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Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />1. Chapter 12 Sign Code: Section 1240.02 Permitted Sign Type, Area, Height, and <br />Illumination by Sign District <br /> <br />Freestanding Signage <br /> <br />Sign District 4 <br />1201 County Road E <br />Sign Type County Rd E <br />PUD Amendment <br /> Frontage <br />(Proposed) <br />(Permitted) <br />FREESTANDING <br />Type Monument Monument <br />Max Area (Sign 1) 50 SF 51.2 SF <br />Max Area (Sign 2) 25 SF 44.8 SF <br />Max Height 10 FT 10 FT <br />Lighting E/I/B Internal <br />(a) E = external, I = internal, B = backlit <br /> <br /> <br />The property at 1201 County Road E is located in Sign District 4. For properties not included in <br />a Planned Unit Development, 50 square feet of freestanding signage is permitted in this District. <br />Since the site fronts two public streets (Lexington Avenue and County Road E), the property <br />owner is allowed an additional freestanding sign not to exceed 25 square feet. Freestanding signs <br />are not permitted to exceed 10 feet in height. <br /> <br />The Sign Code includes specific design standards for freestanding signs in this District. Only <br />freestanding monument signs are permitted and the signs must be designed so that the sign copy <br />is supported by a solid base of brick or rock-faced block in a color similar or complimentary to <br />the main structure on the site. Materials used for the sign base are required to extend at least one- <br />half way up the sides of the sign face. <br /> <br />Between the two monument signs, a total of 96 square feet of sign copy area is proposed. The E <br />Street Shoppes sign exceeds the allowed area by 1.2 feet while the E Street Flats sign exceeds the <br />allowed area by 19.8 square feet. The proposed additional sign areafor the E Street Flats <br />building is reasonable in this case because there are two distinct land uses on the property each <br />requiring sufficient signage to advertise and provide directions. <br /> <br />The applicant is requesting to place both monument signs on County Road E. This deviates from <br />the Sign Code, which requiresa permitted second freestanding sign to be placed on the other <br />public street that the building fronts. Since the building is setback approximately 360 feet from <br />Lexington Avenue and there is no driveway access to the property off of this street, it is <br />reasonable to have both signs located on County Road E where the primary entrances are. <br /> <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for June 5, 2013 <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />