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AGENDA
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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: January 9, 2007 and February 13, 2007
5. Unfinished Business: None Scheduled
6. Design Review:
a. Ramsey County Correctional Facility - 297 Century Avenue South
b. Caribou Coffee - 1700 Rice Street (Crown Plaza Shopping Center)
7. Visitor Presentations:
8. Board Presentations:
9. Staff Presentations:
a. Resolution of Appreciation for Joel Schurke
b. Community Design Review Board Orientation
c. Annual Report
d. Election of Chair and Vice Chair
e. Community Pride Awards
f. Representation at the March 26, 2007, City Council Meeting - Items to be
Discussed Include Ramsey County Correctional Facility, Annual Report, and
Resolution of Appreciation for Joel Schurke
10. Adjourn
DRAFT
MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2007
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Olson called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Vice-Chairperson Matt Ledvina
Chairperson Linda Olson
Board member Joel Schurke
Board member Ananth Shankar
Present at 6:04 p.m.
Present
Present
Absent
Staff Present:
Chuck Ahl, Public Works Director
Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner
Lisa Kroll, Recording Secretary
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Board member Ledvina requested discussion regarding outdoor signs during board
presentations.
Board member Ledvina moved to approve the agenda as amended.
Chairperson Olson seconded.
Ayes - Ledvina, Olson, Schurke
The motion passed.
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approval of the CDRB minutes for January 9, 2007.
Board member Schurke moved approval of the minutes of January 9,2007.
Board member Ledvina seconded.
Ayes --- Ledvina, Olson, Schurke
The motion passed.
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Carmax Auto Superstore - Northeast Corner of Highway 61 and Beam Avenues
Mr. Ekstrand said on December 12, 2006, the CDRB reviewed the Carmax plans. They felt
that the building design should be enhanced to provide windows on the service garage. At this
meeting, the applicant presented building elevations which also showed the car wash building.
Then on December 18, 2006, the city council approved the Carmax plans, but required that the
applicant resubmit the architectural plans to the CDRB for further review due to the board's
recommendation for additional windows.
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The council required that the applicant provide a three-dimensional cad drawing of the
elevations for submission to the design review board for their approval based upon previous
suggestions by the board and staff. Mr. Ekstrand said he handed revised plans with a three
dimensional view of the proposed building on the site to each of the board members prior to
the start of the meeting this evening.
Staff looked at some of the existing auto dealerships along Highway 61 to see which have
windows on their service garages. Staff found that Maplewood Toyota was the only dealership
with windows on their service garage. The Kline Motor Sports building and Maplewood Volvo
had none. Lexus, Nissan and Audi dealerships did not have service-garage windows, but had
windows on their second-floor offices above their service garage.
Since the CDRB reviewed the Carmax plans, the applicant has revised them to provide a
continuation of the EIFS fascia material around all sides of the service garage for continuity.
They also added windows on the east wall of the service garage. Staff feels that these
proposed enhancements are acceptable revisions. The revised building design is attractive
and up to par or exceeds the design of other auto dealerships on Highway 61.
Board member Ledvina asked where the recommendation came from for the three
dimensional plans came from?
Mr. Ekstrand said that was a recommendation from Councilmember Rossbach. He thought a
three dimensional view of the building and the site would help the CDRB visually understand
how the building would appear from all angles.
Board member Ledvina thanked staff for the explanation.
Chairperson Olson asked if the windows that were added to the service garage were
functioning windows and if they would allow light to pass through or would it be a glass panel?
Board member Schurke said the plans look like viewable glass. If you look at the other view of
the glass it shows etching.
Mr. Ekstrand said 3M has a vision glass that you can see through and there is another type of
glass that allows light to pass through it. Staff would probably have to clarify that question with
the applicant.
Board member Ledvina said just to clarify, the windows you are referring to are not on the
service garage; that is actually the office/showroom area.
Mr. Ekstrand clarified where the service portion of the building was on the plan. The windows
that the board requested the applicant add were on one side of the building and that may be
the presentation area.
Chairperson Olson asked if the applicant was here to answer questions.
Mr. Ekstrand said the applicant for Carmax is not present this evening. Mr. Bruce Mogren is in
the audience as the adjoining property owner.
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Chairperson Olson asked if Mr. Mogren wanted to address the board and add anything to the
discussion.
Mr. Bruce Mogren, Mogren Development Company, 1801 Gervais Avenue, Maplewood,
addressed the board. He said he's here because they did the entire plat and he is the property
owner adjacent to this proposal and he is interested in knowing what the final plan is for the
site and would like to make sure the site looks nice. Personally he thinks the proposal looks
nice compared to what Carmax Corporation had originally proposed and the building plan has
come a long way. He knows Carmax has built a lot of these buildings across the country. He
thanked the CDRB for their work on this proposal.
Board member Ledvina moved to approve the revised 3-D perspective building-design plans
date-stamped December 27,2006, and elevations received prior to the start of tonight's CDRB
meeting January 9,2007, for the proposed Carmax Automobile Dealership. Approval is subject
to compliance with the conditions of approval as required by the city council on December 18,
2006.
Chairperson Olson seconded.
Ayes - Ledvina, Olson
Nay - Schurke
The motion passed.
Board member Schurke said he thought board member Shankar who represented the CDRB
at the city council meeting did an outstanding job articulating the points that were raised during
the board's review of the Carmax proposal. He would recommend, but not require that
architect's submit cad drawings with a three dimensional view for projects over a certain dollar
amount such as a project over 1 million dollars. That would help the board see what a project
would look like from all sides. It wasn't that the CDRB didn't understand the proposal the three
dimensional drawing was to give a visual example of what the finished product would look like
and how the proposal would affect the surrounding proposal area. The street elevation is also
important when understanding how a proposal would look.
Board member Schurke said at the previous CDRB meeting board member Ledvina
commented that there are certain things that are not in the purview of the CDRB and are not
part of the board's role. However, he believes the CDRB has an expectation to look at
aesthetic implications of a site. He is voting against this project based on the rational that this
proposal is being built in the shoreland area. He thinks the natural amenities are part of the
aesthetic. As the board explores their role he thinks certain things needs to be considered as
part of what the board is responsible for making recommendations on to the city council. It's
not only the building itself that would be built on the site; it's also about landscaping and other
things. When you get into wetlands and shoreland issues he thinks from a PUD planning
standpoint the CDRB should look at making sure the plantings are done proportionally to the
development in the PUD. That way we don't end up in a situation where developers squish
trees in a given spot just because it's the only available planting area, it needs to be planned
for functional reasons too.
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Board member Schurke said he thinks board member Shankar came very close to designing
the building for Carmax which he doesn't think that is the role of the CDRB. The architect
should respond to the recommendations of the board and then the city council can review that
and either make a decision on it or allow city staff to work with the architect or developer to
come to a final decision. In the Carmax proposal he believes city staff could have made the
final approval on the changes. He wanted his comments to go on record that the CDRB trusts
the decision of city staff and thought this was not necessary to come back before the CDRB
this evening. It's important that we don't elongate the development process to the point where
it delays the process and could keep people from bringing good projects into the community.
Board member Ledvina echoed those comments. These drawings meet his expectation
regarding what he felt the board was looking for in the redesign of the building and he felt it
would have been fine for staff to work with the applicant regarding the conditions the board
placed on the recommendation they made to the city council and this shouldn't have been
necessary to come back before the CDRB.
Chairperson Olson said she agreed with those comments. The council could have made the
final decision based on city staff working with the developer and it wasn't necessary for this
plan to come back before the CDRB. She said she appreciated seeing the three dimensional
cad drawings. In fact she would like staff to ask the applicant if their architect could include
three dimensional cad plans with their applications.
Mr. Ekstrand said the city could make a recommendation but not make it a "requirement"
because some firms cannot provide that information. Staff will amend the application form
stating that recommendation.
Chairperson Olson said she also liked board member Schurke's recommendation to enhance
the scope of what the CDRB would like to see and she had made that request in years past.
Many times the board is presented with a plan that shows the proposal up to the property line
and no information of the surrounding property area. For example, with the Legacy Village plan
the board saw the plan for the entire property area which was nice to know what was planned
for the areas surrounding each development.
VI. DESIGN REVIEW
None.
VII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
No visitors present.
VIII. BOARD PRESENTATIONS
a. Outdoor billboard signs
Board member Ledvina requested the board discuss outdoor billboard signs. Board member
Ledvina said large electronic outdoor billboards look like large television screens to him.
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Board member Ledvina said he recently saw a billboard in south Maplewood off of Highway
494 near Carver General Repair, south of Lake Road. He said this "was" a regular outdoor
billboard and it was converted to an electronic billboard sign that has flashing movements that
change every 5 seconds and the sign can be seen 2 miles away.
Chairperson Olson said she saw an electronic billboard sign that had been converted from a
regular billboard located off of Highway 35W going into Minneapolis and the sign flashes and
changes images every few minutes.
Mr. Ekstrand said the city received a phone call from a Cottage Grove planner who asked
about the electronic billboard sign in south Maplewood. Because Shann Finwall handles the
sign code Mr. Ekstrand said he transferred the call to her but didn't have any further
information on the situation. The billboard company converted the sign from a standard
billboard sign to this electronic television billboard without checking with the city to see what
the sign ordinance was or ask if a permit was needed. Staff will ask Shann to report on this at
the next CDRB meeting.
Chairperson Olson said she would appreciate that. She believes we haven't seen the last of
these types of signs and that this is a new trend that could be an issue with the sign ordinance.
Mr. Ekstrand said the topic of electronic billboards is just another subject matter that needs to
be addressed.
Board member Ledvina said electronic signs have been addressed when the board revised the
sign ordinance and it has already been discussed at length. It's disheartening to see
something like this electronic billboard sign without having any interaction between the owner
of the billboard and the City of Maplewood.
Chairperson Olson thanked board member Ledvina for bringing the subject matter to
everyone's attention.
Board member Schurke asked staff what the recourse is for a billboard company converting a
regular billboard sign to an electronic television billboard? Is there a requirement that the
billboard company did not meet for review or submittal to change the sign over?
Mr. Ekstrand said the billboard company made the sign conversion without the city knowing
about it and if it weren't for the telephone call to city staff, we may have not known about it.
Sometimes things are done and it's up to the city to catch it or for a resident or someone else
to make a phone call to the City of Maplewood.
Chairperson Olson asked if a billboard company doesn't pull a permit aren't there
repercussions that could take place?
Mr. Ekstrand said if the electronic outdoor billboard sign is in compliance with the city's sign
ordinance but they didn't get a permit, the city could double fee the company for the sign
permit. If they made a change to the billboard sign that doesn't comply with the city's sign
ordinance the city can tell them they have to convert the sign back to the way it was or they
could apply for a sign variance and it would come before the city for review.
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Chairperson Olson said she didn't think this electronic billboard sign would be incompliance
with the city's sign ordinance.
Board member Ledvina said in terms of the proposed sign ordinance, the electronic billboard
sign wouldn't be in compliance. However, the sign ordinance the CDRB worked on has not
been approved or adopted by the city council yet and is not in affect.
Mr. Ekstrand said the new sign ordinance has not been adopted by the city council yet. Shann
has not been able to get the sign ordinance reviewed by the city council yet. Due to other
priorities in the city, Shann has been instructed to put the sign ordinance on the back burner so
to speak. She is anxious to conclude the sign ordinance process but with the other numerous
things going on in the city right now she has been told to put the sign ordinance on hold.
Chairperson Olson asked if she should contact the city councilor the mayor regarding the
proposed sign ordinance revisions to stress the importance of making this a priority? Maybe
staff could bring this matter up with the city council and let them know the CDRB would like to
know the status of the sign ordinance and the timing of the process.
Mr. Ekstrand said staff would check on that for the board.
Board member Schurke asked what the status was for board members whose terms expired
on December 31, 2006, and the process of continuing to serve even though technically they
have not been reappointed yet? He said he received a letter stating his term had ended and
that he needed to reapply and be interviewed by the city council.
Mr. Ekstrand said this situation happens at this time of the year. Members who wish to serve
again may not officially get reappointed. The process is to reapply for the position on the board
and be interviewed by the city council. The city council will be interviewing new applicants and
current board or commission members and the city council will make the decision. The city
appreciates the boards and commissions who volunteer to serve the city and appreciates them
continuing to serve until the process is completed.
Board member Schurke said he thinks the process to reappoint people whose terms are going
to expire should really begin before the term expired on December 31,2006.
Mr. Ekstrand said staff is not involved in the process this time. This is being handled by the city
manager's office. A letter was sent out by the city manager's office. Staff doesn't have the
exact timeline of the process but staff thanks the board members for continuing to serve on the
CDRB until they hear otherwise. Since former board member John Hinzman resigned we have
four current CDRB members and we need at least three board members for a quorum to hold
a CDRB meeting.
IX. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
None.
X. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:41 p.m.
DRAFT
MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2007
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Olson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Vice-Chairperson Matt Ledvina
Chairperson Linda Olson
Board member Ananth Shankar
Absent
Present
Present
Staff Present:
Shann Finwall, Planner
Lisa Kroll, Recording Secretary
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chairperson Olson requested to move Visitor Presentations ahead of the Approval of Minutes
to item IV. She would also like to add an item under VIII. Board Presentations to discuss
Maplewood's 50th Anniversary celebration and what board members could do to assist with the
celebration.
Ms. Finwall recommended that the board table the minutes of January 9,2007, due to a lack of
a quorum since Board member Shankar had been absent from that meeting leaving only
Chairperson Olson to vote. Staff would also recommend tabling the following items due to lack
of board members under IX. Staff Presentations, item b. 2006 CDRB Annual Report, c.
Election of Chair and Vice Chair and d. Community Pride Awards until the next CDRB meeting.
Board member Shankar moved to approve the agenda as amended.
Chairperson Olson seconded.
Ayes - Olson, Shankar
The motion passed.
IV. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
Richard Currie from the Historical Commission presented the board members with a handout
regarding Maplewood's 50th Anniversary Celebrations. The opening celebration will be held
Saturday, February 24,2007, from 2:00-6:00 p.m. in the banquet room at the Maplewood
Community Center and everyone is invited to attend the celebration. If you would like more
information or would like to help, contact Pauline Staples at the Maplewood Community Center
or Richard Currie with the Historical Commission.
V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes were tabled due to lack of board members present.
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VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
VII. DESIGN REVIEW
a. Nonconforming Four-Plex and Tri-Plex Landscape/Screening/Parking Plan - 1349
and 1359 County Road C
Ms. Finwall said Craig Anondson and Fred Richie, owners of 1349 and 1359 County Road C,
are requesting review of the existing landscape/screening/parking conditions on their
nonconforming properties.
The city discovered the illegal three-plex and four-plex in 2004 and required the owners to
apply for a comprehensive land use map and zoning change from double dwelling residential
to high multiple dwelling residential. This change would have allowed the properties to remain
as a three-plex and a four-plex, and would also have allowed future redevelopment of the lots
with a higher density.
Due to concerns about the possibility of future redevelopment of the lots to higher density, the
city council ultimately approved a conditional use permit for a planned unit development (PUD)
to allow the properties to remain as a three-plex and a four-plex until the properties were sold,
at which time the properties must be converted back to duplexes. A condition of the PUD
required the property owners to submit a landscape/screening/parking plan to the community
design review board for approval. Review of the plan by the board is intended to ensure
adequate landscaping, screening, and parking exists on the site to meet city code
requirements.
Staff recommends approval of the landscape/screening/parking plan for the nonconforming
properties located at 1349 and 1359 County Road C with the following condition: Installation of
a 6-foot-high screening fence or landscaping along the west side of the parking bays located in
the rear yard of the three-plex at 1349 County Road C.
Chairperson Olson asked the applicant to address the board.
Mr. Craig Anondson, 1349 County Road C, Maplewood, addressed the board.
Chairperson Olson asked if Mr. Anondson was agreeable to installing a fence on the property
in this location for screening purposes?
Mr. Anondson said he wasn't sure screening was necessary but if it is he will do it.
Chairperson Olson said staff mentioned the property owners' trade off mowing the grass and
she was wondering about the lawn mower accessibility if screening is installed.
Mr. Anondson said he and his neighbor take turns cutting the yards and if a fence is required it
would add additional time to mowing the grass and do the trimming.
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Chairperson Olson asked if getting the lawn mower through the backyard would be an issue
for him?
Mr. Anondson said that would depend on how long of a fence is required.
Chairperson Olson said staff explained the fence would extend from the two-car garage to the
house and be 6 feet in height.
Board member Shankar asked why the neighbor at 1343 County Road C can't just mow the
grass up to fence and Mr. Anondson can mow the grass on the other side of the fence.
Chairperson Olson wondered how they would get the lawn mower through the area unless a
gate is installed.
Board member Shankar asked if he could go through the front yard to gain access through.
Mr. Anondson said his neighbors' yard is not accessible from the front and they have to access
his backyard to get to their own backyard.
Board member Shankar recommended putting a gate in the fence then.
Chairperson Olson told Mr. Anondson that we are talking about a six foot tall fence here.
Mr. Anondson asked if someone had requested he put a fence in?
Chairperson Olson said that requirement is part of the zoning requirement for multi-family
housing adjacent to a single family dwelling so this is a requirement of the zoning condition
here.
Mr. Anondson said this might make his neighbors mad but if he is required to put a fence up he
will.
Chairperson Olson asked Mr. Anondson why his neighbors would be mad and if they don't
want the fence to be installed?
Mr. Anondson said no.
Chairperson Olson said the purpose of the ordinance requirement is to protect the view your
neighbors have of all the parked vehicles in your backyard.
Mr. Anondson said right.
Ms. Finwall said the city hasn't heard from the property owner at 1343 County Road C but Mr.
Anondson has expressed that he doesn't care for any type of screening. Staff was looking at
this from a "future" property owner's perspective. This condition might not be warranted under
the circumstance but this is something the city council directed staff to look at as far as the city
code requirements and what currently exists in Maplewood. When staff visited the site to see
the existing properties the only area she saw that could use screening was the west side of the
parking lot.
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Mr. Anondson said he could talk to the neighbors and ask them to e-mail the city or call you on
the telephone tomorrow. He asked staff if that would be too late?
Ms. Finwall said staff was hoping for a recommendation from the CDRB tonight to pass along
to the city council.
Board member Shankar said if the neighbor hasn't been contacted how do we know what the
neighbor thinks about the screening?
Chairperson Olson thought maybe the board should hold off making a recommendation on
this. If the two neighbors agree that there should not be a fence installed then they shouldn't
have to put the fence up and the board wouldn't need to approve this.
Ms. Finwall said the board could make a recommendation on the "type" of screening you felt
would be appropriate here with the condition that the screening be waived if the property
owner submits a written document to city staff indicating they would prefer not to have any
screening.
Chairperson Olson asked Mr. Anondson if there would be space for landscaping as opposed to
a fence for screening?
Mr. Anondson said he talked to his neighbors about landscaping and the neighbors said they
want to have the yards wide open for whatever reason. He couldn't get a hold of the neighbors
tonight because they were busy. He said he could call the neighbors tomorrow and have them
contact staff. Maybe the neighbors changed their mind, he can't be certain. He said if the
neighbors want a fence and the city wants a fence installed that's fine he would put a fence in.
Board member Shankar said the present owner of 1343 County Road C says he doesn't want
a fence but if they sell their property and the new property owner decides they want a fence
how would the city address that issue?
Ms. Finwall said at that point the "new" owner would have to "pay" to put up their own fence for
screening.
Chairperson Olson asked if we could defer this to staff judgment after additional investigation
with the neighbors has occurred?
Ms. Finwall said if the board decides to defer this, staff would recommend the board decide on
the type of screening on that west side of the parking area whether it be arborvitaes or a fence
on the condition that staff work with the property owner at 1343 County Road C to see if they
want screening there. Staff notified the adjacent property owners and they were aware of the
meeting tonight. Staff has to bring this to the city council for review of the Planned Unit
Development (PUD).
Chairperson Olson said she would recommend we not require a fence or landscape screening
at this time, pending input from the neighbors on the screening. If and when this property is
sold this situation should be reevaluated in order to ensure it's in compliance with all city codes
at that time.
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Ms. Finwall said the condition of sale for the property at 1349 County Road C is that it must be
converted to its previous use which is back to a duplex.
Chairperson Olson said a six foot wooden fence seems to be overbearing in her opinion for
this space. Personally she thinks a landscape fence should be adequate.
Mr. Anondson said if the neighbors do want a fence it would need to be installed next to the
parking area or on the property line?
Chairperson Olson asked staff.
Ms. Finwall said staff was recommending the landscape screening or the fence be installed
along the west side of the parking area. This would leave the remainder of the two yards open
for the neighbors to share the responsibility of cutting the grass on the properties.
Chairperson Olson said at this time the city is looking at some type of screening next to the
parking. Under other circumstances the city would be looking at landscape screening between
your property and the adjoining property and it would be along the property line.
Mr. Anondson said he would contact his neighbors tonight and have them contact staff.
Board member Shankar said we could word the conditions so that if the neighbor does not
contact city staff in writing within 14-business days from today stating they don't want any
screening as stated in the staff report then the condition would stand.
Chairperson Olson asked if Board member Shankar preferred landscape screening or an
actual 6 foot tall wooden fence?
Board member Shankar said he would be okay with landscape screening.
Mr. Anondson asked if it would have to be landscaping that is 6 feet tall?
Chairperson Olson said the code is for screening 6 feet in height, whether it is landscaping or
fencing.
Board member Shankar said he would like to give the neighbor at 1343 County Road C 14
days to contact staff in writing regarding their feelings about screening.
Chairperson Olson moved to approve the landscape/screening/parking plan for the
nonconforming properties located at 1349 and 1359 County Road C with the following
condition: Installation of 6-foot-high landscape screeninQ fonco or landscaping along the west
side of the parking bays located on the west side of the parking area in the rear yard of the
three-plex at 1349 County Road C unless city staff is notified in writinQ by the property
owner of 1343 County Road C by February 27. 2007, statinQ they do not wish to have
any screeninQ installed.
Board member Shankar seconded.
Ayes - Olson, Shankar
The motion passed.
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Staff said the landscaping would have to be installed by June 1, 2007.
This item will go to the city council sometime in March 2007.
b. Sign Code Interpretation - Electronic Reader Board Signs
Ms. Finwall said city staff is requesting an interpretation of the city's sign code in regard to the
percentage of time an electronic reader board sign must display public service messages in
order to meet city code requirements. An electronic reader board is a sign with a fixed or
changing display composed of a series of lights that are changed through electronic means.
City code prohibits electronic reader board signs because they have the capability to blink,
flash, flutter, or change in brightness or color and could cause a public nuisance if adjacent
residential property or a public safety hazard for traffic. However, city code exempts electronic
reader board signs that give public service information, such as time and temperature.
Bremer Bank located at 2965 White Bear Avenue has requested a sign permit for an electronic
reader board. They propose to install the electronic reader board on the existing freestanding
sign along White Bear Avenue. The electronic reader board will be used to advertise loan rates
and other banking services. In addition, they will display the time and temperature on the
electronic reader board.
The draft sign code was created by the community design review board (CDRB) over a two-
year period. The CDRB recommended approval of this code on March 1, 2006. The city
council has yet to review the code for possible adoption.
Since last year, a number of cities around the country have fallen victim to billboard companies
challenging their sign codes. The billboard companies have argued that these cities'
ordinances suffer from a fatal First Amendment flaw by impermissibly discriminating based on
the content of the sign including discriminating against public message versus commercial
message. This is clearly something the City of Maplewood should address in our proposed
sign code update. City staff and the City Attorney will review the draft sign code to ensure it
meets the First Amendment requirements and bring any proposed changes to the CDRB
before the city council's review of the sign code. Until such time, however, the city must follow
its existing sign code and enforce the code consistently.
City code states that an electronic reader board must be used "primarily" for a public service
message. Primarily is loosely described as first and foremost, above all, chiefly, mainly,
principally, for the most part, mostly, largely, and predominately. It is difficult to determine what
percentage "primarily" would represent. But it is staff's opinion that it should represent at least
75 percent of the time. This means that within any given hour, an electronic reader board must
display a public service message for 45 minutes, and the remaining 15 minutes can be of a
commercial message.
City staff recommends that the community design review board offer clarification on the city's
sign code pertaining to electronic reader board signs.
Board member Shankar asked what the new electronic billboard signs along the freeway are
called?
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Ms. Finwall said the board reviewed language which would cover the new LED billboard signs
and the board recommended approval of that language in the draft sign code and the board
recommended that those signs be prohibited. The sign that board member Shankar is referring
to is the billboard sign that was installed by Clear Channel along Highway 494 south of
Highwood Avenue. It was installed without the city's knowledge and the city is addressing this
and the city has requested that Clear Channel apply for a variance to the city's sign code or
restore the sign back to its original static nature. How the city interprets this could have an
affect on that type of sign if a variance was approved by the city council they may look to the
board's guidance as far as the commercial aspect of it verses the public service aspect.
However, staff finds it hard to believe that Clear Channel would dedicate 45 minutes an hour of
advertising time for public service messages.
Chairperson Olson said she finds it hard to imagine what the Myth would promote for 45
minutes on their electronic sign. She thinks requiring companies to advertise public service
messages 75% of time is too high. She asked if the Myth agreed to display Amber Alerts on
their sign?
Ms. Finwall said the city didn't have that discussion with the Myth.
Chairperson Olson said she would like to see that considered as part of the electronic sign at
the Myth. An Amber Alert occurred today and she would like to see that embraced. What kind
of public service messages is the city asking these companies to present? Occasionally
Premier Bank displays a high school play or something. What kind of content are we talking
about here?
Ms. Finwall said the current sign code was written in the late 1970's and at that time the
technology wasn't in place like we have today. The wording in the sign code was for simple
electronic signs that banks were using to show the time and temperature. Over time the sign
code didn't keep up with the technology and now banks seem to have a monopoly on that type
of electronic sign in Maplewood because they display the time and temperature.
Chairperson Olson said the city has prohibited electronic signs in other instances stating
commercial companies can't advertise with an electronic reader board except for time and
temperature.
Ms. Finwall said the city code states that an electronic reader board sign must be used
"primarily" for a public service message. The problem is the term "primarily" is too loosely
used. It would be difficult for the city to ensure the company was reserving 45 minutes an hour
for a public service type message. In the case of the Myth, it's clear they will need to obtain a
variance and if it's approved by the city council certain conditions can be placed on the sign as
far as they have to agree to display Amber Alerts, to agree to a certain percentage of a
community public service message. With a sign of that size and purpose it will be difficult to get
the Myth to display 45 minutes an hour of public service message. As far as the banks are
concerned their use of the sign is limited because they would only have things like the newest
interest rate and the time and temperature etc.
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Board member Shankar said if the City of St. Paul can agree to allow the sign and MnDOT can
agree to have the sign in the right-of-way on the freeway and there is no public service
message, how can the City of Maplewood regulate what can be put on these types of signs?
Chairperson Olson said the board discussed this at one of the CDRB meetings that board
member Shankar couldn't attend. There are a few of those types of billboard signs around
town. There is also a sign on 35W driving into downtown Minneapolis. Board member Ledvina
said the Maplewood sign in south Maplewood changes the electronic display every 8 seconds.
She said she has been watching the sign in Minneapolis which she believes is a hazard
because it distracts you while you are driving. The CDRB decided that type of electronic
billboard sign should not be permitted in Maplewood. The City of Minnetonka denied electronic
billboard signs in their city. Maplewood is not entering into a new territory here if we make the
statement that those types of electronic billboards should not be allowed in Maplewood.
Board member Shankar asked if the City of Maplewood has jurisdiction over the right-of-way
on the freeway?
Ms. Finwall said electronic billboards are not under interpretation tonight. We have a separate
billboard ordinance that claims that billboards can't have those types of lights on them. In
addition, that sign is a pre-existing billboard sign which was constructed in the late 1970's.
Soon after that the city council adopted a new sign ordinance that put certain restrictions on
billboards as far as setbacks to residential and setbacks to intersections etc. so the sign
currently there doesn't meet the setback requirements and in essence the sign became a non-
conforming structure. Clear Channel intensified the sign by replacing the static screen with
LED lights that flash and blink so both of those things are a violation of the city sign code and
there are a whole host of other issues that the city needs to address in regard to that sign. The
lighting ordinance requires photometrics for signage too. If you drive by the LED sign at night
you will notice the entire back yard of the adjacent residential property is lit up which is a
violation of the city's lighting ordinance which prohibits light glare. That is a separate issue
which will eventually come back before the CDRB. The city has jurisdiction on city lands
adjacent to the MnDOT right-of-way. MnDOT also issues permits for billboards in the State of
Minnesota and they didn't receive a permit for these LED billboard signs to be changed over.
Clear Channel claimed permits were not required if you only change the electronic message
every 8 seconds or more. MnDOT has determined that the sign isn't a safety hazard.
Board member Shankar said how can it be determined that having an electronic billboard sign
on a freeway where there are thousands of vehicles driving every hour isn't a traffic hazard
when the sign changes every 8 seconds, but it is hazardous to have an electronic billboard
sign on secondary roads where the traffic is less? Isn't it the same thing?
Ms. Finwall said correct.
Board member Shankar said the Myth sign is in a much less traveled area and less hazardous
location in terms of traffic. So he doesn't see where the hazard is.
Ms. Finwall said that's something only a study could determine. As far as the hazard with those
type of signs, we aren't discussing whether the signs are a hazard or not tonight. City staff is
looking for an interpretation from the board on the question if these types of electronic signs
were allowed and what percentage should they be required to show public service messages?
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Board member Shankar asked if the sign code states electronic signs are permitted if they
provide public service messages?
Ms. Finwall said correct.
Chairperson Olson asked if the board is supposed to define the word "primarily" and decide on
a percentage that public service messages should be shown?
Board member Shankar said 51 % percent would define "primarily" to him. He asked who is
going to monitor the electronic signs to ensure the public service messages are really running
that much.
Chairperson Olson said during her CDRB reappointment interview with the city council she
asked that question. The Mayor said the city is in the process of hiring a Code Compliance
Officer who would also handle the sign compliance. That's why the sign code has not been
approved yet because there wasn't a city employee that could actually enforce the sign code.
Ms. Finwall said the city is hiring a Code Compliance Officer to handle many code situations in
the city. With these electronic reader board signs it will be difficult to monitor public service
messages. Sometimes it takes an adjacent property owner to point out to the city that
someone wasn't in compliance with the sign code. As city staff; we would make that a
condition of the sign permit approval that a certain percentage of advertising must display a
public service message. The board has the opportunity to ensure that the new sign code has
the appropriate language in it. Many cities throughout the country have been challenged by
sign companies in regard to their sign codes and the legality of the sign codes as far as the
first amendment freedom of speech issues. To make sure the city sign code is covered there
are certain things that staff and the City Attorney should review. Once reviewed by the city
attorney for first amendment issues the revised sign code could go to the city council for
approval soon.
Chairperson Olson said regarding the questions shown on page 3 of the staff report her
answer to number 1 is more than half or 51 %. It just isn't practical to require a business to
advertise a public service message 75% of the time. Regarding number 2 she answered yes,
city staff should be working with businesses on that. She would like to see the Myth advertise
on their electronic sign such things as weather or storm warnings, Amber Alerts and Homeland
Security could be written into the language. She doesn't want to put a motion for this tonight.
She asked what Board member Shankar thought of these questions?
1. What percentage of time should an electronic reader board be required to display a
public service message versus a commercial message in order to meet city code
requirements?
2. If the CDRB determines city code allows for a certain percentage of public service
versus commercial message on an electronic reader board sign, should city staff
work with existing electronic reader board sign owners (including the Myth) to ensure
this percentage is being met or that a variance from the code is obtained?
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Board member Shankar said television channels are required to broadcast a public service
message and they run those between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. and he thinks the businesses
will run their public service message at that time as well when very few people will see them.
He asked how the city could regulate that?
Ms. Finwall said this would be for any new electronic reader board sign that the city would
issue until the new sign ordinance went into place. If the board is struggling with the proper
language and definition of "primarily" or the question if these types of signs should be allowed
or not regardless of the public service messages, we can discuss that when we bring the draft
sign code back to the board after working with the City Attorney. Addressing Bremer Bank's
request for this sign permit interpretation it seems clear the board thinks anything more than
51 % means "primarily", so a business would have to display a public service message 51 % of
the time or more and the city could specify what hours the public service message needs to be
shown for the electronic sign permit.
Chairperson Olson said the sign permit could state the public service message is required to
run in excess of 30 minutes every hour. She asked if the new sign code had already been
adopted by the city council would there be more leverage in dealing with Clear Channel and
this non-conforming billboard along Highway 494 in south Maplewood?
Ms. Finwall said the board added language in the draft sign code which defines LED signs.
The board prohibited these types of electronic signs which the board called "outdoor
televisions". So yes, it would have given the city more leverage when dealing with Clear
Channel.
Board member Shankar said the City of Minnetonka outlawed these electronic signs but what if
other cities in the twin cities approve them?
Chairperson Olson said she doesn't think that's the trend. The Maplewood Review recently
discussed this problem with these electronic signs and it appears these signs have been
constructed in many different areas without the proper approvals so other cities are discussing
this topic thoroughly.
Board member Shankar asked what the basis for denial is for these types of signs?
Chairperson Olson said the electronic signs are distracting and are hazardous for drivers. She
said she can't speak for the City of Minnetonka and their case.
Board member Shankar said he doesn't see the difference between one of these outdoor
television signs or LED signs and somebody talking on their cell phone while driving their car.
Ms. Finwall said in the City of Minnetonka's case, Clear Channel had installed the LED sign on
an existing billboard after applying for a permit for billboard maintenance. In addition to the
sign maintenance they installed the LED sign and once it was identified to be an LED sign the
City of Minnetonka determined the sign violated several codes including that no electrical
permit was issued. The City of Minnetonka had not received an appropriate electrical permit so
the City of Minnetonka cut the electrical power to the LED billboard sign. In their existing sign
code they don't allow blinking or flashing signs similar to Maplewood's sign code.
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Ms. Finwall said then Clear Channel sued the City of Minnetonka to get them to reinstall the
electrical power to the sign and the judge decided that the City of Minnetonka had every right
to enforce the sign ordinance and Clear Channel was found to be in the wrong. To get the
electrical power regained to the sign Clear Channel would need to get the appropriate permits
and or variance to get the LED sign turned back on. There have been 5 other cities in the
metropolitan area that have had LED billboards installed. Staff was not sure exactly how those
cities were addressing the non-compliance of those LED signs but many cities have put a
moratorium on the LED signs to allow time to study the effects of safety in regard to those
signs.
Chairperson Olson said this is off the track a little but the City of Boston recently had a problem
with LED signs which people thought it was a homeland security situation. Now they have
levied an agreement with Turner Broadcasting to pay some of the damages that were incurred
because those signs were installed in the middle of the night around the city. This situation
caused a lot of anxiety for people. She would assume those people didn't apply for a sign
permit to put those electronic signs with cartoon characters on them all over the city.
Board member Shankar said more research needs to be done and nobody knows just how the
LED signs affect people at this point.
Chairperson Olson said these facts are just another motivator to push the improved sign code
ahead to the city council for recommendation and approval so things are in place.
Staff said a motion wasn't needed for this item; staff was just looking for the board's
interpretation of the word "primarily".
VIII. BOARD PRESENTATIONS
a. Maplewood's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Chairperson Olson said she wanted to discuss the 50th Anniversary Celebration again under
Board Presentations because she was wondering if there was a way the CDRB could be
involved in this 50th celebration. She asked staff if there were some presentation boards on
new developments in the city that the CDRB could use to contribute to this event.
Staff could put together an outline of the most recent projects in Maplewood and e-mail the list
to the CDRB for their approval and she would be looking for volunteers.
Board member Shankar said you could take the annual tour list and map, blow it up and put it
on an easel to display.
Staff would work on something and let the board members know.
IX. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
a. Community Design Review Board Appointments
Ms. Finwall congratulated Linda Olson and Matt Ledvina (who was absent) for their
reappointments to serve on the CDRB for another 2 year term.
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Ms. Finwall thanked the board members for their time commitment and efforts and said they
are a huge asset to the community. She said Board member Joel Schurke resigned from the
CDRB and his resignation has been included in the board packet.
Ms. Finwall said the city council appointed a new board member. His name is Matt Wise and
staff hopes he will be present at the next CDRB meeting. There is still one opening to fill on the
CDRB and staff is hoping that opening is filled soon so we will have a complete board.
Chairperson Olson said she wanted to express her personal regret that Joel Schurke will no
longer be able to serve on the CDRB. She appreciated his knowledge and he was a great
addition to the CDRB and he will be greatly missed.
Board member Shankar echoed those comments of appreciation.
Staff will prepare a certificate of appreciation printed up for Joel Schurke to bring to the city
council.
b. Annual Report
This item was tabled until the next meeting due to a lack of board members present.
c. Election of Chair and Vice Chair
This item was tabled until the next meeting due to a lack of board members present.
d. Community Pride Awards
This item was tabled until the next meeting due to a lack of board members present.
e. Clear Channel Billboard Update
Ms. Finwall said staff notified Clear Channel that the electronic billboard sign should be
removed and replaced to its static nature or a variance must be submitted to the city by
February 27, 2007. The City Attorney has had one meeting with Clear Channel and their
attorney and the city is hoping Clear Channel will comply with the city's requirements.
Chairperson Olson asked what the procedure would be if Clear Channel applied for a variance.
Ms. Finwall said the variance would come before the CDRB for review before making a
recommendation to the city council.
Board member Shankar said he thought variances were for the city council to decide on?
Ms. Finwall said in the past all sign variances have come before the CDRB for their
recommendation since the board deals with the sign code directly.
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f. Sign Code Update
The CDRB recommended approval of the sign code last April 2006 and city staff held a
workshop with the city council in May to update them on the proposed sign code changes. The
city council was fairly new and was dealing with other issues in the city so the sign code was
put on hold. In light of the recent Clear Channel issue and other legal challenges, it would be a
good opportunity to approach this challenging issue once again. Staff proposes to work with
the City Attorney on reviewing the proposed draft sign ordinance to ensure that it's found to be
constitutional with its commercial messages verses the non-commercial messages. Then staff
will bring the revised sign code back to the CDRB with some minor updates and clarifications
regarding the LED billboard signs. Then staff hopes to bring the revised sign code back to the
CDRB in the near future.
NOTE: Please see the list of upcoming CORB meetings for 2007 that was mistakenly stapled
to the back page of the Community Pride A wards packet.
g. Next CDRB meeting date
Ms. Finwall said our next CDRB meeting will be February 27, 2007. The CDRB will be
reviewing the addition of the Ramsey County Correctional Facility in south Maplewood.
Board member Shankar said for his job he will have to leave every few weeks between now
and May so he may miss a few meetings. He will send staff e-mail when he would be absent
from the CORB meeting so we don't call him regarding his attendance.
X. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
LOCATION:
DATE:
City Manager
Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner
Ramsey County Correctional Facility-Design Review
297 Century Avenue South
March 5, 2007
INTRODUCTION
Project Description
Bruce Thompson, with Ramsey County's Property Management Office, is requesting approval of the
expansion plans for the Ramsey County Correctional Facility. This proposal would consist of a
56,50o-square-foot addition to the existing 130,837-square-foot facility.
Buildinc Expansion Includes
. New inmate housing for 67 more men and 103 more women. With the additional housing
proposed, there will be a total of 436 men and 120 women at the facility.
. New inmate program space and staff offices in the building addition core area.
. Women's intake and work release wing with second floor program space and an alternate
proposal for a basement-floor storage room.
. Expansion in the Administrative courtyard to accommodate the remodeling of the existing men's
intake.
. Expansion of the existing loading dock facilities on the basement level.
. Extension of the existing central corridor at the basement level to serve the expansion.
. A new mechanical penthouse on the roof of the housing expansion.
. The expansion of the parking lot to add 62 parking stalls.
. Removal of the temporary office structure presently located at the south end of the parking lot.
Existinc Buildinc Remodelina Includes
. Reconfiguration of the existing loading dock and staging area with an alternate proposal for
replacement of the existing traction freight elevator with a two-stop hydraulic elevator in the
existing hoistway.
. New basement level Electrical Service Room.
. New concrete ramp and metal railing serving the existing gymnasium to meet ADA requirements
for the space.
. Conversion of the existing visitation room from a face-to-face method to a video visitation area
with a series of video kiosks for remote video visitation.
. Reconfiguration of the existing men's intake area which occurs in conjunction with the building
addition described above.
Future Chanaes Include
. The main driveway from Century Avenue would be relocated in the future to align with Oakwood
Road. This relocation would move the driveway 180 feet to the south and would also provide for
20 more parking stalls at the north end of the parking lot.
. Two future small-vehicle storage garages west of the facility.
The applicant states that the nature of the correctional facility necessitates on-site security at all
times, and as a result, no increase in demand for police services from the City of Maplewood due to
expansion is anticipated. Additions proposed to the building will have an automatic sprinkler system
and a water line with hydrants that loops around the complex. Emergency vehicular access to the
building is available around much of its perimeter. Rain gardens to infiltrate a one-inch runoff over
the new impervious surface have been designed into the expansion plans. Existing water and
sewer lines are adequate to serve the facility with the proposed additions, though one additional
sewer and one additional water service are planned to serve the north housing addition. Refer to
the applicant's complete narrative.
Request
The applicant is requesting approval of their design plans.
BACKGROUND
On December 9, 1991, the city council approved a CUP for the Ramsey County Correctional Facility
to add onto the building to increase inmate capacity to add 50 beds.
On March 11, 1996, the city council approved a CUP amendment for the county to quit farming and
cattle raising and switch to plant nursery operations.
On November 13, 2001, the city council approved a CUP and the design plans for the Ponds of
Battle Creek Golf Course on the Ramsey County Correctional Facility site south of Lower Alton
Road.
DISCUSSION
Neighbors' Concerns
Staff surveyed the surrounding property owners for their concems and comments. These are the
primary concems raised:
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Traffic
Neighbors expressed concem over the potential increase in traffic on an already busy roadway and
the impacts on the nearby congested intersection of Century Avenue and Lower Afton Road. I
asked Dan Solar, the Ramsey County Traffic Engineer, to address the traffic-impact concerns.
Mr. Solar gave the following response:
Ramsey County, Washington County, City of Maplewood and City of Woodbury have been
working for the last several years to develop a roadway improvement project for Century Avenue
and Valley Creek Road in our communities. We are now proceeding with a project to reconstruct
Century Avenue from Lake Road to 1-94 and Valley Creek Road from Century Avenue to the new
494 interchange. The reconstruction will include a new four-lane divided roadway, turn lanes,
traffic signals at Century and Valley Creek Road, new paths and/or sidewalks, and drainage
improvements. As you are probably aware, this roadway is severely in need of physical, capacity
and safety improvements. We are working on right of way acquisition and design this year and
the project is scheduled for construction in 2008 and 2009.
This work is necessary for existing and projected traffic growth. The possible corrections site
expansion is not expected to add significant traffic but any increases will be accommodated by
our new roadway construction.
The traffic improvements explained by Mr. Solar will begin in 2008. These changes will improve
traffic flow and decrease congestion and are planned regardless of the proposed correctional facility
expansion. The increase in traffic resulting from the expansion will be slight, and the pending
roadway improvements will certainly accommodate these minor increases.
Drivewav Relocation
The county plans to move the driveway south to the proposed future location in 2008/2009 when the
street and interchange work takes place. One Woodbury resident opposes this relocation of the
driveway. This resident prefers that the current driveway location remain in place to preserve the
screen of trees along the correctional facility frontage.
The relocation of this driveway is safer from a traffic standpoint. Traffic flows better when streets
and driveways line up and turning movements are eliminated. As for removing the trees, once
removed, the existing driveway opening can be planted with trees and shrubs, as could the front of
the site as needed, to further screen the site. This is more beneficial than preserving the view for
drivers on Oakwood Road.
How is the Proposed Expansion Funded?
Several residents questioned how the expansion would be funded. They do not want an increase in
taxes to pay for this expansion. Mr. Thompson explained to me that the correctional facility
expansion would be paid for through 20-year capital bonds. There is no proposal to raise taxes.
Taxing is always a county board decision and Mr. Thompson cannot address what the board may do
in the future.
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Addina Confinement Space to House Women / Tvpes of Persons Confined
The correctional facility has been housing women for several years now. Other than a proposed
increase to house 103 more women and 67 more men, the function and operation of the facility will
not change.
Some residents expressed concem that there would be inmates of a more serious type because of
the proposed expansion. The level or degree of those incarcerated in this facility (minimum- vs.
medium-security inmates) will not change. With the potential addition of up to 170 more inmates,
staffing will also increase to 21 more employees-14 new guards and seven new
program/administrative support people.
Department Comments
Buildina Official
Dave Fisher, the Maplewood Building Official, has the following comments:
. The city will require a complete building code analysis when the construction plans are
submitted to the city for building permits.
. All exiting must go to a public way.
. The applicant must provide adequate fire department access to the building.
. The buildings are required to be fire sprinklered.
. The project manager and contractor should meet with the city building inspection department in
a pre-construction meeting.
Enoineerino Department
Jon Jarosch, Civil Engineer I with the city, has reviewed this proposal and given his review
comments in the attached report. Refer to Mr. Jarosch's attached report dated January 1, 2007.
Police
Lieutenant Shortreed gave the following comments:
. Adequate outdoor lighting should be incorporated into the project in order to assure that visibility
at all entrances/exits, as well as around the proposed addition, is appropriate and does not
provide for darkened areas for people to loiter without detection.
. Adequate signs should be provided in order to readily mark the main entrances/exits at the
facilities addition.
. Upon completion of the project, additional facility staffing needs should be met in order to
maintain a secure environment for the increased inmate population that will result from the
facility expansion. This would include separation of the male and female inmate populations in
order to avoid any potential risks that may result from mixing these two populations together.
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Assistant Fire Chief
Butch Gervais, Assistant Fire Chief, gave the following comments:
. The applicant shall install fire protection, per code requirements, including fire department
standpipes within the facility.
. The fire protection shall be monitored as code requires.
. There shall be a 20-foot-wide minimum width fire access road around the building.
. The applicant shall submit for review the proper placement of hom/strobes.
. The applicant shall provide a floor plan showing postings at the main doors for fire department
use.
Watershed District
On January 3,2007, the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District Board reviewed this
proposal and determined that the project is in compliance with the watershed district's requirements,
subject to some minor modifications to be reviewed by the district's staff.
Design Considerations
Architectural
The existing building has an exterior of tan-colored brick, except for the admissions section of the
facility in the middle of the front elevation which has a fa~de of stacked concrete panels about
three by four feet in size. These panels are close to the brick in color. The proposed addition would
have an exterior of precast concrete panels that are colored to match the brick in color. There
would also be prefinished metal fascia and trim on the upper level. The dock addition would have
precast concrete panels.
Typically, when reviewing plans for building additions, the city tries to stress the use of the same
materials. The proposed concrete panels, in this instance, would be acceptable since they would
be compatible color and would also give a more updated appearance to the structure than the brick
provides. The building is also setback a substantial distance from the road, thereby, making any
difference in materials much less noticeable.
Landscapino
The applicant is proposing plantings for the rainwater gardens, an assortment of trees by the
parking lot and along the street frontage. Staff recommends that the tree line that is presently along
the street frontage, and proposed to be extended northerly, be further extended across the driveway
opening when the existing driveway is removed. This would provide additional buffering for the
neighbors across Century Avenue.
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Parkin!!
The applicant is proposing to add 62 parking spaces at the south end of the existing parking lot.
There would be a loss of 10 spaces from the existing lot, but 72 new ones added. When they
reroute the driveway, there will also be a net gain of four more parking spaces. There would be a
total of 18 removed and 22 added.
The city code does not regulate the parking for a correctional facility. The parking proposed,
therefore, is in compliance. If a shortage would develop in the future, the applicant would need to
provide more parking spaces. There is sufficient space for more if needed.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the plans date-stamped February 5, 2007 for the expansion of the Ramsey County
Correctional Facility, located at 297 Century Avenue South. Approval is subject to the applicant
complying with the following requirements:
1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a permit for this project.
2. Before getting a building permit, the applicant shall obtain a conditional use permit for the
proposed expansion.
3. The applicant shall remove the temporary office building as part of this facility expansion.
4. Site lights shall be designed so the light source is not visible off site, shall not cause any glare
beyond the property lines and not exceed maximum light-intensity requirements of the city
ordinance.
5. The expansion to the south end of the parking lot shall be installed with the proposed building
expansion.
6. The location of the future garages behind the building is approved. The applicant must submit
the design of these buildings to the community design review board for approval before
construction.
7. If any required work is not done the city may allow temporary occupancy if:
a. The city determines that the work is not essential to the public health, safety or welfare.
b. The city receives cash escrow or an irrevocable letter of credit for the required work.
The amount shall be 150 percent of the cost of the unfinished work.
8. Any trash that is kept outside shall be kept in the rear of the building out of the public's sight or
shall be kept in screened enclosures as code requires.
9. The row of trees that are along the street frontage which are proposed to be extended northerly,
shall be further extended across the driveway opening when the existing driveway is removed.
10. All work shall follow the approved plans. Staff may approve minor changes.
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CITIZENS' COMMENTS
I surveyed the owners of the 226 properties within 500 feet of the site. Of the 34 replies, seven
were in favor or had no objection, 14 were opposed, six had no comment and seven expressed
various comments. Many comments were repeated and shared by the respondents. I have
included a summary of all of the comments I received and copies of letters that were sent.
In Favor
1. I am ok with the expansion. (Freeburg, 2594 Pond Avenue)
2. It will be ok with us. Please don't let people escape. I walk in the park just to the west of the
workhouse. (Barrett, 2485 Londin Lane)
3. I have lived in the area for 19 years and haven't experienced or been aware of any problems or
serious incidents. (Edmiston, 2485 Londin Lane)
4. I have no objection to this proposal. (Parish, 541 Deer Ridge Lane)
5. We have no problems with the expansion of the facility as long as the security factor remains
safe and the seriousness of the offenses of the inmates does not change. We do question how
this will be paid for. In addition to the construction cost, maintenance will be higher and more
staff needed. We cannot afford to pay higher taxes, property or otherwise, and do not agree
with any proposal that would raise our taxes. (Pittman, 542 Deer Ridge Lane)
6. Expansion-ok. Added inmates requires added staff and security. It should go hand in hand.
Will this expansion add any taxes to Maplewood residents? (Poradek, 376 O'day Street)
7. I am in favor. (Bridgedel, no address)
Opposed
1. I would prefer no further expansion in this residential area. I have no complaint in the present
facility. It seems to be well maintained. (Waldock, 2485 Londin Lane)
2. Housing 48 females in a donnitory seems to me you are asking for trouble! Enough trouble with
two in a cell. (Ames, 525 Deer Ridge Lane)
3. OH NOOOOO! Take it from me, the people that live on Oakwood Road, or tum into the
neighborhood onto Oakwood will not be happy about the new driveway thing. As of now, we at
least get to look at trees when exiting the neighborhood. What do we (the neighborhood) need
to do to try to get them to keep the driveway where it is? It's a big enough bummer that we live
across the street. . . but at least now we don't have to look down the driveway! (Rage, 6032
Oakwood Road, Woodbury)
4. I would not be in favor of the expansion. (Eastman, no address)
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5. We are opposed to the expansion of the correctional facility in our neighborhood. There is no
need to increase the general incarceration rate of the people in Eastern Ramsey County and
there is no reasonable justification for importing more bad people from outside of our area.
Shame on you for even thinking of doing this to the neighborhood. My home borders the golf
course and I was robbed of about $2000 of property last year. It likely was one of the prisoners
who had cased the neighborhood while working at the golf course, but since the Maplewood
Police did almost nothing to investigate the crime, I would prefer that we do not increase the
number of known criminals in our community by expanding their population. Also, increasing the
size of the prison is insane when we do not have the funds to expand Century Avenue to a four
lane road with street lights to improve traffic flow. (Rokke, no address)
6. I do not think this facility should be expanded in this area. There are too many there already.
This should onlv be a residential area. (Marsh, 2485 Londin Lane)
7. I am completely opposed to this proposed project. This is a residential community and the
proposed enlargement would be an overwhelming presence and change the entire appearance
of the area. (Quayle, 2465 Londin Lane)
8. No. (Martin, 2465 Londin Lane)
9. Against the proposal to expand the correctional facility, especially adding space for women.
(Kandler, 567 Deer Ridge Lane)
10. We are against the expansion of the correctional facility at 297 Century Avenue South. (Kunz,
2485 Londin Lane)
11. I'm opposed to further expansion to the facility and urge you to vote against amendment to the
existing conditional use permit. (Ramsey, 1852 Greenwood Road)
12. I am deeply concerned that our Village of Maplewood is in need of inmate housing for 120 men,
72 women and a dormitory setting for 48 women. If we need this large a facility, we are not
doing our job to help our people achieve a stable life style. I feel the cost of this project could be
put to better use. (Otte, 2465 Londin Lane)
13. Two questions/concerns: Do I assume correctly that this expansion will extend to the south of
the existing building? Why not to the north? What is the definition of "medium security?" What
category does the existing facility fall under? (Maronde, 524 Deer Ridge Lane)
14. This note is in response to your recent letter regarding the proposed Ramsey County
Correctional Facility expansion. Our questions/concerns are as follows:
. Security: We were under the impression that the current "workhouse" only housed low risk
offenders. Your letter stated that the proposed addition would house medium risk offenders.
Will the type of inmate housed at the Correctional Facility change or was our original
impression wrong? Could you describe in more detail what type of offenders are and will be
housed at the Correctional Facility?
. Traffic: Lower Afton Road and Century Avenue are already congested particularly at rush
hour. The current levels will be increasing soon with the opening of the new
condos/apartment buildings on the southeast corner of Century & Lower Afton. How will the
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proposed expansion effect traffic levels? Are there plans to deal with increased traffic
levels? (A stop light and turn lanes? If yes, when?)
. Lighting: How will this addition effect nighttime lighting?
. Funding: Has the funding already been approved for this addition? Will it be built with state
and local dollars? Please provide us with basic information on funding. (Vaccaro, no
address)
Comments-Neither for nor Against
1. Keep us safe. ((Baker, 556 Deer Ridge Lane)
2. Century Avenue is a bottleneck at Lower Afton Valley Creek with too much traffic already
especially from 3:30 on. Any more cars will make it worse. They don't even have signal lights.
(Fischer, 2465 Londin Lane)
3. I plan to attend public hearing meeting before I can make a positive or negative response.
(Christiansen, 2485 Londin Lane)
4. The information you provided was inadequate to reach an opinion. However, this is a densely
populated area that does not need additional criminals. We are already over-taxed and
underserved. (Swanson, 2485 Londin Lane)
5. Why did I receive this? Survey etc. Does the workhouse go from minimum security to medium
security? Who is paying for this project? Will the expansion result in more inmates being
housed at workhouse from outside Ramsey County or State of MN? ((Dorgan, 590 Deer Ridge
Lane)
6. Traffic Concem: This project could lead to an increase of traffic at the Lower Afton Road and
Century Avenue intersection (due to employee, construction and visitor traffic). This intersection
borders with Woodbury and is a well known traffic trouble spot. During rush hour, this four way
stop intersection backs up badly in multiple directions. With continued residential growth and
expansion in this area (One primary example is the drastic increase in the number of apartment
building units on the southeast comer of Lower Afton/Century Avenue intersection). Such a
significant expansion would place more burden on the already strained roadway system.
Another question I think should be considered is what is in it for the city and residents of
Maplewood? I'm assuming (possibly incorrectly) that there is no property tax revenue being
generated by this facility as it is a county enterprise. (James, no address)
7. Can you explain how the prison population will change in terms of the level of offender that will
be housed there? What does medium security mean compared to those currently housed in this
facility. (Gardner, 396 O'Day Street)
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REFERENCE INFORMATION
SITE DESCRIPTION
Site size: 143 acres
Existing land use: Ramsey County Correctional Facility
SURROUNDING LAND USES (surrounding the correctional facility)
North: Correctional facility land used for tree planting in their nursery operations
South: Lower Afton Road and the Ponds of Battle Creek Golf Course
East: Century Avenue and single dwellings in the City of Woodbury
West: Battle Creek Regional Park
PLANNING
Land Use Plan designations: G (govemment)
Zoning: F (farm)
CODE REQUIREMENTS
Section 44-1092(1) of the city ordinances requires a CUP for any public service or public building use.
Findings for CUP Approval
Section 44-1 097(a) requires that the city council base approval of a CUP on nine findings. Refer to the
findings for approval in the resolution.
APPLICATION DATE
The application for this request was considered complete on February 5, 2007. This is the date the
applicant provided full sets of revised plans to the city for the proposal. State law requires that the
city decide on these requests within 60 days. Therefore, the city council must act on this proposal
by April 6, 2007.
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Attachments:
1. Location Map
2. Property LinelZoning Map
3. Stte Plan
4. Archttectural Perspective
5. Design Review Submittal Narrative
6. CUP Statement of Compliance
7. Parking Justification Letter
8. Engineering Report by Jon Jarosch dated January 2, 2007
9. Plans date-stamped February 5, 2007 (separate attachments)
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The project consists of a medium-security housing expansion wd localized remodeling of the Ramsey
County Correctional Facility in Maplewood, Minnesota. Being proposed is a 56,500 square foot addition to
the facility that is currendy 130,837 square feet. The building expwsion includes:
o Inmate housing with 120 men housed in 60 individual cells, 72 women in 36 individual cells, wd 48
women housed in a dormitory setting.
o Inmate program space wd staff offices in the building addition core area.
o Women's intake wd work release wing with second floor program space. With an add alternate for
a basement floor storage room.
o Expansion in the Administrative courtyard to accommodate the remodeling of the existing men's
intake.
o Expansion of the existing loading dock facilities on the basement level.
o Extension of the existing central corridor at the basement level to serve the expansion.
o Mechanical penthouse on the roof of the housing expansion.
The Work also includes localized remodeling within the existing building, including:
o Reconfiguration of the existing loading dock wd stllging area. Includes w add alternate for
replacement of the existing traction freight elevator with a two-stop hydraulic elevator in existing
hoistway.
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New basement level Electrical Service Room.
New concrete ramp wd metal railing serving the existing gymnasium to meet ADA requirements
for the space.
Conversion of the existing visitation room from a fuce-to-face method to a video visitation area
with a series of video kiosks for remote video visitation.
Reconfiguration of the existing men's intake area which occurs in conjunction with the building
addition listed above.
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The correctional facility is a conditional use in the Fann (f) zoning district, in which it is located wd a major
expansion such as the one proposed requires an amendment to the existing Conditional Use Permit. Please
see Conditional Use Permit amendment application to the City of Maplewood for additional information.
The nature of the correctional facility necessitates on-site security at all times, wd as a result, no increase in
demand for police services from me City of Maplewood due to expwsion is wticipated. Additions
proposed to me building will have an automatic sprinkler system wd a water line wim hydrants that loops
around me complex. Emergency vehicular access to the building is available around much of its perimeter.
Rain gardens to infiltrate a one-inch runoff over me new impervious surface have been designed into me
expansion plans. Existing water wd sewer lines are adequate to serve facility wim me proposed additions,
mough one additional sewer wd one additional water service are planned to serve me north housing
addition. In addition to this application, Ramsey County Property Management has submitted a wedwd
delineation report to me Watershed District on December 11, 2006.
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Ramsey County Correctional Facility Expansion-
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Being proposed is ~,f~luare foot expansion to the Ramsey County Correctional
Facility that is currently 130,837 square feet. The expansion will consist of adding 60
individual cells for 120 men, 36 individual cells for 72 women and a dormitory for 48
women. Space will also be added for programming, offices, intake and work release
area, storage, loading dock and corridor to serve the expansion. In addition localized
remodeling within the existing building will occur as part of the project.
The Correctional Facility is a conditional use in the Farm (f) zoning district in which it is
located and a major expansion such as the one proposed requires a new conditional use
permit. Section 44-1097 of the Maplewood City Code sets forth standards to be
considered by the City in acting of a conditional use permit request. Following in bold
type is a listing of the standards followed in regular type with explanation as to how the
proposed project meets the standard:
1. The use would be located, designed, maintained, constructed and operated to
be in conformity with the City's comprehensive plan and this Code.
The property on which the Correctional Facility is located is designated
"Government" on the City of Maplewood Land Use Plan and zoned "Farm (f)" on the
City of Maplewood Zoning Map. As a governmental function use of the site for a
correctional facility conforms to the comprehensive plan. As a conditional use in the
Farm (f) zoning district the Correctional Facility may be expanded with issuance of a
conditional use permit. The proposed expansion meets all requirements of the zoning
ordinance, including the recently adopted Tree Preservation section.
2. The use would not change the existing or planned character of the
surrounding area.
Single-family neighborhoods are located east of the Correctional Facility parcel
acmss Century Avenue in Woodbury and southwest across Lower Afton Road. Land
surrounding the subject parcel in other directions is undeveloped. Most of the space
to be added to the Correctional Facility structure will occur to the north and west.
