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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-05-25 CDRB Packet AGENDA CITY OF MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD Tuesday, May 25,2010 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: a. April 13. 2010 b. April 27, 2010 5. Unfinished Business: 6. Design Review: a. Goodwill, 2580 White Bear Avenue 7. Visitor Presentations: 8. Board Presentations: a. Board Report: Board Member Mireau attended the May 10, 2010 city council meeting. The council reviewed the following: 1.) Design and Site Plan review for Feed Products North Office Addition Proposal. 9. Staff Presentations: a. Extreme Green Makeover - Request for Judge b. Update on Highway 36 Landscape Partnership 10. Adjourn DRAFT MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, APRIL.13, 2010 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Ledvina called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Boardmember Jason Lamers Chairperson Matt Ledvina Boardmember Michael Mireau Boardmember Ananth Shankar Vice Chairperson Matt Wise Present Present Present Present Absent City Staff Present: Michael Martin. Planner III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the amended agenda, moving item 9. Staff Presentations to come before item 6. Design Review. Boardmember Shankar seconded The motion passed. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. February 23,2010 Ayes - all Boardmember Shankar moved to approve the minutes of February 23,2010 as submitted. Boardmember Mireau seconded The motion passed. V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None VI. STAFF PRESENTATIONS Ayes - all a. Vegetation Guidelines for Maplewood Planner Michael Martin gave a presentation on establishing a short-term sub-committee with MnDOT to brainstorm ideas on vegetation guidelines relating to the Highway 36 corridor. Boardmembers Lamers and Shankar volunteered to represent the board at these meetings. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 04-13-10 -2- b. April 27 CDRB Meeting Planner Martin explained that the city engineer has requested to meet with the board to give a presentation regarding th.e replacement of the Frost Avenue bridge. Planner Martin said the city engineer would also invite to this meeting the environmental commission and historic preservation commission. Planner Martin said he is also preparing an in-servic;e training session for this meeting on one of the board's goals regarding the development process within the city and how staff reviews an application. Planner Martin said he will be representing issues with community development issues and he'll invite city engineer Michael Thompson to address the public works issues. Chairperson Ledvina moved the board consider item 6-b before 6a. Boardmember Lamers seconded The motion passed. Ayes - all VII. DESIGN REVIEW b. Lower Keller Picnic Grounds Parking Lot, West Side of Highway 61 at the South End of Keller Lake Planner Martin presented the staff report for this request by Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department to construct a new parking lot at the Lower Keller Park picnic grounds on the west side of Highway 61. Planner Martin said this is the last phase of improvements at this park. Board members suggested that the restoration of grass in the looped driveway area through the park be restored with on-site soils for consistent growing conditions to ensure the initial pavement area is not evident. Planner Martin said he will discuss this recommendation with the county. Boardmember Ledvina discussed monitoring wells shown within the parking area on the Attachment 2 erosion control plan. Mr. Ledvina said he would like to add to the staff recommendation a condition of approval requiring that the applicant should, if possible, abandon these monitoring wells according to water well code. Board members discussed adding a condition to require that the trash enclosure materials match the stone apron into the park. Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the plans date-stamped April 1 , 2010 for the proposed lot improvements to the Lower Keller Picnic Grounds. Approval is subject to the applicant doing the following: 1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued permits for this project. 2. Comply with any MnDOT requirements that involve highway right-of-way. 3. Provide clear entrance signage to the park. 4. Restore any disturbed areas with turf. 5. Provide a decorative, textured concrete block for the trash enclosure. 6. Provide 9 %-foot-wide parking spaces as required. 7. Provide handicap-accessible parking spaces as required. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 04-13-10 -3- 8. Comply with the requirements of Steve Kummer's report dated March 31, 2010. 9. Staff may approve minor changes to the plans: . Boardmember Mireau seconded Boardmember Mireau suggested a friendly amendment to the motion to modify item 5 as shown below and to add the following items 10 and 11: 5. Provide matching materials for construction of the trash enclosure with those materials used for the stone apron entrance into the park. 10. The applicant shall if possible, abandon the monitoring wells according to the water well code. 11. The applicant shall match the color of the gate paint to the masonry used and is subject to staff approval. Boardmember Lamers accepted the friendly amendment. The board voted: Ayes - all The motion passed. a. Feed Products North, 1300 McKnight Road North Since the applicant was still not present for this item, the board discussed tabling this until the next meeting. Boardmember Shankar moved to table this item until the next board meeting. Boardmember Mireau seconded Ayes - all The motion passed. VIII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None IX. BOARD PRESENTATIONS None X. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 6:38 p.m. DRAFT MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Ledvina called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Boardmember Jason Lamers Chairperson Matt Ledvina Boardmember Michael Mireau Boardmember Ananth Shankar Vice Chairperson Matt Wise Present Present Present Present at 6:09 p.m. Present City Staff Present: Michael Martin. Planner Michael Thompson, City Enqineer III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the agenda as presented. Boardmember Wise seconded The motion passed. Ayes - Lamers, Ledvina, Mireau, Wise IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES None V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None VI. DESIGN REVIEW a. Feed Products North, 1300 McKnight Road North Planner Michael Martin presented the staff report for this request by John Fallin of Feed Products North to build a 947-square-foot addition to his existing building located on a 30-acre site, which will approximately double the size of the existing 30-foot by 35-foot building to 1,997 square feet. Bruce Lenzen spoke on behalf of the applicant John Fallin, owner of Feed Products North. Mr. Lenzen said the building will be modeled to look like an old railroad station of the early 1900s. Mr. Lenzen explained the roof structure would change to go with the new building design and dark brown asphalt shingles will be used. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 04-27-10 -2- Mr. Lenzen showed samples of the roof, siding and stone materials to be used in the project. Mr. Lenzen said there will be a four-inch red trim piece to give it an old-fashioned look, in addition to the window trim itself of the Marvin aluminum windows. Boardmember Lamers moved approval of the plans date-stamped March 8, 2010 for the proposed Feed Products North office building. Approval is based on the findings for approval required by ordinance and subject to the developer doing the following: 1. Repeat this review in two years if the applicant has not obtained a building permit by that time. After two years this review must be repeated. 2. Comply with the requirements of the engineering report by Jon Jarosh dated March 26, 2010. 3. All work shall follow the approved plans. The city planner may approve minor changes. 