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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/13/2000AGENDA MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD June 13, 2000 6:00 P.M. City Council Chambers Maplewood City Hall 1830 East County Road B 3M Building #207 Addition, 3M Center Amusement City Expansion, 1870 Rice Street c. Goodrich Golf Course Clubhouse Addition, 1820 Van Dyke Street d. Pineview Estates Apartments, County Road D 7. Visitor Presentations 8. Board Presentations Article from Matt Ledvina for Discussion Regarding House Designs 9. Staff Presentations a. CDRB Volunteer Needed for June 26 and July 10 City Council Meetings. 10. Adjourn 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Unfinished Business 6. Design Review a. b. p:com-dvpt\cdrb.agd MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA JUNE 13, 2000 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Ledvina called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Matt Ledvina Present Ananth Shankar Absent Tim Johnson Present Jon LaCasse Present Craig Jorgenson Present III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES There were no minutes. IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Boardmember Jorgenson moved approval of the agenda as submitted. Boardmember Johnson seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no unfinished business. VI. DESIGN REVIEW 3M Building #207 Addition, 3M Center Secretary Tom Ekstrand presented the staff report. He said, since the area is already landscaped, staff felt there was no need for any additional plantings. John Knowland, an architect with HGA Architects, was present representing the applicant. He said the addition was basically one story with a mezzanine. The area would be used as a training facility for applying graphics on the side of trailers, busses, etc. The exterior of the addition will match the existing building. There were no questions of the applicant. Boardmember Johnson moved the Community Design Review Board approve the plans date- stamped May 30, 2000, for the addition to 3M Building #207, based on the findings required by the code. Boardmember Jorgenson seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 06-13-00 -2- B. Amusement City Expansion, 1870 Rice Street Secretary Tom Ekstrand presented the staff report. He clarified that Recommendation 2. b. (on page 2 of the staff report) should indicate that the 94 parking spaces were shown on the November 30, 1993, site plan. Also, the 45 "new" spaces that must be paved and striped (Recommendation 6 on page 3) are shown on the May 16, 2000, plan. Dan Betts, the applicant, described the proposal. He said the exterior of the building will only be painted. Mr. Betts also said netting will separate the paintball area from the track. Boardmember LaCasse felt there wasn't adequate room to turn around at the furthest southeast parking space. Mr. Ekstrand agreed and said, if this spot is eliminated, it would not affect the proposal code-wise. Boardmember LaCasse moved the Community Design Review Board recommend adoption of the resolution which revises the conditional use permit for Amusement City at 1870 Rice Street. This revised permit is for the proposed facility expansion and the addition of a pizza restaurant in an existing building. The following revisions are based on the findings required by the code and subject to the following conditions (additions are underlined and deletions are crossed out): 9oil '--"- ":' onto Rosalawn The suspension of the driving range shall be in effect until a public hearing has been held and the suspension by the city council ended. The conditional use permit for the remainder of the facility is still in effect. The properly owner shall comply with the following revised conditions of approval: ~' ..... "-- °" '~'"° with the 1. Comply with the approved site plan dated ~ ,~o,-,, exception of the driving range which is hereby terminated. 2. Maintain the following site improvements: a. A reflectorized stop sign at the Rice Street driveway. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 06-13-00 -3- b. A striped parking lot with at least 94 parking spaces as shown on the November 30, 1993, site plan. The applicant shall have four handicap parking stalls and handicap- parking signs for each stall. There shall be at least one van-accessible space. (Americans with Disabilities Act requirement) c. A trash dumpster enclosure for any outside trash dumpsters subject to staff approval. d. Direct or shield the lights so the bulbs are not directly visible from any public street. (code requirement) All cars shall be removed from the non-paved areas. Specifically. all cars parked on the old driving range site must be removed by July 1~ 2000. Future revisions to the approved site plan must come before the city council for their review and approval. The applicant must not encroach into the wetland with this expansion. The 45 "new" parking spaces shown on the May 16~ 2000 site plan must be paved= striped and have continuous concrete curbing around the entire parking lot. unless breaks are required by the city engineer for drainage reasons. The applicant shall also eliminate the furthest southeast parking space since access to this space is limited. 