While the level of activity on the site will increase due to the expansion of the
Correctional Facility, the concentration of activity will continue to be in the expanded
building and its immediate fenced environs. The single-family neighborhoods to the
east and southwest are buffered from the existing structure by approximately 350 feet
and 900 feet of distance, respectively. These distance buffers will be maintained and
arc: ample to insulate the character of these neighborhoods from affect due to the
expansIOn.
Undeveloped parcels ofland are located 780 feet south of the existing structure across
Lower Afton Road and 715 feet north of the existing structure abutting the subject
parcel. Expansion of an existing loading dock but no building additions are proposed
to the south side of the existing structure so the distance buffer from the structure in
this direction will also be maintained. The addition on the north side wil1.reduce the
distance between the main structure and the undeveloped parcel to the north from 715
feet to 565 feet, adequate so the planned character of that area will not change.
3. The use would not depreciate property values.
Although activity level on the site will increase, as indicated in the response to the
prl~vious standard, the concentration of activity on the site is and will continue to be
in the structure and immediate fenced environs. The significant on-site distance-
buffers between the conclmtration ofactivity and surrounding land, single-family
neighborhoods and undeveloped land, that will be maintained will insulate
surrounding land from property value impact.
4. The use would not involve any activity, process, materials, equipment or
methods of operation that would be dangerous, hazardous, detrimental,
disturbing or cause a nuisance to any person or property, because of
excessive noise, glare, smoke, dust, odor, fumes, water or air pollution,
drainage water runoff, vibration, general unsightliness, electrical
interference or other nuisances.
No negative impacts on any person or property are known to be occurring from the
Correctional Facility as currently operated. While physical expansion of the facility
is proposed and activity h:vel on-site is expected to increase, no change in manner of
operations is planned that would cause foreseeable negative impacts of any type on
persons or property.
5. The use would generate only minimal vehicular traffic on local streets and
would not create traffic congestion or unsafe access on existing or proposed
streets.
Al present and as propose:d most vehicles access the site from Century Avenue.
Rmnsey County is planning to commence the upgrading of Century Avenue to a four-
lane divided road with left-turn lanes by the time the additional space is ready to be
occupied. As part of this project the Correctional Facility's access to Century will be
realigned directly across from an access to the single-family neighborhood east of
Clmtury to reduce access points and congestion levels on Century and improve traffic
flow and safety. A small increase in traffic on Century will occur as a result of the
additions but this increasl: will be mitigated by improvements to the road and
realignment of the access. Many delivery and pickup vehicles and trucks access the
site from Lower Afton Road and the number of vehicle trips to the site using this
access will not increase si.gnificantly as a result of the additions.
6. The use would be served by adequate public facilities and services, including
streets, police and fire protection, drainage structures, water and sewer
systems, schools and parks.
The nature of the Correctional Facility use necessitates on-site security at all times
and as a result no increase in demand for police services from the City of Maplewood
due to the expansion is anticipated. Additions proposed to the building will be fully
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sprinkled and a water line with hydrants loop around the complex. Emergency
vehicular access to the building is available around much of its perimeter.. Rain
gardens to infiltrate a one inch runoff over the new impervious surface have been
designed into the plan. Existing water and sewer lines are adequate to serve the
facility with the proposed additions though one additional sewer and one additional
water service are planned to the north addition. Expansion of the Correctional
Facility will not put additional demand on park facilities or services. The adequacy
of streets to serve the expanded Correctional Facility was addressed in Number 5
above.
7. The use would not create excessive additional costs for public facilities or
services.
As implied in the response to Number 6 above, no additional costs will be incurred by
th,: City, School District or other public entities for public facilities or services
required as a result of the proposed expansion.
8. The use would maximize the preservation of and incorporate the site's
natural and scenic features into the development design.
TIle predominate natural and scenic features on the site are trees located along the
north side of the existing access drive from Century Avenue, between the main
structure and Century and along the south edge of the existing parking lot. Expansion
of the parking lot to the south will require the removal of the row of trees located
along the south edge of the parking lot. A wetland located between the structure and
Lower Afton Road will not be impacted as a result of the project. Two trees between
thl~ structure and Century and five trees along the south edge of the parking lot that
will be removed for the addition. To comply to the City of Maplewood's recently
adopted tree preservation ordinance, as indicated on the landscape plan one new trees
wi II be planted on the site for each of the seven trees that are removed as part of the
ex pansion proj ect.
9. The use would cause minimal adverse environmental effects.
In summary the proposed addition will cause minimal adverse environmental effects.
While the activity level will increase activities will continue to be concentrated in and
in close proximity to the main structure that is a considerable distance from either the
single-family neighborhoods or the adjacent undeveloped land. Because of the
significant distance buffers between the on-site concentration of activities and
surrounding parcels, the impact of the additions to the building will be minimal.
Although traffic will not increase significantly as a result of the project, Century
Avenue is scheduled for 1m upgrade in the near future to mitigate any increase in
traffic on Century that does occur. Rain gardens to aid in water quality are included
in construction plans for the development. Existing facilities and services will be
adequate to serve the facility with the addition and very little impact to the natural or
scenic features will occur as a result of the additions.
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Dear Mr. fisher:
This letter itemizes off street parking needs of the Ramsey County Correctional
Facility and its associated expansion by component. This letter also compares off street
parking proposed to meet parking needs in order to assure the City that parking proposed
will be adequate to meet off-street parking needs. The existing 130,900 square foot
building will be expanded by 56,500 square feet, or 43%. At the present time 97 off street
parking spaces are provided and 47 additional spaces will be provided, a 48% expansion
in off street parking.
The prison population is typically dropped off by a law enforcement agency and
picked up by friends, family or public transportation in the pick up zone in front of the
building as shown on the site plan. The work release program now has approximately 40
inmates, of which about 25% or 10 park cars in the parking lot. With completion of the
expansion, visitation will be by appointment only with a maximum of 22 visitors per 50-
minute interval changing on the hour so 22 spaces will satisfy visitor demand. The facility
is staffed continuously with the maximum shift being about 65 and the minimum about 20.
Staff overlaps at shift change and 105 off street parking spaces will be required to meet the
parking needs of the back-to-back shifts with the greatest sum total of employees. While
some staff commute to and from work via public transportation this was not considered in
sizing expansion of the parking lot. Based on the components of off street parking demand
described above 137 spaces are required whereas 144 spaces are proposed.
In summary the parking proposed will be adequate to meet off street parking needs
for the Ramsey County Correctional Facility. A 43% expansion of the building is
proposed. As a result of efficiencies gained from the expansion, off street parking needs
will increase by less than this even though actual parking is proposed to increase by 48%.
Please call me at 763-496-6738 if you have any questions.
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Enl!ineerinl! Plan Review
PROJECT: Ramsey County Correctional Facility Expansion
PROJECT NO: 06-26
REVIEWED BY: Jon Jarosch, Civil Engineer 1 (Maplewood Engineering Department)
SUBMITTAL NO: 1
DATE: 1-2-2007
Ramsey County is proposing to expand their Correctional Facility in Southern Maplewood. The
building is currently 130,837 square feet. The proposed expansion is 63,500 square feet. The
proposed expansion includes additional inmate housing, administrative areas, as well as
additional paved areas to accommodate the higher volume of traffic onsite.
To accommodate the increased stormwater runoff due to the increase in impervious area, the
developer has suggested the use of rainwater gardens. These types of gardens have proven to be
very effective at infiltrating and treating stormwater in the past, and will work well on this site.
A review of all aspects of the project can be seen below.
Drainage System
1. There are inconsistencies within the plan-set in regards to pipe sizes and lengths. The
draintile beneath the rainwater gardens is shown to be 4" in diameter in one place and 6"
in diameter in another. The overflow pipe coming out of rainwater garden number one is
shown to be 12" in diameter on one page, and 15" diameter on another. These
inconsistencies need to be clarified.
2. The overflow structures in both ponds are 48" in diameter with significantly smaller
outlet pipes (12" and 15"). In the hydraulic calculations, the overflows are considered to
be 48" in diameter, and do not take into account the much smaller outlet pipes. The
hydraulic calculations for these pipes must be clearly shown to ensure that they are large
enough.
3. The overflow structure and piping system for rainwater garden number 2 should be
eliminated and replaced by an emergency overflow swale. This overflow swale must be
lined with a turf reinforcement mat (Enkamat, NAG 350, or approved equal). Using a
swale will reduce the concentrated flows associated with pipe outlets. The draintile
piping could then be day lighted in the emergency overflow swale.
4. The overflow structure in rainwater garden number I is shown to have an overflow
elevation of 1038' in the utility plan, but the hydraulic calculations show an overflow
elevation of 1037'. An overflow elevation of 1037.5' could be used to contain the 10 and
100 year storm events.
5. There is no draintile piping displayed in the plan view for rainwater garden number two.
The draintile piping beneath rainwater garden 1 is displayed to be roughly 100' long in
the plan view, but only 70' long in the profile view and hydraulic calculations. Please
clarify these inconsistencies.
6. The slope on the inflow pipe into rainwater garden number I is displayed at 4.0%. If the
slope is calculated from the given invert elevations and length, the slope is actually
4.13%. Likewise the outgoing pipe slope is displayed as 4.0%. If the slope is calculated
from the given information, the slope is actually 4.75%. These slopes need to be clarified
and incorporated into the hydraulic calculations.
7. The slopes on the pipes entering and exiting rainwater garden number 1 are relatively
high. At these slopes, the outlet velocities will be near 10 feet-per-second in a 100-year
storm event. This kind of velocity will create a great deal of erosion if not properly
accounted for. I would suggest lowering the upstream invert to lessen the pipe slope and
the flow velocity. Outlet erosion protection must be clearly displayed and detailed within
the plans.
8. There is a high probability for erosion at the curb cut for rainwater garden number 2. This
area will have a concentrated flow from the parking lot which will erode the soils directly
behind the curb. Sand and sediment from the parking lot will wash directly into the
rainwater garden with this setup, which could potentially clog up the rainwater garden
sump. For these reasons it is suggested that a sumped catch basin or manhole be installed
here to convey the water from the parking lot to the garden. The sump should be at least
3' deep.
9. Catch basin number 3 shall have a sump, at least 3' deep, to provide sediment removal of
runoff prior to it entering .the pond. If this is not feasible for access purposes, it is
recommended that catch basin number 2 be sumped instead.
Ponding & Infiltration
1. Soil borings must be taken in all rainwater gardens and infiltration areas to ensure that
infiltration rates assumed in hydraulic calculations are correct. If the soil borings indicate
highly porous soils (sand), the draintile systems can be replaced with rock sumps per
Maplewood Plate 115.
2. Rock-sumps must be placed within the rainwater gardens to promote infiltration of the
storm-water runoff These rock-sumps must be clearly displayed in the plan-view of the
rainwater gardens.
3. The soils beneath the rainwater garden shall conform to those specified in Maplewood
Standard Plate 115 and 116. These soils are specified to promote infiltration.
4. The rainwater garden sumps must be enveloped by a geotextile filtration fabric to prevent
sedimentation of the sump. Please callout a Type V, High Flow Rate, Non Woven
geotextile fabric (propex 4553 or approved equal) for both rock-sumps.
5. Outlet erosion protection must be clearly displayed on the plans.
6. A storm sewer maintenance agreement must be signed by the owner for the maintenance
of the rainwater gardens. This maintenance agreement will ensure that the rainwater
gardens continue to perform as designed in the future.
7. A rainwater garden is recommended north of the expansion to treat runoff entering the
ditch system. This is not a requirement.
Wetlands
I. Wetlands must be delineated on the plans and include the delineation date and
delineator's name.
2. The wetland appears to be very small on the plans. It must be shown where this runoff
goes after leaving the wetland. Is the area suitable for conveying the runoff'? This area
may need stabilization mat to convey this high volume of water.
Grading
I. There are proposed contours on the south end of rainwater garden number one that do not
match in to the existing contours. Please revise.
2. Ail rainwater gardens shall be excavated to final bottom elevation after major grading is
complete. Care must be taken to avoid compaction of bottom area in order to avoid
losing the infiltration characteristics of the soil. If the rainwater garden or infiltration
basin does not perform as designed, it is the responsibility of the developer's engineer
and/or contractor to correct the problem. The city will withhold all escrow monies, and
may coordinate with the city building department to withhold certificate of occupancies
for buildings on the development site, until the proper functioning of the rainwater garden
or infiltration basin is restored.
Erosion & Sediment Control Plan
I. Clearly identify disturbed area by delineation on the plans and provide a numerical value
of disturbed acreage. Any disturbance of one acre or more necessitates a National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency (MPCA). The approved grading and erosion & sediment control plans shall be
incorporated into the SWPPP.
2. Include a maintenance schedule of all erosion and sediment control devices used
throughout the phases of construction (including building construction).
3. The silt fencing along the western side of the project, especially near the wetland should
be heavy duty. This is necessary due to the relatively steep slopes at this end of the
project.
4. Specify a location for equipment/material storage, debris stockpiles, fueling, and washing
areas.
5. Specify a location and provide details for a concrete washout area.
6. Identify locations and provide details for stabilized construction accesses (rock entrance
pads).
7. Identify the quantity of materials to be imported or exported from the site (cu-yd).
8. Describe measures of onsite dust control (i.e.... water as needed) and also provide a
sweeping plan for adjacent streets.
Landscaoing
1. The landscaping plan is shall be reviewed by city naturalist Virginia Gaynor. All
conditions of her review shall be satisfied prior to implementation of the landscaping
plan.
Sanitary Sewer
I. The sanitary sewer line is shown to flow into the building (minor drafting error). Please
revise.
Agency Submittals
1. A set of plans must be submitted to Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District for
their review.
2. A set of plans must be submitted to Saint Paul Regional Water Services for their review.
3. This project will require a Service Availability Charge. To determine this charge, the
MCES should be contacted.
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 owner and project engineer shall satisfy the requirements of all permitting agencies.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
APPLICANT:
LOCATION:
DATE:
Greg Copeland, City Manager
Shann Finwall, AICP, Planner
Caribou Coffee Design Review
Max Heitzmann and Bill Dillon of Anxon, Inc.
Crown Plaza Shopping Center - 1700 Rice Street
March 8, 2007 for the March 13 CDRB Meeting
INTRODUCTION
Anxon, Inc., has purchased the Crown Plaza Shopping Center at 1700 Rice Street. Anxon,
representing Caribou Coffee, proposes to construct a freestanding Caribou Coffee building in
front of the shopping center, adjacent Rice Street. The building will be 1,861 square feet in area
and will include a drive through window.
REQUEST
City code requires major construction projects on an existing commercial building to be approved
by the Community Design Review Board (CDRB). A major construction project is defined as any
exterior work on a commercial or multi-family building or site which is over $200,000. The
Caribou Coffee development at the existing Crown Plaza Shopping Center is over $200,000, and
therefore must be approved by the CDRB.
City code requires all multi-tenant buildings or properties with five or more tenants to have an
approved comprehensive sign plan. In 1989, 1994, 1998, and 2006 the CDRB approved a
comprehensive sign plan and amendments to the plan for the Crown Plaza Shopping Center.
The applicants are requesting an amendment to the comprehensive sign plan for the additional
signs requested for Caribou Coffee.
BACKGROUND
April 26, 1988: The CDRB approved the design plans for the Crown Plaza Shopping Center at
1700 Rice Street. The plans included a 53,500 square foot shopping center, a 17,560 square
foot auto mart. The two buildings were approved with exteriors of face brick and decorative
concrete block, storefront windows with awnings.
October 12,1989; July 25,1994, and February 28,1998: The CDRB approved a comprehensive
sign plan and two sign plan amendments for the Crown Plaza Shopping Center.
December 1990: The city council approved a parking reduction of 8 parking spaces in order to
allow a car leasing business within the Crown Plaza Shopping Center.
July 25, 1994: The city council approved a parking reduction of 139 parking spaces in order to
allow a nightclub use within the Crown Plaza Shopping Center.
November 14, 2006: The CDRB approved design review for a Walgreen's retail store and drive
through pharmacy to be constructed within the center. The board also approved a
comprehensive sign plan amendment to allow for additional signs requested for Walgreens.
DISCUSSION
Site Plan
The Caribou Coffee building will be constructed along Rice Street within the existing Crown Plaza
Shopping Center. It will be located between Western Bank and Burger King. The building will be
setback approximately 37 feet from the Rice Street right-of-way and the drive through aisle will be
setback approximately 22 feet from the right-of-way. These setbacks meet city code
requirements of at least a 3D-foot building setback and a 15-foot parking lot or drive aisle setback.
Ingress and egress to the building will be serviced through the existing shopping mall parking
access aisles onto Rice Street, with minor access for the building also occurring along Larpenteur
Avenue.
Sidewalk
There are no sidewalks along Rice Street or Larpenteur Avenue adjacent this property. During
the CDRB's review of the Walgreen's development last year, the board conditioned approval on
the applicant installing a 6-foot-wide sidewalk along the entire length of the Larpenteur Avenue
property line. With the development of Caribou Coffee along Rice Street, staff further
recommends that the applicants install a 6-foot-wide sidewalk along the entire Rice Street
property line.
Parking
Number of ParkinQ Spaces
City code requires a retail store to have one parking space per 200 square feet; a restaurant or
bar to have one parking space per 50 square feet of patron area; a motor vehicle repair business
to have two parking spaces for each service stall, one space for each employee, and one space
for each business vehicle stored on the site; and warehouse or storage space to have one
parking space per 1,000 square feet. For the Caribou Coffee proposal, the applicants have
completed a thorough analysis of the amount of retail, restaurant, motor vehicle repair, and
storage uses within each tenant space. Based on this analysis and on a parking reduction of 139
parking stalls approved by the city council for the Stargate Nightclub in 1994, the required parking
needed on the overall Crown Plaza Shopping Center site is 325 parking spaces. Construction of
Caribou Coffee will result in the loss of 24 parking spaces. Even after the reduction of 24 parking
spaces, the shopping center will still meet city code requirement with 325 parking spaces.
Lieutenant Rabbit of the Maplewood Police Department reviewed the Caribou Coffee
development proposal and states that there is no public safety concern with the Caribou Coffee
use. However, he did note that currently the Stargate Nightclub patrons frequently overflow the
existing number of parking spaces on the site at least once a week. Once the parking lot is full
some of the patrons will park across Rice Street and Larpenteur Avenue to parking lots in St.
Paul or Roseville. This creates a dangerous situation as people attempt to cross the street at the
nightclub closing time. Lieutenant Rabbit stated that this current parking situation would be
worsened by the reduction of 24 parking spaces with the development of Caribou Coffee.
The applicants have discussed Lieutenant Rabbit's parking concerns with the owner of Stargate,
Mike Tupa. Mr. Tupa and the applicants have submitted statements explaining how Lieutenant
Rabbit's parking concerns can be addressed (Attachment 13). In summary, the owner will now
require all of the Stargate employees (25) to park in the rear of the center. This will open up
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additional parking for patrons in the front of the building. Mr. Tupa feels comfortable requiring his
employees to park in the rear of the center now due to the fact that the applicants are making
safety and security improvements since they purchased the property including additional lighting,
more clearly marked parking spaces, and fencing.
Size of ParkinQ Spaces
City code requires parking spaces for retail and restaurant uses to be 9-1/2 feet wide by 18 feet
deep. The existing parking spaces on the lot are 9 feet wide by 18 feet deep. The new parking
spaces created with the Caribou Coffee development are also proposed at 9 feet wide by 18 feet
deep, which is an expansion of a legal nonconforming parking lot and is allowed by city code
without the need for a variance.
Grading/Drainage
Steve Kummer of the city's engineering department states in his engineering report (Attachment
15) that the development of the building over the existing impervious parking lot will decrease the
amount of impervious surface by 4.5 percent which will provide an overall decrease in storm
water pOllution and peak runoff from the site. Mr. Kummer requests that the applicant utilize the
proposed landscape areas along with the existing landscape island in the southeast corner of the
site for storm water treatment. In addition, it should be noted that that the stormwater treatment
practices that were proposed for the Walgreens development have been designed to treat the
entire disturbed area for Walgreens as well as treat a portion of the storm water from the existing
Burger King site. Mr. Kummer notes that this additional treatment capacity should be considered
favorably when reviewing the Caribou Coffee development.
Traffic
Staff initially had concerns regarding the Rice Street exit and the safety for southbound traffic
exiting the site. Dan Soler, Ramsey County Traffic Engineer, has reviewed the Caribou Coffee
development states that he has concerns about a permanent restriction on left turns onto
southbound Rice Street due to the fact that vehicles would then be forced to exit the Larpenteur
Avenue access to go southbound. Because this access is so close to the intersection (about 150
feet), vehicles turning right onto Larpenteur Avenue would have to cross over two lanes of traffic
immediately to get to the left turn lane for southbound Rice Street. Mr. Soler is more concerned
about this movement versus the direct left turn access onto Rice Street for three reasons:
1. The signal at the Rice Street and Larpenteur Avenues intersection creates a lull in
northbound traffic for movements to happen at the Rice Street entry.
2. Rice Street has a center turn lane for temporary refuge for turning, which Larpenteur
Avenue does not.
3. The entry onto Larpenteur Avenue would be blocked more often compared to the Rice
Street entry.
If the access from Rice Street were to become a problem during rush hour, then it is possible that
the entry could be signed for no left turn from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., but he does not feel the need to
permanently restrict left-out movements onto Rice Street.
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Landscaping
The landscape plan shows 2 sugar maple trees and 151 shrubs to be planted around the new
building. In addition to this landscaping, the applicant was required to replace all dead or
removed landscaping from the entire Crown Plaza Shopping Center site with the approval of the
Walgreen's development last year. The additional landscaping will include 26 trees and 74
shrubs. Some of the trees will planted along Rice Street, in front of the Caribou Coffee
development.
City code requires all new developments to have underground irrigation for landscaping. Crown
Plaza Shopping Center does not currently have underground irrigation. A condition of the
Walgreen's development approval was the installation of underground irrigation for all new
landscaping proposed with that development. The CDRB should also require the applicants to
install underground irrigation for all new landscaping proposed with the Caribou Coffee
development.
Lighting
City code requires the submittal of a lighting and photometrics plan which ensures all
freestanding lights maintain a height of 25 feet or less and that the maximum foot candles of
illumination from exterior lights does not exceed A-foot-candles at all property lines. The
applicants' lighting and photometrics plan shows five new wall-mounted lights. These lights meet
the city's lighting requirements.
Dumpster Enclosure
The site plan shows a trash enclosure constructed on the north side of the Caribou Coffee
building. However, the trash enclosure was not shown on the building elevations. Therefore, the
applicant should submit a detailed trash enclosure plan which shows that the enclosure is
designed to screen all trash and recycling dumpsters on the site, be 100 percent opaque, be at
least 6 feet in height with a closeable gate, and be constructed of materials which are compatible
to the building.
Building Elevations
The exterior of the Caribou Coffee building will be constructed with three different colors of an
exterior insulation finish system (stucco-like material), stone, clear anodized storefront windows, a
standing seam metal roof (aged bronze), standing seam metal awnings (aged bronze), and
wooden posts. Staff finds most elevations to be very attractive; however, the north elevation is
very plain and does not include the elevation of the dumpster enclosure as shown on the site plan
on this elevation. Staff has the following comments and recommendation on the design of the
north elevation of the building as follows:
The north elevation includes three colors of EIFS, two standing metal seam canopies, and
a ships ladder for access to the roof. This elevation will be visible to traffic and
pedestrians traveling southbound on Rice Street. As such, this elevation should be
treated with as much design detail as the other three elevations. Staff recommends
additional design details on this elevation to match the other three elevations including the
addition of windows if possible, addition of stone, or the addition of wooden posts.
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Signs
Crown Plaza Shopping Center's existing comprehensive sign plan and subsequent amendments
state the following:
1. For consistency, all wall signs for the Crown Plaza tenants shall be individually-illuminated
letters. Sign height shall not exceed 36 inches. Signs shall not extend closer than 36
inches to the sides of the tenant's store front. These signs shall be placed on the
designated sign band.
2. Signage for the two automotive buildings shall comply with the same size and spacing
criteria as noted in condition one.
3. Burger King sign age shall comply with code (two signs for each street frontage).
4. Signs are not allowed on the awnings.
5. Shopping center wall signs are allowed above the store tenant space on the north (above
the windows), west, and south elevations only.
6. Wall signs for the automotive buildings are allowed on the west side of the buildings only.
7. Two freestanding signs are allowed for the Crown Plaza Shopping Center. The
freestanding sign on the interior of the parking lot is allowed at 336 square feet in area, 39
feet in height. The freestanding sign on the southwest corner is allowed at 144 square feet
in area, 24 feet high.
8. Wall signs for the Walgreens retail store and pharmacy located on the south side of the
Crown Plaza Shopping Center is limited to the center of the smooth faced manufactured
limestone facades on the west and south elevations. Wall signs to meet Crown Plaza
tenant sign criteria as described above.
The applicants have submitted a revised tenant sign criteria (Attachment 14) specifying the
amendment to the comprehensive sign plan. The amendment is proposed in order to allow
additional sign age for Caribou Coffee as follows:
1. Wall Signs: Three wall signs to be located on the west, south, and east elevations. The
signs are proposed as 13-inch high individual letters, internally illuminated (Caribou
Coffee) with a 1.25-inch high cabinet, internally illuminated (drive thru). The overall
square footage of each sign is approximately 65 square feet in area.
2. Menu Board: One 8-foot high, 28-square-foot menu board to be located on the north side
of the building.
3. Directional Signs: Three 4.5-foot high, 4-square-foot directional signs to direct traffic to
the drive through window.
The existing comprehensive sign plan allows tenants within the Crown Plaza Shopping Center to
have one wall sign, except for Walgreens which is allowed two wall signs because it is located
along Larpenteur Avenue. For this reason, staff recommends that Caribou Coffee also be limited
to two wall signs. The applicants should submit a revised tenant sign criteria reflecting this.
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OTHER COMMENTS
Building Department: Dave Fisher, building official, reviewed the Caribou Coffee development
and has the following comments:
1. The city will require a complete building code analysis when the construction plans are
submitted to the city for building permits.
2. All exiting must go to a public way; provide adequate fire department access to the
buildings.
3. I would recommend a pre-construction meeting with the contractor, project manager, and
the city building inspection department.
Capitol Region Watershed District: If proper soil conditions exist, utilize low impact landscape
design that captures runoff in areas with deep rooted plants to infiltrate stormwater runoff. This
can be achieved by converting elevated, curbed landscape islands to low depressions.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the plans date-stamped January 19, 2007, and the photometrics plan date stamped
February 9, 2007, for the Caribou Coffee development within the Crown Plaza Shopping Center
at 1700 Rice Street and the Tenant Sign Criteria date stamped February 28,2007, for a
comprehensive sign plan amendment for the Crown Plaza Shopping Center. Approval is based
on the findings as specified in Section 2-290(b)(1)(2)(3) of the city code (community design
review board ordinance) and is subject to the applicant doing the following:
1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this
project.
2. Prior to issuance of a grading or building permit, the applicant shall submit to staff for
approval the following items:
a. A revised grading and drainage plan which complies with the city's engineering
review dated March 5, 2007. In addition, the grading and drainage plan must
reflect a 6-foot-wide concrete sidewalk along the entire Rice Street property line.
The sidewalk grade should be generally above the back of curb grade along Rice
Street and shall not exceed a 2% cross slope. There should be a minimum 4-foot
wide boulevard (max 4:1 slope) between the back of curb and west edge of walk
and a minimum 1-foot wide flat bench (max 4%) off the eastern edge of walk
(property side).
b. A revised site plan which showing a six-foot-wide sidewalk along the along entire
Rice Street property line.
c. Revised elevations showing the following:
1) East, west, and north elevation showing the proposed dumpster enclosure.
The dumpster enclosure must be designed to screen all trash and recycling
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dumpsters on the site, be 100 percent opaque, be at least 6 feet in height
with a closeable gate, and be constructed of materials which are
compatible to the building.
2) North elevation showing additional design elements to match the other
three elevations including the addition of windows if possible, addition of
stone, or the addition of wooden posts.
d. Revised landscape plan which shows the installation of underground irrigation for
all new landscaping proposed with the Caribou Coffee development.
e. Comprehensive sign plan for the Crown Plaza Shopping Center is approved as
follows:
1) For consistency, all wall signs for the Crown Plaza tenants shall be
individually-illuminated letters. Sign height shall not exceed 36 inches.
Signs shall not extend closer than 36 inches to the sides of the tenant's
store front. These signs shall be placed on the designated sign band.
2) Signage for the two automotive buildings shall comply with the same size
and spacing criteria as noted in condition one.
3) Burger King signage shall comply with code (two signs for each street
frontage).
4) Signs are not allowed on the awnings.
5) Shopping center wall signs are allowed above the store tenant space on
the north (above the windows), west, and south elevations only.
6) Wall signs for the automotive building are allowed on the west side of the
buildings only.
7) Two freestanding signs are allowed for the Crown Plaza Shopping Center.
The freestanding sign on the interior of the parking lot is allowed at 336
square feet in area, 39 feet in height. The sign on the southwest corner is
allowed at 144 square feet in area, 24 feet in height.
8) Wall signs for the Walgreens retail store and pharmacy located on the
south side of the Crown Plaza Shopping Center is limited to the center of
the smooth faced manufactured limestone facades on the west and south
elevations. Wall signs to meet Crown Plaza tenant sign criteria as
described above.
9) Signs for the Caribou Coffee located along Rice Street on the west
side of Crown Plaza Shopping Center is limited to two wall signs
which must meet Crown Plaza tenant sign criteria as described
above; one menu board sign which is 8-feet high and 28 square feet
in area; and three directional signs which are 4.5 feet high and 4
square feet in area.
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The applicant must submit a revised tenant sign criteria which reflects these
requirements.
g. A cash escrow or an irrevocable letter of credit for all required landscaping. The
amount shall be 150 percent of the cost of the work.
3. The applicant or owner shall complete the following before certificate of occupancy is
issued for the Caribou Coffee building:
a. Complete the parking lot improvements.
b. Complete the lighting improvements.
c. Install all required landscaping and underground irrigation.
d. Construct the required dumpster enclosure.
e. Construct the 6-foot-wide sidewalk along the entire Rice Street property line.
4. If any required work is not done, the city may allow a certificate of occupancy if:
a. The city determines 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 of
Maplewood for all required exterior improvements. The owner or contractor shall
complete any unfinished exterior improvements by June 1 if occupancy of the
building is in the fall or winter, or within six weeks of occupancy of the building if
occupancy is in the spring or summer.
5. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may
approve minor changes.
