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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: December 4, 2013 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2013 <br />6:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Chair Clayton Larson called to order the regular Planning <br />Commission meeting at 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Present were: Chair Clayton Larson, Commissioners Brent Bartel, Angela Hames, Andrew <br />Holewa, Roberta Thompson, and Clayton Zimmerman. <br /> <br />Absent: Commissioners Sam Scott and Janet Stodola (Alternate). <br /> <br />Also present were: City Planner Ryan Streff; Community Development Intern Matthew Bachler; <br />Councilmember Dave McClung; and Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA NOVEMBER 6, 2013 <br /> <br />Chair Larson stated the agenda will stand as published. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />PLANNING CASES <br /> <br /> <br />A.Planning Case 13-018; Site Plan Review; Sign Standard Adjustment; 4105 <br />Lexington Avenue North Not a Public Hearing <br /> <br />City Planner Streff stated the applicant has requested a Site Plan Review for a Sign Standard <br />Adjustment that would allow for a deviation from the Sign Code to increase the amount of wall <br />signage on the Gradient Financial Building to one hundred and twenty-six (126) square feet. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff explained Gradient Financial has expressed concerns about the visibility of <br />their corporate headquarters located at the corner of Lexington Avenue and County Road F. The <br />applicant has stated that the sixty (60) square feet of wall signage that is allowed by the Code for <br />Sign District 6 is not proportionately adequate for a structure of this size and corner lot location <br /> <br />