landscaping installed as buffering behind the Maple Leaf Ridge Business Center. The resident felt that the screening installed was not proceeding the way the neighbor anticipated it would. Chairperson Olson asked staff what the proper procedure was regarding how to handle situations like this. Community Design Review Board Minutes 8-22-2006 8 Mr. Ekstrand said this is something staff should handle on a case-by-case basis. It would be staffs responsibility to follow up with the situation and determine what should be done. This is not the responsibility of the board and those concerns should be passed on to city staff. The city holds escrow money to ensure the project and landscaping is done correctly. Chairperson Olson said as the board we should be aware that we are volunteers and are strictly an advisory board. Their responsibility is not to enforce things, but solely to review proposals and make recommendations to the city council. Problems or concerns should be passed along to the city staff to decide how to handle the situation. IX. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. September CDRB Meetings - Reminder that the Tuesday, September 12, 2006, and September 26, 2006, CDRB meetings have been canceled and rescheduled into one meeting which will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, at 6 p.m. Mr. Ekstrand said a large project that was proposed is now pending for CarMax on Beam Avenue and Highway 61 but staff recently heard the project has been put on hold due to additional utility costs. X. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:58 p.m. MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: LOCATION: DATE: City Manager Ken Roberts, Planner Design Review - Cottagewood Town houses South of Highwood Avenue, east of Dennis Street, west of 1-494 September 13, 2006 INTRODUCTION Project Description Mr. Phil Soby is proposing to build 15 detached town houses in a development called Cottagewood. It would be on a 3.71-acre site on the south side of Highwood Avenue, east of Dennis Street. Refer to the applicant's statement on page 13 and the maps and plans on pages 14 - 29. A homeowners association would own and maintain the common areas. Requests To build this project, Mr. Soby is requesting that the city approve the project design plans (architectural, site, landscape, and lighting plans) for the site and buildings. (See the project plans on pages 19 - 29 and the separate enclosures.) The project plans show that there would be three styles of town houses and that they would have a mix of exterior treatments. These include horizontal-lap vinyl siding, vinyl board and batten accents, aluminum soffits and fascia and brick or stone veneer accents near the doors and on the base of the columns. In addition, each town house unit would have a two-car garage. (See the building elevations on pages 27 - 29 and the enclosed plans.) BACKGROUND On August 28, 2006, the city council approved the following for the Cottagewood development: 1. A revision to a conditional use pennit (CUP) for a planned unit development (PUD). This revision was necessary since the city had approved different plans for the site in 2003. The PUD gives the city and developer a chance to be more flexible with site design and development details (such as setbacks and street right-of-way and pavement widths) than the standard city requirements would nonnally allow. Specifically, the proposed PUD revision would allow for smaller average lot sizes, for the town houses to have a smaller setback to the front, side and rear property lines than code usually allows and to have the town houses on a private driveway. 2. A preliminary plat to create the lots in the development (15 lots for the town houses and one lot for the common area). (See the map on page 19.) DISCUSSION Site Plan An advantage of this proposal is that the proposed town house plan would only require grading on about the north 60 percent of the site and would leave about 40 percent of the site undisturbed. Previous plans as approved by the city showed grading on about 55 percent of the property. This 1 plan should be beneficial to many of the existing property owners on Dennis Street as they would not have any development or construction behind their homes, and now the units would be detached town houses instead of the six-unit buildings as approved by the city in 2003. Tree Removal/Replacement Maplewood's tree ordinance requires there be at least ten trees per gross acre on the site after grading. For this 3.71-acre site, the ordinance requires that at least 37 large trees remain. As proposed, the applicant's contractor would grade about 60 percent of the site to create the private driveways and the building pads. This grading would disturb the northerly 2.3 acres of the 3.71-acre site while preserving many of the slopes and some of the large trees on the site, especially on the south end of the site. (See the proposed grading plan on page 21.) The proposed plans show the removal of 64 large trees (pine, maple, ash, oak and elm) and the preservation of five existing large trees, including maple, elm and oak. Before grading the site, the city should require the developer to submit a detailed tree plan (including removal and replacement) to staff for approval. The developer's engineer submitted a landscape plan for the site. (See the plan on page 24.) This plan shows the planting of 74 new trees within the development - including oak, maple, spruce and linden. The developer provided a final version of this plan, along with the proposed landscape plans (for the units and for the rainwater gardens), for approval by the Community Design Review Board. Trees, Screening and Landscaping As proposed, the developer would plant at least 74 new trees on the site, plant numerous shrubs around the buildings and install several rainwater gardens and an infiltration pond with landscaping on the site. The detailed plan on page 25 also shows the proposed plantings near the foundation of each unit. These will include spirea, techney arborvitae, Japanese yew, an ornamental tree and lilac. The mix of plantings around each building will vary from unit to unit depending on whether the unit faces west or east and whether it is a 1 Y:z story or full basement walk-out unit. The project landscape plans call for the planting of a variety of trees and shrubs around the buildings and foundations, driveways, parking areas and the ponding areas on the site. The plans also show the planting of trees around the edges of the parking lots and driveways and the planting of trees and shrubs in some of the parking lot islands. In addition, all yard areas near the buildings should be sodded (except for mulched and edged planting beds). The applicant needs to provide the city engineering department, for their approval, a detailed landscape plan for the pond, infiltration basins and drainage basins. The contractor should plant the ponds with native vegetation, including grasses with Forbes and plant the upland portions of the ponds with native shrubbery and trees. The project engineer also should show the planting details, including plant sizes, on the final project landscape plans. All landscaped areas, excluding landscaping within the ponds, must have an underground irrigation system. City Engineering Department Comments The city engineering department has been working with the applicant's engineering consultant in reviewing this proposal and plans. Michael Thompson's comments are in the attachment starting on page 30. 2 Public Utilities There are sanitary sewer and water near the site to serve the proposed development. Specifically, water is to the west of the site at the intersection of Highwood Avenue and New Century Boulevard. The developer will extend the water main down Highwood Avenue to and through the site. The Saint Paul Water Utility will need to approve the plan for the water main. Sanitary sewer is east of the site at the intersection of Highwood Avenue and Century Avenue. The developer is proposing to extend the sewer up Highwood Avenue from Century Avenue to serve the development. The city engineer must approve the final engineering plans before the applicant or contractor may start construction. Drainage Most of the site drains to the north and east. The project engineer has designed the site with a series of rainwater gardens and a new ponding area on the northeast comer of the site (near Highwood Avenue). The development would not increase storm water runoff onto adjacent properties. That is, the runoff leaving the site and flowing onto adjacent properties will be at or below current levels. Michael Thompson of the city engineering staff and Matt Hieb, the project engineer, prepared additional information about storm water treatment, infiltration and drainage. (Please see these additional comments on pages 34 - 36.) It also is important to remember that Mr. Soby or the contractor must get a permit from the watershed district before starting grading or construction. That is, the watershed district will have to be satisfied that the developer's plans will meet all watershed district standards before they may start grading or other site construction. Design Review Town houses The project plans show 15 detached town house buildings within the site with three different exterior designs. The proposed town house buildings should be attractive and should fit in with the design of the existing homes in the area. They would have a mix of exterior materials that include horizontal vinyl siding with a stone veneer near the doors, on the column bases and on the fronts, and the roofs would have asphalt shingles. In addition, there would be a mix of lookout, full basement and walkout units, and each unit would have aluminum soffits and an attached two-car garage. (See the proposed elevations on pages 27 - 29 and the enclosed project drawings.) Staff does not have any major concems about the proposed town house elevations since this development will be on a cul-de-sac and would be somewhat isolated. In fact, only the buyers of the town houses would be able to see the fronts of the new buildings. However, the project plans do not show much detail on the ends of units facing Highwood Avenue nor do they specify the colors of the materials for any of the units. It would help the appearance of the development if the north sides of the end units would have more features and details. These could include the continuing the stone that will be on the front as a wainscot or adding windows to break up the wall areas or both. Staff should review and approve a color scheme for all building materials in the whole development before the city issues a building permit. 3 Site Lighting The city's lighting ordinance has several standards for exterior lighting. It requires all new freestanding lights be no more than 25 feet in height, the light fixtures must have a design that hides the bulb and lens from view (to avoid nuisances), and they must have fixtures that direct light downward. In addition, the maximum light illumination from any outdoor light cannot exceed .4 foot candles at all property lines. The applicant has prepared a preliminary site lighting plan for the development that shows the installation of two 25-foot-tall freestanding light posts near each end of the new street to provide lighting along the new street and driveway. (See the plan on page 37). This plan shows how the light from these two light poles would not exceed .4-foot candles at the adjacent residential property lines. In addition, the builder told me that the units will have wall lights near the front doors and garage doors of the units (Please see the light detail on page 38). The final plans will have to show details about the location, height and style of the freestanding poles, the fixture design on the poles and about the proposed lighting