4. If outdoor trash storage is used, such containers must be kept in a screened enclosure. The design and placement of the enclosure shall be subject to staff approval. 5. Comply with all site-lighting requirements of the city ordinance. 6. All parking spaces shall be on a paved surface and be striped. The handicap spaces shall comply with ADA requirements. Boardmember Shankar seconded The motion passed. Ayes - all VII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None VIII. BOARD PRESENTATIONS None IX. STAFF PRESENTATIONS . Boardmember Mireau volunteered to represent the board at the April 10 city council meeting. a. Discussion on Frost Avenue Bridge Replacement City engineer Michael Thompson presented the staff report for discussion on the Frost Avenue bridge replacement. Mr. Thompson said this bridge has been deteriorating over time and is structurally deficient based on recent inspections. Mr. Thompson said the reason for tonight's discussion is to get feedback from the board on the bridge replacement. Mr. Thompson introduced Jerry Pertzsch, structural engineer, who is working on the design of this project. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 04-27-10 -3- Jerry Pertzsch, structural engineer, said the bridg"ewas built in 1930 and is an earth-filled concrete arch bridge that is inspected annually by Ramsey County. Mr. Pertzsch gave a presentation on the deficiencies of the existing bridge and the upcoming bridge replacement. Todd Halunen, landscape architect, commented on preliminary examples and ideas for the reconstruction of Frost Avenue and having a 12-foot-wide, multi-use trail on the south side of the bridge. Mr..Halunen showed the board several concepts. Jon Horn of Kimley Horn & Associates showed maps of the existing trail system and what connections might be proposed for the trail. Bruce Roman, a member of the city parks commission, said there have been concerns in the past with walkers and bikers on the narrow bridge and he said a wider bridge would be a plus. Mr. Roman asked whether the width of the bridge arch would stay the same size. Mr. Pertzsch responded that the bridge arch will stay the same to match the space that is there now. Mr. Roman suggested having a surface or paint type that would help discourage graffiti. Board members commented in favor of concept one which will allow for a better view of the area and supported using a similar stone to keep the look of the existing limestone bridge. Members were in favor of an interpretive angle to the rest area, also suggested possible lighting under the bridge and street lighting similar to that proposed for the Gladstone redevelopment area if any is used. b. Development Review Procedure Planner Martin presented the staff report and explained the development-review process that city staff goes through when reviewing land development applications. Planner Martin and city engineer Michael Thompson answered questions. c. Advisory Committees and Application Fees Planner Michael Martin explained the various city advisory committees and their areas of review with the board. Planner Martin and city engineer Michael Thompson answered questions. X. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 7:29 p.m. MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: LOCATION: DATE: James Antonen, City Manager Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner DuWayne Konewko, Community Development and Parks Director Design Review-Goodwill 2580 White Bear Avenue May 19, 2010 TO: FROM: INTRODUCTION Jim Kellison, of Kelco Services, LLC, is proposing to demolish the two existing buildings at 2580 and 2582 White Bear Avenue and replace them with a new Goodwill store. Goodwill would move from their current location at Cope and White Bear Avenues. The proposed Goodwill store would be a one-story, 20,928-square-foot structure. The truck dock would be in the back of the store. There would be a 32-foot by 21-foot enclosed donation/drop off area on the north side of the building. The proposed building would have an exterior of rock-face concrete block, single-scored concrete block on all sides. The front of the building would have six windows and an entryway detailed with E.I.F.S. (exterior insulation finish system). The building colors would be beige and brown tones. The four primary building corners would also be detailed with columns constructed of rock-face and single-scored concrete block. Please refer to the plans. Part of this request is to accommodate the relocation of Mogren Landscaping from their landscaping-operations building at the rear of the site. To allow them to continue operating, the applicant is requesting that Mogren Landscaping be allowed to set up a temporary landscaping materials site on property they own on the west side of White Bear Avenue. This is the site south of County Road C, north of the former SA Fuel Station behind the businesses fronting on White Bear Avenue. In June, Mr. Kellison will be submitting a permanent development plan to relocate Mogren Landscaping to this property. Requests The applicant is requesting the following: . Site and building design approval. . A minor parking waiver to have six fewer parking stalls than the code requires. City code requires 83 spaces based on the following criteria: one space for each 200 square feet of retail and office space and one for each 1,000 square feet of warehouse space. The proposed floor plan would provide 13,950 square feet of retail, 1,578 square feet of office and 5,400 square feet of warehousing which would require 83 stalls. The applicant is proposing 77. This is very close to the applicant's calculation of 80 spaces required. . A 70-foot wetland buffer variance from the creek on the north side of the site and a 15-foot wetland buffer variance from the Class C wetland on the east side of the site. The code requires a 100-foot buffer from the creek and a 50 foot buffer from the Class C wetland. . Approval of a lot combination since the site is presently comprised of two parcels. . Approval of a temporary storage yard for Mogren Landscaping on the west side of White Bear Avenue, South of County Road C. DISCUSSION Design Considerations Buildinq Desiqn City code requires that proposed commercial buildings be compatible in design and materials with the surrounding buildings. The surrounding buildings are primarily constructed of textured concrete block and E.I.F.S. By this comparison, the proposed Goodwill would be compatible with these neighboring buildings. Roof Equipment Screeninq The city ordinance requires that roof-top mechanical equipment be screened from the view of residences. There are no residential properties nearby to require screening, however, any visible roof-top equipment must be painted to match the building. Trash Enclosure There would not be an outdoor trash storage area such as dumpsters within an enclosure. All trash would be kept inside the building and there would be a trash compactor located by the loading dock in the rear of the building. Liqhtinq Plan The applicant's lighting plan shows a light intensity that exceeds required maximum of .4 footcandles at property lines. The lighting plan must be revised so the proposed exterior lights comply with the .4 footcandle maximum. Parkinq Waiver Number of Spaces: The applicant is proposing 77 parking spaces. Code requires 83. Mr. Kellison is requesting a waiver from the parking requirements to have six fewer parking stalls than the code requires. There would be three spaces proposed in the front southerly corner of the property as "proof of parking" to be put in if needed, but the site plan would also be three spaces short in addition to the "proof of parking" spaces. Staff doesn't see any problem with the site plan being six spaces short. There would seem to yet be adequate parking to serve the proposed building. Width of Spaces: The applicant is proposing 9 Y:!