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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019
6:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Kempe called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Chairperson, Bill Kempe Present
Boardmember, Jason Lamers Present
Vice Chairperson, Matt Ledvina Present at 6:09 p.m.
Boardmember, Ananth Shankar Present
Boardmember, Bruce Thompson Present
Staff Present: Michael Martin, Economic Development Coordinator
Jane Adade, Planner
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the agenda as submitted.
Seconded by Boardmember Shankar. Ayes - All
The motion passed.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Boardmember Thompson moved to approve the February 19, 2019, CDRB minutes as submitted.
Seconded by Chairperson Kempe. Ayes – All
The motion passed.
5. DESIGN REVIEW
a. Comprehensive Sign Plan, HealthEast Spine Center, 1747 Beam Avenue.
i. Planner, Jane Adade gave the report on the Comprehensive Sign Plan, HealthEast Spine
Center, 1747 Beam Avenue and answered questions of the board.
ii. Property Manager, Chrystal Seelhammer, Birch Run Station, 1747 Beam Avenue,
Maplewood addressed and answered questions of the board.
Boardmember Lamers moved to approve an amendment to the comprehensive sign plan for the
HealthEast Spine Center at Birch Run Station at 1747 Beam Avenue with the following
conditions:
1. Install one two 93-square foot wall signs on the north elevation.
2. Install one two 93-square foot wall signs on the south elevation.
3. Install two 93-square foot wall signs on the east elevation.
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4. Install one door sign on the east elevation to cover no more than 20 percent of the door
surface.
5. Install a 150-square foot free standing monument sign along the Beam Avenue frontage. This
sign would identify the HealthEast Spine Clinic at the top of this sign with space for additional
tenants below. The spaces for the four additional tenant signs may be used for tenants of
Birch Run Station or the HealthEast building.
6. Staff may approve minor changes.
Seconded by Boardmember Thompson. Ayes – Chairperson Kempe,
Boardmembers Lamers,
Shankar & Thompson
Abstention – Boardmember Ledvina
Boardmember Ledvina arrived as the motion was passed and was not present for the
presentation or discussion.
The motion passed.
b. Comprehensive Sign Plan, St Paul Business Center West, 225 Roselawn Avenue East
and Saint Paul Business Center, East, 1983 and 2025 Sloan Place North
i. Planner, Jane Adade gave the report on the Comprehensive Sign Plan, St Paul Business
Center West, 225 Roselawn Avenue East and Saint Paul Business Center, East, 1983
and 2025 Sloan Place North and answered questions of the board.
ii. BIP Management, Property Manager, Cullen Bergh, 225 Roselawn Avenue East,
Maplewood addressed and answered questions of the board.
The board wanted to make an amendment to item 5.
Boardmember Lamers moved to approve an amendment to the comprehensive sign plan for St.
Paul Business Center West and East with the following conditions (changes to the original
conditions have an asteric and italicized in bold and underlined):
1. All wall signs shall have cabinets that fit closely within the recessed canopy opening located
above the tenant entry doors.
2. Cabinet wall signs shall not exceed 19 feet 3 ½ inches wide by 5 feet 11 inches high for
single-unit tenants and 8 feet wide by 5 feet, 6 inches high for double-unit tenants.
3. All cabinet wall signs shall have white copy with a blue background.
4. All cabinet wall signs shall be internally illuminated and must comply with the city’s lighting
ordinance. The ordinance requires that no outdoor light produce undue glare onto adjacent
properties or public right-of-ways. If complaints or concerns are received by the city regarding
internally illuminated cabinet wall signs, city staff may require that the signs be extinguished
by 10 p.m.
5. The changeover from the old style of wall sign to the internally illuminated LED lighted cabinet
wall signs requires a sign permit.
*The changeover from the old style of wall sign to the internally illuminated Cabinet wall
sign with a consistent fixture for all signs on the complex with no limit to what type of
sign.
6. Upon removal of signs, holes must be patched unless a new tenant sign will be installed
immediately.
7. All freestanding signs shall comply with the city’s sign and lighting ordinances.
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8. Staff may approve minor changes to the comprehensive sign plan.
Seconded by Chairperson Kempe. Ayes – All
The motion passed.
6. OLD BUSINESS
None.
7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
8. BOARD PRESENTATIONS
None.
9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
None.
10. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Chairperson Kempe at 6:22 p.m.
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