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4. Site Data Future Land Use Plan: Light Industrial and Office Existing Land Use: Commercial Zoning: G-B: Gateway Business District Size: 121,096 square feet (2.78 acres) Proposed Density: N/A Topography: Relatively level Plan Review 1. Chapter 12, Sign Code Review A. General Sign Regulations – Section 1240.02, Subd. 3 – Flexibility Requested The Sign Code states that service area canopies are permitted 25 square feet of illuminated signage on each edge of the canopy facing a public street. However, no other part of the face of the canopy is allowed to be illuminated. The Holiday service station currently has three illuminated signs each measuring 7.7 square feet on the north, east, and south canopy faces. The proposed LED accent lights would illuminate the canopy face beyond the illumination associated with the existing signage. 2. Chapter 13, Zoning Code Review Section 1320 – District Provisions A. Special Requirements for the G-B District – Section 1320.13 – Meets Requirements The use of accent lighting on buildings and sites in the Gateway Business District may be permitted after review by the City. The Zoning Code requires that for exterior lighting the source of illumination be hooded, concealed, or controlled in a manner so as not to be visible from adjoining lots, streets, highways, or residential areas east and south of Round Lake. The proposed LED accent lights would be fully surrounded by plastic tubing that would conceal the source of illumination. The applicant has noted in their application that the visual effect of the illumination produced by the LED accent lights would be similar to the face of an illuminated sign that conceals the source of light behind the sign’s face. Section 1325 – General Regulations A. Exterior Lighting – Section 1325.05, Subd. 3 City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for May 6, 2015 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-008 - Holiday Station - PUD Amendment\Memos_15-008 Page 3 of 8