-foot-wide parking spaces. The code requires 10-foot-wide spaces for retail. By staff's measurements, if the spaces were widened to 10 feet, there would be a total of 72, not 77 spaces. This would be a reduction in five spaces. The applicant could 2 likely adjust the site plan to pick up these five parking .stalls, but that doesn't seem warranted. If 72 1 O-foot-wide spaces were provided, the applicant should still have adequate parking for the proposed Goodwill store. Shared Access and Eqress from the Site This property presently has driveway and parking lot connections to the Discount Tire Store to the south. The applicant proposes to maintain these connections and continue to share the existing driveway access to White Bear Avenue. This'will be Goodwill's only access to White Bear Avenue. The applicant would like to be permitted to continue to have left turn exits onto White Bear Avenue as currently exist. The city has restricted left turns onto White Bear Avenue in recent development approvals. Staff's feeling is that White Bear Avenue is too busy to permit left turn exits. Staff recommends limiting exits to right turns only. Refer to the engineering report from Steve Kummer. Sidewalk The city has been requiring sidewalks along the east side of White Bear Avenue with recent projects. The most recent was the former Washington County Bank (now Alerus Financial) to the south. They installed a sidewalk along their street frontage. Staff recommends that the applicant provide a sidewalk along the street frontage to follow the city's goal of getting sidewalks installed when land is proposed for development. Setbacks The proposed building and parking lot setbacks meet code requirements for setbacks from property lines. Landscapinq Environmental planner, Shann Finwall, and natural resources coordinator, Ginny Gaynor, have reviewed the landscaping proposed for the wetland buffer and rain garden areas. Refer to the Wetland/Creek Recommendations and Stormwater Plantings recommendations in their report. In addition to these recommendations, staff feels that the front of the site should be planted. All of the neighboring businesses have nice street-frontage plantings in place. Bachmann's and Discount Tires both have done a very attractive job of planting. The landscaping on this proposed site should be comparable to those businesses. Staff recommends that the applicant provide a revised landscaping plan to address this front lawn and to provide an equivalent landscaping plan to these abutting businesses. Wetland Buffer Variances The following is an excerpt from Shann Finwall's attached report regarding the wetland variance request: Wetland Ordinance: There is a Manage C wetland located on the east side of the property and a creek located to the north of the property, within the Ramsey County 3 Open Space. The city's wetland ordinance requires a 50-foot buffer adjacent a Manage C wetland and a 100-foot buffer adjacent a creek. The current development has concrete and Class 5 material built up to the edge of the Manage C wetland on the east side of the property (zero buffer), and building and asphalt are built within 10 feet of the north property line (which is approximately 30 feet from the edge of the creek). Redevelopment of the site will establish a 50-fOot plus wetland buffer along the east side of the new parking lot to the Manage C wetland. However, the applicant is proposing a small portion oftheir infiltration trench within the wetland buffer (800 s.f., which encroaches up to 15 feet into the buffer). The wetland ordinance does not permit stormwater facilities within a buffer and as such a 15-foot buffer variance is required adjacent the Manage C wetland, on the east side of the property. On the north, the new parking lot will maintain a 15-foot setback from the property line, with an overall buffer from the creek averaging 45 feet, which would require a 55-foot wetland buffer variance. However, the applicant is proposing raingardens (stormwater facilities) between the parking lot and the property line (within the new buffer). For this reason, a 70 foot buffer variance is required adjacent the creek, on the north side of the property. Overall, the redevelopment of the site will create improvements to the management of stormwater and the buffers of the wetland and creek. As such, staff is supportive of the buffer variances as long as they are mitigated. The minimum mitigation required for buffer restoration without a variance request is to seed the buffer with a native seed mix. The mitigation of the buffer variances should go above and beyond just seeding within the buffer. The applicant's landscape plan shows seeding the wetland buffer with a native wetland mix, and planting several trees and shrubs within the buffer. There is no mitigation proposed along the creek. Staff is supportive of the proposed wetland buffer variances for the following reasons: 1. Strict enforcement of the ordinance would cause the applicant undue hardship because complying with all of the wetland buffer requirements stipulated by the ordinance would deplete the site area by approximately one half of its original size, substantially diminishing the development potential of this lot. 2. Approval of the requested wetland buffer variances would benefit the adjacent wetland and creek because the site is presently developed up to the wetland and creek edges. 3. Approval would meet the spirit and intent of the ordinance since the proposed restoration and mitigation of the wetland and creek buffers will greatly improve the quality of the creek to the north and the wetland to the east. 4. The Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District has approved the applicant's plans. 4 Temporary Storage Area West of White Bear Avenue Mogren Landscaping will be moving from their present location to their property across White Bear Avenue south of the Regal Car Wash. Kellison has stated in his letter that he is working on plans to be submitted in June for this relocation of Mogren Landscaping. In the interim, however, he is requesting they be allowed to temporarily store landscaping materials, equipment and trucks on this site. The materials such as gravel, rock and dirt would be kept within open bins formed by large concrete cubes. The applicant proposes to extend the existing driveway on the west side of the Regal Car Wash to a 'proposed Class-5-gravel materials storage and parking area. It makes sense to utilize this site as an interim staging site while the applicant is preparing their final plans for this same property. Staffs concern, though, is that, if approved, they would be installing a substandard project, one with gravel drives and a storage area without screening. Staff would not want to see Mr. Mogren go to the expense of providing permanent improvements for an interim site since their final development will be submitted in June. However, if the applicant does not submit those plans, the city site would end up with a substandard landscaping materials storage yard. Staffs recommendation is to require a deadline applied to this temporary or interim storage site requiring that Mr. Mogren, be clear the site of their materials and equipment by October 2010, if they have not received all proper approvals and construction has not begun. For the purposes of clarification, if the city council does not approve the plans for a permanent landscaping-materials storage yard on this site, the temporary use shall not be allowed to continue. Also, the temporary use of this property should be subject to compliance with city noise requirements which prohibits noise-making activities between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Discussion with the Planning Commission on May 18, 2010 It should be noted that the planning commission considered a request by city staff to rezone the westerly portion of this temporary storage site from F (farm residential) to BC (business commercial) to conform to the commercial land use classification in the comprehensive plan. The F zoning needs to be changed to commercial as well to match the land use plan. Several neighbors were present and opposed this rezoning to commercial. The planning commission, furthermore, was not in favor of a heavier commercial use of this property and felt the F zoning should be changed to LBC (limited business commercial) which is a more restrictive zoning than BC and would allow fewer commercial uses. The points of concern discussed were regarding traffic, noise and unsightliness. Lot Combination The site is presently comprised of two parcels which makes sense for the two buildings currently on the site. However, with the removal of those buildings and with the proposed singular Goodwill building meant to occupy the entire site, it is appropriate to combine these lots into one property. 