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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/10/1998AGENDA MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD February 10, 1998 6:00 P.M. City Council Chambers Maplewood City Hall 1830 East County Road B 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes - November 25, 1997 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Unfinished Business a. St. John's Hospital Landscape Plan, 1575 Beam Avenue- HealthEast, Inc. 6. Design Review a. Multi-Use Commercial Building, East of 1255 Highway 36 - Metcalf Mayflower b. 1997 CDRB Annual Report c. Election of CDRB Chair and Vice Chair for 1998 7. Visitor Presentations 8. Board Presentations 9. Staff Presentations a. CDRB Volunteers for February 23 and March 9 City Council Meetings b. Meeting Change: Cancel February 24 and Reschedule to March 3? 10. Adjourn p:\com_dvpt\cdrb.agd MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA FEBRUARY 10, 1998 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Erickson called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Marvin Erickson Present Marie Robinson Present Ananth Shankar Present Tim Johnson Absent Matt Ledvina Absent III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES November 25, 1997 Boardmember Robinson moved approval of the minutes of November 25, 1997, as submitted. Boardmember Shankar seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. IV. APPROVAL OFAGENDA Boardmember Shankar moved approval of the agenda as submitted. Boardmember Robinson seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS St. John's Hospital Landscape Plan, 1575 Beam Avenue--HealthEast, Inc. Bruce Jacobson, a landscape architect with Close Landscape Architecture, submitted a written response to the three staff recommendations. Mr. Jacobson said the dash line showing the trail on the west side of the parking deck was potentially for the future. St. John's is trying to create a "park setting" and will add a "meandering trail around the property" after the landscape is established. The proposed retention pond on the north side of the property will be a shallow, grass-lined basin. Mr. Jacobson said no shrubs were planned for the main driveway to the building except for a ring of dwarf perennial plantings to accent the building. Trees planted in this area will primarily be Colorado spruce evergreen trees and river birch. Tom Nonnemacher of McGough Construction Co., Inc. and Peggy Ryden of HealthEast also were present at the meeting. Boardmember Robinson moved the Community Design Review Board approve the landscape plan date-stamped December 17, 1997, and the additional plan received February 10, 1998, for St. John's Hospital, 1575 Beam Avenue, subject to the property owner making the following changes: Community Design Review Board Minutes of 02-10-98 -2- Revise the plan to show sod on the Hazelwood Street boulevard and on the first 20 feet of the site. The plan shall also show sod along the north side of St. John's Boulevard. The width of this sod strip shall be at least 30 feet. This has been shown on the revised plan dated February 10, 1998. 2. The addition of a trail on the west side of the parking deck. shall be subject to staff approval. This trail shall be bituminous or concrete. Boardmember Shankar seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. VI. DESIGN REVIEW A. Multi-Use Commercial Building, East of 1255 Highway 36--Metcalf Mayflower Ken Nordby, of NAI Architects, was present representing Metcalf Mayflower. Mr. Nordby said that rather than replace the plain concrete block with rock-face block they would like to extend the 6+-foot-high band of rock-face, which is shown above the brick on the north, south and east side, around to the west side. The reason is that the dock seals on the loading-dock doors and the stairs and handrails cannot be properly positioned against the rock-face. Mr. Nordby described the brick color as a red-brown. He said the color for the rock-face has not been selected. Mr. Nordby noted the buildings in the area that do not have screened roof-top equipment. He said Metcalf Mayflower would like to do the same but would paint all mechanical units on the roof to blend with the building. He pointed out that the viewing angle of the mechanical units will be lessened by their position on the roof. The board and architect discussed the position of a billboard that presently stands on the site. Since the tenants for this building have not been determined, the parking requirement was estimated. However, there is room for more parking spaces if needed. Mr. Nordby also felt there was adequate drive space for semitrailers and trucks. Boardmember Robinson was concerned about some type of screening for the mechanical equipment. Mr. Nordby estimated that, if a mechanical unit was 4~ feet high, about 1~ feet of the unit would be visible from Highway 36. Because the tenants are not known at this time, he said the size, number and placement of mechanical units is difficult to determine. Mr. Nordby proposed raising the parapet on the top of the building up a step of I foot and 4 inches from Grid 3 (of the plan) on the east side of the building across the south side and then to Grid 2.8 (the first dock area) on the west. Boardmember Shankar moved the Community Design Review Board: Approve a parking reduction authorization for the proposed Metcalf Mayflower multi-tenant building east of 1255 E. Highway 36. This approval allows the property owner to provide 136 parking spacesm38 fewer than the code requires. This waiver is approved because: 1. The parking requirements for office/industrial buildings such as this are generally excessive. