Laserfiche WebLink
ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 13 <br /> <br />Mayor Grant requested comment on the requested aesthetics flexibility. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla stated the Gateway District requires <br />materials and colors to be compatible with the other buildings in the district. He explained the <br />Applicant has selected a color palette that was similar to other buildings on Gateway Boulevard. <br />He reported the building materials have to be a mixture of glass, brick, stone and accessory trim <br />metals. He indicated the Applicant was requesting flexibility in exterior building materials to <br />better compliment the proposed structure, noting the Applicant would like to use precast, glass, <br />architectural metal panels and brick veneer. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked what metal panels were with concealed fasteners. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla commented these panels were <br />seamless and would be used above the entrance doors. <br /> <br />Mr. Salzer reported these were the most expensive pieces of the building exterior. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden questioned what portion of the building would be seen from 35W or <br />694. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla stated the main façade and the wing <br />façade. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant requested further information regarding the brick panels that would be used. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reported the Applicant was proposing <br />to use a brick veneer product on the building. He stated this would be used on the base of the <br />building and on the parapet to break up the entrance. He reviewed other buildings in the City that <br />have used a brick veneer product which included Brausen’s, McDonalds, and the Marriott. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden questioned what percentage of the building would be brick and metal. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla stated 18% of the building would be <br />metal panels and 18% would be brick. He noted 12% of the building would be glass and the <br />remainder would be a precast product (52%). He then reviewed the percentages for the wings and <br />ends of the building. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden inquired where the dock would be located. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reported this would be on the side <br />facing Gateway Boulevard. He noted this portion of the building has landscape screening <br />surrounding it. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant requested further information regarding the metal panels. <br />