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July 20, 2015 — Meeting Minutes
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Sherry Eisenberg questioned if there are other roof decks in Clayton. Louis Clayton indicated that the others that he is aware of are on the roofs of high rise residential buildings.
11 Craig Owens stated that there is one on the roof of the bank building at Forsyth and Meramec.
Chairman Lichtenfeld asked what material will be used for the roof deck floor.
Mr. Schoessel replied “stone pavers”.
Mark Winings stated that it’s a nice, updated look and that he likes the rooftop.
Chairman Lichtenfeld agreed. He asked for a motion, barring any further questions or comments.
Hearing no further questions or comments, Ron Reim made a motion to approve per staff recommendation No. 1 and a re-wording of No. 2 to require a total of 7 parking spaces be provided in accordance with the City’s parking regulations. Proof of parking must be submitted to the City prior to issuance of a building permit. The motion was seconded by Josh Corson and unanimously approved by the Board.
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW – LANDSCAPING – 8300-8400 MARYLAND AVENUE – CALERES (FORMERLY BROWN SHOE)
John Effrig, Lawrence Group, landscape architect, was in attendance at the meeting.
Susan Istenes explained that this is a request for consideration of a landscape plan for the Caleres building (formerly Brown Shoe). The subject property is located on the south side of Maryland Avenue between Gay Avenue and Topton Way and contains a large two-story brick and concrete building. Coinciding with renovations to the interior of the building, on June 16, 2014, the Architectural Review Board approved several improvements to modernize the site including:
conformance with the City’s Bicycle Parking Regulations, to be approved by staff prior to the issuance of a building permit.
conformance with the City’s Parking Regulations prior to the issuance of a building permit.
Mr. Schoessel indicated that staff’s report is accurate. He presented a material board to the members. He asked that his clients be allowed to re-work the existing parking to accommodate one more parking space so along with the 3 rented off-site spaces, they would satisfy the City’s parking regulations; likewise, the requirement for the bicycle parking which they will provide at the rear of the building.
Mr. Schoessel described the items on the sample board that included EIFS to match the color and texture of the existing stucco, and a photo of the existing brick and mortar which they intend to match. He noted that the elevator lobby will be set back from the street, as shown on the photo included in their submittal which was taken 6 feet above the sidewalk at Seven Gables.
Chairman Lichtenfeld asked the function of the building.
Mr. Schoessel indicated that it is used as offices and parties for a charitable organization.
Chairman Lichtenfeld asked if one exit stair from the roof is okay per Code.
Mr. Schoessel informed the members that he spoke with the Building Official regarding sprinklering the building and that yes, based on the number of occupants, one exit from the roof is okay.
Chairman Lichtenfeld asked if the north elevation of the addition will line up with the existing north elevation.
Mr. Schoessel replied “yes”.
Chairman Lichtenfeld asked if new materials will only be used on the addition.
Mr. Schoessel replied “yes”.
Sherry Eisenberg questioned if there are other roof decks in Clayton.
Louis Clayton indicated that the others that he is aware of are on the roofs of high rise residential buildings.
The proposed landscaping at the time was conceptual, and included eight new Oak trees along Maryland Avenue and Topton Way, reshaping of the existing English Ivy beds, and new Boxwood hedges throughout the campus. The applicant has now submitted a detailed landscape plan which proposes extensive new landscaping along the entire Maryland Avenue and Topton Way frontages. The landscaping will be installed in two phases. The proposed landscape design features a variety of shade tolerant shrubs, perennials ferns and grasses that are appropriate for the north and east sides of the building. The landscape
The proposed landscape design features a variety of shade tolerant shrubs, perennials ferns and grasses that are appropriate for the north and east sides of the building. The landscape
12 plan shows the removal of 228.5 caliper inches of deciduous trees, the majority of which are in poor condition, and 208 caliper inches of exiting trees will be preserved. Because this project only requires Architectural Review, tree replacement is not required. The landscape plan proposes 72 caliper inches of new deciduous trees (24 caliper inches of canopy trees and 48 caliper inches of understory/flowering trees). The landscape beds will be bordered by a 3-5-foot wide paver edge. Several 1.75-foot tall garden walls are proposed intermittently along the landscape edge, and will be constructed of a modular block system (Belmuro by Unilock). The Architectural Review Guidelines recommend that retaining walls be constructed of brick, stone or stucco to match the main structure. Modular block wall systems have been approved in the past provided they have varying block sizes, varying color patterns and tumbled or rolled edges. Staff has researched the proposed retaining wall materials and it does not appear to meet the City’s requirements for retaining walls, and staff recommends that the applicant submit revised plans depicting an approved wall material. The landscape plan was reviewed by the City’s contracted landscape architect, who is of the opinion that the plan provides an attractive plant palette of shade tolerant shrubs, perennials ferns and grasses that are appropriate for the north and east sides of the building, in addition to attractive tree species, and annual plantings. The existing Sweet Gum trees along the Maryland frontage will be protected and preserved per City guidelines, and will continue to provide a sense of scale for the building. Susan stated that staff recommends approval of the plan subject to the following conditions: