MINNEAPOLIS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION – Regular Meeting

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA: APRIL 9, 2019

4:30 p.m. | City Hall, Room 317 | 350 South 5th Street | Minneapolis, MN 55415

Committee Clerk

Rachel Blanford – 612.673.3153

Commissioners

Ginny Lackovic, Chair | Diana Dyste | Laurel Fritz | Barbara Howard | Jesse Kling | Linda Mack

Kimberly Sandbulte | Ian Stade | Madelyn Sundberg | Claire VanderEyk

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

APPROVAL OF ACTIONS FROM THE MARCH 19, 2019 MEETING

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

The commission may take action on items as part of a consent agenda at the beginning of the meeting. In these instances, the commission president will open the public hearing at the beginning of the meeting and will ask whether anyone would like to provide testimony or express concerns about items recommended for the consent agenda. If you plan to speak to an issue on the agenda, it is recommended that you arrive at the meeting at 4:30 or contact the assigned city staff person in advance. Please contact CPED staff with any questions that you have about the consent agenda.

PUBLIC HEARING

Please note: if you plan on speaking, please sign in on the sheet located in the hallway, and then state your name and address clearly into the microphone when you come up to speak.

1. Heritage Landing Parking Ramp, 24 2nd Ave N, Ward 3

This item was continued from the March 5, 2019 meeting.

Staff report by Lindsey Wallace, PLAN8273

The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development recommends that the Heritage Preservation Commission adopt staff findings for the application by Charlene Roise for the properties located at 24 N 2^nd St and 30 Hennepin Ave in the St. Anthony Falls and Minneapolis Warehouse Historic Districts:

Certificate of Appropriateness.

Recommended motion: Continue the Certificate of Appropriateness to allow a new five-story parking structure with 800 parking stalls to the April 23, 2019, Heritage Preservation Commission meeting.

2. 310 Lofts, 310 2^nd St N, Ward 3

Staff report by Aaron Hanauer, PLAN8513

The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development recommends that the Heritage Preservation Commission adopt staff findings for the application by Kim Perry of 310 Development LLC for the property located at 310 2nd St N in the Minneapolis Warehouse Historic District and the St. Anthony Falls Historic District:

Certificate of Appropriateness.

Recommended motion: Approve the certificate of appropriateness to allow for the demolition of the existing building and construction of a new mixed-use building with ground floor commercial and apartments on the upper floors, subject to the following conditions:

1. To comply with Guideline 3.39, the HVAC and laundry vents will be absent from the building walls on 2nd St N.
2. To comply with Guideline 3.50 and 3.51, the upper floor windows within the masonry portions of the building along 2nd St N shall be setback from the façade of the building a minimum depth of one brick.
3. To comply with Guideline 3.70, the metal panels shall not have a shiny finish and the trim colors for door frames, window frames and metal features shall be black or dark tone of brown to comply with Guideline 3.76.
4. To comply with Guideline 3.69 and 3.71, the applicant shall limit the exterior materials to the proposed masonry and one other exterior material (e.g. metal panels) excluding door, windows, mechanical equipment, and foundation materials.
5. To comply with the Design Guidelines for On-Premise Signs and Awnings, day-glo light reflecting or fluorescent colors or materials are not allowed with the proposed signage.
6. By ordinance, approvals are valid for a period of two years from the date of the decision unless required permits are obtained and the action approved is substantially begun and proceeds in a continuous basis toward completion.  Upon written request and for good cause, the planning director may grant up to a one-year extension if the request is made in writing no later than April 9, 2021.
7. By ordinance, all approvals granted in this Certificate of Appropriateness shall remain in effect as long as all of the conditions and guarantees of such approvals are observed.  Failure to comply with such conditions and guarantees shall constitute a violation of this certificate of appropriateness and may result in termination of the approval.

3.McKesson Building Masonry Repair, 24 3rd St N also addressed as 251 1st Ave N, Ward 3

Staff report by Lindsey Wallace, PLAN8448

The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development recommends that the Heritage Preservation Commission adopt staff findings for the application by Erlend Larsen for the property located at 24 3^rd St N in the Minneapolis Warehouse Historic District:

Certificate of Appropriateness.

Recommended motion: Continue the Certificate of Appropriateness to allow masonry repair and restoration to the May 7, 2019, Heritage Preservation Commission meeting.

4.Glendale Town Houses Potential Historic District, Properties generally bounded by 27th Ave, Delaware St SE, Williams Ave SE, and St. Mary’s Place, Ward 2

Staff report by Andrea Burke, PLAN8589

The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development has no recommendation for the Heritage Preservation Commission on the nomination by Cam Gordon for the Glendale Townhomes Potential Historic District for designation as a local historic district:

1. Nomination for Designation as an Historic District.

Recommended motion: CPED staff has no recommendation regarding the historic district nomination.