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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for May 3, 2017 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-011 - 3930 Northwoods Drive - Master and Final PUD\Memos_Reports_17-011 Page 7 of 11 supportive of the proposed reduction. The 193 stalls for the expanded 35,068 square foot clinic would be the equivalent of 5.5 stalls per 1,000 square feet, the same ratio required for the original development in 1990. Additionally, on average a parking stall requires 300 square feet for standing and maneuvering area and if the 84 additional stalls were required landscape coverage would be reduced by approximately 25,200 square feet. 2. Chapter 12, Sign Code Review A. Wall Signage – Flexibility Requested Properties in Sign District 7 are permitted 45 square feet of wall signage. When the clinic was originally approved in 1990, Health Partners was permitted to have 188.3 square feet of wall signage. A Site Plan Review application in 2007 (Planning Case 07-17) was approved for additional wall signage totaling 233.3 square feet. The applicant has requested new wall signage for the current project that would bring the total amount of signage on the building to 692.5 square feet. Of this total, 405.3 square feet would be located on the north building wall and 187.25 square feet on the west building wall, both primarily visible from Interstate-694. A 100 square foot wall sign would be installed on the south façade to be visible from Northwoods Drive. Permitted (District 7) Previously Approved (PC 07-17) Proposed Sign Copy Area 45 sq. ft. 233.3 sq. ft. 692.5 sq. ft. Section 1260.01 of the Sign Code permits adjustments to sign height, number, type, lighting, area, and/or location through the Site Plan Review or PUD process if criteria number 1 or 2 is met and the required criteria number 3 is met. The criteria are as follows: 1. There are site conditions which require a sign adjustment to allow the sign to be reasonably visible from a street immediately adjacent to the site; or, 2. The sign adjustment will allow a sign of exceptional design or a style that will enhance the area or that is more consistent with the architecture and design of the site; and, 3. The sign adjustment will not result in a sign that is inconsistent with the purpose of the zoning district in which the property is located or the current land use. Health Partners has addressed the need for additional signage in the project memo (Attachment A). The main concern is that the patients be able to identify the building location from Interstate 694 and Northwoods Drive.