7b. Abra and Goodyear Buildings Materials UseI MEMORANDUM
FROM: Sharmin Al -Jaff, Planner H
CITY OF ?lI6
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager
DATE: June 6, 1994
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SUBJ: Requested Changes to the Materials Used on the Goodyear Building, Dolphin
Development
On a completely separate matter, there has been lengthy dialogue between Dayco Concrete,
the applicant and staff regarding the design of the Goodyear building and the materials used
in construction. The applicant requested some changes to the site plan at the time of building
permit issuance. Staff took the position that the structure must be built as approved by City
Council. Any changes should be approved by Council. The changes are as follows:
1. Eliminate the louvers.
2. Use rock -face block rather than drivit for accent.
3. Change the pattern of the decorative stripe.
If the City Council wishes to approve the changes, staff will implement the plans accordingly.
Attachments
1. Correspondence with Dolphin Development regarding design and materials used on
Goodyear building.
C I TY OF
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
MEMORANDUM
TO: Steve Kirchman, Building Official
FROM: Sharmin Al -Jaff, Planner II
DATE: April 18, 1994
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SUBJ: Response to Letter from Niles Schulz dated April 15, 1994�a
You requested that I comment on the letter you received from Niles Schulz regarding the Stop
Work Order you placed on the Building. The Planning Department is taking the position
that the structure must be built as approved by the City Council. If the applicant wishes to make
changes to the plans, a site plan amendment will be required. This process will require Planning
Commission and City Council approval. This approval must be obtained prior to any revisions
taking place.
CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE 0 P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA 55317 ,
(612) 937 -1900 & FAX (612) 937 -5739 ,
April 18, 1994
Mr. Niles R. Schulz
530 W. 79th St.
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Re: Plan Review for: Goodyear Auto Service Center
50 Lake Drive E.
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Mr. Schulz:
The Inspections Division and Planning Department have reviewed your
letter of April 15, 1994 explaining the deviations from the
approved plans for Goodyear.
Your proposals to correct the mistakes are acceptable, and the stop
work order was lifted today.
Staff does not have the authority to approve alternates to the
design of the building(s). You may apply for a site plan amendment
through the Planning Department if you wish. The change will
require Planning Commission and City Council approval.
Please call if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Steve A. Kirchman
Building Official
pc: Sharmin Al -Jaff, Senior Planner
Building file, 50 Lake Drive East
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DOLPHIN DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
15 April 94
Mr. Steve Kirchman
Building Official
City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, Mn. 55317
Re. 'Vork Stop" order at Goodyear building.
Dear Mr. Kirchman:
Thank you for returning my phone call on 4 -14 -94 to discuss the "Stop Work"
order issued on the Goodyear building. As I related to you in our conversation;
Dave Brockpahler of DayCo Concrete Company, his foreman Dick, and I discussed
using rockfaced block at the jobsite one day. Since we decided that it would
improve the quality of the building, I went directly from that meeting to
discuss that possibilitywith Sharmene. She did not approve of substituting
rockfaced block, and I relayed that message to DayCo's offices. Somehow Dick,
DayCo's foreman, never got the message; and he started installing the rockfaced
block.
Significant numbers of rockfaced block had been installed before I noticed. After
discussions with Mr. Brockpahler we agreed to continue using the rockfaced
blocks, believing that coupled the extra brick, we had a more aesthetically
pleasing and higher quality building. Furthermore, we still had the option
of covering it all up with the EPS (Drivit).
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It is our hope that the City of Chanhassen will accept the exterior wall. as
they
are currently constructed. [tile will petition whomever we need to petition
to accomplish this wish. However, we do not wish to delay construction on the
rest
of the building, while we await a decision. Therefore, if it is determined
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we mist appjy the Drivit, we will do so.
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1.
understand the "Stop [!,fork" order, there are three issues:
Tne louvres have not yet been applied,
2.
Rockfaced block was used in the decorative stripe,
3.
The pattern of the decorative stripe is not exact to the drawings.
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Please be advised of the following information:
1.
The louvres shown on the drawings are decorative and nonfunctional. The
gabled roof is vented with a full ridge vent. The decorative louvres will
be attached over the brick late in the building process. Obviously we would
not want to attach these louvres now to protect them from damage.
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2.
The EPS (Drivit) is shown on the drawings to be adhered to a masonry
substrat. As we have a masonry substrat, we can install the Drivit
as
shown on the drawings.
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3. As to the pattern, we can install the Drivit in exactly the pattern shown
on the drawings. However, we have serious questions about the wisdom
of extending the Drivit to the ground; since, as you know, it is susceptible
to chipping and likely will receive more abuse closer to the ground.
It is our intention to begin applying the Drivit to the Abra and Goodyear buildings
on the week of May 9, 1994. We shall do exactly as the staff determines as '
to the application of the Drivit on the Goodyear exterior.
Finally, it is our opinion that the application of both the Drivit and the louvres
lower the quality of the building's exterior. We will be covering a large quantity
of brick with a less permanent product which gets adhered to the building rather
than being integral to the wall. However, we will proceed as directed.
We appreciate your expeditious handling of this issue.
Thank you,
Niles R. Schulz
cc Dave Brockpahler
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