on the buildings. The final plans also will have to show that the maximum light intensity at the property lines will be .4 foot candles or less. Parking The city's parking ordinance does not clearly define the parking requirements for a development such as this. In general, the code requires the developer to provide at least two parking spaces per unit with at least one of those being a garage. According to the plans from the developer, each unit would have a two car garage and enough room on each driveway for parking two vehicles. In addition to the parking for the units, the proposed plans show eight extra or guest parking spaces between the buildings and at the south end of the driveway. While having the extra parking would be nice, the developer should review and possibly revise the plans for the parking spaces and the turn-around area at the south end of the site to maximize the number of trees that can be saved while minimizing the amount of surface area and impact on the undisturbed area of the site. The total number of proposed spaces should be enough parking for the residents and their guests. It should be noted that the city allows no parking on streets or driveways that are less than 28 feet in width, parking on one side of 28-foot-wide streets and along both sides of streets that are 32 feet wide. In this case, the developer is proposing to construct the new street as a private driveway (Farrell Street) 21 feet wide. The city will not allow parking on the 21-foot-wide private driveway. Retaining Walls The applicant is proposing to install several retaining walls within the development. These would be on the west side of the proposed ponding area, along the east side of the proposed cul-de-sac and along the rear of the units near the northwest comer of the site (Numbers 1-3). (See site and grading plans on pages 20 and 21.) The retaining walls will start at ground grade and extend upward to ten feet at their highest point. The city will require the developer to install a fence on the top of any retaining wall that is four feet tall or higher. City staff should approve the design and materials for any fence before the contractor installs it. 4 Other Comments Police Department Lieutenant Shortreed of the Maplewood Police Department provided comments about this proposal. His comments are in the memo on page 32. Fire Marshal Butch Gervais, the Maplewood Fire Marshal, wants the city to make sure the end of the driveway is back far enough for proper snow removal and to have enough room for emergency vehicles to tum around. RECOMMENDATIONS Approve the project plans date-stamped September 6, 2006, (site plan, landscape plan, grading and drainage plans and building elevations) for the Cottagewood PUD. This development will be on the south side of Highwood Avenue, west of 1-494 and east of Dennis Street. The city bases this approval on the findings required by the code. The developer or contractor shall do the following: 1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project. 2. Complete the following before the city issues a building permit: a. Have the city engineer approve final construction and engineering plans. These plans shall include: streets, grading, utility, drainage, erosion control, tree, sidewalk and driveway plans. The plans shall meet the following conditions and shall meet all the conditions and changes noted in Michael Thompson's memo dated July 28, 2006. (1) The erosion control plan shall be consistent with city code. (2) The grading plan shall: (a) Include building, floor elevation and contour information for each home site. The lot lines on this plan shall follow the approved preliminary plat. (b) Include contour information for the land that the construction will disturb. (c) Show sedimentation basins or ponds as may be required by the watershed board or by the city engineer. (d) Show all proposed slopes steeper than 3:1 on the proposed construction plans. The city engineer shall approve the plans, specifications and management practices for any slopes steeper than 3: 1. This shall include covering these slopes with wood-fiber blankets and seeding them with a "no mow" vegetation rather than using sod or grass. (e) Show all retaining walls on the plans. Any retaining walls more than four feet tall require a building permit from the city and shall have a fence along the top. 5 (f) Show the proposed street and driveway grades as allowed by the city engineer. (g) Show the drainage areas, and the developer's engineer shall provide the city engineer with the drainage calculations. The drainage design shall accommodate the run-off from the surrounding areas. (h) If required, show details about any proposed pond fencing including the materials, gate, height and color. (3) The tree plan shall: (a) Be approved by the city engineer. (b) Include an inventory of all existing large trees on the site and shall show where the developer will remove, transplant, save or replace large trees. (c) Show the size, species and location of the transplanted and replacement trees. The new coniferous trees shall be at least eight feet tall and shall be a mix of Black Hills spruce and Austrian pine. (d) Be consistent with the approved grading and landscape plans and shall show no tree removal beyond the approved grading and tree limits. (4) The street, driveway and utility plans shall show: (a) A water service to each lot and unit. (b) The repair and restoration of Highwood Avenue (including curbing, street, and boulevard) after the contractor removes the existing driveways, connects to the publiC utilities and builds the new street, sidewalks, trails and driveways. (c) The street and the driveways shall have continuous concrete curb and gutter except where the city engineer decides that it is not needed. (d) The developer or contractor shall post the streets and driveways with "no parking" signs to meet city standards. (e) The public streets and private driveways labeled on all plans. (f) The common areas labeled as Outlots on all plans. (g) Areas for proof of parking off the streets wherever possible. (5) The design of the ponding areas and any rainwater garden(s) shall be subject to the approval of the city engineer. The developer shall be responsible for getting any needed off-site utility, grading or drainage easements and for recording all necessary easements. 6 b. Submit a certificate of survey for all new construction and have each building staked by a registered land surveyor. c. Submit a revised landscape plan to staff for approval which incorporates the following details: (1) All lawn areas shall be sodded. The city engineer shall determine the vegetation within the ponding area. (2) The developer shall install landscaping in the ponding areas to break the appearance of the deep hole and to promote infiltration. Such landscaping shall be approved by the city engineer and shall be shown on the project landscape plans. (3) Shows all landscaped areas, excluding landscaping within the ponds, with an underground irrigation system (code requirement). (4) The plantings proposed around the units shown on the landscape plan date- stamped September 6, 2006, shall remain on the plan. (5) A concrete walk from the driveway to the door of each unit. (6) The manicured or mowed areas from the natural areas. This shall include planting (instead of sodding) the disturbed areas around the ponding area with native grasses and native flowering plants. The native grasses and flowering plants shall be those needing little or no maintenance and shall extend at least four feet from the ordinary high water mark (OHWM) of the pond. This is to reduce maintenance costs and to reduce the temptation of mowers to encroach into the gardens. Specifically, the developer shall have the natural areas seeded with an upland mixture and lowland mixtures as appropriate. (7) In addition to the above, the contractor shall sod all front, side and rear yard areas (except for mulched and edged planting beds and the area within the ponding area). (8) The contractor shall restore the Highwood Avenue boulevard with sod. (9) Show the in-ground lawn-irrigation system, including the location of the sprinkler heads. (10) Shall be approved by the city engineer (including the plantings in the ponds and rain water gardens) before site grading and shall be consistent with the approved grading and landscape plans. (11) Shows the sizes and for all trees and plants. The deciduous trees shall be at least 2 l-S inches in diameter and the coniferous trees shall be at least eight feet tall. d. Show that a contractor as properly sealed all wells on properly. e. Get the necessary approvals and permits from the watershed district and provide the city verification that all watershed district provisions are met before the city issues a building or a grading permit for the site. 7 f. Submit a site lighting plan for city approval. This plan shall show the installation of at least two streetlights and how the lighting on the buildings would add to the site lighting. This plan also shall show details about the proposed light fixtures to ensure they are a design that hides the bulb and lens from view to avoid nuisances. The light fixtures must have concealed lenses and bulbs to property shield glare from the adjacent street right-of-ways and from adjacent residential properties. This plan shall show the height and style of all outdoor lights and that the light illumination from outdoor lights does not exceed 0.4 foot candles at all property lines. g. Have the Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) approve the proposed utility plans. h. The developer or builder will pay the city ParK Access Charges (PAC fees) at the time of the building permit for each housing unit. i. Submit the homeowners association bylaws and rules to the city for approval by the city staff. These are to assure that there will be one responsible party for the care and maintenance of the common areas, outlots, the private utilities, trails, sidewalks, signs, landscaping and retaining walls. j. Submit revised, detailed building plans and elevations for each building type to city staff for approval. These elevations shall show or include (but are not limited to): (1) the colors of all materials, (2) all elevations of all buildings (including the rear elevations of the walk out and at -grade style units) (3) revisions to the north sides of the end units near Highwood Avenue to include more features including windows and stone wainscoting. (4) any shutters or window grids and (5) the style and materials of balcony or porch railings. k. Provide the city with a letter of credit or cash escrow for all required exterior improvements. The amount shall be 150 percent of the cost of the worK. 3. Complete the following before occupying each building: a. Replace property irons that are removed because of this construction. b. Restore and sod damaged boulevards and sod all turf areas. c. Complete all landscaping and turf irrigation for that building and its rainwater garden(s). d. Install the required concrete curb and gutter. e. Install a reflectorized stop sign at the exit onto Highwood Avenue and install addresses on each building for each unit. In addition, the applicant shall install "no parKing" signs within the site, as required by staff. f. Install and maintain all required trees and landscaping (including the plantings around each unit and around the pond) and an in-ground sprinkler system for all landscaped areas (code requirement). 