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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
4:30 P.M.
A. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Kempe called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL
Chairperson, Bill Kempe Present
Boardmember, Jason Lamers Present
Vice Chairperson, Matt Ledvina Present
Boardmember, Ananth Shankar Present
Boardmember, Bruce Thompson Absent
Staff Present: Michael Martin, Assistant Community Development Director
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the agenda as approved.
Seconded by Boardmember Shankar. Ayes - All
The motion passed.
D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Boardmember Ledvina moved to approve the January 21, 2020, CDRB minutes as submitted.
Seconded by Boardmember Lamers. Ayes – Chairperson Kempe,
Boardmember’s Lamers
& Ledvina
Abstention – Boardmember Shankar
The motion passed.
E. NEW BUSINESS
None.
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. St. John’s Hospital Comprehensive Sign Plan, 1575 Beam Avenue East
i. Assistant Community Development Director, Michael Martin gave the report on the St.
John’s Hospital Comprehensive Sign Plan, 1575 Beam Avenue East and answered
questions of the board.
ii. Applicant, Rick Ferraro, Spectrum Sign Systems, 8786 W. 35W Service Drive NE,
Blaine addressed and answered questions of the board.
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Boardmember Ledvina moved to approve an amendment to the comprehensive sign plan for the
St. John’s Hospital at 1575 Beam Avenue with the following conditions:
1. The design of signs not shown on the plans shall be submitted to staff for approval.
Monument Sign: Five monument signs not exceeding 200 square feet and 20 feet in height
are allowed.
2. All signs shall follow the approved design and color scheme. Wall Sign: Four wall signs are
allowed. Two wall signs not exceeding 300 square feet and 20 feet in height are allowed on
the south elevation and two wall signs not exceeding 60 square feet and 5 feet in height are
allowed on the northwest elevation. Signs shall comprise of individual channel letters and
mounted on raceways.
3. Sign placements shall comply with those shown on the approved site plan.
4. Staff may approve minor changes to this sign plan. Major changes may only be approved by
the community design review board.
5. All illuminated signs shall comply with the city’s outdoor lighting requirements.
6. One door sign is allowed. The door sign shall not cover more than 20 percent of the door
surface.
7. All directional information wall signs shall not exceed 120 square feet and 5 feet in height.
8. All directional freestanding signs with the exception of the emergency directional sign along
Hazelwood Street shall not exceed 18 square feet and 6 feet in height.
9. The emergency directional sign along Hazelwood Street shall not exceed 60 square feet and
10 feet in height.
Seconded by Boardmember Lamers. Ayes – All
The motion passed.
2. Menard Inc., 2280 Maplewood Drive
a. Design Review and Lot Division Resolution
i. Assistant Community Development Director, Michael Martin gave the
Menard Inc., 2280 Maplewood Drive Design Review and Lot Division
Resolution report and answered questions of the board.
ii. Applicant, Nicholas Brenner, Menard Inc., 5101 Menard Drive, Eau Claire,
Wisconsin addressed and answered questions of the board.
iii. Samantha Crosby, 1133 County Road B East, Maplewood addressed the
board regarding the warehouse building and the minimum commercial
setback to the residential properties across the street and the fence along
County Road B.
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Boardmember Lamers recommended amending 8. e. revising the building elevations that the
storage warehouse brick façade should match building materials on the primary building.
Boardmember Lamers moved to approve a resolution as stated in the staff report for the design
review plans amending 8. e. that the storage warehouse brick façade should match building
materials on the primary building. Also recommending approval of the lot division to combine
six residential parcels with the commercial parcel located at 2280 Maplewood Drive. (Changes to
the staff conditions are in bold and underlined).
Seconded by Boardmember Ledvina. Ayes – All
The motion passed.
This item goes to the city council on March 9, 2020.
3. Election of Officers (No Report)
Boardmember Shankar moved to keep the same CDRB Chairperson as Bill Kempe and Vice
Chairperson Matt Ledvina retained for 2020.
Seconded by Boardmember Lamers. Ayes – All
The motion passed.
G. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
H. BOARD PRESENTATIONS
None.
I. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
None.
J. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Chairperson Kempe at 5:16 p.m.
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