5 Engineering Comments Refer to the report by Steve Kummer of the Maplewood Engineering Department dated May 13, 2010. Mr. Kummer's conditions noted in his report should be made conditions of this project. Building Official's Comments Dave Fisher, the Maplewood Building Official, had the following comments: . The city will require a complete building code analysis when the construction plans are submitted to the city for a building permit. . Provide accessible parking spaces per the 2006 IBC, International Building Code. . Provide address numbers on the building. . All exiting must go to a public way. . Provide fire department access to the building. . The buildings must be fire sprinklered. . It is recommended that the builder have a pre-construction meeting with the city building inspection department prior to beginning the project. Police Chief Thomalla reviewed the proposal and has the following comments: . Only right turns should be allowed onto White Bear Avenue. . The developer should be required to install a "port chop island" in the curb cut to require right turns in addition to a " right-turn-only" sign. . The loading dock area would be isolated, therefore, the developer should provide a security system with an alarm and security lighting. Fire Marshal Butch Gervais, the Maplewood Assistant Fire Chief, reviewed the proposal and stated the following: . A fire-protection system must be provided. . There must be fire department access to the building. . Abide by all state and local codes. 6 RECOMMENDATIONS A. Approve the plans date-stamped May 4, 2010 for the proposed Goodwill store at 2580 White Bear Avenue. Approval is subject to the findings required by ordinance and subject to the following conditions: . 1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project. 2. Comply with the requirements in Steve Kummer's engineering report dated May 13, 2010. 3. Comply with the requirements in the Environmental Review report by Shann Finwall and Ginny Gaynor dated May 14, 2010. 4. Before getting a building permit, the applicant shall do the following: a. Revise the landscaping plan for staff approval to meet all requirements of the environmental planner and natural resources coordinator for all areas involving wetland buffers, rainwater gardens, stormwater ponds and tree replacement. b. Revise the landscaping plan for staff approval providing front street-frontage plantings equivalent to the abutting properties to the north and south. Also, all lawn areas shall be sodded, not seeded, since the plans had not specified this. c. Revise the site plan to show a concrete sidewalk along the property frontage. The dimensions and location of this sidewalk shall be subject to staff approval. This sidewalk shall be ramped at the driveway crossing. d. Revise the site plan with parking spaces that are 10 feet wide. e. Revise the lighting plan for staff approval showing compliance with the code requirement for no more than .4 footcandles of light intensity at the property lines. f. Provide cross easements between Discount Tire and the proposed Goodwill site. g. Obtain wetland buffer variances from the city council. h. Provide cash escrow or an irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of 150 percent of the cost of the landscaping, wetland buffer/storm pond plantings and other site improvements that may not be installed by occupancy. This escrow shall also be applied to the Mogren Landscaping temporary site west of White Bear Avenue for maintenance or removal of the materials and equipment should the property owner not proceed with their permanent development on this site by October, 2010. An irrevocable letter of credit shall include the following provisions: . The letter of credit must clearly indicate that it is an irrevocable letter of credit in the name of the City of Maplewood, payable on demand. 7 . The letter of credit shall have a stipulation indicating automatic renewal, with notification to the city by certified mail a minimum of 60 days prior to its expiration. 5. Before getting a certificate of occupancy, the applicant shall: a. Comply with or complete all aspects of these plans or any required revisions. b. Paint the roof-top equipment to match the building as required by code. c. Provide in-ground lawn irrigation as required by code. d. Comply with all requirements of the fire marshal, building official and police departments. e. Install a "no left turn" sign and a stop sign at the exit onto White Bear Avenue. There shall also be a "pork chop" divider or island installed in the driveway curb cut to force right turn exits. f. Provide on-site traffic directional signs guiding cars to the donation drop-off area, due to the one-way traffic flow proposed. 6. The community design review board shall review major changes to these plans. Minor changes may be approved by staff. B. Approval of a parking waiver allowing the applicant to provide six fewer parking spaces than the city code requires. C. Adopt the resolution approving wetland buffer variances from the creek on the north side of the site and the Manage C wetland on the east side of the site. Approval is based on the following reasons: 1. Strict enforcement of the ordinance would cause the applicant undue hardship because complying with all of the wetland buffer requirements stipulated by the ordinance would deplete the site area by approximately one half of its original size, substantially diminishing the development potential of this lot. 2. Approval of the requested wetland buffer variances would benefit the adjacent wetland and creek because the site is presently developed up to the wetland and creek edges. 3. Approval would meet the spirit and intent of the ordinance since the proposed restoration and mitigation of the wetland and creek buffers will greatly improve the quality of the creek to the north and the wetland to the east. 4. The Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District has approved the applicant's plans. 8 D. Approval to combine the two lots currently addressed as 2580 and 2582 White Bear Avenue into one legally-described property. The applicant shall provide evidence that these lots have been combined. as one before getting a building permit. E. Approval of plans date-stamped May 12, 2010 to utilize the vacant property between the Regal Carwash and the former Super America Station west of White Bear Avenue. This approval allows the temporary use of this land as a landscaping materials, equipment and truck storage yard for Mogren Landscaping once they move from their current location for the construction of the proposed Goodwill store. Approval of this temporary location is subject to the following conditions: 1. The temporary materials storage area shall be managed as a construction site with erosion control BMP's and shall be included in the SWPPP for the Goodwill site. Gravel parking lot shall be periodically treated with calcium chloride to reduce dust. The applicant shall water and/or treat parking lot at the request of city personnel. 2. If the applicant does not receive city council approval and start construction on this site for a proposed permanent development by October 201 0, applicant shall remove all stored materials, equipment and vehicles from this site. It should be understood that approval of this temporary, interim storage yard for Mogren Landscaping does not imply or constitute approval of this use on a permanent basis. The property owner must apply for and obtain all necessary city development approvals. 