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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/14/1998 AGENDA MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD July 14, 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 - June 9, 1998 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Unfinished Business 6. Design Review a. Joe's Crab Shack, Beam Avenue - Landry's Seafood, Inc. 7. Visitor Presentations 8. Board Presentations 9. Staff Presentations a. CDRB Representatives Needed for July 27 and August 10 Council Meetings b. Next CDRB Meeting is June 28 c. Annual Summer Tour- August 17 10. Adjoum p:com-dvpt~cdrb.agd MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA JULY 14, '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 June 9,1998 Boardmember Shankar moved approval of the minutes of June 9, 1998 as submitted. Boardmember Robinson seconded. The motion passed. IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA VI. Ayes--all Boardmember Shankar seconded. The motion passed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None DESIGN REVIEW A. Ayes--all Joe's Crab Shack, Beam Avenue - Landry's Seafood, Inc. Gerry Mullins, of Landry's Seafood Restaurants, Inc., was present and told the boardmembers a little about his company. Mr. Mullins said they refer to their architecture as Gulf Coast architecture. Mr. Mullins said they typically use almost entirely reconstituted materials, such as, old wood and old tin roofs. Boardmember Robinson moved approval of the agenda as submitted. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 07-14-98 -2- Boardmember Erickson asked if there were many design changes made for the building here. Mr. Mullins said they have gone to a brick wainscot around the bottom of the building to give it a cleaner look and they have toned down their sign package. Mr. Mullins asked if the reason for the lot split was for tax purposes. Staff didn't know the reasons but presumed the applicant wanted to own their own property. Mr. Mullins said that they had no intention of using the five foot utility easement. Mr. Mullins said that their site plan shows 99 parking spaces and that the only way they can meet the city code requirement of 104 parking spaces would be to use some of the parking spaces in the shopping center. Staff has recommended that the applicant revise the site plan to provide a parking lot connection to the Olive Garden parking lot at the southerly end of the site. The connection would cause the loss of four of the proposed parking spaces, but would add six and provide traffic flow between the two restaurant sites. The total number of parking spaces would increase from 99 to 101 and improve the traffic circulation between the Olive Garden and Joe's Crab Shack. Boardmember Erickson asked if the applicant had any concerns or problems with cars going back and forth on the drive between the Olive Garden and their property. Mr. Mullins said the only problem they had is that they didn't want it to become a shortcut for cars to go through to get to the mall. Staff has recommended that the proposed landscaped strip along the east side of the site should be revised to accommodate a 24-foot-wide drive aisle to serve the Olive Garden parking lot. When the Olive Garden was developed, they installed a 13-foot- wide drive aisle adjacent to their westerly parking row. The Olive Garden site plan, approved in 1989, anticipated an adjacent parking lot separated by a 24-foot-wide, shared drive aisle. The applicant should provide this widened driveway and wrap curb and gutter around their easterly landscape island as shown in staff's revision. Boardmember Robinson asked staff if there were 101 parking spaces and how many additional spaces would be gained if we go in the opposite direction. Staff said they came up with 101 spaces, with one or two having been on the Olive Garden site. Staff said that even if went back to the 99 parking spaces proposed, staff was okay with that because of the abundance of additional parking. There was a discussion about signage for Joe's Crab Shack. Boardmember Erickson asked the applicant if they were going to put signage up on the green fascia. Mr. Mullins said that the green fascia was the roof. Boardmember Shankar said that the rooftop mechanical equipment should match the roof color instead of matching the building color as stated under Item D 3. b. of the staff report. Mr. Mullins said there would be nothing on the front side of the roof and on the back side there might be one or two vents. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 07-14-98 -3- Boardmember Shankar asked if the floor line was three feet above grade. Mr. Mullins said it was actually two and one half feet above grade. Boardmember Shankar had some questions about the grading between the garage door to the service area and the restaurant. Boardmember Erickson asked about the trash containers. Mr. Mullins said that the trash containers were all inside. Boardmember Erickson asked if the applicant was running cable wiring across the deck area. Mr. Mullins said this was wood railings. Boardmember Robinson said that the restaurant entrance faced the south and asked the applicant if this was why they didn't want the street to go through. Mr. Mullins agreed. Boardmember Robinson asked if the public was coming in on the west as well. Mr. Mullins said no, that typically the public would come in the south entrance where the reception area will be. The exit shown on the west is actually a fire exit. Boardmembers discussed the signage for Joe's Crab Shack. Boardmember Erickson asked staff if two signs were the maximum. Staff said that under the sign code a business can have two signs for each street frontage that they have. Staff said that the applicant only had one street frontage. Staff is not recommending approval of the five proposed wall signs but felt it was reasonable to allow two wall signs and one freestanding sign. Staff said Olive Garden has three wall signs and one ground sign because