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Attachments:
1. Applicants' Statement
2. Location Map
3. Site Plan
4. Demolition Plan
5. Detailed Site Plan
6. Grading Plan
7. Erosion Plan
8. Utility Plan
9. Landscape Plan
10. Exterior Elevations
11. Sign Plan (1)
12. Sign Plan (2)
13. Applicants and Stargate Property Owner Parking Statement
14. Tenant Sign Criteria
15. Engineering Report
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601 Marquette Avenue, Suite 100 . Minneapolis Minnesota 55402
January 19,2007
Community Design Review Board
City of Maplewood
1830 County Road BEast
Maplewood, MN 55109
RE: Caribou Coffee - 1700 Rice Street @ Larpenteur Avenue
Anxon, Inc. submits to the City of Maplewood, a request for approval of a "new
construction" Caribou Coffee store as an addition to the current Crown Plaza Shopping
Center at the corner of Rice Street and Larpenteur Avenue.
Anxon will construct the "free-standing" Caribou Coffee building north of the Rice Street
entrance, in the northwest quadrant of the shopping center property. The store will be
constructed with the consent of Caribou Coffee and include a long-term lease.
The Caribou Coffee store-front will face the east, will include a drive-thru on the west
side of the building and a trash enclosure on the north side. The 1861 square foot store
will consist of retail floor space, kitchen and stockroom space, and a trash enclosure.
Signage will consist of the Caribou Coffee "logo" on the east and west elevations of the
building structure. Outdoor lighting will be installed on the east and south elevations.
Caribou Coffee and Anxon will contract the architectural services ofWilkus Architects
Inc. of Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Wilkus has provided its services to Caribou Coffee on 30
projects in 2006.
Anxon has constructed forty-three Walgreens stores in eight states over the past six years,
and has commenced the construction process of the Walgreens addition to the Crown
Plaza Shopping Center.
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601 Marquette Avenue, Suite 100 . Minneapolis Minnesota 55402
Date: February 28, 2007
To: Shann Finwall
City of Maple wood
From: Bill Dillon
Subject: Crown Plaza Center - Rice & Larpenteur
Shann,
Attached, you will frod a letter from Mike Tupa, owner of the Stargate Nightclub, to
Ryan Rother of Anxon Property Management. Mr. Tupa has been in communication with
Lt. Rabbit of the Maplewood Police Department regarding concerns over late-night
Stargate customer/pedestrian crossing of Rice Street on the west side of the Crown Plaza
Center. As you and I discussed, Lt. Rabbit had expressed concerns about Stargate
customers crossing Rice Street unsafely in the middle of the block, at, or near closing
time of the nightclub on specific nights of the week.
We believe that direct communication and coordination between the Maplewood Police
Department and the Stargate Nightclub has produced a "workable" solution to safety
concerns. Stargate already has its own security staff that is supplemented by off-duty
Ramsey County Sheriff Deputies. Assigning this staff appropriately will hopefully
alleviate safety concerns.
In addition, Anxon will expand its investment to improvements to the Center by
committing to additional lighting and a high quality fence at the rear (east side) of the
Center. These improvements should encourage parking by Stargate staff and customers in
existing stalls at this location that have frequently not been used.
I encourage you to confirm this discussion with Lt. Rabbit. If you or Lt. Rabbit have
additional concerns, please contact me so that we may address the concerns immediately.
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612/341-9148 . Fax 612/341-9131
2007-02-26 16:55
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To: Ryan Rother
From: Mike Tupa-Stargate
Subject: Parking at Crown Plaza Shopping Center
Date: February 26, 2007
I spoke with Lieutenant Kevin Rabbitt on Thursday February 22n<1, 2007 in regards to
parking solutions in light of Riee-LLC's interest in future development of the Crown
Plaza Center. We both agreed that if the rear drive of the Crown Plaza Center were lit
appropriately it would make for a suitable location for employee parking. We have
approximately twenty to twenty-five employees on anyone given night.
As for addressing the concern of Cu.~tomers crossing Rice Street on Thursday and Friday
nights between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. we will assign one of our security
guards or a Ramsey County Sheriff to direct customers to the cross walk.
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MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TENANT SIGN CRITERIA
February 28, 2007
These criteria have been established for the purpose of assuring an outstanding shopping
center, and for the mutual benefit of all Tenants. Conformance will be strictly enforced,
and any installed nonconforming or unapproved signs must be brought into conformance
at the expense of the Tenant.
The City of Maplewood strictly enforces its sign ordinance. All provisions of this Sign
Criteria are subject to review and approval by the appropriate City authorities which have
the fmal authority to grant or deny sign permits notwithstanding the terms of this Sign
Criteria.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
I. Tenant shall submit to the Landlord for approval before fabrication, at least three
(3) copies of detailed drawings indicating the location, size, layout, design and
color of the proposed signs, including all lettering and/or graphics.
2. The Landlord shall return one (I) set of the sign drawings marked "Approved",
"Approved as Noted," or "Disapproved". Sign drawings that have been
"Approved as Noted", are to be returned to the Landlord bearing the Tenant's
approval, or are to be redesigned and resubmitted for the Landlord's approval.
Sign drawings that have been disapproved are also to be redesigned and
resubmitted to the Landlord for approval. Tenants shall be responsible for the
fulfillment of all requirements and specifications.
3. After the sign has been approved by the Landlord, the approved sign drawing with
the Landlord's signature must be submitted for approval to the City of
Maplewood prior to erecting the sign.
4. All permits for signs and their installation shall be obtained by the Tenant.
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
I. Signs shall be permitted only within the sign areas on the building as designed by
the architect, and as shown on the site plans. Signs are not allowed on the
awnmgs.
2. For consistency, all wall signs for the Crown Plaza tenants shall be individually-
illuminated letters. Sign height shall not exceed 36 inches. Signs shall not extend
closer than 36 inches to the sides of the tenant's store front. These signs shall be
placed on the designated sign band.
3. Signage for the two automotive buildings shall comply with the same size and
spacing criteria as noted in condition one.
4. Burger King signage shall comply with code (two signs for each street frontage).
5. Signs are not allowed on the awnings.
6. Shopping center wall signs are allowed above the store tenant space on the north
(above the windows), west, and south elevations only. This language was not
included in the comprehensive sign plan minutes but was approved as part ofthe
site plan date stamped October 4, 1989.
7. Wall signs for the auto mall are allowed on the west side of the buildings only.
This language was not included in the comprehensive sign plan minutes but was
approved as part of the site plan date stamped October 4, 1989.
8. Two pylon signs are allowed for the Crown Plaza Shopping Center. The
freestanding sign on the interior of the parking lot is allowed at 336 square feet in
area, 39 feet in height. The sign on the southwest corner is allowed at 144 square
feet in area, 24 feet high. This language was not included in the comprehensive
sign plan minutes but was approved as part ofthe site plan date stamped October
4,1989.
9. Wall signs for the Walgreens retail store and pharmacy located on the south side
ofthe Crown Plaza Shopping Center are limited to the center of the smooth faced
manufactured limestone facades on the west and south elevation. Wall signs to
meet Crown Plaza tenant sign criteria as described above.
10. No Tenant sign shall be within three (3) feet ofthe Tenant's lease line. In no case
shall any of the Tenant's wall signage area (rectangle enclosing each group of
letters, symbols or logos) exceed twenty (20%) percent of the wall surface area to
which the signs are attached. The wall surface area for each Tenant or user shall
include only the surface area of the premises occupied by each Tenant.
11. While it is desired to permit the Tenant to present to the public its typical sign
image, signs which do not conform to the dimensions and location described
above, must be submitted to the Landlord and the City of Maple wood for
approval.
12. Wall signage for the Caribou Coffee store located on the west side of the Crown
Plaza Shopping Center, along Rice Street, is limited to two wall signs to be
located on the west and south elevations. Signs to be located above the store
tenant space. Wall signs to meet Crown Plaza tenant sign criteria as described
above.
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
1. Painted lettering will not be permitted, except as specified under (2.) of the
Miscellaneous requirements.
2. Flashing, moving or audible signs will not be permitted.
3. The Landlord, in its sole discretion, shall determine the allocation of space on the
pylon,s, to be on the Crown Plaza Property. The cost of erecting the pylons shall
be pro-rated among the Tenants making use ofthe same in proportion to the area
their part of the pylon bears to the total sign area on the pylon.
4. All electrical signs shall bear the UL label, and their installation must comply
with all local building and electrical codes.
5. No exposed conduit, tubing or raceways will be permitted. All conductors,
transformers and other equipment shall be concealed.
6. Electrical service to all signs except the pylon sign shall be on the Tenant's meter
and not be part of Common Area construction or operation costs.
7. All signs, bolts, fastening and clips shall be of hot dipped galvanized iron,
stainless steel, aluminum, brass or bronze. No black iron materials of any type
will be permitted.
8. All exterior letters or signs exposed to the weather shall be mounted at least W'
from the building wall to permit proper dirt and water drainage.
9. Location of all openings for conduit and sleeves in the sign panels of building
walls shall be indicated by the sign contractor on drawings submitted to the
project architect. Sign contractor shall install same in accordance with approved
drawings.
10. No sign maker's label or other identification will be permitted on the exposed
surface of signs, except those required by local ordinance which shall be in an
inconspicuous location.
I 1. All penetrations of the building structure required for sign installation shall be
neatly sealed in watertight condition. Sign contractor shall repair any damage to
any work caused by his work.
12. Tenant shall be fully responsible for the operations of Ten ant's sign contractors.
MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS
1. The Tenant will be permitted to place upon each entrance of its premises not more
than 144 square inches of gold leaf or decal application lettering not to exceed
two inches (2") in height, indicating hours of business, emergency telephone
numbers, etc.
2. If the Tenant has a non-customer door for receiving merchandise, it may have
uniformly applied on that door in a location as directed by the Architect, in two-
inch (2") high block letters, Tenant's name and address.
3. Landlord shall install on the front of the building, if required by the U.S. Post
Office, the numbers only for the street address. Size, type and color of the
numbers shall be as determined by the Landlord.
TEMPORARY SIGNS
1. Temporary signs shall be limited to the use of banners, pennants and holiday signs
in the Tenant's interior window area for use not more than sixty (60) days within
one calendar year.
2. Window signs shall not exceed fifteen (15%) percent of the Tenant's window
area, or twenty- five (25) square feet, whichever is greater.
ADMINISTRATION
In the event of any conflict of interpretation between any Tenant and the owner as to the
application of these criteria, the Landlord's decision shall be final and binding upon the
Tenant.
APPROVED BY TENANT:
APPROVED BY LANDLORD:
Attachment 15
Maplewood Eneineerine Plan Review
PROJECT: Caribou Coffee at Rice and Larpenteur
PROJECT NO: 07-07
REVIEWED BY: Steven L. Kummer, P.E.
SUBMITTAL NO: 1 (initial review comments)
DATE: 3-5-07
Anxon, Inc. (the applicant) is proposing to construct a 1,861 square foot freestanding
building for Caribou Coffee. The building will be located in front of the existing Crown
Plaza shopping center fronting Rice Street just north of Larpenteur Avenue. The new
building will be located northwest of a new Walgreens building currently under
construction.
An existing paved area of approximately 24,000 square feet north of mall entrance
located on the vacated Price Street right-of-way (300 feet north of the intersection at Rice
and Larpenteur) will be demolished for the placement of the new building and parking
lot.
Site Access Descrivtion Summarv
The existing parcel is fully developed as parking area for the existing Crown Plaza mall
tenants. Ingress/egress to and from the site will be serviced predominately by the
entrance to the mall approximately 300 feet north of the intersection at Rice and
Larpenteur Avenues. The existing access is a full access to Rice Street with a right-turn
lane for entrance from northbound Rice Street and a center left turn lane for access from
southbound Rice Street.
The site parking lot will also be open to ingress/egress from the shopping mall parking lot
access aisles to the east of the site. The Larpenteur Avenue ingress/egress points to the
Crown Plaza mall may serve as an indirect and minor access the Caribou site. Larpenteur
A venue carries 4 lanes of traffic with no center turn lane. Both Rice St. and Larpenteur
Ave. are County roads.
Storm Water
Currently, storm water runoff from the existing parking lot drains to a low-point catch
basin just to the east of the parking lot. The catch basin is connected to the existing mall
storm sewer system, which eventually discharges directly into the Trout Brook stream
located just east ofthe mall.
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The existing site area is 24,380 square feet, of which 5% of the site is currently pervious
or landscape area. The proposed development will disturb the same amount of area but
increase the total pervious area to 14.5% of the total site. Currently, the applicant is
proposing no storm water best-management practices (BMP's) for the proposed site. The
storm water treatment practices proposed for the new Walgreens site have been designed
to treat a portion of the storm water from the existing Burger King site as well as the
proposed Walgreens.
Given that the site will not be increasing impervious area, and that the applicant has gone
above and beyond with storm water treatment with previous projects on this site, the
reviewer has taken this into account and will give the applicant some credit on the
Caribou project for recognition ofthis additional treatment capacity. However, the
reviewer also recognizes the need to provide some type of treatment on this site in order
to comply with current storm water treatment guidelines.
Water and Sewer Service
Water service to the building will be supplied by a I-inch copper service connected to an
existing 8-inch private water main. Sewer service from the building will be
accommodated with a 4-inch PVC service connected to a sewer main parallel to Rice
Street.
The following are comments on the submitted plans and storm water computations.
The comments enclosed herein are stipulations to be addressed for engineering staff
approval:
Storm Water Management and Maintenance
I. The area to be disturbed on the site amounts to 24,380 square feet and that the
existing landscape area amounts to 5% ofthe area. The applicant proposes to
increase this pervious area to 14.5%. It is acknowledged that this will provide an
overall decrease in storm water pollution and peak runoff from this site.
However, the applicant shall utilize the proposed landscape areas along with the
existing island in the southeast corner of the site for storm water treatment. Six-
inch to one-foot deep rain garden depressions are possible given the relatively flat
grades and small drainage areas.
2. The applicant shall propose a hydrodynamic separator or equivalent storm water
treatment system for the low-point catch basin. The device shall be required to
treat a minimum of 80% total suspended solids from the Caribou site only.
Otherwise, the applicant should explore the use of porous pavement as possible
storm water BMP for this site.
3. The Owner/Developer shall enter into a storm water maintenance agreement for
the maintenance of storm water treatment structures and other BMP's. The
Engineer shall submit 8-1/2 by 11 drawing showing and labeling all storm water
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BMP's to be maintained on site which will be included in the maintenance
agreement. The Developer and/or the Engineer shall submit detailed regular
maintenance plans for any underground storm water treatment/infiltration
structures.
4. All rainwater gardens and infiltration basins shall be excavated to final bottom
elevation after major grading is complete. Care must be taken to avoid
compaction of bottom area in order to avoid losing the infiltration characteristics
of the soil. If the rainwater garden or infiltration basin does not perform as
designed, it is the responsibility of the developer's engineer and/or contractor to
correct the problem. The city will withhold all escrow monies, and may
coordinate with the city building department to withhold certificate of
occupancies for buildings on the development site, until the proper functioning of
the rainwater garden or infiltration basin is restored.
Erosion & Sediment Control
1. Demolition of the entire site area may take place before the building foundations
are established. It is recommended that enough parking lot area be demolished
for placement of the building foundations and that the rest of the lot be left in
place until ready for paving. Ifthis is not possible, then the exposed area shall be
covered with existing pavement millings or gravel base material and compacted to
minimize erosion of the underlying subgrade material. A note shall be added to
the plan to this effect.
2. Engineer shall specify range-colored silt fence for all site silt fencing. Silt fencing
along the eastern sawcut line shall be reinforced with a biolog or equivalent
erosion control measure.
3. A Silt Sack, Wimco, or another easily maintainable inlet protector device shall be
installed on the low-point catch basin to the east of the site.
Geometrics, Access and Paving
I. A pedestrian ramp will be required at the north curb return of the vacated Price
Street entry. Handicap ramp shall have Neenah grey-iron truncated domes
installed.
2. Staff does not recommend modifications to the Rice Street ingress/egress at this
time. See attached correspondence with Dan Soler with Ramsey County Traffic
Engineering.
Utilities (Sewer and Water)
I. It is recommended that the engineer specify a core-drilled and saddle-tapped
connection to the existing sewer main in Rice Street. An alternate method to
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making the connection would be to cut the main and install a wye with couplings
on either side to connect through the main.
2. The project engineer shall 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. SPRWS comments, responses and revisions shall be
submitted to the City of Maplewood with any final revisions.
Miscellaneous
I. The project engineer shall note in the detail descriptions any City of Maplewood
or SPRWS details that the project engineer copies or uses in these plans.
2. The owner and project engineer shall satisfy the requirements of all permitting
agencies including Ramsey County and Capitol Regions Watershed District.
3. Ifrequired, the developer or project engineer shall submit a copy ofthe MPCA
construction storm water permit to the City.
4. Any rain garden plantings and details will be reviewed by City Naturalist Virginia
Gaynor prior to release of grading permit.
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
Community Design Review Board Members
Shann Finwall, Planner, AICP
Resolution of Appreciation for Joel Schurke
March 7, 2007 for the March 13 CDRB Meeting
Attached is a resolution of appreciation for Joel Schurke. Joel served as a member of the
community design review board for one year, from February 13, 2006, until February 13, 2007.
Staff requests that the community design review board members recommend that the city
council adopt this resolution of appreciation at their March 26, 2007, city council meeting.
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Attachment:
Resolution of Appreciation
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
WHEREAS, Joel Schurke has been a member of the Maplewood
Community Design Review Board for one year, since February 13, 2006, until
February 13,2007, and has servedfaithfully in that capacity; and
WHEREAS, the Community Design Review Board has appreciated his
experience, insights and good judgment; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Schurke has freely given of his time and energy, without
compensation, for the betterment of the City of Maplewood; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Schurke has shown dedication to his duties and has
consistently contributed his leadership and effort for the benefit of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOL VED for and on behalf of
the City of Maplewood, Minnesota, and its citizens that Joel Schurke is hereby
extended our gratitude and appreciation for his dedicated service.
Passed by the Maplewood
City Council on March 26, 2007.
Diana Longrie, Mayor
Passed by the Maplewood
Community Design Review Board
on February 13, 2007
Linda Olson, Chairperson
Attest:
Karen Guilfoile, City Clerk
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
Community Design Review Board
Shann Finwall, AICP, Planner
CDRB New Membership Orientation
March 7, 2007 for the March 13 CDRB Meeting
On February 12 and February 26,2007, the city council appointed two new Community Design
Review Board (CDRB) members including Matt Wise and John Demko. Mr. Wise will replace John
Hinzman with a term expiration of January 1, 2008, and Mr. Demko will replace Joel Schurke with a
term expiration of January 1, 2009. The city council also reappointed Matthew Ledvina and Linda
Olson to the CDRB with terms expiring January 1, 2009.
Attached find new CDRB membership orientation materials. This information is intended to outline
the objectives, review process, responsibilities, and scope of authority of the CDRB. The
information will be helpful in assisting Messrs. Wise and Demko with their new responsibilities as
well as serve as an update to existing members.
The inspections, planning, and building operations department would like to congratulate Messrs.
Wise and Demko on their recent appointments and welcome them as the newest members of the
CDRB. We would also like to congratulate Members Ledvina and Olson on their reappointments
and thank them for their work to date.
Attachment: CDRB Orientation Material
COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION
Date Revised: February 15, 2006
INTRODUCTION
This orientation outlines the objectives, review process, responsibilities, and scope of authority
of the community design review board (CDRB). It is intended to assist new CDRB members and
to update existing members.
ORIENTATION
Origination of the CORB and Committee Purpose/Objective
The CDRB was established by the city council in 1972 to "encourage the orderly and
harmonious growth of the city." The objective of the board is to "provide for the orderly and
harmonious appearance of structure and property, maintain the public health, safety and
welfare, maintain property values and encourage the physical development of the city as
intended by the comprehensive plan." Attached is a copy of the CDRB ordinance that explains
in detail the CDRB's purpose/objective.
Approval Authority and Appeals
CDRB Actions
The CDRB has the authority to approve commercial and multi-family development proposals
when there are no zoning or land use issues (i.e., comprehensive land use changes, rezoning,
conditional use permits, right-of-way vacations, etc.). Zoning and land use issues are reviewed
by the planning commission who forward a recommendation to the city council. Development
reviews take into account issues like building aesthetics (including design and materials),
grading and drainage, landscaping, parking lot layouts, lighting, and traffic flow (on and off site).
The CDRB also reviews sign plans for commercial buildings with five or more tenants and new
signs proposed with a development in the city's newly adopted (2004) mixed-use zoning district.
Attached is a copy of the comprehensive sign plan and the mixed-use zoning district ordinances.
Appeals of CDRB Decisions
Anyone can appeal a CDRB decision. An appellant has 15 days from the CDRB action to lodge
an appeal. The city council reviews all appeals.
Staff Approvals of Minor Construction Projects
The code allows staff to approve minor construction projects. Minor construction projects
include any exterior construction under $20,000 in value when the exterior improvement is
proposed to buildings the CDRB did not originally review. Exterior improvements to buildings
that the CDRB previously approved can be reviewed by staff if the project is less than $200,000
in value and similar in design to the existing building. Attached is a copy of the resolution
authorizing the dollar amount for minor construction projects. Exterior improvements over this
dollar amount must go through the CDRB review process.
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When staff approves a minor construction project, a copy of the report is forwarded to the CDRB
and the city council for review. If a member of the CDRB or city council person has questions or
concerns with the project or staff's decision, they should contact staff to discuss them. Only a
city council person, CDRB member, or an applicant may appeal staff's decision on a minor
construction project. An appeal must be received within 15-days of the date the minor
construction project was forwarded to the city council and CDRB. These reviews are also called
15-day reviews in regard to this time limit. An appeal to a minor construction project is reviewed
by the CDRB.
Agenda Packets
City staff will prepare a CDRB agenda packet the week before the scheduled meeting. The
packets contain an agenda, staff reports and plans for each item to be reviewed. We mail or
deliver the packets to the CDRB member's homes so they receive them the Friday before the
meeting.
Plans
Please return any large plans submitted with the packet to staff after the meeting. These plans
are used again for the city council packets. Also, applicants may request that their extra plans
be returned to them.
CORB Member Responsibility
Each board member should review the staff reports and visit the properties in question to form
an opinion of the project and become familiar with the proposal before the meeting.
Meetings
Meeting Dates: The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month.
Starting Time: 6 p.m.
Meeting Location: City council chambers at Maplewood City Hall, 1830 E. County Road B
Quorum:
Three members must be present to vote and take action on a proposal.
Cancellations!
Rescheduling:
Staff will inform the CDRB of meeting cancellations. Meetings are canceled
when we cannot get a quorum or if there are no new proposals to review.
Officers:
January of each year the CDRB elects a chair and vice chair to run the CDRB
meetings. The 2006 chair is Linda Olson and the vice chair is Matt Ledvina.
City Council
Meetings:
A CDRB member is asked to represent the board at each city council meeting
that a CDRB item will be presented.
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Board/Commission Appointment Policy
In May 2004 the city council adopted a new board/commission appointment policy attached for
your review. This policy dictates the way CDRB members are appointed and reappointed, rules
for dismissal, etc.
Rules of Procedure
Attached are the complete Rules of Procedure for the CDRB.
Design Requirements
Attached is a handout titled Standard Site Design Requirements that is given to developers who
are developing in most commercial and multi-family zoning districts. Most of these items are
ordinance requirements. This handout deals with items like setback, parking, and landscaping
requirements for most commercial and multi-family zoning districts. In addition, attached find
three ordinances that the CDRB will consult during the review of projects dealing with
landscaping and screening, additional design standards, and the city's newly adopted (2004)
mixed-use zoning district.
Zoning/Comprehensive Plan Maps
The city is divided into 18 zoning districts, which dictates the use of land within the city. The city
is also guided by a comprehensive plan with 25 land use designations. The comprehensive plan
helps guide future land uses in the city by planning for future physical, social, and economic
development. Attached find both the zoning and comprehensive land use maps.
CDRB Annual Report
According to the CDRB ordinance, the CDRB annually reports the board's actions and activities
to the city council for the previous year. This year's annual report will be discussed and adopted
by the CDRB on March 1, 2006, with review by the city council on March 13, 2006.
Inspections, Planning, and Building Operations Staff
The inspections, planning, and building operations department (formally the community
development department) consists of an interim community development director/building
official, three planners (senior planner and two planners), four full-time building inspectors
(assistant building official and three inspectors), one environmental management specialist, and
five clerical staff (two full-time and three part-time).
Following are telephone numbers and e-mails for staff members you may need to contact:
Dave Fisher, Interim Community
Development Director/Building Official
(651) 249-2320
dave. fisher@ci.maolewood.mn.us
Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner
(651) 249-2302
tom .ekstrand@ci.maolewood.mn.us
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Ken Roberts, Planner
(651) 249-2303
ken. roberts@ci.maplewood.mn.us
Shann Finwall, AICP, Planner
(651) 249-2304
shann. finwall@ci.maplewood.mn.us
Andrea Sindt, Administrative Assistant
(651) 249-2301
andrea.sindt@ci.maplewood.mn.us
Lisa Kroll, Office Specialist
(651) 249-2311
lisa.kroll@ci.maplewood.mn.us
City Council/Advisory Boards
Attached is a list of addresses and telephone numbers for the city council, planning commission
and CDRB members for your reference.
Cablecast of CORB Meetings
The City of Maplewood cablecasts CDRB meetings. The meetings are aired on the Government
Television Network, Channel 16 during the following dates and times:
Live - second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 6 p.m.
Re-run - Thursdays at 2 p.m. and Saturdays at 12 noon
City Website
The City of Maplewood has a website located at www.ci.maplewood.mn.us. The website is a
good source of information for the public as well as CDRB members. In addition to current city
news and information, the website contains the city code of ordinances, information on
upcoming CDRB meetings (including CDRB packets), and CDRB meeting minutes.
SUMMARY
The inspections, planning, and building operations department would like to welcome you as a
new member of the CDRB. We look forward to working with you on helping to maintain a high
quality of life for the citizens of Maplewood by ensuring quality design of buildings and
developments.
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Attachments:
1. CORB Ordinance
2. Comprehensive Sign Plan Ordinance
3. Minor Construction Project Resolution
4. Board/Commission Appointments
5. CDRB Rules of Procedure
6. Standard Site Design Requirements
7. Landscaping and Screening/Additional Design Standards
8. Mixed-Use Zoning District
9. City Council, Planning Commission and CDRB Members
10. Zoning/Comprehensive Land Use Map
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Attachment 1
ADMINISTRATION
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DMSION 5. COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
Sec. 2-281. Established; objectives.
The city council does hereby establish a community design review hoard in order to:
(1) Encourage the orderly and harmonious growth of the city.
(2) Provide for the orderly and harmonious appearance of structures and property within
the city.
(3) Maintain the public health, safety and general welfare.
(4) Maintain property and improvement values throughout the city.
(5) Encourage the physical development of the city as intended by the city comprehensive
municipal plan.
(Code 1982, ~ 25-61)
Sec. 2-282. Purposes of division.
It is the purpose of this division to:
(1) Recognize the interdependence ofland values and aesthetics and provide a method by
which the city may implement this interdependence to its benefit.
(2) Encourage the development of private and public property in harmony with the
desired character of the city and in conformance with the guidelines provided in this
division with due regard to the public and private interests involved.
(3) Foster attainment of those sections of the city's comprehensive municipal plan which
specifically refer to the preservation and enhancement of the particular character and
unique assets of this city and its harmonious development, through encouraging
private and public interests to assist in the implementation process.
(4) Ensure that the public benefits derived from the expenditure of public funds for
improvement and beautification of streets, public structures and spaces shall be
protected by the exercise of reasonable controls over the character and design of
buildings and open spaces to include street landscaping, median strips, parks, etc.
(Code 1982, ~ 25-62)
Sec. 2-283. Membership.
(a) The community design review board shall consist offive members. The city council shall
appoint all members of the board. Each appointment shall be for a two-year term.
(b) Council-appointed members shall be as follows:
(1) Two architects shall be appointed, if available to serve.
(2) Two members shall be from a related design or construction field, i.e., landscape
architects, interior designers, planners, civil engineers, contractors, appraisers, real-
tors, etc.
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BOARD ORDINANCE
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(3) All of the members appointed pursuant to subsection (b)(I) or (2) of this section shall,
if applicable, be registered and licensed to practice in the state.
(4) At least two members of the community design review board shall be citizen
laypersons.
(c) All members shall be able to read,and interpret architectural drawings and to judge the
effect of a proposed building, structure or sign upon the surrounding community.
Cd) The director of community development shall serve as secretary of the board and shall
have no voting status.
(Code 1982, ~ 25-63)
Sec. 2-284. Officers; quorum; changes to rules of procedure,
(a) Chairperson, uice~chairperson. At every second meeting in January, the community
design review board shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson.
(b) Quorum. At least three members of the board must be present at the meeting to
constitute a quorum.
(c) Changes to rules o{procedure. Any changes to the rules of procedure shall be submitted
to the city council for approval.
(Code 1982, ~ 25-64)
Sec. 2-285. Approval of plans.
(a) The city shall not issue a building permit for minor construction plans unless the
director of community development approves the plans. The director shall also review plans for
single dwelfug", where required by this Code. The city council shall define minor construction
by dollar valuations set by resolution. Before approving the plans, the director must determine
that the plans meet all city ordinances and policies, including the design standards in section
2-290(b). The director may send any minor construction plan to the community design review
board. The director shall send a copy of all approved plans to the city council. For setback
changes, the director shall also send a written notice and plan to the adjacent property owners.
This notice shall advise the owners of their right to appeal the director's decisions.
(b) Only a city councilmember, community design review board member or an applicant
may appeal the director1s decision about a minor construction project. Only a city councilmember,
an applicant or an adjacent property owner may appeal the director's decision about a single
dwelling. The director shall send an appeal about a single dwelling to the city council. The
director shall notify the applicant and the adjacent property owners of the meeting. The
affected parties may waive their right to an appeal by informing the director of community
development. An appeal must be received by the director of community development within 15
days after the director sends a copy of the approved plan to the city council. The director shall
send an appeal of a minor construction project to the community design review board. The
board's decision shall be final, unless someone appeals it to the city council within 15 days
after the board's decision.
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(c) The city shall not issue a building permit for a major construction project unless the
community design review board approves the plans. Major construction includes projects not
defined as minor construction, but does not include single dwellings. The board's decision shall
be final, unless someone appeals it to the city council within 15 days after the board's decision.
However, no person shall revise a plan that the city council originally approved without its
approval.
(d) This section shall not apply to interior construction, repair, maintenance, underground
tanks, administrative variances or the same-style replacement of building parts, such as a new
roof. door or windows. See article VI of chapter 44 for administrative variance procedures.
(Code 1982, ~ 25-65)
Sec. 2-286. Duties and responsibilities generally.
