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NEW BUSINESS 8C <br />Findings of Fact <br /> <br /> <br />The Planning Commission reviewed this application at their February 5, 2014, meeting, and have <br />offered the following findings of fact for your consideration: <br /> <br /> <br />1.The properties located at 3725, 3728, 3750, 3757 and 3768 Dunlap Street North are <br />within the B-4 Retail Center Zoning District. <br /> <br />2.The property located at 1230 Grey Fox Road is within the B-3 Service Business Zoning <br />District. <br /> <br />3.All six (6) properties are located in Sign District 7. <br /> <br />4.No more than one (1) freestanding sign is permitted on any site except in cases where <br />properties front more than one (1) public street. For properties that front more than one <br />(1) public street, an additional freestanding sign may be permitted for each street front <br />provided that each additional sign does not exceed half the size of the maximum sign area <br />allowed in the underlying sign district. <br /> <br />5.Sign District 7 permits one (1) freestanding sign with a maximum sign copy area of <br />twenty-five (25) square feet and an overall sign area of thirty-seven and one half (37.5) <br />square feet. For the properties that front two public streets an additional sign is permitted <br />not to exceed a sign copy area of twelve and one half (12.5) square feet and a total sign <br />area of eighteen and three quarters (18.75) square feet. <br /> <br />6.The applicant is proposing six (6) identical freestanding signs for the six (6) properties <br />owned by Transwestern that are located along Dunlap Street North and Grey Fox Road. <br /> <br />7.As proposed, each sign would have thirty-two (32) square feet of sign copy area and an <br />overall sign area of sixty-three (63) square feet. As indicated by the applicant each sign <br />would be seven (7) feet ten (10) inches in height by eight (8) feet wide, with a depth of <br />approximately ten (10) inches. <br /> <br />8.The proposed signs would be located at least five (5) feet from any property line and will <br />not be located within the clear vision area. <br /> <br />9.Section 1260.01 of the Sign Code permits deviation from the Sign Code through the Site <br />Plan Review process. <br /> <br />10.The sign standard adjustments will not result in signs that are inconsistent with the <br />purpose or intent of the B-3 or B-4 Zoning Districts. <br /> <br />11.Increasing the amount of freestanding signage would not have a negative impact on <br />adjacent properties or the City as a whole. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />The Planning Commission reviewed Planning Case #14-006 and unanimously recommends <br />approval of the Site Plan Review and Sign Standard Adjustment at 3725, 3728, 3750, 3757 and <br />3768 Dunlap Street North, and 1230 Grey Fox Road, based on the findings of fact and the <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for February 24, 2014 <br /> <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2014\PC 14-006 - Transwestern - Sign Standard Adjustment\Memo_Reports_14-006 <br /> <br />57 <br />Page of <br /> <br />