8 g. Install on-site lighting for security and visibility that follows the approved site lighting plan. All exterior lighting shall follow the approved lighting plan that shows the light spread and fixture design. The light fixtures must have concealed lenses and bulbs to properly shield glare from the adjacent street right-ot-ways and the nearby homes and residential properties. h. Install additional trees along the west property line of the site where the vegetation does not adequately screen the new town houses trom the existing dwellings. These additional materials are to ensure there is at least a six-foot-tall, SO-percent opaque screen on the west side of the site. The location, design and materials of the additional landscaping shall be subject to city staff approval. i. Install city approved conservation easement signs at the edge of the conservation easement. The signs shall notify that there shall be no building, mowing, cutting, grading, filling or dumping within the conservation easement. j. Install all the required exterior improvements, including all exterior lighting. k. Show that Ramsey County has recorded the final plat for this development. I. The developer or contractor shall: (1) Complete all grading for the site drainage, complete all public improvements and meet all city requirements. (2) Place temporary orange safety fencing and signs at the grading limits. (3) Remove any debris or junk from the site. 4. If any required work is not done, the city may allow temporary occupancy if: a. The city detennines that the work is not essential to the public health, safety or welfare. b. The above-required letter of credit or cash escrow is held by the city for all required exterior improvements. The owner or contractor shall complete any unfinished landscaping by June 1 of the next year if the building is occupied in the fall or winter, or within six weeks of occupancy if the building is occupied in the spring or summer. 5. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may approve minor changes. 6. This approval does not include signs. Any signage will be reviewed by city staff through the sign pennit process. 9 CITIZENS' COMMENTS I surveyed the owners of the 86 properties within 500 feet of this site and received six replies. Of the six replies, one was for the proposal and three were against and two had comments about the proposal. For 1. Development is going to happen sooner or later. This looks like an acceptable plan for development. I would like to see some kind of berm or other privacy barrier between the new and existing developments. Perhaps even a line of pine trees or other trees. (Dalton - 994 Dennis St.) Objections 1. The proposed project density is too high - want fewer units. (Bushnell - 1000 Femdale Street) 2. I believe that we do not need any more PUDs in our area of Maplewood. The Towns of New Century development is not selling and homes or townhomes because the market is not going well. There is another housing development close by off of Linden and those are selling slowly as well. I believe leaving the proposed land as is (a beautiful area of trees and non-developed land) would be better for our community. Thank you for asking for my comments. (Greco - 2682 New Century Place) 3. Please see the e-mail from D'Ann Bagan on page 33. Comments 1. Our biggest concem is the increased traffic on Highwood Avenue. It is a racetrack now - will the 30 mph speed limit be enforced? (Amundson -1016 Femdale Street S) 2. Single dwellings are a better choice than town houses. The lots are very small and I am concemed about the value of these detached town houses. (Heutmaker - 984 Femdale Street) 10 REFERENCE INFORMATION SITE DESCRIPTION Site size: 3.71 acres Existing land use: Formerly a single dwelling and accessory buildings SURROUNDING LAND USES North: South: West: East: New Century PUD across Highwood Avenue Interstate 494 Houses along Dennis Street and fronting on Highwood Avenue House at 2684 Highwood Avenue and cellular telephone tower PLANNING Existing Land Use Plan designation: R-3(L) (low density multiple family residential) Existing Zoning: F (farm residence) Ordinance Requirements Section 2-290(b) of the city code requires that the community design review board make the following findings to approve plans: 1. That the design and location of the proposed development and its relationship to neighboring, existing or proposed developments, and traffic is such that it will not impair the desirability of investment or occupation in the neighborhood; that it will not unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of neighboring, existing or proposed developments; and that it will not create traffic hazards or congestion. 2. That the design and location of the proposed development is in keeping with the character of the surrounding neighborhood and is not detrimental to the harmonious, orderly and attractive development contemplated by this article and the city's comprehensive municipal plan. 3. That the design and location of the proposed development would provide a desirable environment for its occupants, as well as for its neighbors, and that it is aesthetically of good composition, materials, textures and colors. Application Date The city received the complete CDRB application and plans for this development on September 6, 2006. State law requires that the city take action within 60 days of receiving complete applications for a proposal. As such, city action would normally be required on this proposal by November 3, 2006, unless the applicant agrees to a time extension. 