The duties and responsibilities of the community design review board shall be to:
(1) Review all building plans, except proposals excluded from review under section 2-285.
The board shall review sign applications as required in article III of chapter 44.
(2) Approve, modify, deny or table any matter it reviews. The board, however, shall not
review interior designs.
(3) Hold regularly scheduled meetings and advise an applicant of the date, time and place
when the board will review the applicant's application. The staff shall notify the
property owners within 350 feet of the applicant's site of the meeting, unless the city
council will hold a hearing on the applicant's project.
(4) Make a decision based on a staff report, the fmdings required by this Code and the
applicant's presentation.
(5) Prepare a report to the city council by January 31 of each year outlining the board's
actions and activities during the preceding year. The report may include recommended
changes, including but not limited to ordinances and/or procedures.
(Code 1982, ~ 25-66)
Sec. 2-287. Determination of similar exterior design and appearance of homes on
smaller lots.
(a) The director of community development shall have the power to determine whether or
not single-family dwellings on lots containing between 7,500 square feet and 9,999 square feet
in R-2 zone lots are similar in exterior design and appearance. Appeals of the director's
decision shall be made to the community design review board.
(b) Dwellings on lots with less than 10,000 square feet in R-2 zones, having a similar
exterior design and appearance, shall be located at least 500 feet from each other.
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(c) Dwellings shall be considered similar in exterior design and appearance ifthey have one
or more of the following characteristics:
(1) The same basic dimensions and floor plans are used without substantial differentia-
tion of one or more exterior elevations.
(2) The same basic dimensions and floor plans are used without substantial change in
orientation of the houses on the lots.
(3) The appearance and arrangement of the windows and other openings in the front
elevation, including the appearance and arrangement of the porch or garage, are not
substantially different from adjoining dwellings.
(4) The type and kind of materials used in the front elevation are substantially the same
in design and appearance as adjoining dwellings.
(Code 1982, ~ 25-67)
See, 2-288. Applications for review; required documents and information.
All persons required to submit building or remodeling plans under this division shall submit
a community design review board application form and the following written materials, as
applicable to the specific project and in sufficient quantities as determined by the board, to the
community design review board:
(1) A design development plan of the entire project showing the following:
a. A dimensioned site plan.
b. A roof plan of all buildings.
c. The locations of all existing trees and structures on the project site.
d. The locations and dimensions of all streets, alleys and highways, both adjacent to
and within the project site area.
e. The locations of all off-street parking and loading facilities and areas.
f. The locations of points of entry and exit for all vehicular and internal circulation
patterns.
g. The locations of all walls and fences.
h. The locations of all exterior lighting standards. A detailed photometric plan shail
be submitted as required by the outdoor lighting requirements in section 44-20.
i. The grading and slopes, where these affect the relationship of the buildings on
the project site and surrounding buildings adjacent to the project.
(2) Dimensioned architectural drawings which show the following:
a. An entire plan drawn to scale.
b. Elevations, including all sides of the proposed project buildings or structures,
including materials and colors.
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c. Perspectives, models or other suitable graphic materials, at the option of the
board.
(3) Preliminary landscape plans designating all areas to be landscaped, with an indication
of both types of materials and their elevations.
(4) Site photographs, at the option of the board.
(Code 1982, ~ 25-68; Ord. No. 826, ~ 3, 4-8-2002)
Sec. 2-289. Staff duties.
The community development department staff shall process and review all community
design review board applications and shall act as professional advisors to the board. Other
staff members of the city may provide advice to the board, depending upon the complexity of
the subject and the need for specific expertise.
(Code 1982, ~ 25-69)
Sec. 2-290. Review of application; required findings for recommended approval.
(a) The community design review board shall review the written materials submitted with
the application under section 2-288 with respect to the following aspects of the proposal:
(1) General site utilization.
(2) General architectural considerations, including a review of the following:
a. The height, bulk and area of all buildings on the site.
b. The colors and materials to be used.
c. ''rhe physical and architectural relationship of the proposed structure with
existing and proposed structures in the area.
d. The site, layout, orientation and location of all buildings and structures and their
relationship with open areas and the topography.
e. Height, materials, colors and variations in bonndary walls, fences or screen
plantings.
f. Appropriateness of sign design, where provided by article III of chapter 44, and
exterior lighting.
(3) General landscaping considerations.
(4) Graphics to be used.
(b) To recommend approval of an application, the board shall make the following findings:
(1) The design and location of the proposed development and its relationship to neighbor-
ing, existing or proposed developments and traffic is such that it will not impair the
desirability of investment or occupation in the neighborhood; it will not unreasonably
interfere with the use and enjoyment of neighboring, existing or proposed develop-
ments; and it will not create traffic hazards or congestion.
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(2) 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 division and the city comprehensive
municipal plan.
(3) The design and location of the proposed development would provide a desirable
environment for its occupants, as well as for its neighbors, and it is aesthetically of
good composition, materials, textures and colors.
(c) The board, in its recommended actions for approval, may:
(1) Recommend any conditions that it deems reasonable to its action of approval.
(2) Recommend that the applicant, as a condition, provide guarantees that the conditions
of approval will be complied with.
(Code 1982, ~ 25-70)
See, 2-291, Recommendations for establishment of special community design re-
view areas.
The community design review board may. from time to time at its discretion, recommend to
the planning commission that certain special community design review areas, and that specific
criteria to be considered in reviewing applications for development within such areas, be
established. The planning commission shall review such recommendations and shall recom-
mend approval, modification or denial of the applications to the city council. The city council
shall take the final action on all such recommendations and may designate such areas by
resolution.
(Code 1982, ~ 25-71)
Sec. 2-292. Criteria for final inspections and issuance of occupancy permits for
developments.
No final inspection shall be made or occupancy permit shall be granted as to any
development reviewed by the community design review board pursuant to this division, unless
the completed work complies with the plans approved and the conditions required by the city
council pursuant to this division.
(Code 1982, ~ 25-72)
Sees. 2-293-2-345. Reserved.
ARTICLE V. FINANCE"
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sees, 2-346-2-370. Reserved.
'IcCross reference-Any ordinance appropriating funds, levying or imposing taxes or
relating to an annual budget saved from repeal, * 1-19(a)(3).
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Sec. 44.736. Comprehensive sign plans and appeals.
A comprehensive sign plan shall be provided for business premises which occupy the entire
frontage in one or more block fronts or for the whole of a shopping center or similar
development having five or more tenants in the project. Such a plan, which shall include the
location, size, height, color, lighting and orientation of all signs, shall be submitted for
preliminary plan approval by the city; provided that, if such comprehensive plan is presented,
exceptions to the sign schedule regulations of this article may be permitted if the sign areas
and densities for the plan as a whole are in conformity with the intent of this article and ifsuch
sxception results in an improved relationship between the various parts of the plan.
Comprehensive sign plans shall be reviewed by the community design review board. The
applicant, staff and city council may appeal the community design review board's decision. An
appeal shall be presented within 15 days of the review board's decision to be considered.
(Code 1982, ~ 36-231)
COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PLAN
ORDINANCE
ATTACHMENT 5
COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
RULES OF PROCEDURE
We, the members of the Community Design Review Board of the City of Maplewood, Minnesota,
created pursuant to Article IV, Section 25 of the Code of Ordinances, hereby adopt the following
"Rules of Procedure," subject to the provisions of said Article, which is hereby made a part of
these Rules:
I. MEETINGS
A. All meetings shall be held in the council chambers in Maplewood City Hall, 1830 E.
County Road B, unless otherwise directed by the chairperson or staff, in which case at
least 24 hours notice will be given to all members.
B. Regular meetings shall be held at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each
calendar month, provided that when the meeting falls on a legal holiday or voting day,
such meeting shall be rescheduled.
C. Special meetings may be held upon call by the chairperson, or in his/her absence, by
the vice chairperson, or by any other member with the concurrence of two other
members of the board with at least 48 hours notice to all members.
II. QUORUM
A. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
B. Any member who abstains from voting on a particular question because of possible
conflict of interest shall not be considered to be a member of the board for the purpose
of determining a quorum for the consideration of the issue.
C. Any action by the board shall require a majority vote of the members present.
III. DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN
A. In addition to presiding at all meetings of the board, the chairperson shall appoint such
standing committees and temporary committees as may be required, and such
committees will be charged with the duties, examinations, investigations, and inquiries
relative to subjects assigned by the chairperson.
B. No standing or temporary committee shall have the power to commit the board to the
endorsement of any plan or program without the express approval of the board.
IV. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
A. The chairperson, vice chairperson, and such officers as the board may decide are
needed, shall be appointed by the board at the second meeting of each calendar year
and will serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD RULES OF PROCEDURE
B. In the absence of the chairperson, the vice chairperson shall perform the duties of the
chairperson. In the event that both are absent, the members present shall elect a
chairperson pro tem.
V. DESIGN REVIEW BOARD VACANCIES
A. The following are grounds for recommending to the city council the dismissal of a
community design review board member:
1. Failure to serve, as shown by failure to attend six meetings in any calendar year,
without good cause.
2. Resignation in writing.
3. Taking public office in Maplewood.
4. Moving out of Maplewood.
VI. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
A. In addition to carrying out the duties prescribed in city ordinance, the director or a
designated replacement, shall:
1. Prepare the agenda for each meeting.
2. Act as technical advisor to the board on any matter which comes before the
board.
3. Make written recommendations to the board on matters such as, but not limited
to, architectural plans, site plans, signage and landscaping proposals.
4. Inspect the construction of all projects approved by the board for plan
compliance.
5. Schedule any matter with the city council that has been reviewed by the board
that requires city council approval.
VII. AGENDA
A. Copies of the agenda, together with pertinent staff reports and copies of the minutes of
the previous meeting, shall be made available to each member of the board not later
than three days prior to the next scheduled meeting.
B. The agenda format shall read as follows:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Unfinished Business
6. Design Review
7. Visitor Presentations
8. Board Presentations
9. Staff Presentations
10. Adjournment
C. The board shall only consider items on the agenda.
D. The board's review shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following items:
1. Site Considerations:
a. Utilities
b. Drainage
c. Landscaping - fence, screening
d. Traffic flow, parking and driveway access
e. Trash receptacle enclosure
f. Building setbacks
g. Security lighting
h. Access for emergency vehicles
2. Architectural Considerations:
a. Materials B compatible with neighboring buildings; such as block, metal,
brick, etc., including colors.
b. Building aesthetics B compatible with neighboring buildings, scale of
building, size in relation to surroundings, flat roof vs. pitched roof, etc.
c. Location and concealment of outside equipment, e.g. air conditioning, and
outside storage yards.
VIII. AMENDMENT OR SUSPENSION OF RULES
A. Any of the foregoing rules may be temporarily suspended by a majority vote of the
members present.
B. The "Rules of Procedure" may be amended at any regular meeting by a majority vote.
IX. RULES OF ORDER
Except as herein provided, Robert's Rules of Order, shall be followed.
p:com-devlcommunity design review board/rules.drb
Revised: June 2004
Attachment 6
STANDARD SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
Most developments are required to meet the following design standards. Developments within a Mixed
Use zoning district or developments processed as a planned unit development are bound by separate
design requirements. Please contact a City Planner with questions regarding these developments.
Parkino lots
1. Minimum parking lot dimensions:
gO Degree Parking (in feet)
Customer, high turnover
Customer, low turnover
Employee only
Stall width Stalllenoth Aisle width
10 18 24
9.5 18 24
9.0 18 24
60 Degree Parking (in feet)
10 15.6 22
9.5 15.6 22
9.0 15.6 22
45 Degree Parking (in feet)
10 12.6 22.6
9.5 12.6 22.6
9 12.6 22.6
Use
Customer, high turnover
Customer, low turnover
Employee only
Customer, high turnover
Customer, low turnover
Employee only
a. "Customer, high turnover" uses include shopping centers, retail sales, fast food
restaurants, convenience centers and similar uses. "Customer, low turnover" uses
include offices, industrial, schools, churches, research, multiple-dwellings, motels, sit-
down restaurants and similar uses.
b. You may reduce the parking stall length by 2.5 feet for 90 degree parking and two feet
for angle parking if the parking space abuts a curb, sidewalk or landscaped area.
2. Handicap-accessible parking spaces shall meet ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
requirements. These spaces shall be adjacent to the building whenever possible.
3. In shopping centers and other large developments, you must orient the parking drives closest to
the building, perpendicular to the building whenever practical.
4. Do not put a parking stall in front of a building entrance, if there is no sidewalk there.
5. Do not use interlocking or herringbone designs for parking stalls.
Standard Site Design Requirements
6. The City may require a ten-foot-wide planter or median strip every three or four parking rows.
The purpose is to prevent vehicular movement diagonally across the parking lot and to improve
esthetics.
7. Provide continuous concrete curb around all parking lots and drives having 13 or more parking
spaces. Curbing may be required around smaller lots if it is needed for drainage control.
8. You must pave all parking lots and drives.
9. Curb cuts shall be thirty feet in width.
10. Collect all parking lot drainage and pipe it to a storm sewer when available.
11. Minimum number of parking stalls required:
a. Retail and office--one space/200 square feet of gross floor area.
b. Warehouse and manufacturing--one space/each two employees or one space/1,000
square feet of warehousing and one space/400 square feet for manufacturing,
whichever is more.
c. Restaurant--one space/each 50 square feet of floor area devoted to patron use. Patron
areas include everything but "employee only" areas.
b. Theaters, auditoriums, churches, or other places of public assemblage--one space/four
seats. Schools--one space/4 auditorium seats.
e. Multiple Dwelling--two spaces for each housekeeping unit. One of these spaces must
be enclosed.
Minimum setbacks
The following minimum setbacks are required:
1. A 15-foot landscaped yard between a parking lot and a public right-of-way.
2. A 30-foot front building setback for commercial, industrial and multi-family developments.
3. A 50-foot building setback when abutting property that is used or shown on the City's land use
plan for residential use. This setback shall be increased up to one hundred (100) feet based on
the more restrictive of the following requirements:
a. Building height: The building setbacks shall be increased 2 feet for each 1 foot the
building exceeds 25 feet in height.
b. Exterior wall area: Where an exterior wall faces a residentially zoned property, the wall
setback from the residential lot line shall be as follows:
Minimum Setback
Wall Area (square feet)
o - 1999
2000 - 2999
3000 or more
Setback (feet)
50
75
100
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4. A 100-foot building setback to a pipeline. Buildings constructed prior to August 10, 1987, are
exempt from this setback requirement.
5. Wetland setbacks for buildings and parking lots will vary depending on classification of wetland.
All wetlands must be delineated and classification determined by the Ramsey/Washington
Watershed District.
6. A landscaped parking lot setback area of not less than twenty feet in width where:
a. A nonresidential use abuts residentially-zoned property.
b. A multiple dwelling abuts property zoned for single or double dwellings.
7. A 5-foot landscaped setback from abutting non-residential property.
Screeninq
1. The City may require the screening of outdoor storage where such storage would be visible
from residential areas or roadways. The City may also require screening where the storage is
unsightly to adjacent commercial development.
2. Roof-top equipment shall be screened when it can be viewed from residential properties and
must be painted to match the building if no screening is required.
3. Screen parking lots where the light from motor vehicle headlights and other sources would
shine onto residential windows. To meet the screening requirement, you must use a decorative
wood fence, berming, evergreen plantings or a combination of these. Screening must be at
least six-feet-tall and 80% opaque upon installation.
4. You must provide trash container enclosures for any outdoor trash storage. Provide concrete-
filled steel posts, or the equivalent, anchored in the ground at the front corners of the enclosure.
Ifthe enclosure is masonry, you may omit the protective posts. You must have a 100% opaque
wooden gate installed on the enclosure.
Landscaoinq
1. Landscape design and materials should help to relate the architecture to the site and to the
surrounding environment.
2. Landscaping and grading plans must maximize the preservation of desirable existing vegetation
and the use of native plants.
3. Minimum tree sizes: 2 1/2 inch B & B minimum for large deciduous trees, 1 1/2 inch B & B
minimum for ornamental deciduous trees and 6-foot height minimum for evergreen trees.
4. Invasive species: Refer to the City's list of invasive species. These species should not be used
in your landscape design.
Tree Replacement
Once the total caliper inches for replacement trees are determined, the developer/applicant shall
mitigate tree loss by either:
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1. Plant replacement trees in appropriate areas within the development in accordance with the
tree replacement schedule.
2. Plant replacement trees on city property under the direction of environmental manager or city
forester. Must be approved during the review process prior to issuance of permit(s).
3. Pay the city a sum per diameter inch in accordance with the tree replacement schedule with
written approval from city staff. The fee per diameter inch shall be set forth in the city fee
schedule set annually by city council resolution. Payment shall be deposited into an account
designated specifically for tree planting on public property within the city. The form of mitigation
to be provided by the applicant shall be determined by city staff. This provision may only apply if
all other measures in this ordinance have been exhausted.
4. The developer shall be required to maintain trees for 2 years after planting. Should any tree
require replacement during this 2-year period, the replacement period shall start at the date of
replacement. Trees required to be planted pursuant to any other provision of city code are not
included in this and must be replaced according to such code.
5. Species requirements: Where 10 or more replacement trees are required, not more than 30
percent shall be of the same type of tree without the written approval of the environmental
manager. Native tree species to the Maplewood area are preferred.
6. Sources of trees: Replacement trees shall consist of certified nursery stock as defined by
Minnesota Statutes, Section 18.46 hardy for this USDA plant hardiness zone (Zone 2, 3 or 4
hardiness rated trees) or other trees including wilding trees, so long as such wilding trees
comply with the following standards and are approved by the environmental manager or city
forester. All replacement trees shall be healthy and free from insect or disease infestation. A
wilding tree measured in caliper inches shall not exceed the maximum height as shown on the
table below:
CALIPER INCHES MAXIMUM HEIGHT (FEET)
2-3 18
3-4 20
4-5 24
The lowest branch of a wilding tree shall not be at a height above the surface of the ground
more than 1/2 the total height of the tree (e.g., a 14- foot-tree must have a branch within 7 feet
of the surface of the surrounding ground).
7. Tree replacement size must be no less than 2 caliper inches deciduous or 6-foot evergreen tree
unless pre-approved by the environmental manager. Evergreen or coniferous tree height
convert to caliper measurement as follows: the first 6 feet of growth equals 2.5 caliper inches
for each additional 2 feet in height equals 1 additional caliper inch. Trees required to be planted
pursuant to any other provision of city code must comply with tree size specification of such
code.
8. Tree replacement surety required. The applicant shall post tree replacement surety with the
city, such as a tree replacement cash deposit or letter of credit, of 150 percent of estimated cost
for tree replacement for proposed planting. Funds will be held by the city until successful
completion of final planting inspection. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to call for such
inspection. Tree replacement surety does not include other sureties required pursuant to any
other provision of city code or city directive.
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Provide a photometric plan with all development proposals. Exterior lighting must not exceed .4 foot
candles of illumination at all property lines. Freestanding lights are limited to 25 feet in height (including
the base) and must have fixtures which direct light downward. Lighting under canopies (i.e., fuel station
canopies, drive-through canopies) must be recessed.
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Maplewood Naturally
Invasive Plants - A Serious Problem for Maplewood
What are invasive plants?
Invasive plants are plants that escape from gardens, woods, pastures, or roadsides into the wild and
proliferate. They may be native or non-native plants.
Native plants are plants that existed in this area prior to European settlement.
Non-native plants are those introduced after European settlement by intention or accident. These
include:
. horticultural plants that have naturalized (ex: buckthorn, purple loosestrife)
. species planted as pasture grass, cover crops, or for erosion control (ex: brome, reed canary,
crown vetch)
. species that entered country as weed seeds in hay or other ways (ex: burdock, spotted
knapweed)
Why should we be concerned about invasive plants?
When invasive plants spread into natural areas they can displace native plants. This can lead to
loss of plant diversity, which can negatively impact nesting, food, and shelter for wildlife. One
very dramatic example in Maplewood is the degradation buckthorn has caused in our oak
woodlands. Buckthorn has invaded woodlands, creating dense shade that has lead to a decline in
woodland wildflowers, ferns, and shrubs. Oak seedlings have a hard time surviving under
buckthorn and die out. The woodland shrub layer in many of our woodlands now consists
primarily of buckthorn. As mature trees die, there will be few young native trees to replace them
and the oak woodland as we know it will disappear.
What can homeowners do?
1. The first step is to avoid planting invasive species. This is especially important if you live near
a natural area or a wetland. The list on the next page indicates some of the most troublesome
plants in our region.
2. If you have invasive plants in your yard, we encourage you to remove them. See general
guidelines below. If removal seems overwhelming, you may want to begin by removing
fruiting trees and cutting flowers before seeds form.
3. After an area is cleared of invasive species, something else generally needs to be planted.
Removi Invasive 5 cies
Invasive species can be removed by several methods:
. mechanical - pulling, cutting, mowing
. chemical - herbicide
. biological - insects, animals, or pathogens
It is important to note that many species sprout when cut, exacerbating the problem, so cutting is
not always the answer. Use a control method that is known to work with the particular species you
are removing. Several internet sites have good information on control methods including those
maintained by The Nature Conservancy, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Invasive Species Attachment to
Standard Site Design Requirements
The Most Troublesome Invasive Species
In Maplewood Natural Areas
Flowers that escape from gardens
Grass-like species
Bird's foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Creeping charlie (Glechoma hederacea)
Crown vetch (Coronilla varia)
Dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
Grecian foxglove (Digitalis lanata)
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota)
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
Teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus, D. sylvestris)
Flowers that came to U.S. as weeds
Burdock (Arctium minor)
Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
Hawkweeds (Hieracium aurantiacum, H. canadense)
Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)
Leafy spurge, cypress spurge (Euphorbia esula. E.
cyparissias)
Thistles (Cirsium arvense, Carduus nutans, and
others)
Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)
White sweet clover (Melitotus alba)
Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
Yellow sweet clover (Melitotus officinalis)
Cattails (Typha glauca, T. angustifolia)
Giant reed grass (Phragmites australis)
Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)
*Miscanthus, sometimes called Pampas (Miscanthus
spp.)
Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)
Smooth brome (Bromus inermis)
Aquatics
Erasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
Curly-leafpondweed (Potamogeton crispus)
Non-native water lilies
Trees, shrubs, and vines
Arnur maple (Acer ginnala)
Autumn olive (Eleagnus umbellate)
Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
Glossy buckthorn (Rhamnusfrangula)
Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Russian olive (Eleagnus angustifolia)
Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila)
Siberian peashrub (Caragana arborescens)
Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)
There are many other plants that may be aggressive in gardens or new plantings but are not as
problematic in natural areas.
* A note on Miscanthus grass - There are several cultivars of Mis canthus. Some spread by seed, some
spread by rhizome. On the east coast, some cuItivars have become invasive. Researchers at the
University of Minnesota are trying to determine which cultivars may be hannful in our region. Until
this plant's invasiveness is better understood, please don't plant it if you live near a wetland! There are
many wonderful native grasses and non-invasive ornamental grasses you can substitute.
Maplewood Nature Center and Preserves
5/03
(FYI - Not part of handout)
Native plants that are sometimes problematic
The species listed below are important components of our native plant communities. However, in some
situations they become invasive. At Maplewood preserves these are evaluated for invasiveness at each
individual site.
Aspen (Populus tremuloides and P. grandidentata)
Boxelder (Acer negundo)
Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
Dogwoods (Comus racemosa, C. sericea)
Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
Raspberries, blackberries (Rubus spp.)
Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Roses (Rosa spp.)
Sumacs (Rhus glabra and R typhina)
Wild grape (Vitis spp.)
Willows (Salix spp.)
How does Maplewood handle invasive species at its Neighborhood Preserves?
Maplewood has a vision of restoring its preserves to the native plant communities. These are the prairies,
oak savannas, oak woodlands, deciduous hardwood forests, and many types of wetlands that were present
at the time of European settlement in the area. If invasive species are threatening the integrity of a
preserve, we will generally remove them. This endeavor will take many years and much funding so
projects are prioritized. Each site is evaluated individually to determine which invasive species are
harmful there.
Sometimes native species become invasive and threaten the diversity and ecological health of a site.
Potentially troublesome native trees are boxelder, aspen, cottonwood, green ash, and willow. Once again,
at Maplewood Neighborhood Preserves, decisions for removing trees are made on a site-by-site basis. For
example, we remove aspen at Jim's Prairie but not at the Priory Preserve. Why one site and not the other?
Jim's Prairie is a tiny gem. It contains three acres of wet prairie and meadow and is home to over 150
different plant species. It is the best example of wet prairie remaining in Ramsey County and we believe
it is important to preserve this remnant. Aspen and brush have been taking over the prairie, creating
shade, and competing with the sedges, grasses, and wildflowers for water, nutrients, and sunlight.
Because this parcel is so tiny, if we do not reduce trees and brush we will lose the wet prairie species. Our
management plan calls for removing all aspen from the site and for maintaining small populations of
shrubs (primarity hazel, willow, dogwood).
The Priory Preserve, on the other hand, is our largest protected natural area. Aspen trees historically
existed here and are a natural part of the wetland edge plant communities. The site is large enough that
the aspen are not considered a threat. However, if aspen seeds into the higher quality wetlands on the site,
they may need to be removed from those areas.
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city may require such screening to help hide the parking area and vehi~s from
the view of adjacent residential properties or from the view from th lie street.
The property owner or applicant may use a privacy fence, ad .. allandscaping
or other means to meet the screening requirement. Cit If shall approve and
inspect all such screening.
(Code 1982, ~ 36-22; Ord. No. 795, ~ I, 2-8-1999; Ord. No. , ~ 1,9-11-2000; Ord. No. 813,
~ 3, 5-14-2001)
Sec. 44-18. Access.
(a) No dwelling shall be erected ered in the city unless there is at least 22 feet of access
to it from a public street or un the city council approves a lesser amount. No building shan
be erected or altered in city so as to close the present means of access to an existing
inish this means of access.
(b) Driv y access and design shan be based on article VI of chapter 32 and the standards
of the itute of Transportation Engineers.
(C e 1982, ~ 36-23)
Sec. 44-19. Landscaping and screening.
,a) A landscaped and possible screened area of not less than 20 feet in width shan be
provided where:
(1) A nonresidential use abuts a residentially zoned or planned property.
(2) A multiple dwelling abuts a property zoned for single or double dwellings.
The community design review board (CDRB) shall require shrubs or trees in this area unless
it deems it not appropriate.
(b) Screening shall be provided where:
(1) The light from automobile headlights and other sources would be directed into
residential windows.
(2) There would be exterior storage of goods or materials which could annoy or endanger
property owners.
(3) Rooftop equipment would be visible from a residential lot line. Rooftop equipment is
defined as mechanical equipment, vents, exhaust hoods, stacks and similar items on
top of a building. Rooftop equipment shall not include chimneys, plastic plumbing
vents and antennas. The city shall not require screening for single dwellings, double
dwellings, manufactured homes or equipment for individual townhouse units. The
community design review board may waive the screening requirement for mechanical
equipment if it determines that screening would not improve a buildingls appearance
or protect property values. The community design review board may require screening
on all sides of rooftop equipment ifthe premises abuts a residential lot line, not just the
side facing the residential lot line. The review board may also require modification of
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Additional Design Standards
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architectural plans for taller parapets or modified roof designs to conceal rooftop
equipment no matter where the building is located. The community design review
board may also require screening if needed for sound reduction around the equipment.
In all instances, rooftop equipment that is visible from any public street or adjoining
property shall be painted to match the building. Screening, when required, shall be
compatible with the materials and design of the building and subject to stalf or design
review board approval.
(4) A parking lot is constructed next to a property that is used or shown on the city's land
use plan for single-dwelling or double-dwelling use. The community design review
board may waive this requirement ifit determines that screening would not be needed
or would not protect surrounding property values.
(c) Screening shall be satisfied by the use of a screening fence, planting screen, berm or
combination thereof. If the topography, natural growth of vegetation, permanent buildings, or
other barriers meet the standards of subsections (c)(I) and (2) of this section, they may be
substituted for an or part of the screening fence or planting screen:
(1) A planting screen shall consist of evergreen plantings. Trees shall be a minimum of 2]12
inches in trunk diameter, two feet above grade. Shrubs may be used in combination
with a berm and shall be a minimum oftwo feet in height. Spacing oftrees and shrubs
shall be so as to create an 80-percent-opaque screening at least six feet in height.
(2) Berms shall have mowable side slopes. Slopes greater than 21/2 to one may be used if
the slopes are stepped with retaining walls. Plant materials resistant to erosion may
be substituted for sod when approved by the community design review board.
(3) Screening fences shall be painted or stained whenever necessary, so as not to fade, chip
or discolor. Broken or knocked down fences shall be repaired. Planting screens shall be
maintained in a neat and healthy condition. Plantings that have died shall be
promptly replaced.
(d) Screening may be satisfied with a screening fence. A screening fence shall be attractive,
compatible with the principal building and surrounding land uses, at least six feet in height,
and provide a minimum opaqueness of 80 percent. The city shall require landscaping,
including trees and shrubs, with any screening fence unless the community design review
board deems it not appropriate.
(e) Trash container enclosures shall be provided around all trash containers and shall be
100 percent opaque. They shall be protected by concrete-filled steel posts or the equivalent,
anchored in the ground at the front corners of the structure. If the enclosure is masonry, the
protective posts may be omitted. In all instances, the enclosure must be of a design, material
and color compatible with the bnilding and be kept in good repair. A gate that provides
100-percent opaqueness shall be provided. The community design review board may waive any
part of this requirement if it finds that the trash container would be hidden from adjacent
properties and streets.
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architectural plans for taner parapets or modified roof designs to conceal rooftop
equipment no matter where the building is located. The community design review
board may also require screening if needed for sound reduction around the equipment.
In all instances, rooftop equipment that is visible from any public street or adjoining
property shan be painted to match the building. Screening, when required, shan be
compatible with the materials and design of the building and subject to stalf or design
review board approval.
(4) A parking lot is constructed next to a property that is used or shown on the city's land
use plan for single-dwelling or double-dwelling use. The community design review
board may waive this requirement ifit determines that screening would not be needed
or would not protect surrounding property values.
(c) Screening shall be satisfied by the use of a screening fence, planting screen, berm or
combination thereof. Ifthe topography, natural growth of vegetation, permanent buildings, or
other barriers meet the standards of subsections (c)(1) and (2) of this section, they may be
substituted for all or part of the screening fence or planting screen:
(1) A planting screen shan consist of evergreen plantings. Trees shall be a minimum of 21/,
inches in trunk diameter, two feet above grade. Shrubs may be used in combination
with a berm and shall be a minimum of two feet in height. Spacing of trees and shrubs
shan be so as to create an 80-percent-opaque screening at least six feet in height.
