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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-08-03 CDRB Minutes MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2016 MEETING WAS RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016 5:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Kempe called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Chairperson, Bill Kempe Present Boardmember, Jason Lamers Present Vice Chairperson, Matt Ledvina Present Boardmember, Ananth Shankar Present Staff Present: Michael Martin, Economic Development Coordinator 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Boardmember Ledvina moved to approve the agenda as approved. Seconded by Boardmember Lamers. Ayes - All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the May 24, 2016, CDRB minutes as submitted. Seconded by Boardmember Ledvina. Ayes – Chairperson Kempe, Boardmember’s Lamers & Ledvina Abstention – Boardmember Shankar The motion passed. 5. DESIGN REVIEW a. Consider Approval of Design Plans, Hill-Murray, 2625 Larpenteur Avenue East i. Economic Development Coordinator, Mike Martin gave the report on the approval of design plans for Hill Murray, 2625 Larpenteur Avenue East and answered questions of the board. ii. Benjamin Foreman, RJM Construction, 701 Washington Avenue North, Suite 600, Minneapolis, addressed and answered questions of the board. iii. Tom Betti, Architect, 292 Design Group, 3533 Lake Street, Minneapolis, addressed and answered questions of the board. August 3, 2016 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 1 Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the project plans date-stamped July 15, 2016, for the new plaza, restroom building and storage building at Hill Murray School at 2625 Larpenteur Avenue. The city bases this approval on the findings required by the code. The developer or contractor shall do the following: 1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project. 2. Complete the following before the city issues a grading or building permit: a. Have the city engineer approve final construction and engineering plans. These plans shall include: grading, utility, drainage, erosion control, tree and sidewalk plans. The plans shall meet all the conditions and changes noted in Jon Jarosch’s memo dated July 15, 2016. b. Provide the city with a letter of credit or cash escrow for all required landscaping improvements. The amount shall be 150 percent of the cost of the work. 3. Complete the following before occupying the new buildings: a. Replace property irons that are removed because of this construction. b. Restore and sod damaged turf areas. c. Complete all landscaping for the project. d. Install and maintain all required trees and landscaping and an in-ground sprinkler system for all landscaped areas (code requirement). 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. b. The above-required letter of credit or cash escrow is held by the city for all required exterior improvements. The owner or contractor shall complete any unfinished landscaping by June 1 of the next year 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. 5. The future concession building project requires design review and approval by the city. 6. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of the environmental and economic development department may approve minor changes. Seconded by Boardmember Ledvina. Ayes – All The motion passed. August 3, 2016 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 2 b. Consider Approval of Design Plans and a Comprehensive Sign Plan Amendment, ALDI, 3000 White Bear Avenue North i. Economic Development Coordinator, Mike Martin gave the report on the design plans and a comprehensive sign plan amendment for ALDI, 3000 White Bear Avenue North and answered questions of the board. ii. Ryan Anderson, ISG, 7900 International Drive, Suite 550, Minneapolis, addressed and answered questions of the board. Boardmember Ledvina moved to approve the plans date-stamped July 15, 2016 for the building remodeling and July 26, 2016 for the landscaping plan for the proposed ALDI at the Plaza 3000 Shopping Center, 3000 White Bear Avenue. Approval is subject to the following conditions: (additions are in bold and underlined and deletions are crossed out): 1. Approval of design plans is good for two years. If the applicant has not begun construction within two years, this design review shall be repeated. 2. The property owner shall submit a plan to staff for approval that proposes trash enclosures behind the building on the south and east sides to contain all trash and recycling dumpsters. This is a code requirement. ALDI’s trash and recycling dumpsters are required to be screened. 3. The applicant shall comply with all requirements of the fire marshal and building official. All building code requirements relative to the proposed building project and revisions shall be subject to the building official’s approval. 4. The applicant shall comply with all requirements of the engineering department’s review dated July 8, 2016. 5. The applicant shall stripe parking spaces in the parking lot west of the building with 10-foot- wide spaces. 6. There shall be no use, other than parking, of the area northwest of ALDI previously used for outdoor seasonal sales, for pumpkins and Christmas trees, for example, without the property owner first obtaining a parking waiver from the city council. 