8C, Planning Case 12-008 – Cub Foods PUD Amendment

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City Planner Meagan Beekman stated notice was published in the Arden Hills/Shoreview Bulletin and notice was prepared by the City and mailed to residents within one thousand (1000) feet of the subject property. Staff has not received any letters, emails, or telephone calls from property owners or occupants in regard to this planning case. Chair Larson questioned signage and asked how the square footage of the sign is measured. City Planner Meagan Beekman stated a box is drawn around the sign and the size determined. Commissioner Zimmerman stated he was on the Commission at the time Cub was constructed and comparisons were made to adjacent projects for the signage size permitted. City Planner Meagan Beekman stated the previous signage was approved as a part of the PUD. Ms. Beekman stated the Code has not been reviewed for some time. Commissioner Hames asked if the side of the building where the drive-thru will be currently does not have any signage. Ms. Beekman stated the existing pharmacy sign is 264 square feet. Staff's position is that a sign could be added to the north side of the building within the existing signage allotment. Commissioner Holewa stated it makes a difference as to how much signage should be allowed depending on how far back the building is from the road. Commissioner Stodola asked if TCF, Liquor Store, Cub Foods Store would be considered separate entities. City Planner Meagan Beekman stated since there is not a separate door it is considered a single entity. Ms. Ann Thies, Real Estate Department of SuperValu. She stated it is more common customers are looking for more convenience and a pharmacy drive-thru is one of the things customers look for. She stated signage is a big issue. They are attempting to reduce some of the signage. It is a larger building and a larger sign is needed. She stated there would be a constructed canopy. Mr. Doug McQuad, Project Manager, stated there will be a six foot extension of the building being twenty feet long to form a canopy over the drive-thru. Ms. Thies stated Cub likes to be consistent with their signage on every store. Ms. Thies stated a dxive-thru would not generate additional traffic. Commissioner Thompson asked if people would be waiting in the drive-thru for their prescriptions to be filled. Mr. McQuad stated the prescriptions would be most likely ready at the point they arrived at the drive-thru. Commissioner Thompson questioned how many cars would be going thru the drive-thru. Ms. Thies stated the numbers were based on what they found at other locations. Based on the submitted plans and findings of fact, Staff recommends approval of Planning Case #12-008 for a Planned Unit Development Amendment at 3717 Lexington Avenue North. Staff recommends the following four conditions be included with the approval: