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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/12/1998 AGENDA MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD May 12, 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 - April 28, 1997 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Unfinished Business 6. Design Review a. Comprehensive Sign Plan Revision, 1845 E. County Road D - Mattress Giant at Maplewood Town Center b. Billboard Request, 1255 E. Highway 36 (Metcalf Mayflower) - Universal Outdoor, Inc. c. Parking Lot Expansion, 1055 E. Highway 36- Hermanson Dental d. Telecommunications Monopole, 1905 E. County Road D (Aamco Transmissions) - AT&T Wireless Services 7. Visitor Presentations 8. Board Presentations 9. Staff Presentations a. CDRB Representative for Council Meetings: Thursday, May 21 (Mary Erickson) Monday, June 8-Volunteer Needed b. Next Meeting is May 26. Will we have a quorum? 10. Adjourn MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD '1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA MAY 12, '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 Present Matt Ledvina Present III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 28, 1998 Boardmember Johnson moved approval of the minutes of April 28, 1998, as submitted. Boardmember Robinson seconded. The motion passed. IV. APPROVALOFAGENDA Ayesmall VI. Boardmember Johnson seconded. The motion passed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no unfinished business. DESIGN REVIEW A. Ayesmall Comprehensive Sign Plan Revision, 1845 E. County Road D - Mattress Giant at Maplewood Town Center Dennis Mellem, representing Signcrafters, and David Walkendorfer, representing Mattress Giant, were present. Mr. Mellem said that Mattress Giant wanted to put up a sign that would match the size of the previous tenant's (Total Bedroom) sign. Secretary Tom Ekstrand said that the sign criteria for the Maplewood Town Center requires a maximum of 36 inches. Frank's and Best Buy have larger signs because they are anchor stores. Boardmember Shankar moved approval of the agenda as submitted. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 05-12-98 -2- Staff said that the permit issued to Total Bedroom showed that the sign on the front of the building had 29 inch tall lower case letters and 40 inch letters for the capital T and B. On the rear of the building the lower case letters were 34 inches tall and the capital T and B were 48 inches. The height of the capital letters approved on this permit was a mistake and should not have been allowed. Staff recommended denial of the Mattress Giant request. Mattress Giant can appeal to the council by contacting staff within 15 days of the Board's action. Boardmember Ledvina moved that the Community Design Review Board deny the request to increase the letter height permitted for a single line of sign copy for the smaller tenants at Maplewood Town Center from 36 inches to 48 inches. Denial is based on the following reasons: 1. There is no precedent for allowing a larger sign. If the previous sign was 48 inches tall, it was installed in violation of the sign permit. 2. The allowed letter height of 36 inches for a single line of copy is easily seen from County Road D. The additional letter height is not needed for sign readability. Boardmember Johnson seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. B. Billboard Request, 1255 E. Highway 36 (Metcalf Mayflower) - Universal Outdoor, Inc. The applicant was not present at the meeting. Staff said Metcalf Mayflower wanted a public hearing as soon as possible to have their item considered by the council. Staff recommended denial of the conditional use permit for relocation of the billboard. Boardmember Ledvina asked that the recommendation include the statement that there are overhead electrical wires at this location that may interfere. Boardmember Robinson moved that the Community Design Review Board deny the conditional use permit for the relocation of the billboard on the Metcalf Mayflower property, 1255 E. Highway 36. Denial is based on the following reasons: The proposed billboard would not be located to be in conformity with the city code of ordinances because of its substantially reduced setback from the Metcalf Mayflower building. The applicant proposed an 11 foot setback--the code requires 100 feet. 2. The proposed billboard would appear to crowd the building and, therefore, give a cluttered appearance. 3. There are overhead electrical wires that will interfere with this location. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 05-12-98 -3- 4. The city previously denied a conditional use permit for a billboard that would have had less aesthetic impact along Highway 36 than the proposed billboard. Boardmember Shankar seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. C. Parking Lot Expansion, 1055 E. Highway 36- Hermanson Dental John Anderson, representing Midwest Land Surveyors, and Tom Hermanson, owner of Hermanson Dental, were present. Mr. Anderson asked if the code required that they have six handicap-accessible parking spaces. Staff said they checked the ADA chart and it said six stalls were needed for that number of spaces. Mr. Anderson asked if the screening was still needed with the grade differences and tree growth between the single-family lot located north and the proposed new parking lot. Staff agreed that there doesn't seem to be any basis for requiring an additional screen. Staff said that the recommendation was a code requirement but that the Community Design Review Board may waive this requirement if they determine that screening would not protect surrounding property values. Boardmember Ledvina they would be clearing natural. Mr. Anderson this area as natural as asked the applicant if when they do the grading of the pond out the debris and if the area marked as a wetland would stay said that they would clear out most of the debris and still keep possible when they grade. Boardmember Ledvina asked staff if the pond meets NURP standards. Staff said the city engineer reviewed it and was satisfied. Mr. Anderson said that the total sediment removal was designed based on the comments the city engineer gave them. Boardmember Ledvina asked if it would have a skimmer device. Mr. Anderson said there would be a weir on the outlet that would trap floating objects. Boardmember Ledvina said that the drainage structure on the west side of the building was not functioning properly and needed to be corrected. Mr. Anderson said that their plan would correct this because a large amount of drainage in the rear will be redirected to the pond. Boardmember Ledvina moved that the Community Design Review Board approve the plans date-stamped April 27, 1998, for the parking lot expansion at Hermanson Dental, 1055 E. Highway 36, subject to the following conditions as amended: Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project. 2. Before the city issues a building permit, the applicant shall revise the site plan providing for six handicap-accessible parking spaces as required by the ADA. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 05-12-98 -4- 3. The property owner shall maintain the existing trees and vegetative screening north of the proposed parking lot. 4. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may approve minor changes. Boardmember Shankar seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. D. Telecommunications Monopole, 1905 E. County Road D (Aamco Transmissions) - AT&T Wireless Services Peter Beck and Ron Mielke, both representing AT & T Wireless Services, were present. Mr. Beck said that they could paint the pole any color the Board wanted but it would be hard to change the color of the existing building because of its surface material is exposed aggregate and won't take paint very well. Boardmember Robinson asked the applicant if they had searched to see if there was a collocation already in the area that they could use instead of installing their own pole. Mr. Beck said they had because it was one of the requirements of the city's new ordinance. Boardmember Robinson asked the applicant that if someone collocates with them where would their equipment go in this space. Mr. Beck said there were two different types of providers. Another cellular provider like AT & T would have to install a similar equipment building to theirs. A PCS provider would be able to install a 6-foot square to 10-foot square equipment cabinet which would be located somewhere appropriate on the leased property. Boardmember Erickson asked the applicant if there was a fence proposed around this site. Mr. Mielke said that they were not worried about vandalism. The building is a totally secured building. The landscaping around the building it will help keep the building from view. Mr. Mielke said that they would be maintaining the property with services that would replace shrubs and water the grass. Boardmember Shankar moved that the Community Design Review Board approve the site and tower design plans date-stamped April 3, 1998 and the landscaping and building elevations date-stamped May 5, 1998, for a 125-foot-tall telecommunications monopole and a 10- by 20-foot building for ground equipment on the north side of Aamco Transmissions at 1905 E. County Road D. Approval is based on the findings required by code and subject to the applicant doing the following: Repeating this review in two years if the city has not issued permits for this project. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 05-12-98 -5- Substituting the brown color on the tower with light blue or grey as the code requires. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may approve minor changes. Boardmember Robinson seconded. The motion passed. VII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS There were no visitor presentations. VIII. BOARD PRESENTATIONS Ayes--all Boardmember Robinson reported on the May 11, 1998 City Council Meeting. Xl. STAFF PRESENTATIONS A. Representative for May 21 City Council Meeting: Mr. Erickson will attend this meeting. Representative for June 1 City Council Special Meeting for the Metcalf/Mayflower billboard conditional use permit: Mr. Shankar will attend this meeting. Representative for June 8 City Council Meeting: Mr. Shankar will attend this meeting. B. The next Community Design Review Board meeting will be on May 26. X. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 7:29. p:com-dvpt\cdrb.min