11 p:sec 13-28\Collagewood for CDRB (1) - 2006 Attachments: 1. Applicant's Statement 2. Location Map 3. Land Use Map 4. Zoning Map 5. Existing Site Conditions 6. Tree Inventory 7. Proposed Preliminary Plat 8. Site Plan 9. Grading Plan 10. Erosion Control Plan 11. Overall Utility Plan 12. Landscape Plan 13. Typical Lot Landscaping Detail 14. Rain Garden Detail 15. Elevation A 16. Elevation B 17. Elevation C 18. Michael Thompson's review dated July 28, 2006 19. Memo from Lt. Shortreed dated July 18, 2006 20. E-mail from D'Ann Bagan dated July 17, 2006 21. Michael Thompson's additional comments dated August 17, 2006 22. August 16, 2006, memo from Matt Hieb 23. Preliminary Photometric Plan 24. Lighting Fixture Detail 25. Project Plans date-stamped September 6, 2006 (separate attachments - including 11 x17s and full-size) 12 Attachment 1 NARRATIVE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT COTTAGEWOOD SUBDIVISION OVERVEIW: The Planned Unit Development (PUD) is located at 2666 Highwood Avenue. The parcel is bordered to the East by a house at 2684 and cellular telephone tower, to the South by Interstate 494, to the West by houses along Dennis Street and fronting on Highwood Avenue and to the North by New Century PUD across Highwood Avenue. The site is approximately 3.7 acres and will consist of 15 detached housing units with a total density of 4.04 units per gross acre. This density is consistent with a medium density residential development. The detached units will be located on a private street which will have additional off street parking. 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DEPTH 8~ BEDDING MA.TERlAL OVER EXCAVATE BEDS TO A MINIMUM DEPlH Cf' 8- IMMEDlATa Y PROlR TO PLACING BEDDING MATERiAl AND SHREDDED WOOO MULCH. YEOTEXTILE FILlER F ABRIe. TYPE \'(HIGH flOW RATE) (MINIMUM 1FT O~LAP) VARIES 42- TYP. R.lIWWA'lTR C'JoRrwN PRnJA'UTlnN EXCAVATE GARDEN AREA ok OVER EXCAVATE TO ACC0t.400ATE PLACEtdENT OF 8- OF BEDDING MATERIAL EXCAVATE ot: INSTALL ROCK INFllTRATlOH SUt.IP wI GEOTEXTILE FILlER FABRIC. SCARIFY GARDEN AREA PRfOR TO Pl..ACa4ENT OF "BEDDING MATERIAL PLACE A MINlNUhI 8- OF BEDDING hlA lERIAL PLACE MAx' 2- SHREDDED WOOD WUlCH.(MULCHING MATERiAl T'l'PE 8.) RnlOING YATFRlAl F'OR r.A~ AREAS SHAlL BE APPROXIMATELY 50s SAlVAGED IN SITU TOPSOIL sox ClEAN ORGANIC COMPOST(GRAOE 2} IMPORTED TOPsal BORROW MAY NOT at: USED IN GARDEN AREAS. TYPICAL ON-LOT RAIN GARDEN DETAIL N.T.S. ll9lE:. 1. DETAIL CREATED BY REFERENCING CITY OF MAPLEWOOO-ENGINEERING DEPT. PLATE NO. 115 2. RAIN GARDENS TO BE INSTALLED AT TIME OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. RAIN GARDEN PLANTINGS SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIES: STELLA DE ORO DA YLIL Y MARSH MILKWEED SCIENTIFIC NAME VIBURNUM TRILOBUM 'BAILEY COMP ACr HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS 'ANNABELLE' SPIREA X BUMALDA 'ANTHONY WATERER' HEMEROCAWS 'STELLA DE ORO' ASCLEPIAS INCARNA T A COMMON, NAME '-'"COMPACT AMERICAN CRANBERRYBUSH ANNABELLE HYDRANGEA ANTHONY WATERER SPIREA RAIN GARDEN DETAIL 26 1r N Attachment 15 IItJ&: Bfit .. "12_~_ . ~r.;_ --~- w__N.__' ~.w~.~W~~~~~~ ".__~.~W~~., ~~~=~~~_".w'~^ ~ IJI!U'o''''NIM.AM~ ~-'T.~l\Io'Il. !l..e\''''~ _V-.. 2.)#IrI.L_DM .w.L1l!.....~ ...--- SJ~~* ~ll!r-o'Tl'P'II::<Al. ...--- 04)_,.- '~1\LL_ ~"'ro.lf.:r=:""m. ~ . . I ~~ ;< . 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Plan Review PROJECT: PROJECT NO: REVIEWED BY: DATE: Cottagewood Development 06-08 Michael Thompson (Maplewood Engineering Department) July 28, 2006 The developer, Lauren & Company, is requesting City approval ofa 15-lot planned unit development for the property at 2666 Highwood Avenue East. The developer or project engineer shall make the changes to the plans and site and shall address the concerns listed below. Utilities The developer is working with the city on the feasibility study for extending both sanitary sewer and water to serve the proposed development. This work would be a public project. 1. The proposed sanitary sewer and storm utilities would be in the new private drive (Farrell Street) and the homeowners association would maintain these utilities. The sanitary sewer that will serve the property at 2660 Highwood Avenue (off the new private road) would be public. This sewer would be in an easement dedicated as a 20-foot-wide drainage and utility easement and the project surveyor shall show this easement on the final plat. The city would maintain all similar utilities within Highwood Avenue once the contractor successfully completes the installation of the public improvements (sewer and water extensions). 2. As already stated above, the project surveyor shall show a 20-foot-wide drainage and utility easement on the final plat over the north part of Lot 15. This easement will be for the sanitary sewer pipe that will be serving the property at 2660 Highwood Avenue. All sewer pipe upstream of the connection in the new private road (Farrell Street) shall be privately maintained. The contractor shall install a sanitary sewer manhole in the private road just south of the public easement line to delineate the publicly maintained sanitary from the privately maintained sanitary. 3. Submit plans to Mike Anderson at Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) located at 1900 Rice St, Maplewood (2nd Floor) for their review and approval. Please submit documentation to the city engineering staff of such approval. Drainage & Treatment 1. The basin landscaping design shall be subject to approval by the city's naturalist, Ginny Gaynor. 2. On the storm sewer plan, include the normal water level (NWL) elevation for the treatment basin. 30 Page 20f2 3. American Engineering and Testing, Inc., did geotechnical exploration on the site on May 12, 2006. They did three soil borings to a depth of about 15 feet on the site and two of the three borings were in the exact locations ofthe proposed infiltration basins. The main infiltration basin that treats a majority of the onsite street runoff is would be at the northeast corner of the site. The bottom of the infiltration trench is set at an elevation of 875.00 in soils that are classified as a silty sand (according to American Engineering Testing Inc.) and it is estimated to have moderate permeability. The proposed basin would be about 55-feet west of the house at 2684 Highwood Avenue, which, according to the topographic survey, has a building floor elevation of about 980.00. The soils report does not list any restrictive soil layers that would impede downward movement of water into the existing soils. Grading & Erosion Control 1. Please include in the specifications and project plans City of Maple wood Plate No. 350 for details on sediment and erosion control measures. Miscellaneous 1. The developer or project engineer shall submit a copy of the MPCA's construction stormwater permit (SWPPP) to the city before the city will issue a grading permit for this project. 