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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-09-04 HPC MIN0 0 City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Committee September 4, 2002 Chairperson Lieberman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Commissioners Diem, Hark, and Johnson - "ere- Late Arrivals: Commissioners Eastwood Others: Sue Fitzgerald, Planner Absent: Commissioners Peterson Chairperson Lieberman commented on the fire at the Stillwater Territorial Prison. It is a great loss for the city and the developers. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Tomten to approve the August 5, 2002 commission minutes with changes. Motion passed unanimously. Case No. DR/02 -40. Design review of signage for H &R Block at 1310 West Frontage Rd. Lee Reiter of LEROY Signs, representing applicant. Mr. Reiter requested design approval to replace existing signage with new signage. Currently H &R Block has red channel lettering. H &R Block want to replace it with black lettering that becomes white lettering at night. They also are requesting approval of a green illuminated square to the left of the name. Motion made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Hark to approve the signage design for H &R Block at 1310 West Frontage Road with the following conditions: 1. The black letter is retained during the day and after lit at night with white light surrounding each letter. 2. No additional signage. Motion passed unanimously. Case No. DR/02 -45. Design review of signage for North Main Studio at 402 North Main Street. City Planner Fitzgerald representing Carl Erickson, applicant. The applicant requested design approval for a 2 feet by 14 feet sign. The sign will have a "Celadon" green background with navy blue lettering. There will be a raised brown cup on the left side of the lettering. The sign will not be lit. 1 City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Committee September 4, 2002 Commissioner Johnson was concerned about the width of the store front, but City Planner Fitzgerald informed him that the size of the signage meets the requirements. Commissioner Tomten commented on the compatibility of the sign with other signs on the building. Motion made by Commissioner Tomten, seconded by Commissioner Diem to approve the signage design for North Main Studio at 402 North Main Street with the following conditions: 1. No additional signage. 2. All revisions to the approve sign package shall be reviewed and approved by the Heritage Preservation Commission. Motion passed unanimously. Case No. DR/02 -46. Design review of signage for American Express Financial Advisors. Jeff Wegge, applicant. Mr. Wegge requested design approval of a proposed 30 inch by 30 inch projecting sign for American Express Financial Advisors to be located in the area of the transom windows. The bottom of the sign would be approximately 12 feet from the sidewalks. The sign will hang from a black metal bracket. It will be lit with a small dome shape light fixture. The sign will have a blue square with the words "American Express" outlined in white. The background of the sign will be gray with the words "Financial Advisors" in black. Commissioner Tomten was concerned about the size of the signage, but the sign is under the maximum requirements. City Planner Fitzgerald commented on Mr. Wegge's willingness to work with the City. Motion made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Diem to approve the signage design with the following conditions: 1. No additional signage. 2. Lighting of the sign will be reviewed upon complaint. 3. The lighting of the sign will be either a single mushroom light or a pair of down lit gooseneck lights. 2 0 0 City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Committee September 4, 2002 Case No. DR/02 -47. Design review of the Lofts of Stillwater located at 501 North Main Street. Joe Musof of J. Buxell Architecture, representing applicant. Mr. Musof requested conceptual design approval for a multi - family condominiums, which will be called The Lofts of Stillwater. The applicant proposed five floors with parking underneath. There would be four floors of living space with approximately 66 -67 condos and the roof plan would have a party room and decks. The exterior fagade of the building would be primarily brick and glass with stone trim. The site is 1.44 acres. 125 interior parking spaces for the units would be provided on the lowest level of the building. Commissioner Tomten concerned about the use being completely residential since the original plan included retail space in the lower level. Mark Seitteman, owner of the building gave an overview of the plan and explained the reason for removing retail from the plan. Mr. Seitteman felt because of the economical situation retail space would be difficult to rent and it would not be a practical decision. Commissioner Hark inquired about a possible association controlling items that would be placed on patios. Commissioner Johnson had mixed feelings about the project. He would like to see retail in the plan. He was concerned about the elevations. Commissioner Johnson would like the applicant to reduce the height of the building and find another way to screen mechanical equipment on the roof. Motion made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Eastwood to approve the conceptual plan for The Lofts of Stillwater at 501 North Main Street with the following conditions: 1. All utilities shall be completely screened from public view. 2. All landscaping shall be installed before utility release or final project inspection. No project shall be phased unless the Planning Commission grants approval. 