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MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
March 27, 2001
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:
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Unfinished Business
a.
March 13, 2001
Gander Mountain Building Elevation Revisions - North of Bennigan's at Birch
Run Station
6. Design Review
a. Menard's Building Elevation Revisions-2280 Maplewood Drive
7. Visitor Presentations
8. Board Presentations
9. Staff Presentations
a. CDRB representation needed for the April 23 city council meetings.
b. Reminder: Tim Johnson is the CDRB representative for the April 9 city council
meeting.
10. Adjourn
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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2001
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CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Ledvina called the meeting to order at 6:02.
ROLL CALL
Matt Ledvina Present
Ananth Shankar Present (Arrived at 6:12)
Tim Johnson Present
Craig Jorgenson Absent
Linda Olson Present
Staff Present:
Recording Secretary:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
March 13, 2001:
Tom Ekstrand, Assistant Director of Community Development
Lori Hansen
Board member Johnson moved approval of the minutes of March 13, 2001.
Board member Shankar seconded the motion.
The motion passed.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Ayes-All
Board member Olson seconded.
Ayes-All
The motion passed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Gander Mountain Building Elevation Revisions--(North of Bennigan's at Birch Run Station).
Mr. Tom Ekstrand gave the staff report for the city. The applicant for Gander Mountain had
submitted revised architectural plans as the board requested. The examples included in the
boardmembers packets have been revised even further. Also, new landscaping plans were
submitted to staff this evening. Staff is suggesting additional column detailing be added. In a brief
meeting with the applicant, the applicant has stated they are opposed to the columns and feel they
will detract from the mountain detailing on the building.
Board member Johnson moved approval of the agenda, as submitted.
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Substantial landscaping has been added along the easterly side and southwesterly corner of the
building. The pictures that were recently submitted to staff best display the shrubbery and other
landscaping the applicant is proposing to break up the long expanses of building. Boardmember
Olson asked if the two trees on the west side of the building were transplantable. Staff did
discuss the trees with the landscaper, and, due to the type of tree, ash (which does not transplant
well), and the fact that they are in not that great of shape, they did not feel the trees would survive
transplanting. Instead, the trees would be replaced with new trees.
Mr. Dennis Crowe, with Oppidan Investment Company, was present for Gander Mountain. The
elevation drawings submitted to staff have reflected the building materials that are being proposed
(two-toned split faced block) and show the change in grade that occurs along the west and south
elevations. On the east elevation vertical elements have been added. The elements will be of a
brick material that will match the brick banding which will project four inches from the face of the
building. The base will be a grey split-faced block that will project eight inches out from the face of
the wall. This will provide a shadowing and 3-D effect to provide the relief needed. Three
intermediate columns have been added on the east elevation to break up the wall face. A corner
detailing that carries the same detail around the corner has also been added. The trees noted on
the landscaping plan are whitespire birch trees. The shrubs are a combination of burning bush
and spreading junipers to give the wall face a tier effect.
On the west elevation there is a four-foot grade change. The grey base will run along the bottom
up to the first course of brick banding. Two Norwood Red Maple Trees have been added with
shrubs below them to continue the three-dimensional effect. The south elevation has been
adjusted to reflect the grade change that occurs across that side of the building, and a screen wall
has been added to screen the loading dock. The same brick banding and corner detailing will be
applied to the screen. The signage will remain as proposed with all four walls being signed with
no pylon sign installed.
Boardmember Olson felt the plans submitted were a vast improvement over the "big box"
submitted originally.
Boardmember Shankar asked about the height of the entry doors and the color of the frames.
The applicant responded in saying they were 3' x 7' doors. Mr. Shankar felt in relation to the
whole building, the entry way appears dwarfed. Mr. Shankar questioned if there is a possibility to
recess the entry doors two feet to create a shadowing effect on the north and west elevation. Mr.
Crowe felt it would be difficult to do that without affecting the airlock vestibule. He did feel they
may be able to set it back 12 inches, but is it not a change they would view favorably. Mr. Crowe
also stated the color of the frames was a clear anodized aluminum. The color will not match one
of the three E.F.I.S. colors because, as nice as that may look, it would not be a finish that would
be durable enough to stand the abuse these entry doors take.
Mr. Crowe explained the color of the bollards would be dark green, or could be any color the
board feels would be appropriate. The bollards are basically a pipe with a vinyl wrap that is
available in multiple colors. He felt staying in the earth tones would be most appropriate.
The board members felt adding columns at the end of the screen wall would break up the
expansive, highly visible south wall.