3. The applicant shall utilize this temporary lot for its proposed interim use only unless the city council grants a specific approval for the use of this land. 4. The applicant shall design a temporary sedimentation basin to accommodate 1,800 cfs/acre drained. The applicant shall show seeding and the establishment of the basin as well as the establishment of the pond berms. 5. The property owner shall comply with noise ordinance requirements by not generating any traffic or business noise between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. 9 REFERENCE INFORMATION SITE DESCRIPTION Site size: 2.81 acres Existing Use: Mogren Landscaping and an office building SURROUNDING LAND USES North: Bachman's South: Discount Tire East: Open space owned by Ramsey County West: White Bear Avenue and Maple Ridge Shopping Center PLANNING Land Use Plan: C (commercial) Zoning: BC (business commercial) APPLlCA TION/DECISION DEADLINE We received the complete application and plans for this proposal on May 4, 2010. State law requires that the city take action within 60 days of receiving complete applications. The deadline for city action on this proposal is July 3, 2010. p:sec11lGoodwill Design Review 5 10 te Attachments 1. Location Map 2. Wetland Map 3. Site Plan 4. Landscape Plan 5. Building Elevations 6. Appiicant's Letter of Request dated April 20. 2010 7. 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BUILDING ELEVATIONS - Attachment 5 . o !O ~\ ~i Attachment 6 ~,. ......./.....k,~..~.........'........i.......r'.. . ~ KELCO 1935 West County Road B, 2 Suite 68 Roseville, MN. 55113 Office: [651] 762'5781 Fax: [651] 429,8075 Cell: [651] 248,5211 April 20, 2010 Mr. Tom Ekstrand City of Maple wood 1830 East County Road B Maplewood, MN. 55109 Re: Mogren Ventures, LLC 2580 & 2582 White Bear Ave. Dear Mr. Ekstrand, Please accept this letter in conjunction with the other materials supplied as the application for approval for a redevelopment project by Mogren Ventures, LLC at 2580 & 2582 White Bear Ave. The project will consist of the demolition of two existing structures and all existing site amenities, except for the monument sign, and the complete site improvements and new construction of a 22,600 sq. ft. retail building to be leased to Goodwill Easter Seals, Inc. of Minnesota. It is currently anticipated that demolition will commence in early July and the project will be completed no later than December 1, 20 I 0 to meet the requirements of Goodwill. This redevelopment will benefit the city in many ways. 1) The retention of a good creditworthy tenant such as Goodwill is the first, and possible foremost, benefit. 2) As you and staff are aware, the current development on the site dates back over thirty years and there was no provision for ponding or storm water containment required at that time so all the site water, including the debris for the landscaping company material storage area, is presently running directly into a significant wetland at the east border of the property. 3) There will be an aesthetically designed new building in place of two older structures which will not only increase the tax base for the city, but will add to the attractiveness of White Bear Ave. 4) Mogren Landscaping will be applying for a new building development on land across the street for the business which will be an additional increase to the tax base and will allow for proper storage of the outside materials as well as compliance with current storm water management standards. 5) The new site amenities will increase the buffer from the wetland and the drainage ditch on the north using, hopefully, demonstration-quality buffer materials as this is a unique opportunity in the city. ii~/ <~;~.'..'.i~. . ~ KELCO 1935 West County Road B-2 Suite 68 Roseville, MN. 55113 Office: [651] 762-5781 Fax: [651] 429-8075 Cell: [651] 248-5211 Part of this application for approval requests the combination of two parcels of land commonly known as 2580 White Bear Ave. and 2582 White Bear Ave. The two lots have had common ownership for over thirty years and have each had a building on them with cross use access and parking. Since the properties will now be utilized for a single building, the owners wish to combine them into one parcel. The survey shows the two lots as being combined. The architect has calculated a requirement for 80 parking stalls to meet city code. We have shown 77 to be constructed and 3 as "proof-of-parking." The three stalls are in an existing landscape benne area for headlight shilelding with a nice tree. The tenant doesn't require the three stalls and, therefore, we are asking for approval of the parking as noted on the drawings. There is a drainage ditch along the north side of the property approximately 25 feet north of the north property line. The ditch is about 10 feet below the elevation of the property. There is a requirement for a setback of 100 feet from the edge of the drainage creek and the project requests a variance from that setback to an average setback of approximately 50 feet. The current use of the site has buildings and pavement within 5 feet of the property line and is not graded to prevent run-off into the creek. Also, there is currently a storm water culvert draining directly into the creek. The new plan corrects those deficiencies and provides a well landscaped water absorbent rain garden concept to protect the drainage creek and beautify the property edge. This is a very unusual condition as the property was developed prior to the ordinance being enacted and, therefore, the creation of the buffer is an opportunity to improve the existing conditions. The variance is required to make the project viable and the proposed development meets the spirit and intend of the ordinance to improve the water quality and aesthetic value adjacent to the drainage creek. Please review the application and let me know what additional materials are required and how I might improve the approval process for this excellent project. R(jectfullY yours, . /~~--~....._. ;James E. Kellison -""-.--".. --~- KELCO Attachment 7 1935 West County Road B-2 Suite 68 Roseville, MN. 55m Office: [651] 762-5781 Fax: [651] 429-8075 Cell: [651] 248-5211 May 12, 2010 Mr. Tom Ekstrand City of Maplewood 1830 County Road B Maplewood, MN. 55109 Re: Temporary Stoage Area Mogren Landscape site Dear Mr. Ekstrand, As we have discussed, Bill Mogren will need to vacate his current business location at 2582 White Bear Ave. in order for the Goodwill project to be developed. This is anticipated to occur in mid-July 2010. I am working on plans currently for the development of the 3.5 acre site across the street which will provide a new location for Mogren Landscape. It is anticipated that the plans for that development will be in to the city for the review and approval process sometime in June. Due to the time frame from the demolition of the existing building and the approval and construction of the new Mogren Landscape building, we are requesting to use a portion of the new site for temporary storage of materials and vehicles related to the landscape business. This would consist of the concrete cubes used as barriers between materials, some landscape mulching materials, equipment and trucks used in the business. Attached is a plan for the proposed temporary storage area and the temporary ponding required for storm water management. We have been working in conjunction with the City Public Works Department to assure that this plan will provide the protection necessary for the wetland adjacent to the south. Once the new development for the Mogren Landscape site is approved, construction will commence immediately so that the temporary situation can be incorporated into the final construction by the end of 2010 for all outside purposes. This would, of course, include a fmal sedimentation pond, wetland buffers, pavement for materials and equipment and other requirements of the City for the site. Thank you in advance for your assistance in presenting this proposal to the necessary bodies for their approval. R~~~ectfull yours, / . / . / (/ 1';::1.---_,-". - - ! . / /1 y-----.-, '. /,,;/J 1--- , ~--- / James E. Kellison """ = s ~ = "" """ - @ ::; """ :>; ~(D Attachment 8 ;: z a ~ ~~ '" z !I ~ ~ i .... ::;; , :5 .. i!! T .... ~!