(2) Berms shall have mowable side slopes. Slopes greater than 21/2 to one may be used if
the slopes are stepped with retaining walls. Plant materials resistant to erosion may
be substituted for sod when approved by the community design review board.
(3) Screening fences shall be painted or stained whenever necessary, so as not to fade, chip
or discolor. Broken or knocked down fences shall be repaired. Planting screens shall be
maintained in a neat and healthy condition. Plantings that have died shall be
promptly replaced.
(d) Screening may be satisfied with a screening fence. A screening fence shall be attractive,
compatible with the principal building and surrounding land uses, at least six feet in height,
and provide a minimum opaqueness of 80 percent. The city shall require landscaping,
including trees and shrubs, with any screening fence unless the community design review
board deems it not appropriate.
(e) Trash container enclosures shall be provided around all trash containers and shall be
100 percent opaque. They shall be protected by concrete-filled steel posts or the equivalent,
anchored in the ground at the front corners of the structure. If the enclosure is masonry, the
protective posts may be omitted. In all instances, the enclosure must be of a design, material
and color compatible with the building and be kept in good repair. A gate that provides
100-percent opaqueness shall be provided. The community design review board may waive any
part of this requirement if it finds that the trash container would be hidden from adjacent
properties and streets.
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4. Grandfathered luminaires means luminaires not conforming to this subsec-
tion that were in place at the time the ordinance from which this subsection
derives took elfect.
5. Lamp means the component of a luminaire that produces the actual light.
6. Light trespass means light produced by a luminaire that illuminates areas
beyond the boundaries of the property on which it is located.
7. Lumen means a unit of luminous flux. One footcandle is one lumen per
square foot. For the purposes of this subsection, the lumen-output values
shall be the initial lumen output rating of the lamp.
8. Luminaire means a complete lighting system and includes a lamp and a
fixture.
9. Outdoor lighting means the illumination of an outside area or object by any
manmade device. This includes direct lighting for signs and light emitting
from within a sign cabinet or sign structure.
10. Shielded light means an outdoor luminaire shielded or constructed so that
no light rays are emitted by the installed fixture at angles above the
horizontal plane of the luminaire's opaque cover or shade.
c. Control of glare. All luminaires used for outdoor lighting shall be designed and
installed to have their lamp, reflector and reflector diffuser concealed from any
residential area or public street. Luminaires mounted beneath canopies shall be
a flush-mount type so that they do not extend beneath the lower surface of the
canopy. Direct lighting used for the purpose of illuminating any sign shall be
aimed or shielded to meet this requirement.
d. Recreational facilities. Lighting of outdoor recreational facilities, such as but not
limited to ballfields, tennis courts, soccer fields, hockey or skating rinks, golf
courses and golf-ball driving ranges and special event or play areas, shall meet
the following conditions:
1. All fixtures used for such lighting shall be shielded or aimed to comply with
this subsection as much as possible and be designed or provided with sharp
cutoff capability to minimize up-light, light spillover and glare. This Code
recognizes that lighting of recreational facilities may require a certain
amount of direct, outward lighting to illuminate a vast area.
2. Recreational facility lighting is prohibited after 10:30 p.m., unless a later
completion time is approved by the city council.
e. Grandfathering of nonconforming luminaires. Luminaires lawfully in place
before the elfective date of the ordinance from which this subsection derives shall
be allowed to remain. Such luminaires, however, are not exempt from complying
with the outdoor-lighting ordinance that was in elfect at the time of their
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installation. If fixtures are replaced as part of any construction requiring a
building permit, the fixture shan be upgraded to meet the requirements of this
subsection.
f. Light pole height maximum. The maximum height anowed for light poles shall be
25 feet as measured from the grade at the base of the light pole to the uppermost
part of the luminaire. Taller light poles may be installed to replace existing poles
that exceed 25 feet and for athletic field or recreational lighting. The community
design review board may allow taller light poles as part of a design review for
nonresidential development, based on appropriateness for a specific proposal.
Staff may review lighting plans under the "minor constructionl1 provisions of
section 2-285.
g. Photometric plan required. The developer of any recreational, multiple-dwelling
or nonresidential development shall submit a photometric plan for review by the
city. The director of community development may waive the requirement for a
photometric plan if he determines that waiving such a plan would not have a
negative impact. A photometric plan shall include the following:
1. Site and architectural plans indicating the location of the types of lumi-
naires proposed.
2. A detailed description of the luminaire, including the manufacturer's
catalog cuts and drawings including sections.
3. A drawn plan that illustrates the light spread and footcandle levels of the
proposed luminaires.
h. Light-intensity maximum. Outdoor lighting shan not exceed 0.4 footcandle of
light intensity at the property lines on which the outdoor lights are instaned.
i. Light trespass. All outdoor lighting fixtures shall be designed, installed and
maintained to prevent light trespass. Outdoor lighting fixtures shall be installed
and maintained to prevent direct light from the luminaire from hitting adjacent
or nearby residential property. If such condition should occur, the luminaire shall
be replaced, redirected or shielded to have its light output controlled to eliminate
light trespass or glare.
(2) Drain all stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces to an underground, on-site
stormwater collection system that is connected to a public stormwater system.
(3) Restore any public right-of-way, adjacent property or property irons disturbed by the
construction.
(4) Install stop signs, handicap signs and building address signs as required by the city.
(5) Construct parking lots with the following minimum setbacks:
a. Fifteen feet from a street right-of-way.
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b. Five feet from all other property lines. This setback shall be increased to 20 feet
if the adjacent property is used or shown on the city's land use plan for residential
use.
(6) Construct all buildings, except single-family and two-family homes, with the following
minimum setbacks:
a. Thirty feet from a street right-of-way.
b. Fifty feet from a residential lot line. This setback shall be increased up to 100 feet
based on the more restrictive of the following requirements:
1. Building height: The building setbacks shall be increased two feet for each
one foot the building exceeds 25 feet in height.
2. Exterior wall area: Where an exterior wall faces a residentially zoned
property, the wan setback from the residential lot line shall be as fonows:
Wall Area (square feeO
0-1,999
2,000-2,999
3,000 or more
Minimum Setback (feeO
50
75
100
(7) The city council may approve a conditional use permit to allow an addition within a
required setback if:
a. The required findings in section 44-1097 for a conditional use permit are met.
b. The setback would be consistent with the setbacks for surrounding properties.
c. At least 80 percent of the addition would be screened from property that is used
or shown on the city's land use plan for residential use.
(8) Plant trees with the following minimum sizes:
a. Large deciduous trees, 2112 inches in diameter, balled and burlapped.
b. Small deciduous (ornamental) trees, 1112 inches in diameter, balled and burlapped.
c. Evergreen trees, six feet in height.
(9) Install and maintain an underground lawn irrigation system. The system shall not be
directed to spray on public streets or sidewalks. If such irrigation system is automatic
or is capable of operating automatically, the system shall be equipped with a rain
sensor/detection device to prevent operation when it is raining so as to conserve water.
Ifinstallation ofsuch system is prohibitively difficult due to terrain or other factors, or
is unnecessary due to alternative irrigation provisions or xeriscape arrangements
which do not require irrigation, exemption may be granted by the city council on a
case-by-case basis, provided suitable alternative irrigation arrangements have been
secured by the developer.
(10) Use low-maintenance materials on buildings.
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(11) Use building materials that are compatible in quality with similar development in the
area.
(12) Locate any bike racks so they do not interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic or
fire lanes.
(13) Preserve significant natural features, such as wetlands and large trees, as required in
chapter 12, artiele VII, which pertains to environmental protection.
(14) Provide on-site loading or unloading space where needed so that public streets are not
used for this purpose.
(Code 1982, ~ 36-28; Ord. No. 796, ~ 1, 4-26-1999; Ord. No. 826, ~ 1, 4-8-2002)
Sees. 44-21-44-45. Reserved.
ARTICLE 11. DISTRICT REGULATIONS
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
IVISION 2. F FARM RESIDENCE DISTRICT
farm residence district are the following:
(I) esidence district subject to its regulations.
(2) Commercial farming or gardening, . eluding the use or storage of associated equip-
ment.
(3) Commercial greenhouses or nurseries.
(4) Stands for the sale of agricultural products pro
(Code 1982, ~ 36-51)
(2) Livestock raising and handling.
(3) Manufactured home park.
Sec. 44-72. Conditional uses.
In the F farm residence district, the following uses may be permi
permit:
(1) Any use allowed by conditional use in the R-l residence district, except t t equipment
and vehicles used for on-site farming or equipment and vehicles used fo on-site
landscaping business or any other similar business approved with a conditio
permit, as described in subsection (5) of this section, shall be a permitted use.
-"4.
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Attachment 8
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
MIXED-USE ZONING DISTRICT
February 23, 2004
Italicized text discusses items in the city's current ordinances that would apply to
the mixed-use zoning district.
Purpose and Intent: The purpose of the mixed-use zoning district is to provide areas in the City of
Maplewood with a mixture of land uses, made mutually compatible through land use controls and high-
quality design standards. With this district, the City of Maplewood intends to promote the redevelopment or
development of an area into a mixed-use urban center with compact, pedestrian-oriented commercial and
residential land uses that are within an easy walk of a major transit stop. The intent of the mixed-use
zoning district is to enhance viability within an area and foster more employment and residential
opportunities. The placement and treatment of buildings, parking, signage, landscaping and pedestrian
spaces are essential elements in creating the pedestrian-friendly and livable environment envisioned by the
city in a mixed-use area. To ensure these elements are achieved basic design standards are included in
the district.
Uses
Nonconformina Uses:
Nonconforming commercial and multiple-family uses and structures: Uses and structures that become
nonconforming by adoption of the mixed-use zoning district would be covered under the city's existing
nonconforming ordinance. In summary, any pre-existing conforming or nonconforming use that would
become nonconforming by adoption of the mixed-use zoning district would be allowed to remain until such
time as the use of a structure or land is voluntarily abandoned and ceases for a continuous period of one
year or more. Nonconforming uses and structures could be expanded or intensified with the city's approval
of a conditional use permit. State statute indicates that nonconforming uses and structures destroyed to 50
percent of the market value of the property, or less, may be rebuilt for the existing nonconforming use or
setback if done so within one year.
Nonconforming single and double-dwelling residential uses and structures: Any pre-existing conforming or
nonconforming single or double dwelling residential use or structure which would become nonconforming
by adoption of the mixed-use zoning district and may be expanded, extended or intensified so long as such
expansion, extension, or intensification would be permitted under the Single-Dwelling Residential District,
R-1, or Double-Dwelling Residential District, R-2 and/or the mixed-use zoning district.
Conditional uses:
The city's existing conditional use ordinance states that the city council may issue conditional use permits
for the following uses in anv zoning district from which they are not permitted and not specifically
prohibited: 1) public utility, public service or public building uses; 2) mining; 3) library, community center,
state licensed day care or residential program (unless exempted by state law), church, hospital and a
helistop as an accessory use to a hospital, any institution of any educational, philanthropic or charitable
nature, cemetery, crematory or mausoleum; 4) An off-street parking lot as a principal use in a commercial
or industrial zoning district; 5) part of an apartment building for commercial use, intended for the building's
residents, such as drugstore, beauty parlor, barbershop, medical office or similar use; 6) planned unit
developments; and 7) construction of an outlot. Because this ordinance covers all zoning districts including
the mixed-use zoning district, it is important to specifically prohibit uses that would not be compatible in the
mixed-use zoning district. Incompatible uses include mining, cemetery, crematory or mausoleum, off-street
parking lot as a principal use. In addition, because of the flexible nature of the mixed-use zoning district,
planned unit developments, which are designed to relax requirements within a zoning district without the
need for a variance, are prohibited within the mixed-use zoning district. Staff has indicated those uses as
prohibited in the use table below.
Mixed-Use Zoning District
1
MIXED-USE ZONING DISTRICT
Tvee of Use
Residential Uses
Single-family dwelling
Double dwelling
Multiple dwelling
Secondary dwelling
Mixed Commercial-Residential Uses
Multiple-dwelling residential and commercial
live-work unit
Commercial Uses
Adult uses and sexually oriented businesses
Antennas which are freestanding and not
located on existing structures
Bakery/candy shop/catering, which produces
goods for on-premise retail sale
Bank, credit union
Bed and breakfast
Cemetery, crematory or mausoleum
Clinic, medical or health related
Clinic, veterinary
Currency exchange business
Drive-through sales and services
Drive-up food or beverage window
Dry cleaning and laundry pick-up station
Dry cleaning plant
Exterior storage, display. sale or distribution of goods or materials
Health/sports club
Indoor recreation
Indoor theater
Laundry
limited production and processing
Maintenance garage
Major motor fuel station
Mining
Minor motor fuel station
Motor vehicle wash
Office
Off-street parking as a principal use
Off-sale liquor business
On-sale liquor business
Pawnbroker
Planned Unit Development
Photocopying establishment
Publishing or printing establishment
Restaurant
Retail
Small appliance and electronic component or equipment repair
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Permitted (P)
Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
Prohibited (PRl
P
P
P
CUP
P
CUP'
PR
PR2
P
P
P/CUP/PR3
PR
P
P/PR4
PR
PR
PR
P
P/PR5
PR
P
P
P
P
P/CUp.
PR
PR
PR
CUP7
PR
P
PR
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p.
PR
PR
P
P/PR9
P
P
P
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Tvee of Use
Permitted (P)
Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
Prohibited (PR)
Commercial Uses (con!.)
Accessory use customarily incidental to any of the above uses. P
The city may allow commercial uses similar to the above if they
would not create a nuisance and if they are not noxious or hazardous.
The city council shall review uses that are not clearly similar for
determination of compatibility.
'Live-work units are a conditional use in the mixed-use zoning district if they meet all standards and
conditions as defined in the live-work definition. Live-work units do not require a home occupation license
as specified in Section 14-56 [home occupations].
2AII other antenna requirements as specified in Article XI [commercial use antennas and towers] shall
apply.
3Bed and breakfast establishments are allowed as follows: 1) single dwelling residential: permitted if the
bed and breakfast has four or fewer guest rooms and as a conditional use permit if the bed and breakfast
has more than four guest rooms; 2) commercial or mixed-use building: permitted; 3) double dwelling,
townhouse, or multi-family: prohibited. All bed and breakfast establishments must meet the required
number of off-street parking spaces as specified in Section 44-17 [off-street parking].
"veterinary clinic with exterior kennels are a prohibited use in the mixed-use zoning district.
S A dry cleaning plant is a permitted use in the mixed-use zoning district only if located within a commercial-
only building. A dry cleaning plant is a prohibited use in the mixed-use zoning district if located within a
mixed-use building (i.e., residential and commercial).
"Limited production and processing is a conditional use in the mixed-use zoning district only if such use has
more than five thousand (5,000) square feet of gross floor area, in which case total floor area shall not
exceed ten-thousand (10,000) square fee!.
7 A minor motor fuel station is a conditional use in the mixed-use zoning district subject to the following:
1. All parts of the minor motor fuel station shall be at least 100 feet from any residential use within the
mixed-use zoning district, including mixed-use buildings that comprise at least 50 percent
residential uses.
2. All parts of the minor motor fuel station shall be at least 350 feet from any non-mixed-use
residentially zoned land.
3. All new or replacement underground fuel storage tanks shall meet the standards of state statutes
and the standards of the state pollution control agency. Such tanks shall also have a UL listing
appropriate for their use. In addition, installation plans shall be submitted to the state fire marshal's
office for approval.
4. There shall be leak detection equipment on all new and existing tanks according to the federal
environmental protection agency schedule deadlines. Leak detection facilities shall include
electronic (in tank) monitoring equipment as well as manual daily measurement and recording of
tank levels. Records of daily tank levels, fuel purchases and fuel sales shall always be available on
site for inspection by the fire marshal.
8AII alcoholic beverage licensing requirements apply as specified in Chapter 6 [alcoholic beverages].
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9Publishing and printing establishments are a permitted use in the mixed-use zoning district only if located
within a commercial-only building. A publishing and printing establishment is a prohibited use in the mixed-
use zoning district if located within a mixed-use building (Le., residential and commercial).
Use definitions:
Bed and breakfast: A transient lodging establishment located in a single-family dwelling unit or other
approved building in which guest rooms are rented on a nighUy basis for periods of less than a week and
where at least one meal is offered in connection with the provision of sleeping accommodations only.
Drive-through sales and service: An opening in the wall of a building designed and intended to be used to
provide sales andlor service to patrons who remain in their vehicles.
Drive-up food or beverage window: An opening in the wall of a building or restaurant designed and
intended to be used to provide food and/or beverage sales and/or food and/or beverage service to patrons
who remain in their vehicles. (This is already defined in the BC-M Zoning District.)
Dry cleaning and laundry pick-up station: An establishment or business maintained for the pick up and
delivery of dry cleaning without the maintenance or operation of any dry cleaning equipment or machinery
on the premises.
Dry cleaning plant: An establishment or business maintained for cleaning clothing or other fabrics by
immersion and agitation, or by immersions only, in volatile solvents including, but not limited to, solvents of
the petroleum distillate type andlor the chlorinated hydrocarbon type, and the processes incidental thereto.
Dwelling, double, means a building on a lot, designed and occupied exclusively as a residence for two
families. (This is already defined in the definition section of the zoning code.)
Dwelling, multiple, means a building on a lot, designed and occupied exclusively as a residence for more
than three families. (This is already defined in the definition section of the zoning code.)
Dwelling, secondary: An additional dwelling unit located within and subordinate to the principal dwelling on
a single-dwelling lot, designed for a single occupant or small family. Standards and conditions for such a
unit shall include the following:
1. A secondary dwelling unit shall be located within a single-family dwelling or above its accessory
structure.
2. In the case of an addition to an existing structure, the exterior finish, roof pitch, windows, eaves and
other architectural features must be the same or visually compatible with those of the original
building.
3. The additional dwelling unit may not contain more than thirty percent (30%) of the principal
dwelling's total floor area or eight hundred (800) square feet, whichever is less.
4. There shall be no more than two (2) dwelling units on a lot.
5. At least one (1) dwelling unit on the lot shall be owner-occupied.
Dwelling, single, means a detached building on a lot, designed exclusively as a residence for one family.
(This is already defined in the definition section of the zoning code.)
Dwelling, townhouse: A residence for one family that is attached either horizontally or vertically to at least
two other residences, each with a private outside entrance.
Laundry: An establishment or business where patrons wash and dry clothing or other fabrics in machines
operated by the patron.
Limited production and processing: These uses produce minimal off,.site impacts due to their limited nature
and scale, are compatible with commercial and residential uses and may include wholesale and off-
premise sales. Odors, noise, vibration, glare and other potential side effects of manufacturing processes
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shall not be discernable beyond the property line or to other tenants located in a building. Limited
production and processing includes, but is not limited to, the production, processing, repair or service of the
following:
1. Apparel and other finished products made from fabrics.
2. Computers and accessories, including circuit boards and software.
3. Electronic products. components, assemblies and accessories.
4. Film, video and audio production.
5. Food and beverage products, except no live slaughter, grain milling, cereal, vegetable oil or vinegar
processing.
6. Jewelry, watches and clocks.
7. Milk, ice cream and confections.
8. Musical instruments.
9. Novelty items, pens, pencils and buttons.
10. Precision dental, medical and optical goods.
11. Signs, including electric and neon signs and advertising displays.
12. Toys.
13. Wood crafting and carving.
14. Wood furniture and upholstery.
Live-work unit: A dwelling unit in combination with a shop, office, studio or other workspace within the
same unit, where the resident occupant both lives and works. Standards and conditions for these shall
include:
1. The workspace component must be located on the first floor or basement of the building. with an
entrance facing the primary abutting road.
2. The dwelling unit component must be located above or behind the workspace and maintain a
separate entrance accessible from the primary abutting road.
3. The office or business component of the workspace shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the
total gross floor area of the principal dwelling unit and shall meet all building code requirements.
4. A total of two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided on site for a live-work unit, located to
the rear of the unit, or underground/enclosed (including attached or detached garage parking
spaces).
5. No more than one (1) passenger or light commercial vehicle associated with the workspace (I.e.,
delivery truck) may be stored on site. Heavy commercial vehicles are prohibited.
6. The size and nature of the workspace shall be limited so that the building type may be governed by
residential building codes. An increase in size or intensity beyond the specified limit would require
the building to be classified as a mixed-use building and will require different construction
standards.
7. The workspace component of the building may include the following uses: offices, small service
establishments, home crafts which are typically considered accessory to a dwelling unit or limited
retail associated with fine arts or crafts. The workspace component shall be limited to those uses
otherwise permitted in the district that do not require a separation from residentially zoned or
occupied property. The work unit use may not include a wholesale business, manufacturing
business, motor vehicle service or repair for any vehicles other than those registered to residents of
the property and a commercial food service requiring a license, except for a catering business
which meets all conditional use permit requirements as specified in Article V [conditional use
permits].
8. Signage for a live-work unit is restricted to one (1), fifteen-square-foot (15 s.f.) wall sign and shall
not be intemally illuminated.
Maintenance garage: A building for the maintenance or repair of motor vehicles. This definition does not
include a motor vehicle accessory installation center or motor vehicle wash. (This is already defined in the
definition section of the zoning code.)
Major motor fuel station: A retail business engaged in the sale of motor vehicle fuels that has more than
three (3) dispensers. (This is already defined in the definition section of the zoning code.)
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Minor motor fuel station: A retail business engaged in the sale of motor vehicle fuels with a maximum of
three (3) dispensers. Fuel dispensers shall be designed to serve only two cars at once. (This is already
defined in the definition section of the zoning code.)
Motor vehicle wash: A building for washing motor vehicles. This definition does not include the occasional
hand washing of vehicles stored in a parking garage. (This is already defined in the definition section of the
zoning code.)
Photocopying establishment: A business engaging in the reproduction of written or graphic materials
through processes that do not include the use of volatile organic compounds which are subject to federal or
state air emissions regulations.
Publishing or printing establishment: A business engaging in the reproduction of written or graphic
materials through processes that include the use of volatile organic compounds which are subject to federal
or state air emissions regulations.
Dimensional Standards
Maximum density: The density of the mixed-use zoning district shall not exceed the maximum density
permitted by the land use classification and people per unit designated in the city's adopted comprehensive
plan. Density bonuses are allowed per Section 44-300 [density credits]. In addition, the net acreage for
calculating density may be increased by three hundred (300) square feet for each affordable dwelling unit,
as defined by the Metropolitan Council guidelines. (The allowable densities are also listed in the table
below for information purposes only and will not be included in the zoning district.)
Lot Size Per Unit Structure Setbacks (Feet)
Buildina Tvoe Densitv (Sauare Feet) Heiaht (Feet) Front Side Rear
Single dwelling 6 units/acre 7,260 35' 20 to 25 52 152
Double dwellingl 15 units/acre nla 35' 20 to 25 52 152
townhouse
Residential garage nla nla Per Section nla 5 o to 6
accessed from alley 44-114
Residential garage not nla nla Per Section 20 to 25 5 5
accessed from alley 44-114
Multiple dwelling 20 units/acre nla 35' Ot020 03 03
Mixed-use/residential 20 units/acre nla nla o to 10 03 03
and commercial
Commercial/including nla nla nla o to 10 03 03
structure parking
'No single dwelling, double dwelling, townhouse or multi-dwelling building shall exceed a height of thirty-
fIVe (35) feet, or three stories, unless the city council approves a conditional use permit.
2When a mixed-use zoned single or double-dwelling/townhouse adjoins a single or double-dwelling
residential zoning district, the side and rear yard setbacks of the adjacent single or double dwelling
residential zoning district shall apply, or a side yard setback of ten (10) feet and a rear yard setback of
twenty (20) feet, whichever is greater.
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"The zero (0) setback specified above is allowed except as otherwise specified in the building code. Side
and rear yard setbacks of at least ten (10) feet shall be required when a mixed-use zoned commercial,
mixed-use (residential and commercial) or multi-family use adjoins a mixed-use zoned single or double-
dwelling/townhouse residential use. Side and rear yard setbacks shall be as specified in Section 44-20
(c)(6)(b) [additional design standards] when a mixed-use zoned commercial, mixed-use (residential and
commercial), or multi-family use adjoins a single or double dwelling residential zoning district. Section 44-
20(c)6)(b) specifies that a commercia/ or multi-family building must maintain a minimum of a 50-foot
setback to an adjacent residential property line. This setback is increased based on the height of the
building.
Off-Street Parking
Section 44-17 [off-street parking] of the city code applies in the mixed-use zoning district unless specified
differently below.
Placement of surface parking within the mixed-use zoning district must meet the following:
1. Surface parking must be located to the rear of a principal building, or an interior side yard if parking
in the rear is impractical.
2. Surface parking must maintain a ten-foot (10') setback to a road when constructed on the side or
rear of a building on a comer lot.
3. Surface parking must maintain a five-foot (5') side and five-foot (5') rear yard setback, unless the
surface parking adjoins a single or double dwelling residential zoning district, in which case the
required setback as specified in Section 44-19(a) [landscaping and screening].
4. The city may approve variances to the surface parking placement standard if a building has special
needs and site constraints. In these cases, there should be good pedestrian connections between
the sidewalk and building entrance, and the area in front of the parking lot should be well
landscaped.
Amount of parking:
1. The minimum amount of required parking spaces shall be as specified in Section 44-17 [off-street
parking].
2. The maximum amount of surface parking spaces shall not exceed the specified minimum by more
than ten percent (10%), or two (2) spaces, whichever is greater. If additional parking is desired, it
must be placed underground, within an enclosed building, or in a tuck-under garage.
3. On-street parking located in front of a development may count toward the required number of
parking spaces, except for live-work units.
4. For retail, medical, service and office uses, if a transit shelter is provided on site or in front of the
building, then the minimum required number of parking spaces may be reduced by five percent
(5%), but not to exceed five (5) parking spaces total.
5. Commercial parking district: For retail, medical, service and office uses, required parking may be
reduced by the establishment of a commercial parking district for the purpose of sharing parking
with varying peak parking hours or availability of off-street public parking. The establishment of a
commercial parking district to allow a reduction in parking required shall be subject to review and
approval by the community design review board during the development's initial site plan review or
subsequent site plan changes.
6. In addition to the above-referenced allowances for parking reduction, the city council may authorize
other reduced off-street parking requests through a special agreement. The reduction must be
based on proven parking data for a specific development.
Parking space size:
1. 90-degree parking: 9 feet x 18 feet
2. 45-degree parking: 8.5 feet x 18 feet
3. Parallel parking: 8 feet x 21 feet
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Design Standards
Section 44-20 [additional design standards] of the city code applies to the mixed-use zoning district unless
specified differently below.
Awnings: Awnings must be properly maintained, and if in poor repair must be repaired or replaced in a
timely manner. Metal awnings are prohibited unless the design of the awning is compatible with the
building. as determined by the director of community development (if the awnings require administrative
review) or the community design review board (if the awnings require design review). Awnings may extend
up to five (5) feet out over the public right-of-way, where approved by the city, and must meet all building
code requirements.
Commercial/mixed-use building fa~de: Any exterior building wall, except for single and double-
dwelling/townhouse residential buildings, adjacent to or visible from a public right-of-way or public open
space may not exceed forty (40) feet in width. New buildings of more than forty (40) feet in width are
allowed if the building wall is divided into smaller increments, between twenty (20) and forty (40) feet in
width, through articulation of the fa~de. This can be achieved through combinations of the following
techniques and others that may meet the objective:
1. Fa~de modulation - stepping back or extending forward a portion of the fa~de.
2. Vertical divisions - using different textures or materials (although materials should be drawn from a
common palette).
3. Division into storefronts, with separate display windows and entrances.
4. Variation in rooflines by alternating dormers, stepped roofs, gables, or other roof elements to
reinforce the modulation or articulation interval.
5_ Arcades, awnings, window bays, arched windows and balconies.
Exterior building materials: Exterior-building materials shall be classified primary, secondary or accent
material. Primary materials shall cover at least sixty percent (60%) of all fa~des of a building. Secondary
materials may cover no more than thirty percent (30%) of all facades of a building. Accent materials may
include door and window frames, lintels, cornices and other minor elements, and may cover no more than
ten percent (10%) of all fa~des of a building. Allowable materials are as follows:
1. Primary exterior building materials may be brick, stone or glass. Bronze-tinted or mirror glass are
prohibited as exterior materials.
2. Secondary exterior building materials may be decorative block or stucco.
3. Synthetic stucco may be permitted as a secondary material on upper floors only.
4_ Accent materials may be wood or metal if appropriately integrated into the overall building design
and not situated in areas that will be subject to physical or environmental damage.
5. All primary and secondary materials shall be integrally colored with no painted materials.
Fences: Fences over four (4) feet in height are prohibited in all front yards, except as required for
storage/servicelloading as specified below.
First floor height: The first floor of commercial or mixed-use (residential and commercial) buildings shall be
designed with a minimum ceiling height of twelve (12) feet.
Material change: The front facade building material changes shall not occur at external corners (toward a
public right-of-way or public open space), but may occur at reverse or interior corners or as a return at least
six (6) feet from external corners.
Mixed-use building remodeling/additions/alterations: Remodeling, additions or other alterations to mixed-
use buildings (buildings previously approved and built with mixed-use design standards) shall be done in a
manner that is compatible with the original building. Original materials shall be retained and preserved to
the extent possible.
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Model variety: Each single or double-dwelling development of one hundred (100) or more units must have
at least four (4) models with three (3) elevations and material treatments each. For single or double-
dwelling developments of less than one hundred (100) units, at least three (3) models with three (3)
variations each are required. No road block should have more than two (2) consecutive single-dwelling
houses with the same house model.
Nonconforming buildings: Additions to nonconforming buildings (buildings built before mixed-use design
standards) must be constructed with materials required by this ordinance if the addition exceeds twenty-five
percent (25%) of the floor area. Exterior remodeling or alterations to a nonconforming building must be
constructed with materials required by this ordinance. The director of community development (if
administrative review is required) or the community design review board (if design review is required) may
authorize the use of other materials if the addition, remodeling or alteration is deemed to be minor in nature
and not visible from a public right-of-way.
One-story buildings: One-story buildings taller than eighteen (18) feet in height shall be arcMecturally
detailed to simulate a two-story appearance.
Parks/playgrounds: The city may require that a reasonable portion of any proposed subdivision or
development be dedicated to the public or preserved for public use as parks, playgrounds, trails or open
space.
Pedestrian access: Each ground floor space with road frontage shall have its primary entrance on the front
facade. Additional entrances may be provided off of a parking area or an access corridor.
Porches and entries: Porches, steps, pent roofs, roof overhangs and hooded front doors or similar
architectural elements shall be used to define all primary residential entrances. Decks shall be prohibited
on all primary residential entrances. Front porches must have a minimum depth of six (6) feet clear.