2. The developer shall implement a homeowners association as part of this development. This is to ensure that there is a responsible party for the regular maintenance and care of the basins, rainwater gardens, retaining walls, private utilities, and all other features common to the development. 3. The developer shall enter into a maintenance agreement, prepared by the city, for the gardens, basins, and sumps. 4. The city will require the developer to enter into a developer's agreement. This will be to assure that the contractor installs the public sewer service that will extend to the east lot line of2660 Highwood Avenue to city standards and that it is constructed when the contractor installs the private sanitary sewer main. 5. The developer and project engineer shall satisfy the requirements of all permitting agencies. 6. City staff will closely observe all construction activities - especially the enforcement of erosion and sediment control measures. 31 Attachment 19 Maplewood Police Department Memo To: Ken Roberts From: Lieutenant Michael Shortreed 1'1fJJ#{;77 Date: July 18, 2006 Re: PROJECT REVIEW - Cottagewood 2666 Highwood Avenue After reviewing the attached proposal for Cottagewood, I have the following comments and suggestions: 1) The increased traffic congestion resulting from an increased population off of Highwood Avenue may result in increased traffic complaints from the residents along Highwood Avenue. 2) Construction site thefts and burglaries are a large business affecting many large construction projects throughout the Twin Cities metro area. The contractor should be encouraged to plan and provide for site security during the construction process. On-site security, alarm systems, and any other appropriate security measures would be highiy encouraged to deter and report theft and suspicious activity incidents in a timely manner. 3) Appropriate security and street lighting should be provided and maintained in order to assure that addresses within the development are readily recognizable and accessible. 4) Each residential unit within the development should have its own unique address as opposed to havin9 a group of units with the same address, but a different unit number. 5) Since private roads often tend to be much narrower than public streets, on street parking is often limited as a result. It is highly encouraged that enough parking spaces be provided for the residents to have their guests park during special events such as birthdays and holidays. The City of Maplewood would be encouraged to clearly post Highwood Avenue as a "No Parking" area. If there are any questions or concerns regarding these comments or sU9gestions. please contact me at your soonest convenience. I can be reached via phone at (651)249-2605 or via email atmichael.shortreed@ci.maolewood.mn.us. 32 Page 1 ofl Attachment 20 Ken Roberts From: Sent: To: D'Ann Bagan [tdbagan@usfamily.net] Monday, July 17,20067:57 AM Ken Roberts Subject: 2666 Highwood Ave. Development I'm still trying to figure out why is it that we need every little peice of property jammed with houses. The peice of land is too small for so many homes. I think that it is not fair to the homes on Dennis st. to have houses so close in their backyard. They were there first, chences are great they would not have built there if there had been homes so close to the property line to begin with. How does this change the value of the existing homes? I'm no expert but I'm sure a house with a wooded backyard is more appealing to sell than one with a house so close to the property line. I know the property will eventually be built on but why can1 someone come up with something more reasonable? How about fewer houses with a road on the East side only? The houses could be further from the houses on Dennis 51. and they would have more space to be single family homes. I can't imagine who would want to build so close to 494 - I hope they build something that will sen. Is it truely so important to have a bigger tax base that we need every tree tom down to build another house? Do we just keep going until we use up every peice of land? If that's the case, I think the homes already existing on that property line deserve to have a decent amount of land between them. Please turn down these plans and insist on something with fewer homes on this small peice of property that will keep up with the value of the neighborhood. Thank you, D'Ann Bagan --- USFamily.Net - $8.25/mo! -- Highspeed - $19.99/mo! --- 2{;35 ;J E /vt 112- It- V E {\( I.J't 7/1712006 33 Attachment 21 Page 1 of2 Additional Information PROJECT: Cottagewood Subdivision Development PROJECT NO: 06-08 BY: Michael Thompson (Maplewood Engineering Department) DATE: August 17,2006 The developer's engineer sent the attached letter (dated August 16, 2006), to the city engineering department. This letter is about the on-site infiltration basin at the northeast comer of the proposed development. A neighbor expressed concerns that there would be standing water in the infiltration basin and in the rainwater gardens. Below is information on the typical workings of these types of storm water treatment devices: The rainwater gardens for this development have a typical depth of I-foot. The infiltration basin at the northeast comer of the development has a 5-foot depth. The city requires these types of treatment devices for both storm water quality treatment (infiltration) and for rate control. The city's practice for rate control is to ensure that the rate of flow off the proposed developed site is less or equal to the pre-existing rate of flow off the undeveloped site. These devices achieve both rate control and treatment in line with city