/,a J >- 't f-;~ ~ . ci i+ ! c.. '" ,. II - hi !l~~ ~~ a: .' .. ~ ~I ., 5~~ "' .. .enn SH ~~ w ~ 0' z z W 3:", '" ~ ., rH w w'" - ;, '" ,1! co ~ ~ " =w'" ~gHi , c.. z ! '" _",=> .5!...J1:n la "'~ SOl" O' z "CO .!g !2: 1i~ ~ 5h~' i ~ lL ~~ ::;; co u ~ " ~ .!!i!O .s::s~ t: t~j!li!l ~ w .... ~ '0' ,,::;; '::;:is ~ ~~hU ~;iU~~ ~ .... eI> ~ ..... ~ ~ d: .:1 ,,,- - -" , ,I, i i\1 i~ '''Ii- , ,,' , , v' ~) r "-- ," i lu,[ " 5'~:r--- \ ~;l -lr: !~! --,~/ b ~t \\,} r--~-,~~,-_n-.~h=~ '\ . ,"_ ,-",/n ._________. "\\ -J> ,:~:==7 J; ~ TEMPORARY STORAGE PLAN Attachment 9 Environmental Review Project: Goodwill Date of Plans: May 5, 2010 Date of Review: May 14, 2010 Location: 2580/2582 White Bear Avenue Reviewers: Shann Finwall, Environmental Planner (651) 249-2304; shann.finwall@cLmaplewood.mn.us Ginny Gaynor, Natural Resources Coordinator (651) 249-2416, virqinia.qavnor@cLmaplewood.mn.us Background: The project involves the redevelopment of 2580/2582 White Bear Avenue with a new Goodwill Store. Mogren Landscaping and office building are currently located on this 2.95 acre site. There is a Manage C wetland on the east side of the property and a creek to the north, within the Ramsey County Open Space. A. Tree Preservation Ordinance: Maplewood's tree preservation ordinance describes a significant tree as a hardwood tree with a minimum of 6 inches in diameter, an evergreen tree with a minimum of 8 inches in diameter, and a softwood tree with a minimum of 12 inches in diameter. The ordinance requires any significant tree removed to be replaced based on a tree mitigation calculation. The calculation takes into account the size of a tree and bases replacement on that size. In essence, the ordinance requires an applicant to plant a greater amount of smaller replacement trees because they removed a significant number of large trees. Tree Removal and Required Replacement: The certificate of survey submitted with the application shows a total of 18 trees on the site, 13 of those are significant. All of the trees are proposed to be removed during redevelopment of the site, for a total of 168 caliper inches removed. The required tree replacement for this project is 201.6 caliper inches. The applicant's landscape plan shows a total of 34 trees to be replanted on the site. Because there is no legend on the landscape plan, it is difficult to determine the caliper inches of trees replaced. But in staff's review it appears that approximately 100 caliper inches of trees will be replanted with the redevelopment of the site. This does not meet the city's tree replacement requirements. Tree Preservation Recommendation: The applicant must submit a revised landscape plan showing a legend with the number, species, size, and placement of new trees on the site. The overall amount of trees replaced must equal 168 caliper inches. If there is no room for additional trees, mulched beds of native or 1 drought tolerant shrubs can be used in the calculation, or the applicant can pay into the city's tree fund at a rate of $60 per caliper inch. B. Wetland Ordinance: There is a Manage C wetland located on the east side of the property and a creek located to the north of the property, within the Ramsey County Open Space. The city's wetland ordinance requires a 50-foot buffer adjacent a Manage C wetland and a 100-foot buffer adjacent a creek. The current development has concrete and Class 5 material built up to the edge of the Manage C wetland on the east side of the property (zero buffer), and building and asphalt are built within 10 feet of the north property line (which is approximately 30 feet from the edge of the creek). Redevelopment of the site will establish a 50-foot plus wetland buffer along the east side of the new parking lot to the Manage C wetland. However, the applicant is proposing a small portion of their infiltration trench within the wetland buffer (800 sJ., which encroaches up to 15 feet into the buffer). The wetland ordinance does not permit stormwater facilities within a buffer and as such a 15- foot buffer variance is required adjacent the Manage C wetland, on the east side of the property. On the north, the new parking lot will maintain a 15-foot setback from the property line, with an overall buffer from the creek averaging 45 feet, which would require a 55-foot wetland buffer variance. However, the applicant is proposing raingardens (stormwater facilities) between the parking lot and the property line (within the new buffer). For this reason, a 70 foot buffer variance is required adjacent the creek, on the north side of the property. Overall, the redevelopment of the site will create improvements to the management of stormwater and the buffers of the wetland and creek. As such, staff is supportive of the buffer variances as long as they are mitigated. The minimum mitigation required for buffer restoration without a variance request is to seed the buffer with a native seed mix. The mitigation of the buffer variances should go above and beyond just seeding within the buffer. The applicant's landscape plan shows seeding the wetland buffer with a native wetland mix, and planting several trees and shrubs within the buffer. There is no mitigation proposed along the creek. Wetland/Creek Recommendations: 1. A revised landscape plan shall be submitted with the following additions/changes: a. Show zones of planting within the wetland buffer, i.e., shoreline/transition zone, storm pond wet zone, slopes/upland. b. A species list for each zone shall be provided, and shall include both grasses/sedges and flowers. 2 c. The infiltration basin and the shoreline/transition zone shall be plants and not seed. d. The only area that may be seeded is from the top of the eastern . berm on the infiltration basin (contour 920') to within 3'-5' of wetland (depending on grade). e. If seed is used as above, the developer shall work with staff to determine an appropriate seed mix. The mix will include both grasses and flowers. f. If native seed is used, the seeding contractor shall specialize in native restoration and the applicant shall maintain a maintenance contract for the seeding. The city requires establishment of natives, not just establishment of cover crop. We encourage developers to obtain a "guarantee" of esqtablishment from their contractor (i.e. the contractor will reseed, control weeds, etc. until the seeding is established). g. Instead of lawn, the applicant should plant native shrubs and ground cover between the parking lot and the north property line to expand and mitigate the buffer to the creek. Another alternative is listed below in item h. h. The slopes of the creek buffer are owned by Ramsey County. An alternative mitigation strategy to the creek buffer variance would be to enhance the slope to the buffer, which would require partnership with the county. 8. The applicant could reduce the creek buffer variance by removing the ten parking spaces located on the north side of the parking lot. This would create additional room for re-establishment of a creek buffer in this area, or this area could be used to enlarge the rain garden. This recommendation is only warranted if parking on the site can be reduced. 10. After grading and planting of the site the applicant shall install city approved wetland signs at the edge of the approved wetland and creek buffer that specify that no building, mowing, cutting, grading, filling or dumping be allowed within the buffer. The signs must be placed every 100-feet along the edge of the buffer at a minimum. The placement of these signs must be verified with a survey to ensure proper placement. 12. The applicant must submit a cash escrow or letter of credit to cover 150 percent of the wetland and creek buffer restoration. 13. The applicant must sign a wetland buffer restoration maintenance agreement with the city which will require the applicant to ensure the native plants are established within the buffer within a three-year period. C. Stormwater Plantinqs: 3 The applicant is proposing a large infiltration trench on the east side of the parking lot, slightly within and adjacent the wetland buffer; a ponding area on the northeast corner of the property, adjacent the buffer; and two small raingardens on the north side of the parking lot. Rain Garden Planting Recommendations: 1. The rain gardens plantings cannot be approved until more information is provided regarding drainage. 