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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021
6:00 P.M.
(THIS MEETING WAS HELD REMOTELY VIA CONFERENCE CALL)
A. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Kempe called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL
Chairperson, Bill Kempe Present
Boardmember, Jason Lamers Present
Vice Chairperson, Matt Ledvina Absent
Boardmember, Ananth Shankar Present
Boardmember, Bruce Thompson Present
Staff Present: Michael Martin, Assistant Community Development Director
Elizabeth Hammond, Planner
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the agenda as presented.
Seconded by Boardmember Thompson. Ayes - All
The motion passed.
D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the March 16, 2021, CDRB minutes as submitted.
Seconded by Boardmember Thompson. Ayes – Kempe, Lamers & Thompson
Abstain – Shankar
The motion passed.
E. NEW BUSINESS
1. Design Review, Building 235, 3M Center
i. Elizabeth Hammond, Planner, gave the report on the Design Review for Building 235, 3M
Center.
ii. Doug Danks, Senior Architect from RSI answered questions of the board.
Boardmember Lamers made a motion to approve the plans date-stamped March 15, 2021, for the
3M Center exterior wall improvements at Building 235 with no additions to the 5 bullets provided
by staff.
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1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project.
2. All requirements of the fire marshal and building official must be met.
3. The applicant must obtain a building permit prior to construction.
4. All requirements of the city’s tree preservation ordinance must be achieved. The applicant will
work with the environmental planner to satisfy this requirement.
5. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may
approve minor changes.
Seconded by Chairperson Kempe. Ayes – All
The motion passed.
2. Design Review, Building 231, 3M Center
i. Elizabeth Hammond, Planner, gave the report on the Design Review for Building 231, 3M
Center.
ii. Abbie Zeien and Craig Peterson from BWBR answered questions of the board.
Chairperson Kempe moved to approve the design plans date-stamped March 26, 2021, titled 3M
Center Building 231 expansion located at the 3M Center Campus, approval is subject to the
applicant doing the following:
1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project.
2. All requirements of the fire marshal and building official must be met.
3. The applicant must obtain a building permit prior to construction.
4. The applicant must meet water quality requirements, and obtain a grading, storm sewer and
sanitary sewer permit prior to construction.
5. All requirements of the city’s tree preservation ordinance must be achieved. The applicant will
work with the environmental planner to satisfy this requirement.
6. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may
approve minor changes.
Seconded by Boardmember Lamers. Ayes – Kempe, Lamers & Thompson
Abstain – Shankar
The motion passed.
3. Design Review, Maplewood Gardens, 410 McKnight Road South
i. Assistant Community Development Director, Michael Martin, gave the report on the
Design Review for Maplewood Gardens, 410 McKnight Road South.
ii. Ken Isaacson, Development Manager from Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation
and Larry Prins, Architect answered questions of the board.
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Boardmembers Shankar and Kempe made friendly amendments that are reflected in the motion
below in bold and underlined.
Boardmember Thompson made a motion to approve the design plans date-stamped March 26,
2021, for the 29-unit apartment complex located at 410 McKnight Road subject to the 11
conditions that are identified in our packet. (changes to the staff conditions are underlined
and in bold):
1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this project.
2. All requirements of the fire marshal and building official must be met.
3. The applicant must obtain a building permit prior to construction.
4. Meet all requirements in the engineering report, dated April 13, 2021.
5. Meet all requirements in the environmental report, dated April 13, 2021.
6. The applicant must meet water quality requirements and obtain a grading permit prior to
construction.
7. The applicant shall obtain all required permits from the Ramsey-Washington Metro
Watershed District.
8. The applicant shall provide a revised site plan showing the removal of the two proposed
parking spaces north of the new garage.
9. The applicant is required to meet all signage requirements for this site. This property is
allowed to have one monument sign.
10. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall provide the city with a cash
escrow or an irrevocable letter of credit for all required exterior improvements. The amount
shall be 150 percent of the cost of the work.
11. All work shall follow the approved plans. The director of community development may
approve minor changes.
12. The applicant shall use a downspout rain leader color to match the color of the
building.
13. The applicant shall work with staff on the fencing to come up with an attractive
solution that looks good and also is safe as far as being able to see traffic.
Seconded by Boardmember Lamers. Ayes – All
All friendly amendments were agreed upon.
The motion passed.
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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None.
G. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
H. BOARD PRESENTATIONS
1. Boardmember Thompson announced that he will be moving outside of Maplewood and will
therefore be tendering his resignation on the CDRB.
2. Chairperson Kempe let the commission know that he attended the city council meeting on
April 12, 2021, to present the Community Design Review Board portion of 2020 Annual
Report. He reported that the city council thanked the commission members for their work.
I. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
None.
J. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Chairperson Kempe at 6:56 p.m.
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