requirements. In the worst -case storm, storm water would fill up all of the rainwater gardens and then they would spill onto the private road and then the storm water would flow into the infiltration basin on the northeast comer of the site. The bottom surface of the infiltration basin would be at an elevation of 879.00. The infiltration basin will have an emergency overflow spillway to Highwood Avenue set at an elevation of 884.00. The infiltration basin would contain the water from the majority of storms and the water would drain out of the basin through an outlet. The contractor would connect this new pipe into the existing underground storm sewer system in Highwood Avenue. I discuss below the time that water would sit in the infiltration basin or gardens: The developer's engineer assumed an infiltration rate of 0.23 inches per hour. This assumption is based on the conservative estimates used by many Minnesota authorities (Riley-Purgatory- Bluff Creek Watershed District-I 999). One may find this standard on the Metropolitan Council Environment Services webpage under infiltration basins: htto://www.metrocouncil.orglenvironment/W atershed/bmp/CH3 STInfiIBasins. pdf The project engineer has designed the infiltration basin so that after a storm, the water in the basin will be only I-foot deep. This is because the bottom of the basin is at an elevation of 879.00 and the invert elevation for the pipe flowing downstream is at 880.00. Therefore, with the conservative assumption of 0.23 inches per hour for the infiltration rate, it would take 52 hours for the basin to return to a dry condition. According to the "Minnesota Urban Small Sites BMP Manual" it should take no longer than 72 hours for a basin to drain. This time limit is set to avoid misquitoe breeding and other vector habits and to avoid inundation of native plant species. As designed, the infiltration basin is meeting the drawdown time requirement. 34 Page 2 of2 On that same note, the rainwater gardens would have a maximum water depth of I-foot and using the same infiltration assumption as above, it would take 52 hours for them to return to a dry condition. Rain gardens typically never fill up entirely due to the small area of drainage that each one treats. The project engineer also has specified rock sumps, which help in infiltration and drawdown, at each rainwater garden. He has designed these exactly how the City of Maplewood constructs rainwater gardens on city projects. Thus it is likely that rainwater gardens would have less than a 52 hour drawdown time. The city would require careful inspection and maintenance of the rain gardens by the homeowner's association. Staff would detail this in a maintenance agreement required by the city. If there is any lacking of maintenance and the homeowners association would not fix the problem, then the city would hire a private contractor to do the work and then charge the association. 35 Attachment 22 A Cia I AuthoConsultillglassociates 2920 Enloe Street Hudson. WI 54016 715/381-5277 August 16, 2006 TO: Michael Thompson City of Maple wood FR: Matt Hieb, P.E. Vice President CivillEnvironmental Engineer CC: Phil Soby Owner RE: Cottagewood Stormwater System 5103-002 In response to concerns raised on the design and anticipated function of the Northeast pond for the Cottagewood project, I am including a summary of the details: >- The pond is designed to provide treatment and to promote on-site infiltration. >- Treatment occurs in the first 12" of material. 6" bedding material and 6" granular material. In addition, the plantings have been selected to provide additional treatment and nutrient removal. >- Infiltration occurs in existing soils. The soil borings indicate that the material will be gravelly sand with silt and silty sand. In order to allow time for infiltration, a 1.5" clean rock trench was included in the design. An infiltration rate of 1.63 inches per hour (lowest value from Table 2 of Rawls, 1998) was used to determine an approximate draw down time of 22 hours (based on a 1" storm event). >- Rate control for the 2,10 and 100 year events occur above the pond bottom. The rate is controlled to pre-development rates. In summary, the pond system is an engineered system. The pond design is based on the most current design practices and available information. 36 i !l )~ " ~..-.- ,------ I I I I I I I I I I I L----l 1 I I .J------- - - - - - 1 I I , I I I I I I " ~ . ~ .. ~ ~ Attachment 23 II ....u_______________~ ~ a ~ iI 3AY QOOMHOIH g g g . . g . , , . . , , ... , g . . , ~-~ , , , g , , :-~ . . , , , , I I io I I 1 01 1 1 I ::1------'------ i,1 .Ii ;Ii III dB ..& t[~ ,II lif i~~ llr in ii' I !il . . . . . . . . . . . . . :il <I if it ~ ~ ;I it it it it it d d d d d ;I it ., ., it ;I it it ;I it d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d g g g 3 d 3 3 3 d g d d d d g d 3 d d d g g g g g g g g d g g g g g d g g g g d d g d d d d g d d g g g g d 3 d g d g g d SSg SSg g S S S S g d g S S S SSg g S g d d g S ~ g S d S g S 3 S S d SSg d g g S PHOTOMETRIC PLAN 37 j I! o N Attachment 24 RE: Cottagewood Exterior Lighting Detail LAUREN ~CO.PANY DEVELOP.ENT, LTD. City of Maple wood CDRB Attn.: Ken Roberts Members of the Board, The attached photo of the light fixture the fixture that will be provided in the Cottagewood subdivision. Each building will include 3-4 fixtures. The fixtures will be placed to the left and right side of the double garage door (2), with an additional fixture placed on the right and or left side of the front entry door(1-2). The fixture dimensions are as follows: 8.37" W x 10" H x 9.12" D The fiXture calls for a 100 watt maximum bulb per fixture * An additional option for exterior lighting would be recessed can lighting in the front porch ceilings with a 60 watt maximum bulb each. (Maximum of 2 lights) 200 East Chestnut Street I Suite 2041 Stillwater, Minnesota, 55082 651.351.7500 Telephone 1651.351.7560 Facsimile LIGHTING FIXTURE DETAIL 38