3. Continuous concrete curbing shall be installed to separate parking areas from landscape areas. 4. Handicapped parking spaces and signage, in compliance with State requirements, shall be shown on building permit plans and installed before final inspection of the project. 5. The street address of the building shall be displayed in a location conspicuous from the public street. el City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Committee September 4, 2002 6. The trash enclosure shall be made of a sturdy solid masonry material, with trash receptacles screened from view and compatible with the color and materials of the project and a detail provided to the Planning Department. 7. fencing, as indicated on the plans, shall protect all trees required to remain on site, or other necessary measure shall be taken to prevent damage during construction activity. 8. No roof equipment shall be visible to the general public. 9. All gutters, downspouts, flashings, etc. shall be painted to match the color of the adjacent surface. 10. Construction projects shall conform to the City's Noise ordinance. Construction during the dry season shall mitigate excess dust problems. 11. A sign permit shall be required for all project signs. 12. Grading and drainage plan to be approve by the City Engineer before building permits are issued. 13. Sign package to be approved by the Heritage Preservation Commission, including directional signs. 14. All security lights on the building shall be down lit and a plan submitted to the Planning Department. 15. All exterior modification to the approved plan are to be reviewed by the Community Development Director. Motion passed unanimously. Case DR/02 -48. Design review of signage for Cub Discount Liquor located at 1801 Market Drive. Rick Palmateer, representing applicant. Mr. Palmateer requested design approval of a wall sign for Cub Discount to be placed on the northwest side of the Cub building. It would consist of a 5 foot "Cub" and 22 inch raceway mounted "Discount Liquor" single face illuminated wall sign. The colors are the same as the existing Cub sign on the southwest of the building. This sign will remain and not be replaced. The existing "Pharmacy" sign will also remain. Motion made by Commissioner Tomten, seconded by Commissioner Eastwood to approve the signage design for Cub Discount Liquor with the following conditions: 1. No additional signage. 2. All revisions to the approved plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Heritage Preservation Commission. Motion passed unanimously. 0 City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Committee September 4, 2002 Case No. DR/02 -49. Design review of signage for St. Croix Orthopaedics located at 1951 Northwestern Avenue. Ross Buschman, representing applicant. Mr. Buschman requested design approval of a sign package for the DiaSorin buildings and approval of signage for St. Croix Orthopaedics. There will be four signs. Sign number 1 will be a shared directional sign, DiaSorin is on the top of the sign. It will be 24 inches by 48 inches; the color will be the same as DiaSorin, blue background with white lettering. The sign will not be lit. Sign number 2 is a 24 inch by 36 inch direction sign for St. Croix Orthopaedics. It will have a blue background with white lettering. This sigh will not be lit. Sign number 3 is a 5 feet by 7 feet 3 inch freestanding sign that will have "St. Croix Orthopaedics" and other potential tenant names on it. This sign will have a brown background with white backlit lettering on it. Sign number 4 is a replacement of the face of an existing monument sign. It currently reads "DiaSorin and American Standard ". The new monument sign will read "DiaSorin Centre" with the address. It will be blue with white backlit letters. Commissioner had no concerns about the signage. Motion made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Hark to approve signage package for DiaSorin buildings and signage for St. Croix Orthopaedics with the following conditions: No additional signage. Motion passed unanimously. Case No. DR/02 -50. Design review of addition and remodel of St. Paul Lutheran Church located at 609 South Fifth Street. Michael Hoefler - Architectural Network, representing applicant. Mr. Hoefler requested design approval for a 3,042 square foot addition to the existing church. The proposed addition will replace the existing link and courtyard between the original church structure and the 1966 addition. All exterior finishes will match existing brick and trim materials. Aluminum composite panes located on the northeast part of the roof will screen the roof top units. Two air conditioning units are located on the ground on the northwest side of the building. Trash storage will be within the building. The parking lot will be lit with six 20 foot light poles and parking north of the church will have two poles. The fixtures will be a "shoebox" type keeping the light on the property. 