7. Eliminate the furthest southeast parking space. Boardmember Johnson seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. C. Goodrich Golf Course Clubhouse Addition, 1820 Van Dyke Street Secretary Tom Ekstrand presented the staff report. He said there will be a uniform look between the existing building and the addition. Chairperson Ledvina asked if the provision for an irrigation system was usually incorporated in the landscape plan. Mr. Ekstrand said the code requires lawn irrigation, but the city can waive this requirement if another suitable form of watering is available. He felt, in this case, the golf course was in the "lawn-maintenance business" so he wasn't concerned about them taking care of the landscape. Kevin Finley, director of operations for Ramsey County Parks and Recreation, spoke about the project. He introduced Roger Christensen of HCM Architects who is the architect for the addition. Mr. Finley showed various sketches of the proposed building and described the features. He presented both small copies and a large board of the landscape plan. The board discussed the plan with the applicant. Chairperson Ledvina thought the building was very attractive and fit well on the site. Boardmember Jorgenson moved the Community Design Review Board: Approve the plans (date-stamped May 26, 2000) and the landscape plan (dated June 13, 2000) for the Goodrich Golf Course Clubhouse addition, subject to the findings required by the city code. The developer shall do the following: Community Design Review Board Minutes of 06-13-00 -4- 1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project. 2. Submit a grading, drainage and erosion control plan to the city engineer for approval prior to getting a building permit. The director of community development may 3. All work shall follow the approved plans. approve minor changes. Boardmember LaCasse seconded. Ayes--all The motion passed. Pineview Estates Apartments, County Road D Secretary Tom Ekstrand presented the staff report. He recommended adding a condition which would require a plan for a trash enclosure before receiving a building permit or an occupancy permit. Chairperson Ledvina asked if there were any design concerns where the rear of Units 8 and 9 face the front of Units 10, 11, and 12. Mr. Ekstrand said he wasn't "worried" about this arrangement and would be more concerned if the units faced garage doors. Pat Goff, the applicant, addressed the concern about a trash enclosure. He said each single- stall garage is over 25 feet deep and each unit has a 55-gallon trash container. A contractor is retained by the management to remove the trash weekly. Mr. Goff has built these units in other cities and has had no problem with the arrangement. Chairperson Ledvina commended Mr. Goff on the improved design of these units. However, he encouraged the applicant to improve the monument sign, possibly with "brick pedestals." Mr. Ledvina expressed concern about the "attractiveness" of the rear of Units 8 and 9. Other board members felt the green area and plantings, plus the absence of garage doors, made the arrangement of these units more acceptable. Boardmember LaCasse moved the Community Design Review Board approve the revised plans (date-stamped May 15, 2000) for Pineview Estates, based on the findings required by the code. The developer, Goff Homes, shall do the following; 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 submit the following for staff approval: a. Submit a grading, drainage, utility and erosion control plan to the city engineer. b. Submit the building color scheme to staff for approval. c. Submit plans for trash storage enclosure if this ever becomes an issue. Complete the following before occupying the building: a. Replace property irons that are removed because of this construction. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 06-13-00 -5- b. Restore and sod damaged boulevards. Sod all landscaped areas, except the hillside to the north which shall remain in its present state. c. Install reflectorized stop signs at the exits and addresses for the buildings. d. Install an automatic in-ground irrigation system with a rain sensor for all landscaped areas, except for the hillside to the north. e. Install continuous concrete curbing. f. Provide an enclosure for any trash storage--current or in the future. 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 fall or winter or within six weeks if the building is occupied in the spring or summer. 5. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may approve minor changes. Boardmember Johnson seconded. Chairperson Ledvina added a friendly amendment that the applicant revise the design of the monument sign to include materials used in the construction of the building, including brick. Boardmembers LaCasse and Johnson accepted the amendment. The motion passed. Ayes--all VII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS VIII. There were no visitor presentations. BOARD PRESENTATIONS Chairperson Ledvina commented on the "snout-house" article that was included in the packet. Secretary Tom Ekstrand didn't feel that it was necessary yet, in Maplewood, to write an ordinance to cover this type of design. He said it was something "to be cognizant of and be aware of" for the future. Mr. Ledvina thought it was good to make developers "sensitive to our orientation on design." He also felt the New Century development was "some very well-thought out architecture" and should be used as a model for other developers. BoardmemberJorgenson had newspaper articles that addressed snout-houses and said the developers were angry about the city telling them how to design their buildings. After interaction with the city council, the council chose to formulate design criteria for structures. Community Design Review Board Minutes of 06-13-00 -6- IX. STAFF PRESENTATIONS A. CDRB Volunteer for June 26 Council Meeting: Mr. Ledvina will attend this meeting. CDRB Volunteer for July 10 Council Meeting: Mr. Johnson will attend this meeting. Secretary Tom Ekstrand reminded the design board about the annual city tour. All the board members present indicated that they would attend the tour. X. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.