1. The city requires that rain gardens and infiltration basins be planted, not seeded. The plan shows the rain gardens will have 4" pots and containerized shrubs. The infiltration trench should also use containerized material (see wetland above). 4 Attachment 10 Maplewood Engineering Comments - Good Will: 2582 White Bear Ave 5-13-10 Page 1 of 3 En~ineerin~ Plan Review - Supplemental Comments on Revised Plans Community Desi~n Review Board PROJECT: PROJECT NO: COMMENTS BY: Gervais Woods 10-10 Steve Kummer, P.E. - Staff Engineer DATE: 5-13-10 PLAN SET: City Submittal Set: 4-5-10 rev 5-6-10 COMPS: Drainage Computations prepared by Running Waters, LLC Dated 5-11-10 Summary Kelco is proposing to redevelop the Mogren landscaping property at 2582 White Bear Avenue. GoodWill is planning on building a store at this location. As well, the development will temporarily relocate Mogren's offices as well as landscaping materials to a parcel directly across White Bear Avenue on the north side of Kohlman Creek (a.k.a. County Ditch No. 18). The majority of the property at 2582 White Bear Avenue currently drains into an existing wetland east of the property and into Kohlman Creek to the north of the property. The proposed development of the property will continue to discharge into the wetland and creek. However, the applicant is proposing rain gardens and infiltration swales around the periphery of the parking lot to manage runoff from the new building roof and parking lot. Sanitary sewer and Water utilities are available to the property, and it appears that the developer intends to relocate and utilize the existing lines into the property. Applicant understands that these comments are not all-inclusive. Additional comments/provisions maybe added for consideration by other commissions and City Council. Storm Water Runoff Comments Rain gardens and filtration basins are proposed for storm water management. 1) All new impervious surfaces on the site shall be graded such that the drainage reaches a storm water 8MP designed for this site. All drainage flows produced by the newly developed site shall be managed on site and not dependent on neighboring private storm sewer systems. 2) Applicant shall submit volume computations of the proposed rain water gardens. All rain gardens shall capture and infiltrate 90% of 1-inch off all new impervious surfaces. If storm water runoff areas will act for filtration, then applicant shall expand the volume of basins by the infiltration volume multiplied by a 1.4 factor. 3) Applicant shall compare existing vs. proposed runoff rates and volumes from the site and utilize a 6.0 inch event for the 100-yr/24-hr storm and 2.8 inches for the 2-yr/24-hour storm. The City will consider existing conditions to be the site in its present state as of the time of this report. Maplewood Engineering Comments - Good Will: 2582 White Bear Ave 5-13-10 Page 2 of 3 4) Applicant shall submit a drainage area map corresponding to the submitted HydroCAO computations. 5) Applicant shall indicate point of discharge for underdrain. 6) The applicant is showing a proposed sediment pond on the northeast comer of the site. Is the intent of the pond to hold a permanent pootor as infiltration? 7) The applicant shall include as part of the escrow or letter of credit for this site 150% of the cost of construction for the proposed filtration basins and wetland buffer restoration. 8) Note on plans: "Applicant's contractor shall contact Maplewood Public Works staff 48 hours prior to construction of the infiltration basins and wetland buffer restoration areas. " g) Applicant shall delete Maplewood Plate No. 116 from their details as this plate is for the construction of residential rain gardens on City projects only and is not intended for developer use. Applicant shall provide a functional as well as aesthetic design for the rain gardens original to the site. 10) Add note to the plans: "The contractor and engineer shall meet with Maplewood Engineering staff as a condition of the grading permit due to the potential impacts on the wetland area to the east of the site. The applicant shall have prepared a proposed staging plan for grading and setting of erosion control measures on this site for review prior to the meeting. No construction is allowed to commence without a meeting with city of Maplewood personnel." Site Gradino. Geometrics and Access 1) Applicant shall construct median barrier at driveway access and post a "No Left Turn" or equivalent signage to force a right-turn only onto northbound White Bear Avenue. No left turns will be permitted from this driveway access onto White Bear Avenue. Oriveway access shall be designed for a 53-foot semi-trailer. 2) Applicant shall provide a copy of an access agreement between this property and the property to the south at 2570 White Bear Avenue. 3) Applicant's plan is showing a 1-way flow from east to west for the vehicle drop-off area on the north side of the building. Yet, it appears that semi-traffic for the loading dock will need to drive the opposite direction in order to back into the loading dock. /s this the intent, or is semi traffic intending on accessing the loading dock from the south side of the building? 4) Applicant shall construct 6-foot wide concrete sidewalk along White Bear Avenue. Applicant shall show minimum 4-foot boulevard between the back-of-curb along White Bear Avenue. Sidewalk shall have maximum 2% cross slope and maximum 5% Maplewood Engineering Comments - Good Will: 2582 White Bear Ave 5-13-10 Page 3 of 3 longitudinal slope. Applicant shall construct handicapped accessible ramps at the driveway entrance with truncated dome plates. 5) The detail of the proposed curb spillways is prone to grass overgrowth. Applicant shall show a detail with a short extension of concrete off the edge of the curbs and spillways such that water does not pond at the parking lot edges. Sanitary Sewer and Water Service 1) Applicant shall verify condition of sanitary sewer and water services prior to construction. A televising record of the service to the mainline is required and shall be submitted to the City for review and replaced as required. 2) Applicant shall verify condition of water service with Saint Paul Regional Water Services and coordinate any curb stop replacements with SPRWS. Temporary Storaqe Area - Property SW of 2635 White Bear Avenue 1) Temporary materials storage area shall be managed as a construction site with erosion control BMP's and shall be included in the SWPPP for the GoodWill site. Grave/ parking lot shall be periodically treated with calcium chloride to reduce dust. Applicant shall water and/or treat parking lot at the request of City personnel. 2) If applicant does not start construction on this site for a proposed development by October 15, 2010, applicant shall either pave the area or remove the gravel and establish with a temporary roadside mix. Applicant shall provide escrow or letter of credit for 100% of the cost of constructing a paved lot. 3) Applicant shall utilize lot for intended use as part of this application only. Applicant shall not use as a parking lot for area businesses, for example, unless expressly permitted by this application. 