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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/09/19992. 3. 4. 5. 6. ° AGENDA MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD March 9, 1999 6:00 P.M. City Council Chambers Maplewood City Hall 1830 East County Road B Call to Order Roll Call Approval of Minutes - January 12, 1999 Approval of Agenda Unfinished Business Design Review a. Building Additions - Carver Elementary School, 2680 Upper Afton Road b. Lighting Ordinance Review c. Election of 1999 Chairperson and Vice Chairperson d. 1998 Annual Report Visitor Presentations Board Presentations Staff Presentations CDRB Member Volunteer Needed for the March 22 and April 12 Council Meetings. 10. Adjourn p:com-dvpt~cdrb, agd MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA MARCH 9, 1999 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 Absent Tim Johnson Present Matt Ledvina Present III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. VD VI. January 12, 1999 Boardmember Ledvina moved approval of the minutes of January 12, 1999, amended to change B. 2. (on page 2) to read".., building-color scheme for approval by staff." Boardmember Johnson seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Boardmember Johnson moved approval of the agenda as submitted. Boardmember Ledvina seconded. The motion passed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no unfinished business. DESIGN REVIEW A. Ayes--all Building Additions--Carver Elementary School, 2680 Upper Afton Road Mark Hayes, ATS&R Architects, was present representing the North St. PauI-Maplewood- Oakdale School District. Mr. Hayes said the storage room addition, with an outside entrance, is primarily for miscellaneous outside storage. He affirmed that the room was not designed for storage of lawnmowers, snowblowers, etc. Mr. Hayes estimated that 80 percent of the storage would be gym items such as portable platforms and chairs. He said this 900-square- foot addition is designed so that it can be converted into a classroom if necessary. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 03-09-99 -2- Mr. Hayes said he recently was directed to not include the "partition enclosure" for the gym in the bidding documents. This is actually a pocket that receives the folding wall which bisects the gym. However, he did want this pocket to be included in the design review at this time. Boardmember Ledvina recommended the Community Design Review Board approve the plans stamped February 19, 1999, for the construction of a 900-square-foot storage-room addition, a 64-square-foot gymnasium partition-door enclosure and a concrete loading-dock extension at Carver Elementary School, 2680 Upper Alton Road. The property owner shall repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a permit for this project. Boardmember Johnson seconded. Chairperson Erickson asked if the pipe handrail on the loading dock was removable. Mr. Hayes said it was permanent. Ayes--all The motion passed. B. Lighting Ordinance Review Secretary Tom Ekstrand summarized the staff report. He recommended a .4 foot candle of light intensity at the residential lot line. Mr. Ekstrand felt the "biggest problem" was being able to see a "glaring bulb" and proposed revising the code to require concealment of the light source including the lens. He didn't feel it was critical to require a lighting plan unless the property abutted residential property. Chairperson Erickson thought the requirement, in the ordinance, to install "exterior site" lighting referred to lighting that was on the building rather than parking lot lighting. Boardmember Ledvina said this was discussed by the planning commission and the feeling was to not limit the lighting to just parking lots but consider the entire project. Mr. Ledvina clarified that the intent was not to require lighting but to set a standard for lighting that the applicant did propose. Mr. Erickson thought there might be some problem with identifying the foot candle power as .4 and suggested writing it out. Boardmember Ledvina said 0.4 was a more typical way of expressing it. Boardmember Ledvina commended Mr. Ekstrand on the ordinance and said it was "a nice piece of work" that provided guidance on an issue that has been noted in previous applications. Boardmember Johnson moved the Community Design Review Board adopt the code amendment which changes the requirements for multi-family and nonresidential site lighting. Boardmember Ledvina seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 03-09-99 -3- C. Election of 1999 Chairperson and Vice Chairperson Boardmember Ledvina moved the Community Design Review Board table this item until the next board meeting because the vice-chairperson was not present. Boardmember Johnson seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. D. 1998 Annual Report Secretary Tom Ekstrand presented the annual report. Boardmember Ledvina asked if it would be appropriate for the board to consider some goals or things they might like to do during the coming year. Mr. Ekstrand referred to a current Zoning News issue he received that has an article about facade colors, design materials, etc. when site planning for large retail establishments. He thought this might be of interest to the board and will copy and send the article to the members. Chairperson Erickson wondered how to influence contractors to use recycled and/or long- lasting materials in their construction. Boardmember Ledvina thought the board could make suggestions. He felt the applicant does end up with a better design after having been before the review board. Secretary Ekstrand mentioned an application he received from Pep Boys. He said the building is a combination of rock face and plain concrete block. Mr. Ekstrand said the inclination is to reject the plan or require something better. He advised the board to not worry about rejecting a proposal. Mr. Ekstrand said he sometimes tells an applicant that he will not recommend approval of the design, but the applicant insists on submitting the proposal to the board. Chairperson Erickson admitted that he was influenced by staff's recommendation. Secretary Ekstrand told the board they could choose to focus on a special interest area anytime during the year. Chairperson Erickson asked if the board wanted to state any goals. He asked that the board be notified of any upcoming conferences or seminars that would be beneficial to board members. Mr. Erickson cited the need for new boardmembers to have any available training they feel would be necessary. Boardmember Ledvina felt that setting a goal without all the boardmembers present to discuss it would be inappropriate. He suggested considering this at a future meeting. VII. Boardmember Ledvina moved the Community Design Review Board approve the 1998 annual report. Boardmember Johnson seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS There were no visitor presentations. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 03-09-99 -4- VIII. BOARD PRESENTATIONS February 8, 1999, City Council Meeting: Boardmember Ledvina reported on this meeting. IX. STAFF PRESENTATIONS Secretary Tom Ekstrand said, at this time, there were no board items on the next two city council meetings. Boardmember Erickson will attend the April 12 council meeting if a representative is needed. Boardmember Ledvina asked to have the staff report, along with the review board minutes, available for the representatives at the city council meeting. X. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.