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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012
1. CALL TO ORDER
Acting Chairperson Wise called the meeting to order at 6:09 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Boardmember, Jawaid Ahmed
Boardmember, Jason Lamers
Chairperson, Matt Ledvina
Boardmember, Ananth Shankar
Vice Chairperson, Matt Wise
Absent
Present
Absent
Present
Present
Staff Present:
Michael Martin, Planner
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Boardmember Shankar moved to approve the aqenda as submitted.
Boardmember Lamers seconded the motion.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Acting Chairperson Wise moved to table the April 24. 2012. CDRB minutes.
Boardmember Shankar seconded the motion.
Ayes - All
The motion to table passed.
Acting Chairperson Wise moved to table the Mav 22.2012. CDRB minutes.
Boardmember Shankar seconded the motion.
Ayes - All
The motion to table passed.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. 3M Comprehensive Sign Plan Amendment, 3M Center
i. Planner, Michael Martin gave the report and answered questions of the board.
ii. Brendan Sapienza, Meyer Scherer and Rockcastle, representing 3M addressed and
answered questions of the board.
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Boardmember Shankar moved to approve plans for a comprehensive siqn plan amendment to
allow for a new monument siqn at the 3M Center. south of Buildinq 229. The applicant shall
complv with the followinq conditions: (chanqes to the motion are in bold and underlined).
1. Follow the approved plans. Planning staff may approve minor changes.
2. Obtain a sign permit.
3. Plans shall be revised to show a shadow castinq reveal between the lower
portion of the siqn and the top of the LED panel.
4. The imaqe needs to be frozen for at least 2 minutes with a 10 second transition.
Seconded by Acting Chairperson Wise.
Ayes - All
Acting Chairperson Wise made a friendly amendment to condition number 4 that the image needs
to be still for at least 2 minutes with a 10 second transition.
The motion passed.
6. DESIGN REVIEW
a. HealthEast Spine Clinic Signage Proposal and Birch Run Station Sign Plan
Amendment, Beam Avenue and South lawn Drive
i. Planner, Michael Martin gave the report and answered questions of the board.
ii. Dan Regan, Air Lake Development addressed and answered questions of the board.
iii. Mike wadick???
iv. Cheryl O'Donnell, Visual Communications, addressed and answered questions of the
board.
Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the siqn plans date-stamped June 11. 2012. for the
HealthEast Spine Clinic and the siqn plan chanqes at Birch Run Station as follows: (chanqes to
the motion are in bold and underlined).
HealthEast Spine Clinic
The following signs are allowed:
. A 93-square-foot wall sign on the north elevation.
. A 93-square-foot wall sign on the south elevation.
. A 150-square-foot free standing monument sign along the Beam Avenue frontage.
This sign would identify the HealthEast Spine Clinic at the top of this sign with
space for four additional tenants below. The spaces for the four additional tenant
signs may be used for tenants of Birch Run Station or the new HealthEast building.
. The proposed sign panels on the monument sign may identify tenants in the
HealthEast Spine Clinic or tenants in the main shopping center building. They may
not identify any of the existing outlot developments which have their own
freestanding signs.
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. Staff may approve minor changes.
The base for the M3 siqn shall be raised to a correspondinq heiqht with the existinq EX2
pvlon siqn alonq Beam Avenue.
Birch Run Station Revised Sign Criteria
The following signs are allowed (additions are underlined and deletions are crossed out):
. As allowed bv the citv council on November 8. 1993. the 70-foot-tall. 720-square-
foot. "v shaped pvlon siqn is allowed at the South lawn Drive entrance to Birch Run
Station. Waive the maximllm E:i!jn area fer the exiE:tin!j E:i!jn en Beam I\venlle ana
the FJreFJeE:ea "v" E:haFJea E:i!jn en SellthlaV'!n Drive. ThiE: wellla allew a 420 E:\:lllare
feet menllment E:i!jn en Beam I\venlle ana a 720 E:\:lllare feet "v" E:haFJea FJylen
E:i!jn en SellthlaV'!n Drive. The maximllm alle'l'lea E:i!jn sy Geae fer eaGh E:i!jn iE: JOO
E:\:lllare feet.
. The existinq 17-foot bv 25-foot. 425-square-foot monument siqn frontinq on Beam
Avenue is allowed. This siqn mav displav six tenant siqns. Waive the maximllm
Gemsinea area fer the tV'!e !jrellna E:i!jnE: en SellthlaV'!n Drive ana Beam I\venlle.
The Gemsinea area ef theE:e twe E:i!jnE: wellla se 1,140 E:\:lllare feet ever the Geae
\imit,
. Waive the maximllm hei!jht te aileV'! a 70 feet tall E:i!jn en Sellthlawn Drive. The
maximllm hei!jht allewea sy the Geae iE: 25 feet.
. Change the Birch Run Station sign plan as follows:
. Signage for the outlots shall be subject to CDRB approval upon submittal of those
individual sign proposals. Staff mav approve revisions if thev complv with the
oriqinal approval for those properties.
. The E:heFJFJin!j Genter iaentifiGatien GleGk teV'ler iE: net aFJFJrevea. PlanE: E:hall se
E:llsmitlea te the CDRB fer aFJFJreval.
. A FJylen E:i!jn iE: aFJFJrevea en Beam I\venlle aE: E:heV'ln en the E:ketGh aatea All!jllE:t
12, 199J. A E:eGena FJylen E:i!jn iE: aFJFJrevea at a maximllm E:ize ef 720 E:\:lllare feet
ana a maximllm hei!jht ef 70 feet. ThiE: E:i!jn E:hall reFJlaGe the exiE:tin!j FJylen E:i!jn en
Sellthlawn Drive. The wall signage for the five original anchor stores are approved
as described in the memorandum dated September 5, 1989. The Office max wall
sign is approved as described in the October 7,1993 staff memo. Changes to the
anchor store signs may be approved by staff, based on code compliance and
proper design. The aFJFJliGant may FJlaGe the MaFJleweea Gity le!je en the FJylen
E:i!jnE:, E:llejeGt te aeE:i!jn aFJFJreval sy E:taff.
. Tenants shall be limited to one sign on the front fascia of the canopy. These signs
shall be neon or constructed of individual letters mounted on a raceway. Copy
height shall not exceed 42 inches. Signs shall not be closer than 18 inches to
either side of the tenant's store front. ThiE: Griteria allewE: an eXGeFJtien fer the
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FamellE: FeetV'lear E:i!jn te ee ei!jht inGheE: frem the ri!jht E:iae ef the E:tere'E: ea!jeE:.
^ flltllre E:i!jn fer the tenant te the nerth mllE:t ee at leaE:t three feet frem the
FamellE: FeetV'lear E:i!jn. 'A/hen the FamellE: Feetwear E:i!jn iE: remevea, a new E:i!jn
E:hall ee at leaE:t 10 inGheE: frem either E:iae ef the !jaele facraae.
. Business identification signs for the west and north sides of the shopping center
shall be subject to approval by the CDRB if proposed in the future.
. Six anchor store tenant signs are allowed on the east-end elevation facing
South lawn Drive. These signs shall not exceed two feet in height and must be
centered herizentally en thiE: wall. verticallv on this elevation positioned near the
south edqe of this wall as thev are presentlv placed.
. Staff mav approve minor chanqes.
Anv amendments to the South lawn pvlon siqn are subiect to further review with the CDRB.
Seconded by Boardmember Shankar.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None
8. BOARD PRESENTATIONS
None
9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
None.
10. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Acting Chairperson Wise at 7:07 p.m.
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