Porches may extend six (6) feet into the required setback in the mixed-use zoning district. (The existing
definition for front yard setback in the city's zoning code will also apply in the mixed-use zoning district.
This definition states in part: "The front yard setback shall also include sidewalks, staps, ramps or at-grada
patios that have no walls, solid fence or roof." Therefore, these items can extend into the required front
yard setback also.)
Residential garages: Single or double-dwelling/townhouse attached garages must not be located in front of
the primary fa~de and must have architectural elements to minimize the impact of the garage door or be
recessed from the primary front fa~de (not including porches, bay windows or other minor projections) by
a minimum of eight (8) feet. Single or double-dwelling/townhouse garages, either attached or detached,
which are placed in the rear yard must be accessed by either an alley or a side-yard driveway.
Setbacks: Within the mixed-use zoning district, all setbacks shall be measured from the outlying property
line of a development and either a public right-of-way or from the edge of a private road, whichever applies.
The term "road" as used to define setbacks within the mixed-use zoning district applies to public and
private roads.
Storage/serviceJloading: If an outdoor storage, service or loading area is visible from adjacent residential
uses, or a road or walkway; it shall be screened by a decorative fence, wall or screen of plant material at
least six (6) feet in height. Fences and walls shall be architecturally compatible with the primary structure.
Windows: Buildings containing office and retail uses shall maintain forty percent (40%) minimum window
coverage on the first floor that faces a road or public open space. These windows shall extend to a
minimum of two (2) feet to the front fa~de elevation.
Exceptions and Appeals to Design Standards:
Exceptions: The director of community development (if administrative review is required) or the community
design review board (if design review is required) may consider exceptions to the above-mentioned design
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standards if they uphold the integrity of the guidelines and result in an attractive, cohesive development
design as intended by this ordinance.
Appeals: Appeals to the approved design conditions for a building or development are permitted as
specified in Section 2-285 [approval of plans].
landscaping
Section 44-19 [landscaping and screening] of the city code applies in the mixed-use zoning district unless
specified differently below.
landscape definition:
Over story tree: large deciduous shade-producing tree with a mature height over thirty (30) feet.
landscape requirements:
1. All areas of land not occupied by buildings, parking, driveways, sidewalks or other hard surface
shall be sodded or mulched and landscaped with approved ground cover, flowers, shrubbery and
trees.
2. Hard surfaced areas, including sidewalks and patios, must include amenities such as benches,
planters and bike racks.
3. For parking lots consisting of twenty (20) or more spaces, interior landscape islands are required.
Interior landscape islands shall be at a rate of one (1) landscape island for every ten (10) parking
spaces. landscaping areas located along the perimeter of a parking lot beyond the curb or edge of
pavement shall not be included toward satisfying this requirement. landscape islands shall be a
minimum of one hundred and forty-four (144) square feet in area and shall be a minimum of eight
(8) feet in width, as measured from back of curb to back of curb. The landscape islands shall be
improved as follows:
a. One (1) over story tree with a trunk size a minimum of two and one-half (2-1/2) inches in
caliper shall be provided for every landscape island.
b. A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of every landscape island shall be planted with an
approved groundcover in the appropriate density to achieve complete cover within two (2)
years. Mulch may only be used around the base of the plant material to retain moisture.
4. Perimeter landscape or pedestrian walls are required for all parking lots and shall be established
along the road and edges of the parking lot. The landscape treatment or pedestrian wall shall run
the full length of the parking lot and be located between the property line and the edge of the
parking lot as follows:
a. Perimeter parking lot landscaping adjacent the road shall be at least ten (10) feet in width,
as measured from the property line or edge of a private road to the back of curb.
b. The primary plant materials used in perimeter parking lot landscaping adjacent the road
shall be over story trees. Ornamental trees, shrubs, hedges and other plant materials may
be used to supplement the over story trees, but shall not be the sole contribution to such
landscaping.
c. Perimeter parking lot landscaping along the rear and sides of a parking lot (not adjacent
the road) shall be planted with a minimum of fifty percent (50%) groundcover approved by
the city to achieve complete cover within two (2) years. Mulch may only be used around
the base of the plant material to retain moisture.
d. In lieu of, or in addition to, perimeter parking lot landscaping, a pedestrian wall along the
perimeter of the parking lot may be constructed. The pedestrian wall is limited to four (4)
feet in height, must be at least eighty percent (80%) opaque and must be architecturally
compatible to the principal building or development.
5. Over story trees are required at regular intervals along the road to help define the road edge, to
buffer pedestrians from vehicles and to provide shade. The over story trees shall be located in a
planting strip at least five (5) feet wide between curb and sidewalk, or in a planting structure of
design acceptable to the city.
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Lighting
All outdoor lighting to be of a design and size compatible with the building and as specified in Section 44-
19(c)(1) [outdoor lighting], except that light pole height maximum is limited to sixteen (16) feel.
Signs
Article III [sign regulations] of the city code applies to the mixed-use zoning district unless specified
differently below.
Sign review: The community design review board shall review all signage on new buildings or
developments to ensure that the signs meet mixed-use sign requirements and are architecturally
compatible w~h the new building or development. In addition, the community design review board shall
review all comprehensive sign plans as required in Section 44-736 [comprehensive sign plan]. All signage
on buildings or developments (buildings or developments previously approved and built with mixed-use
design standards) shall be reviewed by the director of community development and shall be done in a
manner that is compatible with the original scale, massing, detailing and materials of the original building.
All signage on non-mixed-use buildings or development (buildings or developments not built with mixed-
use design standards) shall be reviewed by the director of community development and shall comply with
the mixed-use sign requirements, unless classified a pre-existing nonconforming sign in which case shall
comply with Section 44-12 [nonconforming buildings or uses].
Overall wall and projecting signage: Allowable area of overall wall and projecting signage for each
establishment is one and one-half (1 Yo) square feet of signage per lineal foot of building or frontage on a
road, public open space or private parking area, or thirty (32) square feet, whichever is greater. Each wall
shall be calculated individually and sign area may not be transferred to another side of the building. Minor
motor vehicle stations with canopies are allowed to place signage on the canopy and the building as long
as they do not exceed the requirements above. Wall and projecting signs shall not cover windows or
architectural trim and detail.
Projecting signs: Projecting signs are allowed as part of the overall signage. Projecting signs may not
extend more than four (4) feet over a public right-of-way and a private road or sidewalk, and must not
project out further than the sign's height.
Freestanding signs: One (1) freestanding sign for each establishment is allowed if the building is setback
at least twenty (20) feet or more from the front property line. Freestanding signs must meet the following
requirements:
1. Limited to six (6) feet in height and forty (40) square feet in area.
2. Maintain a five-foot (5') setback from any side or rear property line, but can be constructed up to
the front property line.
3. Must consist of a base constructed of materials and design features similar to those of the front
facade of the building or development.
4. Must be landscaped with flowers or shrubbery.
Prohibited signs: Signs painted directly on the wall of a building; reader boards located in permanent
signage, except for reader boards advertising gasoline prices at minor motor vehicle stations; signs which
advertise a product and not a specific business.
Nonconforming signs: Signs that become nonconforming by adoption of the mixed-use zoning district
would be covered under the city's existing nonconforming ordinance. In summary, any pre-existing
conforming or nonconforming sign that would become nonconforming by adoption of the mixed-use zoning
district would be allowed to remain until such time as the sign is destroyed or removed. In addition, the
sign may be refaced to the existing size, but may not be expanded without a variance.
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Subdivision
Chapter 34 [subdivisions] of the city code applies to the mixed-use zoning district unless specified
differently below.
Blocks: Maximum block length of six hundred (600) feet.
Right-of-way width: Subject to discretion of the director of public works and approval by the city council.
Road pavement widths: Subject to discretion of the director of public works and approval by the city
council.
Alleys: Interconnected roads and alleys are strongly encouraged within the mixed-use zoning district.
Alley right-of-way and pavement widths must be adequate for the following: vehicle passing, vehicle
loading and unloading and storage of snow. Alley right-of-way and pavement widths are subject to the
discretion of the director of public works and approval by the city council.
Cul-<le-sacs: Cul-<le-sacs are prohibited within the mixed-use zoning district.
Sidewalks: Sidewalks are required on both sides of roads.
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For City Use Only
CITY COUNCIL (5)
7:00 p.m. 2nd & 4th Mondav's
1.
Diana Longrie (Mayor)
1771 Burr5treet55117
651-774-149D-home
651-730-6474- Woodbury Office
651-214-0859 - Cell # (call 1")
Diana.Lonorie@cLmaplewood.mn.us
2.
Kathleen Juenemann
721 Mt Vernon Ave E 55117
651-771-3670 - home
Kathleen.Juenemann@ci.maplewood.mn.us
3.
William Rossbach
1386 County Road C E 55109
651-484-5427 - home
651-779-0220 - work
612-363-6832 - pager & mobile
Will. Rossbach@cLmaplewood.mn.us
4.
Erik Hjelle
874 Sterling St S 55119
651-217-2172
ErikHielle@comcast.net
5.
Rebecca Cave
2020 Prosperity Rd 55109
651-773-7059 - home
Rebeccacave1@hotmail.com
Attachment 9
CDRB
COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD (5)
6:00 p.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesdavs
1.
John Demko (appt. 2/07)
2489 Flandrau 5t 55109
651-773-8045 - home
-work
2.
Linda Olson (Chair) (appt. 3/01)
2005 County Rd C East 55109
651-777-1288 - home
Lindamae5185@msn.com
3.
Matt Ledvina (Vice-chair) (appt. 3/97)
1173 Lakewood Dr 555119
651-578-1658 - home or 612-669-8589 cell
612-339-2316 - work
612-339-4990 - fax
mlledvina@nrainc.com
4.
Ananth Shankar (appt. 8/94)
2460 King Av E 55119
651-730-5966 - home or 651-983-4651 cell
651-290-1938 - work
ashankar@bwbr.com
5.
Matt Wise (appt 2/07)
1744 Flandrau St 55109
651-645-5563 . home
651-206-5548 - cell @work
misterwise@vahoo.com
City Council, Planning
Commission, CORS, HRA Members
PLANNING COMMISSION /9\
7:00 p.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesdav's
1.
Tushar Desai (Vice-chair) (appt. 7/02)
2973 Edward Street 55109
651-484-2132 - home
No e-mail address
2.
Lorraine B. Fischer, (Chair) (appt. '70)
1812 Furness St 55109
651-777-5037 - home
651-215-2259- work (Tue & Thu p.m.)
No e-mail address
3.
Harland Hess (2106)
2007 Clarence St 55109
651-748-4955 - home
763-591-5491 - work
4.
Gary A. Pearson (appt. 12/90)
1209 Antelope Way 55119
651-777-9197 - home
651-777-3981 - work (not on Monday)
612-220-5895 - cell phone
No e-mail address
5. Dale Trippler (appt. 6/98)
1201 Junction Avenue E 55109
651-490-1485 - home
dtrioo@usfamiiv.net
6. Joseph Walton (appt. 02/07)
2938 Duluth St 55109
651-482-0756 - home
651-484-0114 - work
651-271-9450 - cell
JWW@Kundeco.com
7. Jeremy Yarwood (appt. 4/05)
2324 Moreland Court E 55119
651-735-1501- home
651-737-1033 - work
No e-mail address
8. Vacant
9. Vacant
HRA
/Housina Redevelopment Authoritvl/51
7:00 p.m. 2M" Wednesday of Month
5 year terms
1.
Gary A. Pearson (appt. '89)
1209 Antelope Way 55119
651-777-9197 home
612-220-5895 cell
No e-mail address
2.
Beth Ulrich (secretary) (appt. 5/00)
2574 Brookview Drive 55119
651-730-6272 home
651-266-6689 work
No e-mail address
3.
Vacant
4.
Vacant
5.
Vacant
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
Community Design Review Board
Shann Finwall, AICP, Planner
2006 Community Design Review Board Annual Report
March 7, 2007 for the March 13 CDRB Meeting
INTRODUCTION
The city's community design review board (CDRB) ordinance requires that the CDRB submit a
report to the city council once a year. The report is intended to outline the CDRB's actions and
activities during the preceding year. Also, the report may include recommended changes,
including, but not limited to, ordinance and/or procedure changes.
RECOMMENDATION
Review the attached draft of the CDRB annual report and be prepared to make recommendations
and comments on the report at the March 13, 2007 CDRB meeting.
P:com-devlcdrblannual report cover memo
Attachment: 2006 CDRB Annual Report
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
Greg Copeland, City Manager
Linda Olson, Community Design Review Board Chair
2006 Community Design Review Board Annual Report
March 7, 2007 for the March 13 CDRB Meeting
INTRODUCTION
Annually the community design review board (CDRB) reports the board's actions and activities for
the city council for the previous year. In 2006, the CDRB reviewed the following 33 items during
their 17 meetings:
Type of Proposal
# Reviewed
New Development Proposals
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1. Ramsey County Public Library - Southlawn Drive, South of Legacy Parkway (Legacy
Village)
2. Comforts of Home Assisted Living Facility - 2300/2310 Hazelwood Street
3. Carver Crossing of Maplewood - Henry Lane and Carver Avenue in South Maplewood
4. Legacy Village Townhomes - County Road D and Kennard Street (Legacy Village
Development)
5. Carpet Court - 1685 Arcade Street
6. MinnHealth Clinic - Vacant Lot Located to the North of 2055 White Bear Avenue (Across
the Street from the Maplewood Community Center)
7. Regent of Legacy Village - Senior Apartments
8. Cottagewood Town House Development - South of Highwood Avenue, east of Dennis
Street, west of 1-494
9. Legacy Village Town Homes - Southwest Corner of County Road D and Kennard Street
(Legacy Village)
10. Crown Plaza Shopping Center (Walgreens) -1700 Rice Street
11. Walgreens - Northeast Corner of Beam and White Bear Avenues
12. CarMax Auto Superstore - Northeast Corner of Highway 61 and Beam Avenues
Expansions/Remodels
7
1. Birch Run Station (Savers) -1741 Beam Avenue
2. Menards (Garden Center Addition and Parking Lot Reconfiguration) - 2280 Maplewood
Drive
Type of Proposal
# Reviewed
Expansions/Remodels (continued)
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3. Second Harvest Heartland (Freezer Addition) - 1140 Gervais Avenue
4. 5-8 Tavern and Grill (Parking Lot Expansion) - 2289 Minnehaha Avenue
5. Hill-Murray School (Field House Addition) - 2625 Larpenteur Avenue East
6. Maple Ridge Retail Center (Exterior Remodel) - 2515 White Bear Avenue
7. Hillcrest Gateway Plaza (Addition and Exterior Remodel) -1698 White Bear Avenue
(Hillcrest Village Redevelopment Area)
Miscellaneous Reviews and Actions
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1. Gladstone Redevelopment Concept Plan (Joint Presentation for the Community Design
Review Board and Housing and Redevelopment Authority)
2. Gladstone Redevelopment Concept Plan - Recommendation to the City Council
3. Carpet Court Concept Review - 1685 Arcade Street
4. Town Center (Comprehensive Sign Plan Amendment for Best Buy) -1795 County Road D
5. Maplewood Market Place (Comprehensive Sign Plan Amendment) -1275 County Road D
6. Sign Code Interpretation - Electronic Reader Boards
7. Maple Leaf Ridge Business Center (Comprehensive Sign Plan) - 2475/2485/2495
Maplewood Drive
8. Ramsey County Library (Comprehensive Sign Plan) - Southwest Corner of Legacy
Parkway and South lawn Road (Legacy Village)
9. Comforts of Home (Comprehensive Sign Plan) - 2300/2310 Hazelwood Street
10. Mounds Park Academy (Comprehensive Sign Plan) - 2051 Larpenteur Avenue
11. Maplewood Mall (Comprehensive Sign Plan Amendment) - 3001 White Bear Avenue
12. Boca Chica Taco House (Sign Variance Request) -1706 White Bear Avenue (Hillcrest
Village Redevelopment Area)
Special Proiects
2
1. Sign Code Revisions
2. Discussions about Gladstone Neighborhood Redevelopment Area
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COMPARATIVE INFORMATION
Year
Number of Items Reviewed
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
27
25
25
27
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MEMBERSHIP
The CDRB consists of five members appointed by the city council. Membership terms are for two
years, with extensions for additional terms approved by the city council. The current membership
is as follows:
Board Member Membership Beaan Term Expires
Ananth Shankar 8/8/94 1/1/08
Matt Ledvina 3/10/97 1/1/09
Linda Olson 3/26/01 1/1/09
Matt Wise 2/12/07 1/1/08
John Demko 2/26/07 1/1/09
John Hinzman and Joel Schurke resigned from the CDRB on November 22, 2006, and
February 13, 2007, respectively. Their two-year terms expire on January 1, 2008, and January 1,
2009, respectively. On February 12 and 26,2007, the city council appointed Matt Wise and John
Demko to replace Messrs. Hinzman and Schurke. The city council also reappointed Matthew
Ledvina and Linda Olson to the CDRB with terms expiring January 1, 2009.
DISCUSSION
2006 Actions/Activities
In 2006, the CDRB reviewed six new commercial developments which could potentially add up to
132,230 square feet of new commercial space to the city if developed; seven commercial
expansion/remodels which could potentially add up to 56,635 square feet of new commercial
expansion space to the city if developed; and six new multi-family developments which could add
up to 565 new residential units to the city if developed. The CDRB has consistently demonstrated
keen interest and skill in their reviews of these development projects to ensure they are of the
quality of design and materials that complement the surrounding areas and improves a site's
aesthetics.
The city has become more and more developed over the years, with very little vacant land
available for new developments. Because of this, city staff has processed many of the city's
remodels and additions as 15-day reviews, as allowed by code, rather than the more formal review
by the CDRB. Also, because of the developed nature of the city, many of the new commercial and
residential developments reviewed by the CDRB are either redevelopment of existing buildings or
in-fill development. The CDRB will continue to be a vital advisory board to the city council in the
future, particularly with more redevelopment and in-fill development projects on the horizon.
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Maplewood's current sign code was adopted in 1977, with minor revisions made in 1996. The sign
code is outdated and allows for excessive sign age within the commercial and industrial zoning
districts. The CDRB recommended in their 2002, 2003, and 2004, and 2005 annual reports that
the city's sign code be reviewed for potential modifications and updates. During 2004 and 2005
the CDRB undertook the difficult task of debating and creating a draft sign code. On March 1,
2006, the CDRB recommended approval of the draft sign code. On May 8, 2006, city staff
presented highlights of the proposed draft sign code to the city council during a city council
workshop. Due to the city council's time constraints in dealing with the 2007 budget and other
more immediate issues, further review of the draft sign code by the city council was put on hold.
Since last year a number of cities around the country have fallen victim to billboard companies
challenging their sign codes. The billboard companies have argued that these cities' ordinances
suffer from a fatal First Amendment flaw by impermissibly discriminating based on the content of
the sign or who is using it. Based on this, the CDRB will review the March 1, 2006, draft sign code
to ensure it is consistent with the First Amendment and will forward the draft sign code to the city
council for review and approval.
2006 Recommendations/Areas of Interest
1. The CDRB will work with staff on recommended site and design criteria for the city's
proposed Gladstone neighborhood redevelopment area.
2. The CDRB is interested in gaining a better understanding of sustainable building design
concepts. The board hopes to support the implementation of these concepts for projects
that are reviewed and approved by the city, particularly projects within the Gladstone
neighborhood redevelopment area.
3. The CDRB is interested in gaining a better understanding and working knowledge of the
use of pervious surfaces in development - how they function, how they age, and how they
relate to the city's codes.
4. The CDRB is interested in exploring specific design standards for new commercial and
multi-family developments.
5. The CDRB is interested in reviewing and updating the city's landscape requirements for
commercial and multi-family developments.
6. The CDRB is interested in reviewing and updating the city's on-site parking requirements.
CONCLUSION
In 2007, the CDRB will continue its dedication to the quality design of buildings and developments,
ensuring a high quality of life for the citizens of Maplewood.
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
Community Design Review Board Members
Shann Finwall, AICP, Planner
Election of Community Design Review Board Chairperson and
Vice Chairperson
March 7, 2007 for the March 13 CDRB Meeting
INTRODUCTION
The city code requires that the community design review board elect a chairperson and vice
chairperson the beginning of every year. The 2006 chairperson was Linda Olson and the vice-
chairperson was Matt Ledvina.
RECOMMENDATION
Elect a chairperson and vice chairperson for 2007.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
Community Design Review Board
Shann Finwall, AICP, Planner
Community Pride Awards
March 7, 2007 for the March 13 CDRB Meeting
Board Member Schurke recently requested that staff research Little Canada's
Community Pride Awards for possible implementation in the City of Maplewood,
particularly in relation to design awards for new or modified commercial and multi-family
buildings. I am including the following attachments and information relating to
community pride and design awards as follows:
1. Little Canada's Community Pride Awards (attached): The City of Little Canada
offers awards for property owners who consistently maintain their property in a
well-kept manner or who have made significant and positive improvements.
2. Smart Growth Design Awards (attached): The 1000 Friends of Minnesota offer a
Smart Growth Design Award which identifies development patterns that reflect a
positive vision for the future including protection of the environment, principles of
social equity, and a commitment to sustainable economic growth.
3. American Institute of Architects (AlA) (attached): The AlA awards excellence in
architecture, interior architecture, and urban design.
4. RamseylWashington Metro Watershed District Landscape Ecology Awards
Program (attached): The landscape ecology awards program recognizes
landowners in the RamseylWashington Metro Watershed District that offer good
management practices including use of native plants in the landscape, storm
water infiltration, creation of buffers, and limited use of fertilizers and pesticides.
5. Hastings' Historic Preservation Awards: Yearly awards are given for historic
preservation including remodeling, facade improvements, and some new
construction for in-fill lots. The historical commission nominates eight to twelve
nominees a year and votes on a winner as a commission. The nominees and
winner are recognized and awarded a plaque by the city council. Recognition is
advertised on the local radio station and newspaper.
These award programs represent good background information for a similar type of
design award program in the City of Maplewood. If the community design review board
is interested in implementing such a program it would be beneficial to include this
information in the board's annual report to the city council. If adopted by the city council,
the board can then design criteria for the program.
Little Canada -- Community Pride Awards
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Community Pride Awards
The City of Little Canada is seeking nominations for the Annual Community Pride Awards.
These awards will be made to selected property owners who consistently maintain their
property in a well-kept manner or who have made significant and positive improvements.
This year awards will be presented for residential and commercial categories. Any
resident or property owner can nominate a candidate(s) for this recognition. The
presentations commemorating these awards will be made during the Canadian Days
Celebration opening ceremonies on Friday, August 4, 2006.
The amount of money spent will not be a criteria for this award. Rather, the use of the
property and compatibility with the neighborhood will be considered. If the efforts
undertaken make the neighborhood better. that property owner should be nominated. This
is what community pride is all about!
You may nominate any residence or business using the form provided below. Pictures are
helpful and encouraged. The deadline for submission is Friday, July 7, 2006. Call the
City Center at 651-766-4029 with questions.
Please help us recognize those residents and business owners who make Little Canada a
better place in which to live and work!
i!P 2006 Nomination Form
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Community Survey...
Results are Available
Little Canada residents are in a very opti-
mistic and satisfh:d mood according \0 a tele-
phone survey of citizens recently completed by
Decision Resources, Ltd. This mood is linked
to three widespread perceptions: high quality'
city services, solid linkage to city government,
and moderating concerns about taxes. These
issues have positively impacted the quality of
life ratings. approval of the actions of the City
Council und City Statr, and fedings of empow-
erment in city policy-making
At the prescnt time. residents arc gener-
ally satisfied v.ith city development and rede-
velopment e!loTts. They endorse the efforts
on Rice Street and favor using tax incentives
to selectively target further development In
particular, they want more amenities: rdail
shopping opportunities, especially a grocery
store. entertainment opportunities. and dining
establishments.
The CUffe ecreation facil
and programs
arewell-llsed
and very well-
rated. Participa-
tIOn 111 cIty recre-
ational programs
is high. The city
has established a
strong reputatIon
forproteoing
the environment
Residents. also. express strong interest in pas-
sive recreation facilities. particularly \vildlite
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most residents. ]n particular, park mainte-
nance and snow plowing are ralt.-'d very highly
Contrary to results in other suburbs, no city
services posted dissatisfaction rates in excess
of thirty percent Both City Council members
Re-establishment of
Community Pride Committee
Would you like to serve on our Commu-
nity Pride Committee" The City Council is
interested in re-establishing thc Community
Pride Committee if there is enough interest
fhis Committee was originally established in
April 1994 and was able to accomplish several
projects that fostered community identity and
pride, These proJcets included the coordina-
tion and sale of a city clothing line sporting
our logo. the installation of new city entrance
signs. and establishment of the Community
Pride Awards ProgT3m, However. the Commit-
tee evcntually disbanded due to lack of COIn-
mitteemembers.
Ifenough interest is sho\\'o from the resi-
dential and business communities. it is an-
ticipated the Committee will meet monthly at
Little Canada City Centcr, 515 Little Canada
Road East. Dates and times of these meetings
will be established by Committee Members
to accommodate their schedules, Areas of
responsibility' wil! include advising the City
Council on issucs related to continucd promo-
tion of community identity and beautification
involving code enforcement and community
dcvelopment
Please contact Dotty Norgard at 651-766-
4034 if interested.
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and City Staff are rnk>d positively by a majority of residents; the nine-
to-one favorable-to-unfavorable rating of the Mayor and City Council
is outstanding, and the City Staff is viewed almost as highly
While the City of Little Canada remains in transition, the major
task facing decision-makers will be challenging: preserving the aspects
of "small town ambience and strong neighborhoods," key to so many
residents, \vhile guiding city gro......th responsive to residential needs.
However, the City has one key advantage many other suburbs do not
possess: a large reservoir of good will from past actions, as well as,
solid confidence in the way present issues are being addressed
For an executive summary of the survey results, please visit our
web site at wW\v,cUittle-canada.mn.us, A presentation on the survey
results will also be broadcast on Little Canada's Channel 16 beginning
mid.June for interested viewers. This presentation will be available
o "J1usinga 'lk locat' rweb
Nominate Your Neighbor for a
Community Pride Award!
Many of Little Canada's residents and business-
es take pride in their property and our community
The City of Little Canada likes to recognize those
who maintain their homes or businesses in a we][~
kept manner. We need your assistance in nominat-
ing those residents and business m\T1erS ,-vhom you f~c1 have done an
excellent job in kl-'Cping our city attractive for visitors and residents
Nomination forms are available on our web site at www.ci.little-
canada mn llS or you can pick up a form at Little Canada City Center
Include pictures and submit your forms to the City Center by Friday,
JU(I' 7, 2006, The presentation of these awards will be made allhe
Canadian Days festival in August. Call 651-766-4034 with questions
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According t e s just c ted,
of 'Ie\',:ed preferred to see the Goose Management Program
continue due to overpopulation of the birds, the health hazards that ex-
ist from their droppings, and the traffic problems that are created. The
City Council held a public hearing on Wednesday, May 10,2006, to
address this issue, Dr. James Cooper of the University of Minnesota
was present to answer questions on the matter, (A copy of the minl/tes
is available on our web site at www.cUi1tle-canada.mn.lIs,) Based on
the survey results and the public hearing presentation, the City Council
decided to continue \.vi[h the annual management program, Complete
eradication of the birds is not our goal, but we desire to properly man-
age their population. The decision as to which areas will be tar-
geted will be made after an initial inventory of the city is completed.
Round*up will occur in ~rly June to early July
Unweave the Weave Update
~.' Kent Barntlrd, MnIDOTCommun;cat;ons Specialist
Construction activity has been in full force this spring on
"Unweave the Weave" to rebuild the interchanges of Interstates
35E and 694 along with their common sections in Little Canada and
Vadnais Heights. Construction of bypasses in the project area is
underway. Once they are completed. traffic will be shifted to these
bypasses, as the permanent lanes are built Bypassl-'S tor the following
movements are currently under construction
Northbound 1-35E traffic from Little Canada Road 10 County Road E,
Southbound 1-35E IraHk from CounlY Road E 10 Highway 36;
WesthOlll1d 1-6941raffic from Labore Road 10 Rice Slreel; <lnd
Easlbound 1-694 Iraffic from RiceSlreel to Labore Road
This project contains numerous bypasses throughout the three-year
construction period, Current l:Jypass work is mainly to handle traffic
during this year's construction activity
Work continues on two new bridges on the east end of the
Unweave commons and 1\\'0 bridges on the west side of the Unweave
commons. Two temporary bridges also are under construction to calT}
traffic during work on the west side interchange of 1-35E and 694
These bridges are part of the bypasses being built in that area
Additional \'iork includes construction of a retaining wall just
north of Little Canada Road along northbound 1-35E, The ramp trom
Little Canada Road to southbound 1-35E also closed on April 27 lor
construction of a new fourth lane of traffic on the southbound side of
the interstate between Little Canada Road and Highway 36 This ramp
is expected to open again in June.
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Smart Growth Design Awards
We have a choice about how the Twin Cities will grow - either uncontrolled,
sprawling development can shape the future, or we can shape development to
create a healthy, livable Twin Cities region.
The Smart Growth Design Awards (SGDA) identify those development
patterns that reflect a positive vision for the future. A vision that includes
protection of the environment, principles of social equity and a commitment to
sustainable economic growth.
What do Smart Growth Design Award Winners Receive?
. Recognition before their peers at a dinner.
. A plaque to be displayed as a lasting testament to the project's
success.
. Recognition in 1000 Friends of Minnesota's publications, including our
quarterly newsletter and website.
. Increased public awareness of your good work.
Projects are Judged on Five General Attributes:
1. LAND USE -Developments are compatible with and connect to
surrounding features, are compatible with the community's vision of its
future, protect and/or link to open space and natural features, connect
to services and jobs, and are more densely developed to utilize land
efficiently.
2. DESIGN - Developments are attractive to potentiai buyers, provide
housing that accommodates a range of incomes and lifestyles, include
meaningful open space and outdoor recreational opportunities
within their boundaries. offer a mix of uses, and consider resource
efficiency.
3. INFRASTRUCTURE - Developments make efficient use of existing
infrastructure,
minimize contribution to traffic congestion, incorporate connections to
transit service, are accessible to pedestrians, and do not overload
infrastructure like stormwater, sewer, water, roads, and schools
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4. PLANNING PROCESS - Developments are supportive of
comprehensive plans. Smart Growth communities encourage public
participation in the process of planning and development, and
frequently
participate in Livable Communities and other community sustainability
programs.