5 0 City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Committee September 4, 2002 A 5 foot by 10 foot stone and brick monument sign was proposed at the entry on South Fourth Street. The brick would match the building brick. It will be lit with ground lighting. Commissioner Johnson inquired about the possibility of additional landscaping. Commissioner Tomten requested the use of shorter light poles. Motion made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Tomten to approve the design for a 3,042 square foot addition to the existing church at 609 South Fifth Street with the following conditions: 1. All revisions to the approved plans shall be reviewed and approved by the Heritage Preservation Commission. 2. Landscaping shall be completed before the Building Official issues Certificate of Occupancy. 3. All utilities shall be shielded from direct view. 4. Light sources shall be shielded from direct view and protected from damage by vehicles. 5. Continuous concrete curbing shall be installed to separate parking areas from landscape areas. 6. Handicapped parking spaces and signage, in compliance with State requirements, shall be shown on building permit plans and installed before final inspection of project. 7. The street address of the building shall be displayed in a location conspicuous from the public street. 8. Fencing, as indicated on the plans, shall protect all trees required to remain on site, or other necessary measures shall be taken to prevent damage during construction activity. 9. No roof equipment shall be visible to the general public. 10. All gutters, downspouts, flashings, etc. shall be painted to match the color of the adjacent surface. 11. Construction projects shall conform to the City's Noise ordinance. Construction during the dry season shall mitigate excess dust problems. 12. A sign permit shall be required for all project signs. 13. Grading and drainage plan to be reviewed by the City Engineer before building permits are issued. 14. All security lights on the building shall be down lit. 15. All exterior modifications to the approved plan are to be reviewed by the Community Development Director. Motion passed unanimously. 2 City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Committee September 4, 2002 Case No. DR/02 -51. Design review of signage for Bethany Evangelical Covenant Church located at 6490 Stillwater Blvd. Jerry Turnquist and Gayle Peters, representing applicant. At the December 3, 2001 Heritage Preservation Commission meeting a new addition and signage for the church was approved. Mrs. Peters and Mr. Turnquist requested a revision to the approved location of the sign. The sign was originally shown to replace the existing monument location. The intention now is to site the sign 15 feet from the property line perpendicular to the vertical part of the mounted cross on the east side of the church. The design of the monument sign has not changed since the Commission last reviewed the design; except for the reader board is now shown to be backlit and white. Commissioner Johnson was concerned about the size of reader board. He requested that the size of the white space remain minimal. Motion made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by" Commissioner Tomten to approve the revised placement for the monument sign for Bethany Evangelical Covenant Church at 6490 Stillwater Blvd. With the following conditions: 1. All revisions to the approved plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Heritage Preservation Commission. 2. The existing two signs shall be removed. 3. The size of the reader board shall be reduced by using lower wattage light bulbs or the translucency of the material. Motion passed unanimously. OTHER ITEMS A. Update on Churchill Nelson & Slaughter Addition Council Member Bealka requested clarification on the selection process for research work. The Commission informed Council Member Bealka that resumes are reviewed and then selected for consideration. B. Photo assignments for Churchill Nelson & Slaughter Addition C. Art Gallery Easel - N2i /b2- 52 . DbSlc�rJ ?,ISO LeQ Z)*F 0 0, City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Committee September 4, 2002 The easel was previously approved from the Nelson Street location. This sign will be larger than the projecting sign. The square footage for the new sign is allowable. Motion made by Commissioner Diem, seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve easel for the Art Gallery. Motion passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Chairperson Lieberman, seconded by Commissioner Tomten to adjourn the meeting at 9:32 pm. Motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Bobbi Ward Recording Secretary rV