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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/28/1998 AGENDA MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD April 28, 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 - March 31, 1997 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Unfinished Business 6. Design Review a. Telecommunications Monopole, 2220 Edgerton Street (Trinity Baptist Church) - U.S. West Communications, Inc. b. Billboard, 1255 E. Highway 36 (Metcalf Mayflower)- Universal Outdoor, Inc. c. Garages, Clarence Avenue and Skillman Street (Park Edge Apartments) - Dominium Acquisitions, Inc. 7. Visitor Presentations 8. Board Presentations 9. Staff Presentations a. CDRB Representative for May 11 (Monday) and May 21 (Thursday) City Council Meetings. 10. Adjourn p:com-dvpt\cdrb.agd MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD '1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA APRIL 28, 1998 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson I:rickson called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Marvin Erickson Present Marie Robinson Present Ananth Shankar Absent Tim Johnson Present Matt Ledvina Present III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. March 31, 1998 Boardmember Johnson moved approval of the minutes of March 31, 1998, as submitted. Boardmember Robinson seconded. VI. The motion passed. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Ayes--all Boardmember Johnson seconded. The motion passed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no unfinished business. DESIGN REVIEW A. Ayes--all Telecommunications Monopole, 2220 Edgerton Street (Trinity Baptist Church)--U.S. West Communications, Inc. Steven Mangold, the original real estate manager for U.S. West Wireless, said he reviewed the staff report and found it acceptable. Mr. Mangold thought the existing trees would remain and six Black Hills spruce trees would be added. He said three, eight-foot-high Black Spruce trees will border the facility and the "tot lot." Chairperson Erickson and Boardmember Robinson were concerned that, because of the area at the site that is presently staked, it will be necessary to remove three trees. Secretary Tom Ekstrand suggested a condition in the recommendation to require that no trees be removed. Boardmember Robinson moved approval of the agenda, amended to delete 6.b. Metcalf Mayflower Billboard, 1255 East Highway 36 and add 9.b. Preliminary Review of the Proposed Landry's Seafood (Joe's Crab Shack) restaurant. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 04-28-98 -2- Mr. Mangold said the eighty-foot pole has a three-foot lightning rod on the top. He also said U.S. West is the sixth, and last, carrier to start-up cellular operations. Mr. Mangold felt the number of requests for monopoles in Maplewood will drastically decrease. He assured the board that U. S. West does look at collocating if at all possible. Secretary Ekstrand said staff was recommending a 100 percent opaque fence as a matter of aesthetics. He saw this as an attempt to make the view of the base more appealing to the neighbors to the southeast. Chairperson Erickson was concerned that an opaque fence might allow children to enter this enclosed area to do "mischief" without being observed. Boardmembers Erickson, Robinson and Johnson said they favored a chain-link fence. Boardmember Ledvina moved the Community Design Review Board: Approve the site, landscaping and design plans date-stamped April 3, 1998, for an 85-foot- tall telecommunications monopole and ground equipment on the north side of Trinity Baptist Church at 2220 Edgerton Street. Approval is based on the findings required by code and subject to the applicant doing the following: 1. Repeating this review in two years if the city has not issued permits for this project. 2. Construction of a chain-link fence, with a gate, subject to staff review. 3. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may approve minor changes. 4. The mature trees which are located on the site shall be preserved. Boardmember Johnson seconded. Boardmember Robinson mentioned that a condition in the recommendation to approve a conditional use permit, as part of this project, requires a 100 percent opaque fence. Secretary Ekstrand advised the board to make its recommendation, and he would give consideration to an appropriate manner in which to handle this situation. Ayes--all The motion passed. C. Garages, Clarence Avenue and Skillman Street (Park Edge Apartments)--Dominium Acquisitions, Inc. Scott Fricker of Dominium, the proposed purchaser of the apartments, had no problems with the recommendations. Chairperson Erickson noted that there was no brick shown on the garages but the apartment buildings were brick. Mr. Fricker said this was a cost consideration. Boardmember Robinson questioned why brick was not being required. Secretary Tom Ekstrand mentioned that a precedent had been set because other vinyl-sided garages for brick apartment buildings have been approved in recent years by the city council. Mr. Fricker said down lighting will be used. He stated that they had changed the drainage plan so water will not drain onto neighboring properties. It will drain back towards the trail instead Community Design Review Board Minutes of 04-28-98 -3- of off the side of the property. He also said that money had been budgeted to do some redesigning of the entrances to the buildings. Overhead power lines will also be buried to improve the looks of the property. Boardmember Robinson moved the Community Design Review Board: Approve the plans (date-stamped March 30, 1998 and April 21, 1998) for three garage buildings (40 garages) at the Park Edge Apartments, subject to the findings required by the Code. The property owner shall do the following: 1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project. Sweep, patch and stripe the parking lot. The owner shall submit a parking lot striping plan to the city for approval. This plan shall show 9 ~-foot-wide parking spaces where additional parking spaces can be gained. There also shall be handicap-parking spaces and handicap-parking signs for each building that meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Install at least three trash enclosures with materials and colors that match the apartment buildings. The enclosures must extend to the ground to contain debris. The enclosures and gates must be 100% opaque. There shall be concrete-filled steel posts anchored in the ground at the front corners of the enclosure, if the contractor builds the enclosures with wood. (code requirement) The design and location of the enclosures shall be subject to city staff approval. 4. Before the city issues building permits for the garages, submit the following to city staff for their approval: The final plans for the garage buildings. These plans shall show the style, color and type of all materials on the buildings. The colors shall complement the existing apartment buildings. b. A plan for site-security lighting. A grading and drainage plan for the city engineer's approval. This plan shall ensure that drainage from the south one-half of this site is directed to the south and away from the rear parts of the properties at 2000 and 2002 Clarence Street. d. The plans for the trash enclosures. 5. Mark the "no parking" areas as required by the fire marshal or fire chief. The applicant or contractor shall remove from the site the storage shed that is on the south end of the alley. This shall be completed before the city grants a certificate of occupancy for any of the new garages. 7. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may approve minor changes. Boardmember Ledvina seconded Ayes--all VIII. Community Design Review Board -4- Minutes of 04-28-98 The motion passed. VII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS There were no visitor presentations. BOARD PRESENTATIONS Boardmember Johnson reported on the April 27, City Council Meeting. IX. STAFF PRESENTATIONS A. Representative for May 11 City Council Meeting: Ms. Robinson will attend this meeting. Representative for May 21 City Council Meeting: Mr. Erickson will attend this meeting. B. Landry's Seafood (Joe's Crab Shack) Discussion Secretary Ekstrand introduced a preliminary proposal for this restaurant on Beam Avenue next to the Olive Garden. The applicant is requesting comment on their building design, the number of signs on the building, and the pylon sign. They will have 13 fewer parking spaces than code requires. The board discussed the available parking area at this site and the Olive Garden restaurant. The board felt there was too much signage on the building. IX. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:05.