they are on the corner and can have a total of four plus the code gives them an extra one because they are on an intersection. McDonald's only has two signs, one on their building and one on their pole. Staff recommended two signs on Joe's Crab Shack building and one on the pole. Boardmember Erickson asked staff if the "Free Crab Tomorrow" would be considered a sign if it is painted on. Staff said yes it would be. Boardmember Erickson asked if it would have to be eliminated. Boardmember Robinson said it was a north elevation and the applicant could choose to put it on the back side. Boardmember Robinson asked staff if, as an extra consideration, the applicant can use the extra wall sign on the north if they choose and would that be in addition to the two wall signs and the freestanding sign. Staff said that the applicant could have only two signs on the building wherever they wished and one on a pole. Mr. Mullins said they would want Joe's Crab Shack as a sign in the front but didn't think they wanted "Free Crab Tomorrow" as a second sign because in their view it wasn't really a sign. Mr. Mullins said that the Eat at Joe's sign and Joe's Crab Shack sign are their two main signs so they would leave the Eat at Joe's sign on the side that would catch traffic coming from one way and the majority of the shopping center, and leave the Joe's Crab Shack sign on the front elevation. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 07-14-98 -4- Boardmember Robinson asked where the freestanding sign was going. Mr. Mullins said their original plan showed this sign in the southeast corner but it should be in the southwest corner because they didn't want to encroach on the Olive Garden's territory too much. Boardmember Shankar said that if the freestanding sign was put on the southwest corner that the applicant might not want the other sign on the west side but on the north side instead. The applicant agreed that the best place for the signs would be one on the north elevation, one on the south, and the freestanding sign on the southwest would take care of the west side. Staff agreed that this would be acceptable. Boardmember Shankar asked if any of the signs were illuminated on the building. Mr. Mullins said the Joe's Crab Shack sign and the Eat at Joe's sign would be in neon lights. Boardmember Shankar asked what the black thing was on the front of the building. Mr. Mullins said it was a louvre. Boardmember Shankar asked if the louvre was going to paint it black. Mr. Mullins said it was a screen and not actually painted black. Boardmember Shankar said if it was black that it would detract from the appearance. Mr. Mullins said it could be painted to match one of the other colors. Boardmember Erickson asked the board to decide about the parking issue regarding the connection between Joe's and the Olive Garden. Mr. Mullins said they would like to have it closed because it is their front entrance. Boardmember Robinson said she would respect the privacy of Joe's Crab Shack site itself and leave it closed. Boardmember Shankar said he agreed with Boardmember Robinson. Boardmember Shankar moved to approve the following: A parking space reduction to allow a total of 99 parking spaces instead of 104, because Birch Run Station has a large number of unused parking spaces that the applicant could use as overflow parking. Bo The plans, date-stamped June 24, 1998, for the proposed Joe's Crab Shack restaurant west of 1749 Beam Avenue. Approval is based on the findings required by the code 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. Before getting a building permit, the applicant shall: a. Submit grading, drainage, utility and erosion control plans to the city engineer for approval. Provide evidence of recorded cross easements for parking and access between the owners of Joe's Crab Shack and the abutting properties. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 07-14-98 -5- Revise the site plan as shown on the map labeled Staff Proposal in the memorandum which shows a 24-foot-wide drive aisle adjacent to the Olive Garden's westerly north/south parking row. The applicant shall wrap the adjacent landscape island with curb and gutter. Revise the landscape plan to provide a ten-foot tree setback from the water main for that part of the planting area that is over the water utility easement. If a ten-foot setback cannot be provided, the applicant shall substitute these trees with shrubs of a variety to be approved by staff. 3. The applicant shall complete the following before occupying the building: a. Install reflectorized stop signs at both exits and a handicap parking sign for each handicap parking space. b. Paint the rooftop mechanical equipment, if used, to match the building color. c. Install an in-ground lawn irrigation system for all landscaped areas. Provide site security lighting that is aimed or shielded so not to shine into driver's eyes. e. Install continuous concrete curbing around the parking lots and drives. The color of the Iouvered screen on the south side shall be a neutral color. 4. 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 if the building is occupied in the spring and 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. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 07-14-98 C. Signage for Joe's Crab Shack: -6- 1. A maximum of two wall-mounted identification signs. 2. One ground sign. 3. The size and placement of all signs must comply with the city ordinance. 4. Staff may approve minor modifications to the sign plan. Boardmember Robinson seconded. VII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS There were no visitor presentations. VIII. BOARD PRESENTATIONS Ayes--all Boardmember Robinson reported on the July 13, 1998 City Council Meeting. XI. STAFF PRESENTATIONS A. Representative for August 10 City Council Meeting: Mr. Shankar will attend this meeting. B. The next Community Design Review Board meeting will be on July 28, 1998. X. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 7:11. p:com-dvpt\7-14cdrb.min