This plan will include pre-construction protection measures (such as root pruning, plywood, mulching, etc.) and post construction measures/maintenance (aeration, fertilizer treatments, etc.). It appears that the height of the addition will not be in conflict with the overhanging canopy; however, there are dead branches that should be removed before construction begins as they will be difficult to access after the addition is constructed.” Director Istenes noted that the project as proposed is in conformance with the requirements of the R-2 Single Family Dwelling District and

3 the Architectural Review Guidelines. Staff is of the opinion that the design and materials of the alteration are compatible with the neighborhood and recommends approval with the condition that the applicant provide a tree protection plan, written by a Certified Forester/Arborist, for treatment of the tree located at 7112 Wydown Boulevard prior to the issuing of building permits.

Chairman Lichtenfeld asked the owner if he had anything to add.

Mr. Michelson replied “no”.

Chairman Lichtenfeld asked if the owner was willing to comply with staff’s recommendation.

Mr. Michelson indicated that he had already informed his neighbor that he would provide tree protection. He added that he and his neighbor use the same tree service company.

Chairman Lichtenfeld stated that the project looks good to him and the addition maintains the appearance of the existing structure.

Hearing no further questions or comments, Scott Wilson made a motion to approve per staff recommendation. The motion was seconded by William Liebermann and unanimously approved by the Board.

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW – INSTALLATION OF FREE-STANDING ATM – 8100 FORSYTH BOULEVARD (BANK OF AMERICA)

Diane Burant, project architect and Robert Lee, contractor, were in attendance at the meeting.

Susan Istenes explained that the property contains a two-story bank building with a drive-through. The existing drive-through ATM and teller machines are legal non-conforming uses and therefore additional machines or lanes cannot be added. The proposed walk-up ATM is considered an accessory to the bank use, which is permitted in the C-1 zoning district and therefore, does not impact the legal non-conforming status of the drive-through. The applicant proposes to locate the walk-up ATM in an existing courtyard north of the building between Forsyth Boulevard and the surface parking lot. The existing pavement will be demolished and a new concrete walkway will be installed from the public sidewalk to the machine. The applicant also proposes new landscaping around the machine and walkway. The ATM machine will appear similarly to the existing drive- through ATM machine located northwest of the building. The aluminum machine will have red sides, a white front and back and a grey overhang. Two recessed lights are located in the machine overhang. An approximately 2.7 square foot sign is located on the front of the machine, facing Forsyth Boulevard, and on the rear of the machine, facing the interior of the site. The sign depicts the name of the bank and the logo and will be internally illuminated. The proposed walk-up ATM will be highly visible due to its color and location. The machine does not match the style or color palette of the bank building; however, it does resemble the existing drive-through machine. Walk- up ATM machines are commonly found attached to the façade of bank buildings and less

The machine does not match the style or color palette of the bank building; however, it does resemble the existing drive-through machine. Walk- up ATM machines are commonly found attached to the façade of bank buildings and less

4 commonly seen as separate structures on the site. Staff recognizes that the unique form of the bank building presents a challenge to adding a machine into the façade; however, the isolated proposed location will detract from the existing site environment. The existing drive-through ATM is setback from the street and still appears out of scale and out of place. The proposed machine is significantly closer to the public realm and therefore the impacts will be greater. The existing site serves as an appropriate transition between the residential neighborhood to the west and commercial district to the east. The site integrates medium sized tree and landscaping that creates a connection to Shaw Park, located south of the site. Staff is of the opinion that the proposed ATM is not compatible in terms of materials, scale, design or location with the existing site or surrounding area. Staff does not support the request to locate the proposed walk-up ATM on the site and recommends denial.

Ms. Burant indicated that the bank attempted to add an ATM to the drive-thru about a year ago but was turned down. She noted that the building does not lend itself to an interior ATM; however, the bank representatives are open to a kiosk redesign and wants to work with the City to come up with an agreeable solution.

Chairman Lichtenfeld asked if there was a walk-up ATM on the northwest side of the building (he referred to Sheet L1).

Ms. Burant stated that she’s not sure how that would work with the landscaping and access and that the bank assumed that people would park in the lot and walk to the machine.

Chairman Lichtenfeld noted that there’s no walkway from the lot to the proposed machine.

Ms. Burant stated that they are still working on that.

Joanne Boulton asked why the ATM that Chairman Lichtenfeld referred to is no longer there.

Ms. Burant indicated that she did not know.

Chairman Lichtenfeld stated that attaching it to the building would be a better solution.

Joanne Boulton indicated that her personal preference is for a lower profile machine; attached to the building in the same location as the former one.

Ron Reim stated that he agreed and the lighting would be better for a machine attached to the building.

Joanne Boulton asked the applicant if she wanted to table this.

Ms. Burant replied “yes”.

The proposed site design also focuses the density on the southern portion of the site and reserves larger landscaped and open areas on the northern portion of the site. Staff is of the opinion that the proposed site plan is compatible with the