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 02-10-98 -3- 2. Fewer parking spaces would preserve green space and lessen storm runoff. 3. The applicant has reserved space to add 40 parking spaces should the need arise. The city may require that the property owner provide the additional spaces if a parking shortage develops. Approve the plans, date-stamped January 23, 1998, for the proposed multi-tenant building east of Metcalf Mayflower, 1255 E. Highway 36, based on the findings required by the code. Approval is 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. Before getting a building permit, the applicant shall provide the following for staff approval: a. Grading, drainage, utility and erosion control plans. b. Revised building elevations showing: (1) Brick and rock-face concrete block wrapped around the north end of the west elevation up to the first angled wall to match the same treatment of the south end of the building. (2) The upper band of rock-face block to extend along the entire face of the west side. (3) The paint color proposed for the concrete block will be neutral and will be subject to staff approval. (4) A 1-foot 4-inch raised parapet shall be built on the entire south face of the building and extend on the east face to Grid 3 and on the west face to Grid 2.8. c. A revised site plan showing: (1) Six handicap-parking spaces that meet ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements. These must be spaced along the building front to serve the entire building. One of these spaces must be van accessible. (2) All visitor parking spaces for the manufacturing and office areas to be 9 ~ feet wide and all parking spaces for retail areas to be 10 feet wide. All employee parking spaces may be nine feet wide. (3) Replacement of all proposed bituminous curbing with concrete curbing. A revised landscape plan showing an increased number of Norway Maple trees at a spacing of no more than 30 feet on center. These trees must be at least 2 % inches in caliper, balled and burlapped. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 02-10-98 Bo -4- Before getting a building permit the applicant shall remove the Naegele billboard from the site or obtain a conditional use permit for relocating it on the property. The applicant shall obtain approval of a comprehensive sign plan befOre getting the first certificate of occupancy if there would be five or more tenants in the building. Trash containers must be kept within screening enclosures unless the containers are kept along the back (west) side of the building. 6. The applicant shall complete the following before occupying the building: a. Install a handicap parking sign for each handicap parking space. b. Paint the rooftop mechanical equipment to match the building. Construct trash dumpster enclosures for any dumpsters that would not be kept behind the building. The applicant must submit the plans for design and placement to staff for approval. d. Install an in-ground lawn irrigation system for all landscaped areas. The future parking area need not be irrigated. e. Screen or aim site lights so they do not shine into drivers eyes. 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. The city receives a cash escrow or an irrevocable letter of credit for the required work. The amount shall be 200 percent of the cost of the unfinished work. Any unfinished landscaping shall be completed by June 1 if the building is occupied in the winter or within six weeks of occupancy if the building is occupied in the spring or summer. c. The city receives an agreement that will allow the city to complete any unfinished work. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may approve minor changes. Boardmember Robinson seconded. The motion passed. 1997 CDRB Annual Report Ayes--all Secretary Ekstrand reviewed the annual report for the board. Boardmember Robinson moved the Community Design Review Board accept the 1997 Annual Report as filed. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 02-10-98 -5- Boardmember Shankar seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. C. Election of CDRB Chair and Vice Chair for 1998 Boardmember Shankar moved the Community Design Review Board postpone election of the chair and vice chair positions until the full membership is present. Boardmember Robinson seconded. The motion passed. VII, VISITOR PRESENTATIONS There were no visitor presentations. BOARD PRESENTATIONS IX, STAFF PRESENTATIONS A. Ayesmall February 23 Council Meeting: Boardmember Erickson will attend this meeting. March 9 Council Meeting: Boardmember Shankar will attend this meeting. The February 24 meeting will be canceled and rescheduled for March 3, 1998. The March 24 meeting is also canceled and rescheduled for March 31, 1998. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned' at 7:18 p.m.