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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for April 6, 2016 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2016\PC 16-006 - Scherer Brothers Lumber Co. - Site Plan Review\Memos_Reports_16-006 Page 2 of 6 property is located in the I-2 General Industrial District and generally located north of Highway 96, south of County Road H, east of Interstate 35W, and west of US Highway 10. The proposed request includes the replacement of the existing 180 square foot “Scherer Bros. Lumber Company” sign with a new 165 square foot Scherer Brothers logo and letter set as depicted in Attachment B. As proposed the new non-illumined sign would be approximately 15 square feet smaller than the existing signage and would be positioned in the same general area along the western façade of accessory building. The property owner has indicated that the updated signage would provide a uniform look to complement the other signage on the property, create better visibility for the business and the products and services they provide to the community, and enhance the visual aesthetic to the traveling public. The applicant has provided a project narrative explaining the request (Attachment A) and the sign renderings/plans for the property depicting the proposed and existing signage (Attachment B). 2. Sign Evaluation Section 1240.02 of the Sign Code regulates the types of wall signage permitted within the City. This particular property is classified in the Sign Code as “other commercial or industrial district without frontage on a roadway designated”, therefore, standards for Sign District 7 apply in this case. In this district, the Code permits no more than forty-five (45) square feet of sign copy area for wall signage, and no more than one (1) freestanding sign on any site except in cases where properties front more than one (1) public street. Section 1325.05 Subd. 6 of the City’s Design Standards states that the City should evaluate the impact of the proposal in regards to design, scale, massing, materials, height, and other similar project aspects. The City should also evaluate if the project would cause substantial depreciation in the property values in the surrounding area or detract from the appearance of the area or the City as a whole. Sign District 7 Wall Signage (Sign Copy Area) Square Feet Freestanding Signage (Sign Copy Area) Square Feet Permitted Signage 45 25 (Per Frontage) Existing Signage 205 72 (HWY 10 Frontage) Proposed Signage 190 --