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MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
October 13, 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 - September 8, 1998
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Unfinished Business
6. Design Review
a. Building Addition, 1681 E. Cope Avenue - Sheet Metal Workers Local #10
b. Comprehensive Sign Plan Change, Hillside Shopping Center, 1690 North
McKnight Road - Suntide Realty Services, Inc.
7. Visitor Presentations
8. Board Presentations
9. Staff Presentations
a. CDRB Representative Volunteers for City Council Meetings on October 26
and November 9
10. Adjourn
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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
OCTOBER 13, 1998
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Erickson called the meeting to order at 6 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Marvin Erickson Present
Marie Robinson Absent
Ananth Shankar Present
Tim Johnson Present
Matt Ledvina Present
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
IV,
September 8, 1998
Boardmember Johnson moved approval of the minutes of September 8, 1998, as submitted.
Boardmember Shankar seconded.
VI.
The motion passed.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Ayes--all
Boardmember Shankar moved approval of the agenda as submitted.
Ayes--all
Building Addition, 1681 Cope Avenue East--Sheet Metal Workers Local #10
Boardmember Johnson seconded.
The motion passed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There was no unfinished business.
DESIGN REVIEW
A.
Cynthia Burns of AmerINDIAN Architecture, the architectural firm doing this project, was
present. Ms. Burns had no questions about the staff recommendations. She explained that
they were working on the parking plan and that the lighting portion has been completed. She
said both items would be given to the contractor before he applied for the permits. Ms. Burns
confirmed that the large trees being removed from the site would be replaced with new trees.
She said an effort is being made to match the existing building. There will be two roof-top
equipment units.
Ms. Burns said there are skylights on top with translucent panels. She said the stucco of the
new addition should match the concrete base of the existing building. She also mentioned that
the entrance door has side lights of glass down to the ground and the windows of the building
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have a stucco base. Ms. Burns said on the south elevation there is a vestibule area that has
glass all the way down.
Boardmember Ledvina moved the Community Design Review Board:
A. Approve the plans date-stamped September 17, 1998, for the Sheet Metal Workers Local
#10 building addition at 1681 E. Cope Avenue. The property owner shall do the following:
1. Repeat this review if they have not obtained a building permit within two years.
Provide a parking lot striping plan with at least 70 parking spaces before the city will
issue a building permit. Three handicap-accessible parking spaces shall be provided.
These three spaces must meet ADA requirements. One space must be van
accessible.
3. Complete the following before occupying the building addition:
a. Sweep and restripe the parking lot in accordance with the approved striping plan
(to be submitted as required above).
b. Install handicap-parking signs for each handicap-parking space.
c. Paint any rooftop mechanical equipment that may be placed on the addition to
match the uppermost part of the building.
d. Provide site-security lights in the north end of the parking lot west of the building.
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 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 fall or winter, or within six weeks of occupancy if the building is occupied in the
spring or summer.
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5. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may
approve minor changes.
The community design review board waives the trash enclosure requirement since the
trash container is concealed from public view.
Boardmember Johnson seconded.
Ayes--all
The motion passed.
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B. Comprehensive Sign Plan Change, Hillside Shopping Center, 1690 North McKnight
Road--Suntide Realty Services, Inc.
Steve Dombrovski, president of Suntide Realty Services, Inc., totally agreed with the staff
report. Chairperson Erickson asked why the applicant wanted to put the signs on the brick.
Mr. Dombrovski thought the original sign plan was not very well thought out in regard to the
tenants in the building. The original plan was to have signage on the front of each small
canopy and then have unlit, stack signage on the fascia of the two towers. He said, by this
request, they are trying to have a continuity in regard to signage and eliminate the canopy
signage.
Mr. Dombrovski explained that the letters for the signs are set on raceways in front of the brick.
Therefore, it will not be necessary to drill into the bricks each time there is a tenant change.
He said their first objective was to get good long-term tenants. Mr. Dombrovski added that the
existing canopies will be repaired and relamped. He said the glow from the lights behind the
canopies gives a nice visual effect for the building.
Boardmember Ledvina commented that staff had done a good job in evaluating and correcting
the original problems with this center. He said he was in favor of the proposal. Chairperson
Erickson agreed. Mr. Dombrovski complimented Secretary Tom Ekstrand on the effort he put
forth for this project.
Boardmember Shankar moved the Community Design Review Board recommend:
Approval of the plans date-stamped September 15, 1998, for the comprehensive sign plan
revisions at the Hillside Shopping Center, 1690 North McKnight Road. The revised sign
criteria shall be as follows (additions are underlined and deletions are crossed out):
Tenant Signs
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that occupies the tenant space behind the tower only. Other tenants may not place their
s gn on the tower. Tower-mounted signs must be confined within the area marked by the
four squares on the front face of the towers. Tower signs must be comprised of individual
letters. Cabinet signs are not allowed. If a tenant with a tower-front space has a sign on
the tower, they may not have an additional sign on the main building fascia.
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pylon sign. Pylon signs are subject to staff approval.
3. Canopy signs are prohibited, except for Tom Thumb. See the Tom Thumb section below.
Eighteen inches shall be the maximum height of signs over the canopies for those tenants
that are not located behind one of the two towers. These tenant signs shall be located on
the upper part of the tenant's store front just below the roof flashing.
Tom Thumb Signs
1. One 30-inch-tall, internally-lit sign of individual letters on the west elevation.
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ifleh--teH sign on the gas island canopy. This sign shall not extend above or below the
canopy facade.
One silk-screened sign on the canvas canopy1 one 18-inch-tall wall sign on the front of the
building or one sign on the front face of the west tower. The 18-inch-tall wall sign or tower
sign shall not be used unless Tom Thumb first removes the canopy sign and replaces the
canopy material with one that matches the others in the shopping center. If a sign is
placed on the tower it must comply with the size, placement and style requirements as
noted above for tenant signs. Cabinet signs are not allowed.
4. "Tom Thumb" and the name of the fuel product sold may be displayed Thc b',~slr',css ns, mc
on the pylon sign. The pylon sign is subject to staff approval.
Canopy UDO_ rades
The shopping center owner shall remove the canopy signs and uniformly repair or replace all
of the damaged canopies, except Tom Thumb's, by the end of 1998.
Boardmember Ledvina seconded.
The motion passed.
VII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
There were no visitor presentations.
VIII. BOARD PRESENTATIONS
Ayesmall
Boardmember Erickson reported on the September 28, 1998 City Council Meeting.
Boardmember Ledvina reported on the October 12, 1998 City Council Meeting.
IX. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
CDRB Representative for City Council Meeting of October 26: Mr. Shankar will attend this meeting.
CDRB Representative for City Council Meeting of November 9: Mr. Johnson will attend this
meeting.
X. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m.