6 proposed land uses and surrounding area. The R-2 Zoning District limits the building footprint of higher education building to one-third of the site area. The proposed building footprint is 37,863 square feet and the combined lots total 126,018 square feet, so the building covers 30 percent of the total site. The subject lots shall be consolidated into one lot in order to comply with the regulation. The City’s contracted landscape architect has reviewed the landscape plan and finds the proposed plan generally acceptable. The site is to be densely landscaped and attention was paid to the public frontages with the design. Some comments still need to be addressed, including a few species substitutions and tree protection requests. Some of the re-grading proposed along Westmoreland Avenue is within the critical root zones of the existing street trees. The proposed grade should be revised to limit disruption in the critical root zone. Staff recommends lowering the proposed grade of the parking lot at the northern end to the extent possible and exposing the proposed retaining wall above grade to shield car headlights. The existing street trees along Westmoreland Avenue are vital to the residential character of the street and the City’s contracted landscape architect has concerns about negative impacts of the proposed grading for the berm. The dense landscaping proposed between the parking lot and sidewalk is sufficient to provide screening of any exposed retaining wall. The landscaping will act as the berm required by the approved Conditional Use Permit. A non-residential use is proposed for the subject property that is located in a residential zoning district, so the project falls under the City’s Tree Protection Ordinance for caliper inch replacement. The proposed project eliminates all but one existing tree within the property and 11 inconsistent street trees along Jackson Avenue and Maryland Avenue are being removed. The landscape plan includes 23 new street trees along Jackson Avenue and Maryland Avenue. All trees along Westmoreland Avenue are being preserved. The proposed project removes 577 caliper inches of trees and provides 282 caliper inches. Only 331 caliper inches of replacement are required for the site, so the proposed plan is deficient 50 caliper inches. The applicant may plant additional caliper inches on site or pay into the City’s Forestry Fund. The landscape plan meets the requirement for use of Missouri native trees at 82.6 percent. The on–site parking lot will be accessible from Maryland Avenue with a service vehicle exit-only provided onto Jackson Avenue. The proposed expanded surface lot includes two, two-way drive aisles and adequate stacking for the daycare center drop-off. The trash dumpsters and service dock are accessible from the surface parking lot. The curb cut on Maryland Avenue is wide enough accommodate the turning radius of trucks and an exit-only curb cut is provided on Jackson Avenue. The applicant has stated that deliveries will not be made to the site at the same time as pick-up or drop-off for the daycare center. Staff is of the opinion that the circulation system will provide for the convenient and safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians. A drop-off area is also provided further west on Maryland Avenue. The drop-off area will be used for shuttle traffic providing transportation to and from Centene University. The one-way drop off lane is only accessed from the one-way street of Maryland Avenue. Staff is of the opinion that the circulation system will provide for the convenient and safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians. Proposed site circulation is compliant with site design conditions included in the approved Conditional Use Permit. All driveways, curbs and gutters will be installed in accordance with City standards. The site has frontages on three sides and an existing building, which makes the location of parking interior to the site and away from sidewalks difficult. The applicant proposes an 85-space on-site parking lot, which will be accessible from Maryland Avenue. The proposed parking lot is an expansion of the existing surface

The applicant proposes an 85-space on-site parking lot, which will be accessible from Maryland Avenue. The proposed parking lot is an expansion of the existing surface

7 lot located on the east side of the property along Jackson Avenue. The Conditional Use Permit for the property specifies that the surface parking lot cannot be expanded any closer to Maryland Avenue or Jackson Avenue than the existing lot and could only be expanded north as far as the front yard setback along Westmoreland Avenue. The Conditional Use Permit also stipulated that a berm and landscaping to shield car headlights must be installed around the expanded parking lot area. Landscaping and a 6 foot tall wrought iron fence are proposed between the parking lot and the public sidewalk. Review of the landscape berm is included in the landscaping section of this report. With minor revision, the proposed site plan complies with requirements of the Conditional Use Permit. The drop-off area along Maryland Avenue also provides 5 parking spaces. The drive land will be separated from the sidewalk by a limestone knee-wall and landscaping. The trash dumpster will be located at the northeast corner of the building in the service area and screened with a 6 foot tall brick wall and decorative metal gate. No new structures are proposed as part of this project. The proposed additions will either replace previous additions or fill in portions of the building, maintaining the generally rectangular form of the existing building. The main entrance to the building is oriented toward Maryland Avenue. The existing storm water runoff, according to the MSD 15 year, 20 minute calculation, is 8.03 cubic feet per second (CFS). The proposed runoff is 8.63 CFS, which represents an increase of 0.60 CFS. Green roofs and bio-retention areas are proposed for water quality treatment and runoff reduction. The property is over one acre and therefore MSD requires water quality mitigation, not water quantity mitigation. The storm water plan has been reviewed and deemed acceptable. Impervious coverage in the R-2 Zoning District is limited to 55 percent of the total lot area and 45 percent of the front yard area. The proposed project will increase the amount of impervious coverage on site from 52.4 percent to 53.8 percent. The proposed front yard coverage is 43.34 percent. The applicant has proposed four areas of green roof over different portions of proposed additions for a total green roof area of 12,866 square feet. The definition of impervious material listed in the Zoning Regulations is: “A surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.” The applicant is proposing a 6 inch deep green roof system designed to act similarly to a grass lawn. Runoff curve numbers (RCN) are used to quantify the runoff volumes produced by different surfaces. The MSD approved RCN for the 6 inch deep green roof proposed is 85, while a typical grass area with type D soil has a rating of 80 RCN and a traditional roof has a rating of 98 RCN. Based on an analysis of the proposed green roof design, staff believes that the proposed green roof provides enough storage to handle a typical rain event and delays additional runoff to mitigate potential negative impacts to the storm system and adjacent properties. Runoff will occur from any surface once the saturation point is reached. The green roof will operate with a similar saturation point of a typical lawn. This means that runoff will be created by the green roof around the same point of a storm event that a lawn would produce runoff. It is the opinion of staff that the proposed green roofs are a pervious surface based on the definition of impervious material found in the City’s code. Any reduction in the green roof area made in the future would need to be replaced as pervious surface elsewhere on the site. More specific details of the green roof design and drainage will be required for the building permit to ensure continued compliance. Significant regrading of the site is proposed. Grade will be lowered along Maryland Avenue and Jackson Avenue. The slope of the existing berm along Maryland Avenue is steep and subject to frequent erosion. The proposed grading plan will use retaining walls to maintain some areas of the existing berm, while