Mr. Shankar moved to board to approve the revised architectural plans date-stamped March 27,
2001, for the proposed Gander Mountain store at the Birch Run Station Shopping Center.
Approval is subject to the developer complying with the following conditions:
1. The bollards shall be tan in color.
2. The entrance door front on the north and west side shall be setback 12 inches from the
base of the E.I.F.S. material.
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The Iow screen wall on the south side shall be terminated with a 4-foot-wide brick.
Compliance with the March 13, 2001 community design review board motion, except as
noted above.
Mr. Johnson seconded.
Ayes-All
Motion carries.
DESIGN REVIEW
A. Mendard's Building Elevation Revisions-(2280 Maplewood Drive).
Mr. Tom Ekstrand, Assistant Director of Community Development, gave the staff report for the
city. In observation by staff and the design board members, the exterior on the new addition that
was approved by the board, was not used. A brick embossed precast panel was the exterior
approved. What was installed was an aggregate finish. Also, five additional feet were added to
the height of the building.
The applicant has submitted plans showing revisions which show a greatly enhanced landscaping
plan on the westerly and northerly faces of the new addition. Since the report was mailed out, the
applicant has informed staff that they have pressure washed the exterior. Staff did have an
opportunity to go look at the exterior yesterday. It did wash off some of the grey and makes the
exterior appear more tan in color. The coloration of the new exterior is now more compatible to
the brick on the existing building. Staff therefore, would like to alter the recommendation to note
the building color as being acceptable. Since the fascia on the front of the building will be a hunter
green, staff is suggesting an accent stripe of the hunter green along the north face of the building.
Mr. Gary Colby, with Menards, was present to answer questions. Mr. Colby displayed photos of
the exterior of the building after it had been pressure washed. He felt the color of the building was
now a very close match to the existing building. The previously approved grey color for the
building flashing will now be a hunter green. Hunter green is now one of Menard's basic colors in
their new corporate color scheme. The green accent stripe, proposed by staff, was reviewed by
Menard's, and they feel it is a good suggestion. Although staff proposed a six-foot-wide stripe to
go behind the sign, Mr. Colby noted they would like to use a narrow stripe below the sign, and run
it along the east, north and west elevations.
The landscape they are now proposing is quite extensive. The original plan submitted had eight
trees along the north facade. They now are proposing to replace the 8 trees with 19 trees and
184 shrubs. It will not be possible to have the landscaping done by the time they would like to
occupy the building, but they are willing to put up an escrow to ensure the completion of the
landscaping in June. The retaining wall block will be a darker color than the color of the addition
to add some contrast to the north end of the building. The retaining wall planters will each be two-
feet in height. It will be a combination of a curved and straight wall and extend all across the north
end of the building. The applicant feels the installation of the retaining wall and landscape will, in
effect, reduce the height of the building.
As boardmember Olson pointed out, and other boardmembers agreed, the accent stripe should
run behind the red text just as it is on the sign above the front door. They felt continuing the
theme around the building would be appropriate.
Mr. Ledvina felt the total planter height should be 5 feet. He felt this would then proportionately
decrease the excessive height appearance of the building.
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Boardmember Olson moved the board to approve the plans date-stamped March 19, 2001 for the
building design and landscaping changes for the Menard's store addition at 2280 Maplewood
Drive. Approval is subject to the property owner doing the following:
Painting all flashing and building fascias hunter green.
Painting or staining a horizontal accent stripe on the west, north and east sides of the
addition. This stripe shall be hunter green to match the fascia and flashing. The width of
this stripe shall be as wide as the Menard's wall sign on the north side of the building
addition. This stripe shall be placed in line with the "Menard's" sign on the north side of
the building.
Installing all landscaping on the site by the time of the occupancy of the addition or the
applicant shall provide escrow as required previously by the city council.
Installing the two-tiered retaining wall planters with a brown-tone color as a contrast to the
building color and a rock-face front that total a height of 5 feet.
Mr. Shankar seconded.
Motion carries.
VISITOR PRESENTATION
No visitor presentations.
BOARD PRESENTATIONS
Compliance with the October 25, 1999 city council conditions except as stated above.
Ayes-All
Mr. Shankar attended the March 26 city council meeting. The Maplewood Imports Addition, the
Auto Zone proposal and the AT & T Monopole proposal were all approved.
STAFF PRESENTATIONS
A community design review board member is needed for the city council meeting on April 23.
Mr. Ledvina will attend this meeting.
Mr. Johnson will be attending the April 9 city council meeting.
Mr. Ekstrand welcomed Linda Olson as the new community design review boardmember.
There will be an orientation for Linda at the April 10 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:12.