7. The applicant shall submit a landscaping plan for staff approval showing landscaping elements added to the area between White Bear Avenue and the parking lot and the addition of parking lot islands which include landscaping. The applicant shall evaluate the use of trees in the parking islands indicated on the July 26, 2016 plan. Boardmember Ledvina moved to approve changes to the comprehensive sign plan for the Plaza 3000 to facilitate the requested signage for ALDI. The amended criteria shall read (additions are underlined and deletions are crossed out): 1. Tenant signs are restricted to store identity only. 2. The approved signage area on the Plaza 3000 south building is the upper building fascia. The signage shall consist of a continuous 36-inch high individual-letter signs mounted on a raceway as shown on the remodeling plans date-stamped March 25, 1998. At the center of the mall area, a second row of signs may be used to help locate tenants. There shall be a minimum of 18 inches between signs. Based on the plans date-stamped July 15, 2016, ALDI August 3, 2016 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 3 is approved to have signage on the north and west elevations which include individual channel letters which do not exceed a height of 24 inches and one logo on each elevation that does not exceed 9 feet and 5.5 inches in height. 3. The approved signage area on the Plaza 3000 North Annex is the upper building fascia. The maximum letter height allowed is 36 inches. The total sign height for more than one line of copy shall not exceed four feet. These signs shall be individual, internally-lit letters mounted on raceways. There must be at least two feet between both ends of a tenant’s sign and that tenant’s store front. These signs must be centered horizontally and vertically within the upper building fascia. 4. Staff may approve signage changes for the major tenants, provided the signs meet the code and are smaller or similar in size to the signs they are replacing. 5. As approved by the city council on October 9, 1995 the sign criteria for pylon signs shall be as follows: The original Plaza 3000 pedestal sign and the 6 by 12 foot pylon sign shall be removed. The proposed existing 11 by 20 foot pylon as shown on the plan date stamped August 18, 1995 is subject to meeting the city code requirements. The existing Plaza 3000 North Annex pylon sign may remain. If the shopping center owner does not install the proposed pylon sign, there shall be no pylon sign changes, except removal, without city approval. 6. Service door signs are limited to the store name and address. Addresses must be between 3 and 12 inches in height. Store names must not exceed three inches in height. 7. All holes from signs that are removed must be properly patched and the wall raceway or fascia must be repainted or refinished. 8. The community design review board must review major changes to this criteria. Staff may approve copy changes for the signs and minor pylon sign revisions if they meet code. Seconded by Boardmember Shankar. Ayes – All The motion passed. c. Consider Approval of Design Plans, Koob Moo Spiritual Center, 1205 Gervais Avenue East i. Economic Development Coordinator, Mike Martin gave the report on the design plans for Koob Moo Spiritual Center, 1205 Gervais Avenue East. ii. Russ Karasch, Owner, Keystone Design Building, representing Koob Moo Spiritual Center, addressed and answered questions of the board. The board agreed to amend the conditions stating vinyl siding shall not be used and the applicant shall use James Hardie board siding and no EIFS shall be used as a secondary finish on the exterior. Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the plans date-stamped July 15, 2016, August 3, 2016, for the proposed building, site and landscaping plans for 1205 Gervais Avenue North. Approval is subject to the following conditions: (additions are in bold and underlined and deletions are crossed out): August 3, 2016 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 4 1. Approval of design plans is good for two years. If the applicant has not begun construction within two years, this design review shall be repeated. Staff may approve minor changes to these plans. 2. The applicant shall comply with the conditions noted in the engineering report by Jon Jarosch dated July 14, 2016. 3. The applicant shall submit to staff for approval design plans for the trash enclosure. The trash enclosure must be large enough for both the trash and recycling containers. 4. The applicant shall submit to staff for approval a revised landscaping plan showing at least three species of trees to be planted on site and a detailed planting plan for the ponding area. 5. The applicant shall submit to staff for approval revised building elevations incorporating brick or stone on the front elevation, wrapping to the sides of the building and adding architectural elements to the lap siding and roof area of the front elevation. The applicant shall use James Hardie board siding in place of vinyl siding and EIFS shall not be used as a secondary finish on the exterior. 6. If a parking shortage develops, the applicant shall be required to execute parking agreements with neighboring properties to serve as overflow lots. 7. The applicant shall provide an irrevocable letter of credit or cash escrow in the amount of 150 percent of the cost of installing the landscaping, before getting a building permit. Seconded by Boardmember Ledvina. Ayes – All The motion passed. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Consider Amendments to the CDRB’s Rules of Procedure i. Economic Development Coordinator, Mike Martin gave the report on the Rules of Procedure. Boardmember Ledvina moved to approve the CDRB shall meet once a month on the third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. Seconded by Chairperson Kempe. Ayes – All The motion passed. This item will be going to the city council August 22, 2016. 7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None. August 3, 2016 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 5 8. BOARD PRESENTATIONS None. 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS None. 10. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by Chairperson Kempe at 6:11 p.m. August 3, 2016 Community Design Review Board Meeting Minutes 6