4) Applicant shall design temporary sedimentation basin to accommodate 1,800 cfs/acre drained. Applicant shall show seeding and establishment of the basin as well as establishment of the pond berms. -END COMMENTS- Attachment 11 VARIANCE RESOLUTION WHEREAS, James Kellison, of Kelco Services, LLC, applied for a variance from the wetland protection ordinance. WHEREAS, this variance applies to property located at 2580 and 2582 White Bear Avenue. The property identification numbers for these properties are: 11-29-22-21-0060 and 11-29-22-21-0061 WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 895, the Environmental Protection and Critical Area Ordinance dealing with Wetlands, requires a wetland protection buffer of 100 feet in width adjacent to creeks and a wetland protection buffer of 50 feet in width adjacent to Manage C wetlands. WHEREAS, the applicant is proposing wetland protection buffers of 30 feet, requiring a variance of 70 feet, from the creek and a wetland protection buffer of 35 feet from the Manage C wetland, requiring a variance of 35 feet. WHEREAS, the history of this variance is as follows: 1. On , 2010, the planning commission held a public hearing to review this proposal. City staff published a notice in the paper and sent notices to the surrounding property owners as required by law. The planning commission gave everyone at the hearing a chance to speak and present written statements. The planning commission also considered the report and recommendation of the city staff. The planning commission recommended that the city council these variance requests. 2. The city council held a public meeting on ,2010, to review this proposal. The council considered the report and recommendations of the city staff and planning commission. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the city council described variances based on the following reasons: the above- 1. Strict enforcement of the ordinance would cause the applicant undue hardship because complying with all of the wetland buffer requirements stipulated by the ordinance would deplete the site area by approximately one half of its original size, substantially diminishing the development potential of this lot. 2. Approval of the requested wetland buffer variances would benefit the adjacent wetland and creek because the site is presently developed up to the wetland and creek edges. 3. Approval would meet the spirit and intent of the ordinance since the proposed restoration and mitigation of the wetland and creek buffers will greatly improve the quality of the creek to the north and the wetland to the east. 4. The Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District has approved the applicant's plans. The Maplewood City Council approved this resolution on ,2010. MEMORANDUM. FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: Community Design Review Board Environmental and Natural Resources Commission Parks and Recreation Commission Ann Hutchinson, Lead Naturalist Extreme Green Makeover - Request for Judge May 19, 2010 TO: BACKGROUND Early this year the City of Maplewood, in partnership with RamseycWashington Metro Watershed District (RWMWD) and the Ramsey County Library, launched the Extreme Green Makeover: Transforming Yards for a Sustainable Maplewood. The goal of this project is to raise public awareness and increase the use of sustainable landscaping practices in our . community. An educational series will teach residents how to create landscapes that benefit both people and the environment. One lucky resident will win a $15,000 yard makeover. DISCUSSION Education Series The education series will give participants the knowledge to implement GREEN landscaping practices in their yards. Educational activities include: . Classes and demonstrations covering rain gardens, low input lawn care, design, native plantings, rain barrels, and composting. . Tours of natural areas, rain gardens, and native plantings. . Project website with information on GREEN landscaping. . GREEN landscaping display at Ramsey County Library-Maplewood. . News campaign with press releases for each event and educational pieces. . Video of the Extreme Green Makeover highlighting the design and installation process. The Makeover One Maplewood homeowner will be awarded a $15,000 front-yard makeover that features GREEN landscaping principles. Interested residents will submit an application and photos of their yard. A panel of judges will review applications according to criteria such as site visibility and compatibility of homeowner goals with GREEN landscaping principles. The new landscape will integrate features such as a driveway trench drain, rain garden, native landscaping, and rain barrels. Maplewood's Extreme Green Makeover will yield a design that demonstrates innovative solutions to address the environmental issues on site. The Makeover Team will include a project manager, landscape designer, landscape contractor, the homeowner, and a staff representative from Maplewood and RWMWD. The contractor will hire and manage any subcontractors needed. Volunteers will not be used to implement the makeover. The makeover is a take-off on the Extreme Home Makeover television series. We hope to model certain elements from the TV show in the yard makeover, such as using video to interview the final contestants, to announce the winner, and take before-during-after shots of the makeover. RECOMMENDATION Participants Needed for the Extreme Green Makeover Judoino Panel One judge is needed from the board and commissions to be on the Extreme Green Makeover selection committee. There will be seven people total on the committee including nature center staff, watershed district volunteers and staff, and one member each from the community design review board, environmental and natural resources commission, and parks and recreation commission. Judges need to be available on the following dates for making site visits and reviewing applications (the deadline for turning in applications is June 25111): . Wed., July 14: 5-8 pm - Review applications at MNC, light supper . Thurs., July 15: 5-8 pm - Site visits with judges . Mon., July 19: 3-6:30 pm - Site visits with judges . Tues. and Wed., July 27 and 28: evening - Final interviews We hope to notify the finalists by July 23 and interview finalists on July 28 or 29. We will announce the winner on August 2, 2010. Summarv Staff requests that one member from each of the three board and commissions volunteer or be nominated by the full commission to participate in the judging of the Extreme Green Makeover Contest. Your assistance in this important program is appreciated. 2 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: Community Design Review Board Ginny Gaynor, Natural Resources Coordinator Update on Highway 36 Landscape Partnership May 17, 2010 BACKGROUND Maplewood is participating in the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) Community Roadside Landscaping Partnership Program (CRLPP). The community design review board (CDRB) appointed members Ananth Shankar and Jason Lamers to work with staff and Todd Carroll from MnDOT on ideas for the landscape design for the Highway 36 corridor through Maplewood. This subcommittee met on May 5, 2010 and an update is provided below. DISCUSSION The subcommittee reviewed notes from the February 23,2010 CDRB discussion on the Highway 36 landscape design. Mr. Carroll agreed with our concept to keep a very natural look along most of the highway and do more omamental plantings near the Highway 36 and White Bear Avenue interchange. Mr. Carroll explained some of components of typical CRLPP landscape projects: . Where feasible, incorporate design concepts that help eliminate headlight glare. . Clear zones are needed for visibility and for existing permanent signs. . We are only allowed to plant the backslope-not the shoulder and ditch area. . Trees should be 1-1/2" in diameter, and in 15-20 gallon containers or ball-and-burlap. Smaller trees typically can't survive the impact of snow thrown by snowplows. . Evergreens are usually ball & burlap. . Shrubs should be 15-18", in #3 or #5 pots. . Perennials should be in #1 pots. . A $40,000 CRLPP project would probably require 100 volunteers for a 4-hour planting event. . Maintenance required the first two years should include: water, mow 3' around trees and planting beds, and prune. The subcommittee decided to focus on design this year and delay planting until 2011. The suggested schedule moving forward is: June - Subcommittee meets for brainstorming session on sign design June/July - Subcommittee reviews preliminary designs and provides input August or early September - Open house to present design to residents (article to appear in City newsletter prior to meeting) September - CDRB reviews design and considers approval October - Design submitted to city council RECOMMENDATION This information is provided as an update. No action is necessary.