5. AFFORDABILlTY - Developments include housing that is accessible to
a range of household incomes. Because of
efficiency and design, Smart Growth developments are better able to
provide a variety of housing choices, including affordable housing.
Nominee Requirements
1. Must have been completed no earlier than January 1, 1990 and no later
than March 1,2004. (This may be applied to the relevant phase of a
multi-phased project.) Must have a completed phase.
2. Must be located within the 7-county metro area.
3. The scale of the project can range from a single building to the
neighborhood level.
4. Must not convert lands identified as critical natural areas in a County
Biological Surveyor local plan.
5. The project can include any combination of residential, mixed use,
commercial or industrial development.
List of 2003 SGDA Winners
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This mixed-use project with lofts above and
retail below has helped the City achieve its
goal of bringing new energy and economic
stability back to this suburban main street.
The close involvement of local
stakeholders ensured that the finished
product carried out the goals of the broader
community. Careful attention to
architectural detail creates a visually
interesting streetscape and reinforces the historic nature of the downtown
area. By bringing residents to Main Street Hopkins, Marketplace Lofts has
brought new life to this suburban downtown and serves as an excellent
example of small-scale downtown revitalization.
.. Neighborhood Housing Infill - New
Bridge, St. Paul
Building/Block Scale - Marketplace
Lofts, Hopkins
This residential urban infill development
employed New Urbanist principles of small
lot sizes, front porches, rear garages,
sidewalks and narrow streets to increase the
density and livability of this neighborhood.
The style of the homes compliments that of
the surrounding 5t. Paul neighborhoods and
brings the amenities of association-
maintained living to the City. The relatively
high density of the development kept housing costs down and allowed for
much of the adjacent open space to be preserved.
Neighborhood Housing and
Workplace Infill - Excelsior Tech
Center and Regency Development,
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This project renovated the abandoned
Alllant Techsystems defense plant into a mixed-business center that includes
office space, warehouse/manufacturing space, mini-storage and production
space. A neighborhood with rowhomes and detached town homes was
constructed on the surface parking lots bringing additional housing adjacent to
this job center. The homes reflect the architectural style of a nearby historic
neighborhood with rear garages, front porches and sidewalks connecting the
neighborhood to a regional trail system. This creative solution to a difficult
problem has brought housing and jobs together and turned a blighted
industrial property into a community amenity without the use of public
subsidies.
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This extensive redevelopment of
Excelsior Boulevard incorporates retail
space, mixed income housing, a park,
amphitheater, and community gathering
space to implement the community's
vision of a walkable town center. By
paying careful attention to the needs of
all users, Excelsior and Grand has
created both a strong public realm for
the community and private amenities for
its residents. The success of this project demonstrates how a thoughtful
integration of uses can transform a blighted, suburban arterial into an active,
thriving town center.
Town Center Redevelopment -
Excelsior and Grand, St. Louis Park
The City of Richfield undertook the
redevelopment of Woodlake Centre as
one step in implementing the City's
town center revitalization plan. Selective
infill was used to improve the street
presence of the existing buildings at this
prominent intersection that was once
dominated by surface parking. The
construction of a parking ramp on-site
created room for an assisted living
facility as well as a public plaza and sculpture garden. Townhomes with a mix
of market-rate and affordable rents were constructed on an adjacent parcel
increasing housing choices in Richfield's downtown area. Wood lake Centre is
an excellent example of using selective infill to transform a low-density, single-
use site into a dense, mixed-use urban center.
City/Regional Scale - The Phalen
Corridor, St. Paul
Town Center Infill- Wood lake
, Centre, Richfield
This long-term community vision has
engaged public and private partners to
bring 5t. Paul's East Side back from
. years of decline. The construction of
Phalen Boulevard along a polluted rail
corridor has provided access to many brownfield sites that have been
redeveloped into productive job centers. Over 1000 jobs have been brought
back to the community on land that was previously polluted auto junkyards,
scrap yards, and industrial sites. In addition to job creation, 94 housing units
have been completed to date with more than 650 to be added in the next three
years providing housing at a range of incomes and needs. Recreational
opportunities have been provided by expanding two state bike trails; creating a
YMCA; building a skate park, climbing wall and playing fields; and restoring
four wetlands, one of which was formerly a parking lot. By making the East
Side of St. Paul a vital place to live, work and recreate, The Phalen Corridor
has had a tremendous impact at both the city and regional scale.
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Cottages on the Green - Brooklyn
Park
This suburban infill development
created an alternative to the typical
townhome model by detaching the
units, using rear garages and alleys,
including front porches and arranging
the units to front a common green.
Grain Belt Brewery/Bottlneau Public
Library - Northeast Minneapolis
The creative re-use of this historic
Minneapolis landmark has brought both
private (office space) and public (library)
uses to the same complex creating a
neighborhood anchor that is rich in local
heritage. The success of the project has
catalyzed additional revitalization efforts
in the Upper Mississippi River area.
Humboldt Greenway - North
Minneapolis
Hennepin County took the initiative to
redevelop Humboldt Avenue into a
parkway to improve the amenities in this
deteriorating neighborhood and better
connect the neighborhood to the river.
Blighted housing was removed and
replaced with family-oriented single
family homes and town homes that
compliment the architectural style of
traditional Minneapolis Parkway
Phillips Eco-Enterprlse Center - South
Minneapolis
This site was once slated to become a
garbage transfer station, but with
neighborhood intervention the site
eventually became a state-of-the-art
green businesslindustrial center. Located
along the Hiawatha Light Rail Corridor,
and the Midtown Greenway bikeway, this
site brings good paying jobs to an area highly accessible by multiple modes of
transportation. The innovation in green architecture serves as an inspiring
learning laboratory for the latest ecological technologies available in jYlN.
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For Immediate Release
Washington, D.C., January 13,2006 - The American Institute of Architects (AlA)
announced today the 2006 recipients of the AlA Institute Honor Awards, the profession's
highest recognition of works that exemplifY excellence in architecture, interior architecture,
and urban design. Selected from over 680 total submissions, 30 recipients will be honored in
June at the AlA 2006 National Convention and Design Exposition in Los Angeles.
Contact: Cara
Battaglini
202.626.7462
carab@aia.org
2006 Institute Honor Awardsfor Arphit~r:tll.re:
"There was a wide variety of projects selected from the over 400 entries the jury reviewed for 2006. The jury was
interested in projects that fit their context whether it was a chapel, an office building, a campus infill or urban
intervention," said Jury Chair Robert E. Hull, F AlA, from The Miller/Hull Partnership in Seattle. "The diverse
background of the jury insured that our selections appealed to a wide range of architectural design. In our
deliberations and site visits there was the realization of the special qualities, vitality, and importance that great
architecture brings to our society. The projects selected for the 2006 honor awards are a celebration of our
profession's continued vitality."
Ballard Library and Neighborhood Service Center, Seattle, by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, for the Seattle Public
Library
The first major building designed and built within its neighborhood's new municipal center master plan, this project's
library and service center share a gently sloping site adjacent to a city park currently under construction. The structure
draws on the community's Scandinavian and maritime roots, all the while anticipating its projected demographics of
a younger, more diverse population.
Bigelow Chapel, New Brighton, Minn., by Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Inc., for the United Theological
Seminary of the Twin Cities
This 5,000-square-foot chapel serves an ecumenical graduate and professional school oftheology that houses 250
students of all faiths-from Roman Catholic to Jewish to Unitarian. Rather than thinking ofthe chapel as a Christian
worship space, the architect set forth to embody a "trinity of spiritual qualities" in intimacy, warmth, and light. The
space captures intimacy and warmth through use of rippling, honey-colored, translucent, 32-inch-deep maple panels;
light streams through the panels and from clerestories and sky lights.
Frieder Burda Collection Museum, Baden-Baden, Germany, by Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP,
with associate architect Peter W. Kruse-Freier Architekt, for Sa1nInl1mgFrieder Burda
This new museum for a private collection harmonizes with its surrounding public park as well as an adjacent
Kunsthalle, or art museum. A glass-enclosed bridge connects the new museum to the existing one and shows proper
respect to its venerable neighbor by touching its fayade as gently as possible.
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, by Koning Eizenberg Architecture, with Perkins Eastman
Architects PC, for Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
The architects say this museum expansion was inspired by the Chinese proverb that instructs parents to give their
children two things: roots and wings. The project expands an existing museum from its home in an 1897 post office
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Joseph A. Steger Student Life Center, UniversityQf Cincinnllti. by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners,
with associate architect glaserworks, for the University of Cincinnati
This 114,700-square-foot building housing administrative classrooms, computer labs, retail, and food service, as well
as a restored 1920s classroom, is a dynamic part of a new spine of campus activity organized along major pedestrian
and topographic paths.
Museo Picasso Mlllaga, Mlllagll, Spllin, by Gluckmlln Mayner Architects, with assQciate architect
Camara/Martin Delgado Arquitectos, fQr Fundacion Museo PiCllSSQ Malaga
This museum, dedicated to the works of Pablo Picasso, graces the historic city center of Malaga, the artist's
birthplace. The architects fully restored the 16-century Palacio de Buenavista to house the main entry and permanent
collection galleries within a project that also included inserting six new buildings into the urban fabric to enclose
some 80,000 square feet.
TRUMPF Customer and AdministrlltiQnBuilding, Ditzingen, Germllny,by Barkow Leibinger Architects, for
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
Situated between the Autobahn and the existing buildings of a high-tech machine-tool company, this new building for
300 employees creates a new entry courtyard for visitors and customers. The architects worked with three crystalline-
formed volumes at the base of the building-lobby, auditorium, and exhibition spaces-and built up at split-level
increments to the sixth floor.
Visiting Artists House, Geyserville, Calif., by Jim Jennings Architecture, for Stephen H. Oliver
This 1,700-square-foot residence oftwo suites accessible to studios serves artists commissioned to work onsite at a
former northern California sheep ranch. The architects defined the structure with two 200-foot-long poured-in-place
concrete walls that "slice along the crest of a hill, retaining the earth along the length of the cut and carving out
prescribed areas for indoor and outdoor living." The sleeping areas offer private views of the landscaping, which
includes a small lake that also feeds water of constant temperature to the building's mechanical systems.
Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., by TVS - D&P Mariani PLLC; with associate architects
Thompson Ventulett Stllinback PC, Devrouax & Purnell Architects Planners PC, and Mllriani Architects
Engineers PC; for the Washington Convention Center Authority
The design team faced the challenge of creating the largest enclosed gathering space in the nation's capital: 2.3
million square feet on a 600,000-square-foot footprint that stretched across six vacant lots. The result is the first
vertically stacked, long-span convention center in the country. Given the relatively small footprint and the city's strict
height limits, the architects devised a spatial "sandwich" that buried one of the exhibit halls underground and elevated
the other, so that lobbies, meeting rooms, and registration spaces could be at ground level.
Washington State Legislative Building RehabilitlltiQn, OIympill, Wash., by SRG Partnership Inc., with
associate architect Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, for Washington State General Administration
The challenge with the I 920s, 300,000-gross-square-foot, four-story brick-and-stone structure that was on the verge
of collapse was to extend its life expectancy for another 50 years. The team succeeded in installing all new heating,
cooling, plumbing, and fire-protection systems while keeping the historic features of the building intact. Additionally,
the capitol dome-via its 16 columns-was reinforced to withstand a severe earthquake.
William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, Ark. by Polshek Pllrtnership Architects; with associate
architects PQlk Stanley RQwlllnd Curzon pQrter Architects Ltd, Witsell Evans RasCQ Architects and Planners,
and Woods Caradine Architects; for the William J. Clinton Foundation
While the principal design goals-to create an inviting, memorable, and inspiring place, and a visually and
intellectually accessible destination-seem in the mainstream for a presidential library , this project represents a
radical departure from its predecessors in that its site selection intended to rehabilitate a derelict area of abandoned
warehouses.
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'The 2006 projects included a diverse range of sizes and types of interior projects representing the variety of design
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approaches and creative abilities of architects. The recipients represented a variety of scales, from a research
laboratory in Massachusetts, to a floral studio in Florida, and of project types that included large and small office
environments, academic and institutional buildings, a residence, and two theaters," said Jury Chair Linda Searl,
F AlA, Searl and Associates Architects in Chicago. "We found that universally the honored designs were a clear
expression of the client's personality and requirements, and the design concepts represented a fresh and inventive
approach, reinforced by the appropriate use of materials, lighting, and color."
Bizarre, Omaha, by Randy Brown Architects, for Djel Brown
This women's boutique offered the architects an opportunity to challenge the typical retail store conventions "where
the walls, fixtures, ceilings, and floors are all separate elements," they say. The space's narrow bay is divided into an
enclosed space and an open space that contains a series of equally spaced pods to organize the merchandise.
English Residtmce, Beverly Hills, Calif., by Chu + Gooding Architects and interior designer Kay Kollar
Design, for Tobias Emmerich
The owners of this mid-century Modem glass house by Harwell Hamilton Harris charged the architects with restoring
the building to Harris' original architectural intention while meeting the needs of their contemporary lifestyle. The
architects used the existing caissons and basement slab to restore the original footprint of a service wing on the lower
and upper levels while reconfiguring interior walls, gaining back the original design's two bedrooms, bath, kitchen,
family room, and breakfast room-plus space on the basement level for a gym.
Google Headquarters, Mountain View, Calif., by Clive WilWnson Architects, for Google Inc.
The master plan for this project, which resulted from a strategic workplace reevaluation and need to expand by a
renowned Internet company, follows a simple distribution of work "neighborhoods" along a "Main Street" circulation
plan. All share resources-meeting rooms, "tech talk" spaces, micro-kitchens, and library lounge-and find their
homes along Main Street.
Karla, Miami, by ReneG<lllzalez Architect Ioc,for KlldaConceptual Event Experiences
The architects' magic turned an industrial warehouse and adjacent overgrown vacant lot into a flexible space that
fosters large-scale production of floral arrangements as well as the staging of events for the local corporate and
entertainment community. Throughout the project, spaces and fixtures were designed and chosen with simplicity of
form and material to maximize effect while staying within a budget.
Mother London, London, by Clive Wilkinson Architects, for MotherSpace for this advertising agency, which
grew in six years from a six-person operation to the number one agency in Britain, had to treble the workspace for the
staff and capture a radical attitude that embraces a completely flat organizational curve. Everyone in the firm works
around a single work table, which has grown progressively larger as the staff expanded. Working within the client-
selected three-floor, 42,000-square-foot existing warehouse, the architect transformed the top floor, which boasts 13-
foot ceilings and 14,000 square feet of open area, into the primary work area.
Nissan Design America, Farmington Hills, Mich., by design llrchitect Luce et Studio Architects, with executive
architect Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. for Nissan Design America
The client challenged the architect to create a "synergistic, creative work environment that would strike a balance
between the frank industrial nature of the program and architectural sophistication" by adding a wing for automotive
design that would allow a seamless evolution from conception to prototype. Featuring a 20-foot-tall pivoting stainless
steel door as well as a 20-foot-tall projecting screen, the public space allows the staff to communicate through visual
images, creating a "public landscape of the design process."
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, Houston, by DMJM Rottet, for the R()yal Bank of Scotland pic
The design team needed to create an office environment for an international bank client that had recently split into
two groups, allowing each group its own identity while also creating some communal space for them to share. The
architects employed a "box-within-a-box" concept for the public areas while maximizing the light and views that
come with the client's location on the 65th floor of a Pei Cobb Freed building. Using a subtle form of branding, the
interior motif plays on the concept of pattern and grids within a Scottish tartan rather than employing decorative
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motifs or overt logos.
Schepens Eye Research Institute Laboratory Renovation, Boston, Payette for Scbepens Eye Research Institute
The architects used studies in transparency, translucency, and contrasts in color and texture to completely transform
64,000 square feet of "tired" lab space into three floors of state-of-the-art molecular biology research environment. A
racetrack corridor scheme became an open laboratory design that enhances the interaction among research groups and
dramatically increases the amount of assignable lab and lab support space. The renovation takes full advantage of
large perimeter windows to maximize the amount of natural light and the loft-like feeling ofthe space.
Skillman Library, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., by Ann Beha Architects, for Lafayette College
The architect strove to expand and transform an undervalued and underappreciated 1964 library of 75,000 square feet
into a new learning center where students can work collaboratively and at the same time establish a connection with
surrounding buildings, circulation paths, and landscaping lacking in the original design. On its main level, the
center-with the addition of 30,000 square feet, now offers a large and flexible "information studio," with a cafe,
casual reading areas, meeting areas, group study rooms, digital project rooms, a gallery, and computer rooms.
Temporary Theater, Portland, Ore., by BOORA Architects, for the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Designed for an institute of contemporary art that each year presents a festival for contemporary performances of
theater, dance, music, and electronic media, this project turned an empty warehouse into a performance venue with a
200-seat theater and a cabaret stage, plus an ancillary bar and cafe. The architects delineated the theater space from
the rest of the warehouse with a wall of scaffolding that hid production equipment. Additional scaffolding provided
seating, and an overhead gantry crane served as home for the theatrical lighting.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington, D.C., by McInturff Architects, for the Woolly Mammoth
Theatre Company
To provide a first-time home for an edgy-production theater company that has been entertaining Washington, D.C.,
for 25 years, a developer offered space-to be designed via a publicly funded competition-for the rent of $1 per
year. Embedded deep within a large residential/commercial building at 14 feet below street level, the developer
provided finished exterior facades and a concrete shell, leaving interior fitout to the theater.
2006 Institute Honor Awardsfor J1.eg;Qr/.Jll and Urban Design
"The jury reviewed a broad spectrum of submissions from the smallest scale projects to the largest proposal for the
transportation framework for the new nation of Palestine. The awards recognized projects that best demonstrated the
application of sustainable design principles to creatively use open space and density to advance social, economic and
environmental health," said Jury Chair Diane T. Georgopulos, FAIA, of Mass Housing Finance Agency in Boston.
"Some projects were of significant excellence because of the masterful coordination of open space, access corridors,
and built form within historic, brownfield, or institutional urban contexts. Other projects invented new analytical
techniques that hold promise to become approaches the profession may profitably employ in the future."
The Arc: A Formal Structure for a Palestinian State, West Bank and Gaza, Palestine, by Suisman Urban
Design, for the RAND Corporation
Palestine's crumbling infrastructure presents a major challenge for a new Palestinian state, where the population is
predicted to reach 6.6 million by 2020. This project represents a concept for developing the physical infrastructure of
a new independent Palestine as well as a tangible symbol of Palestinian statehood and progress. The team focused on
construction of a new international airport and seaport, linking the ports of the West Bank via transport facilities,
development of new infrastructure for seaside tourism, and the physical and economic rehabilitation of the urbanized
areas of Gaza. The project directs population and urban growth to the West Bank.
Chippewa/Cree Reservation Plan, BO:l[ Elder, Mont., by Ferdinand S. Johns, AlA, with Allison Orr and the
Community Design Center, Montana State University (MSU) School of Architecture, for the Chippewa/Cree
Tribal Council
The design team worked hard to find a means of gathering information from community members after tribal leaders
asked for help in developing a 50-year master plan for the Rocky Boy's Chippewa/Cree Reservation in northern
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Montana, which is expected to grow in population from 3,000 to 19,000 by 2050. Although the 130,000-acre
landscape is extraordinarily beautiful, physical, economic, and social conditions are extremely poor. And, though
tribal leaders were eager to participate, community members were not, perhaps disappointed and distrustful after
years of planning efforts and little results. The design team finally proposed five alternative master planning scenarios
depicted through photo montages, through which they were able to glean vigorous feedback from tribal members and
leaders alike, establishing a direction for future development.
Lloyd Crossing Sustainable Urban Design Plan, Portland, Ore., by Mithun Architects + Designers + Planners,
for the Portland Development Corporation
This plan for a 35-block district defines a vision founded on aggressive low environmental impact and high economic
potential for the neighborhood. Its key goals include transforming an underused inner-city neighborhood into a
vibrant, attractive, and highly desirable place to live and work; accommodating a five-fold increase in the area's
population and built space; and restoring the ecosystem to mimic the behavior of a pristine forest and achieve key
elements of a pre-development environmental impact level.
Millennium Park, Chicago, by Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP, for the City of Chicago, Millennium Park
Donors, Millennium Park Inc., and Lakefront i\1i1lennillm Managers Inc.
SOM served as master planners and master architect, design architect for the ice rink, architect for the promenade,
and structural engineers for the band shell and pedestrian bridge. The project's associate architects are: Teng &
Associates (Grant Park North Garage), Frank O. Gehry and Associates Inc. (Jay Pritzker Pavilion), Gustafson Guthrie
Nichol Ltd. (Lurie Gardens), Muller & Muller (Bicycle Station), Hammond Beeby Rupert and Ainge (Harris Theater
for Music and Dance and the Exelon North Pavilions), Kureck & Sexton Architects (Crown Fountain), OWP/P
(peristyle and architect ofrecord for the Ice Rink), Renzo Piano (design architect of Exelon South Pavilions),
McDonough Associates (architect of record for Chase Promenade and Exelon Pavillions), and Harley Ellis
Devereaux (Boeing Galleries). The Millennium Park, offering a wide range of activities, completes Chicago's 100-
year vision of Grant Park. It incorporates a multimodal transit center, performing arts facilities of Chicago Music and
Dance, a new band shell, Great Lawn, and bridge. A former eyesore in the center of the city, the park, under current
executive director/project director Edward K. Uhlir, F AlA, Millennium Park Inc., now offers a new and exciting
people-friendly destination for Chicagoans and visitors alike.
North Point, municipalities of Cambridge, Boston, and Somerville, Mass" by CBT/Childs Bertman Tseckares
Inc., with associate architef;t Greenberg Consllltants Inc., for Spalllding & Slye Colliers and Guilford
Transportation Industries
This project creates a new, transit-oriented, 5.2-million-square-foot neighborhood on a 45-acre parcel. Formerly a
railroad yard, the project will transform underused industrial land into a vibrant mixed community. It calls for 20 new
city blocks, a state-of-the-art MBT A transit station, 10 acres of green space with a large central park, an extension of
the Minuteman Bike Trail, nearly a mile of new roadway and utility infrastructure, plus a wide array of public
amenities and improvements.
Swiss Government Piazza, Bern, Switzerland, by Lee & Mundwiler Al'chitef;ts, with associate architect
Stauffenegger & Stutz for the City of Berntrietbauamt, Switzerland
The City of Bern serves as Switzerland's capital, and its medieval center is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The
heart of the center itself is the Swiss Parliament Building, fronted by the Federal Plaza, which, despite its historical
significance, had never been the subject of an urban design plan. An international design competition led to the
current solution, which allows the plaza to function as a prelude to official state events and still allow it to be used as
a public space for markets, political demonstrations, and tourist visits.
Martin Luther King Plaza Revitalization, Philadelphia, by Torti Gallas and Partners, for Uni-Penn LLC and
Philadelphia Housing Authority - Universal
The site was the home of a high-rise public housing project that was bringing down its working-class neighborhood
just south of downtown Philadelphia. The solution to return the area to health entails 50 percent of new construction
to be located on the site of the demolished towers and the rest as extensive renovation and infill development in the
surrounding community. The architect employed a neighborhood focal center, neighborhood park, and new rowhouse
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streets patterned on Philadelphia neighborhood traditions.
University Square, University of British Columbia, Vaneouver, by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners,
with associate arehitect Hughes Condon Mllrler: Architects, for UBC Properties Trust
This project's vision is to establish a flagship "gateway" neighborhood that will welcome the world to the university
and further its goals of designing and building a sustainable and socially vibrant university town. The program calls
for two buildings to be constructed over an underground transit station. These mixed-use buildings will contribute to
formation of "University Square," a new public open space.
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LEAP-Landscape Ecology Awards
Program
W.lNTID:
NomIn... for the
Landscape
.olog,
Iwards
Program
IMPORTANT DATES:
Application Deadline: July 1 st
Winners Selected: Mid-September
THE PROGRAM: The Landscape Ecology Awards
Program recognizes landowners in the Ramsey-
Washington Metro Watershed District, including private
residences as well as public and commercial properties,
that use good management practices to preserve and
improve water quality and natural resources. The District's
Natural Resources Board manages this program and
conducts all judging. Awards are given annually.
HOW TO NOMINATE: Enter your property or one
belonging to a friend, neighbor, business, school or city
by completing a nomination form.
JUDGING: Based on good management practices,
including use of native plants in the landscape, storm
water infiltration, creation of buffers, and limited use of
fertilizers and pesticides.
A WARDS: Winner will receive an attractive sign to be
placed on their property, a plaque, a gift certificate for
native piants, recognition in iocal newspapers and on the
District's we site.
ELIGIBILITY: Properties must be within the District
boundaries. A map is available on this website, or by
calling the District office.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: To obtain a nomination
form, print the pdf version from this website, or call the
District at (651) 792-7950
. Photos of the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 award-
winning properties are posted here - follow the links.
. The Watershed District's Natural Resources Board,
composed of citizen volunteers, manages this
program and conducts all judging.
. The deadline for nominations for the 2007 award is
July 1st, 2007.
. Click this link for a copy of the application form.
LEAP Application (pdffile, 190kb)
District
Landscape Ecology Awards Application Form
Your name:
Address:
City:
Zip:
Phone:
If you are nominating a landowner, please
fill out the following:
Nominee:
Address:
City:
Zip:
Phone:
What impresses you about the site?
Is the personlorganization being nominated
aware of this nomination?
DYes
o No
Please check appropriate boxes in this
survey. (You may check multiple boxes for
some of/he questions).
1. Which best describes the area
nominated for this award?
o Whole site (e.g., yard, school)
o Specific project (e.g., butterfly
garden, innovative parking lot, etc.)
Please specify the type of project.
2. Which category best describes the
site?
o Residence
o Business
o Industrial
o Government
o School
o Church
o Other (please specify)
Note: If you are nominating someone
else, stop here and submit this form to
the Ramsey-Washington Metro
Watershed District. The owner will be
contacted and asked to complete the
remaining questions.
3. What are your specific land
stewardship goals for your property?
(e.g., preserve, enhance or create
native woodland, wetland or prairie,
establish a butterfly garden, reduce
maintenance costs, reduce the
amount of impervious surface, etc.)
4. Give a rough breakdown of your site:
Size (acres or sq. ft)
% Lawn
% Hard surfaces
% Natural areas
% Gardens
% Other
5. How long ago did you begin to
implement land stewardship
practices on your site?
6. Check all of the good management
practices you use in handling your
grass clippings.
o Compost your grass clippings
o Mulch your grass clippings
o Keep clippings off hard surfaces
o Don't cut grass lower than 3 inches
in the summer
o Other
7. How do you manage fallen leaves?
(Check all that apply)
Mulching is the process of grinding leaves
into small pieces that can either be left in
place, composted, or placed as mulch
around plants in gardens or landscape
plantings to deter weed growth and retain
moisture. When composting leaves, select a
site away from your lake, wetland or
impervious surfaces to prevent nutrients
from running off into surface waters.
o Mulch leaves and leave them in
place
o Mulch leaves, then pick them up and
use them in a garden or landscape
planting on your property
o Collect leaves and remove them
from your property
o Compost the leaves
On site
County compost site
o Clear leaves from gutters
o Refrain from raking leaves into the
street
o Let leaves lie on natural area
8. How often do you rake and compost
your leaves?
o As soon as they fall (multiple times)
o One time each fall
9. Describe your fertilizer use on your
lawn. (Check all that apply)
o No fertilizer is used
o Organic fertilizer is used
o Only phosphorous free fertilizer is
used because local soils are high in
phosphorus
o Fertilizer that contains phosphorous
is used. If you checked this item,
have you completed a soil test of
your lawn indicating that
phosphorous is needed?
Yes No
o Fertilizer is swept from all hard
surfaces (driveway, sidewalks and
streets) following application
If fertilizer is used, tell us the number on
your bag. (e.g., 10-0-10): _-_-_
10. Describe the use of herbicides/
insecticides on your site.
(Check all that apply)
o No herbicides/insecticides are used
o Natural/alternative methods of
control are used
o Herbicides are used to spot-treat
non-desirable plants
o I nsecticides are used to spot-treat
pests
o Herbicides/insecticides are kept from
all hard surfaces during application
o Herbicides are applied site-wide
o Insecticides are applied site-wide
List chemicals or brands used:
11. Check all of the ways you manage
runoff from your site.
Runoff is excess water that washes the
grass clippings, leaves, fertilizer and other
pollutants from lawns, sidewalks, and
driveways into our lakes and wetlands.
o Reduced the amount of hard
surfaces. How?
o Use rain barrels
o Created a rain garden
o Created a detention pond
o Direct downspouts onto the lawn
o Aerate the lawn
o The building has a green roof (e.g.,
sod or prairie grasses)
12. Do you have a steep slope on your
site?
o No
o Yes. Does your landscape design
help reduce runoff (e.g., swale at
base, deep rooted native plants on
slope)? Explain:
13. Does your site border water?
o No (If no, go to question 15)
DYes
14. Indicate the length and condition of
your shoreland site.
Total shoreline feet
o A natural buffer of native species
between the water and turf
o A weedy buffer consisting of
invasive species (e.g., reed canary
grass)
o Turf all the way to the water
o Rip-rap or rock used to control
erosion along the shore
o Sand beach to the water
15. Please list as many plants as you can
that grow on your site. (Photos and
attachments are welcome.)
16. Approximately what percentage of
the plants used in your landscapingl
project are native?
Landscaping with native plants improves our
local ecosystem. Native plants are adapted
to our environment and climate and are
tolerant of both drought (means no need for
excessive watering) and tough winters.
They are adapted to our soils and, thus,
don't need fertilizers or insecticides. This
means less maintenance for you. And,
because native plants have deeper root
systems, they accommodate water
infiltration which, in turn, reduces runoff.
Finally, native plants also provide habitat for
wildlife
Percent that are native
Don't know
17. How much, if any, lawn have you
removed and replaced with other
types of plantings? Please describe.
18. Do you have any existing natural
habitats that you are protecting or
enhancing? Please explain.
19. What invasive non-native plants have
you removed from your site?
Invasive non-native plants crowd out and
destroy beneficial native plants. Even a few
plants on private property can set seed and
these seeds may travel to public open
spaces and natural areas.
D Buckthorn
D Amur maple
D Siberian/Chinese elm
D Honeysuckle
D Black locust
D Russian olive
D Spotted knapweed
D Crown vetch
D Canada thistle
D Purple loosestrife
D Birdsfoot trefoil
D Reed canary grass
D Other
What control technique did you use?
20. What wildlife species visit your site?
21. What benefits are you seeing as a
result of your land stewardship
practices?
Send your completed application form and site photos to:
Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
c/o Land Stewardship Program
2665 Noel Drive
Little Canada, MN 55117
Thank you for your efforts in filling out this application!