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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – January 5, 2011 6 County Road E based on the findings of fact, submitted plans, and the thirteen conditions in the January 5, 2011, Planning Case Report. The motion carried unanimously (7-0). B. Planning Case 11-002; Site Plan Review – Sign Standard Adjustment; 3920 Northwoods Drive; 3900 Northwoods Drive, LLC – Not a Public Hearing City Planner Beekman stated the applicant has requested a site plan review for a sign standard adjustment that would allow for a deviation from the sign code for the height of the freestanding sign located at 3920 Northwoods Drive. City Planner Beekman provided background information and stated the Planning Commission must make a finding as to whether or not the proposed sign standard adjustment at 3920 Northwoods Drive meets the criteria in the Sign Code to deviate from the sign regulations and if the increased height of the signage would adversely affect the surrounding neighborhood and the community as a whole. Staff offers the following twelve findings for consideration: 1. The property is located in the B-3 Zoning District and Sign District 7. 2. In Sign District 7 freestanding signs are permitted up to 25 square-feet and eight-feet in height. 3. The property is a conforming use in the B-3 Zoning District. 4. The existing freestanding sign is 16-feet in height and 102 square-feet in size, and exceeds the maximum size standards in Sign District 7. 5. The existing freestanding sign is adjacent to Highway 694. 6. The proposed sign would be 35-feet in height and 102 square-feet in size. 7. Adjacent businesses have freestanding signs that are 35 feet in height along Highway 694. 8. The sign would not be visible from residential properties. 9. Section 1260 of the Sign Code permits deviations from the Sign Code through the site plan review process. 10. The location of the office building and the placement of the existing sign limit the visibility of the sign from I-694 eastbound. 11. The sign adjustment will not result in a sign that is inconsistent with the purpose of the B-3 Zoning District. 12. The sign would not have a negative impact on adjacent properties or the City as a whole. City Planner Beekman stated Staff recommends approval of Planning Case #11-002 for a Site Plan Review for a sign standard adjustment based on the findings of fact, the submitted application, and the January 5, 2011, Planning Case Report. Vice-Chair Thompson opened the floor to Commission questions. Commissioner Zimmerman asked if the sign was on the applicant’s property or in the City right of way. City Planner Beekman stated it was located on the applicant’s property.