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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for January 9, 2018 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2018\PC 18-027 - Land O'Lakes - Site Plan Review-Sign Standard Adjustment <br /> <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />1. Section 1260 - Sign Standard Adjustments <br /> <br />Section 1260.01 of the Sign Code permits adjustments to sign height, number, type, lighting, area, <br />and/or location through the Site Plan Review process if criteria number 1 or 2 is met and the <br />required criteria number 3 is met: <br /> <br />1. There are site conditions which require a sign adjustment to allow the sign to be reasonably <br />visible from a street immediately adjacent to the site; or, <br /> <br />2. The sign adjustment will allow a sign of exceptional design or a style that will enhance the <br />area or that is more consistent with the architecture and design of the site; and <br /> <br />3. The sign adjustment will not result in a sign that is inconsistent with the purpose of the <br />zoning district in which the property is located or the current land use. <br /> <br />The request for a freestanding monument and auxiliary signs with a greater area than what is <br />permitted by the Sign Code is reasonable in order for the signs to be reasonably visible from the <br />adjacent County roads. The additional sign area is reasonable given the size of the corporate <br />campus. The property is unique because it has substantial street frontage along County Road F <br />West (approx. 1,628 feet) and Lexington Avenue North (approx. 1,115 feet). The proposed design <br />of the signs are consistent with the architecture and design of the Land O’Lakes corporate campus. <br /> <br />Findings of Fact <br /> <br />The Planning Commission must make a finding as to whether or not the proposed Sign Standard <br />Adjustment at 4001 Lexington Avenue North meets the criteria in the Sign Code to deviate from <br />the sign regulations and if the proposed signs would adversely affect the surrounding neighborhood <br />and the community as a whole. The following are ten findings of fact for consideration: <br /> <br />1. The property at 4001 Lexington Avenue North is located in the I-1 Zoning District and <br />Sign District 6. <br />2. In Sign District 6, one additional freestanding sign is permitted up to 22.5 square feet in <br />area and 12 feet in height for properties that front more than one public street. Sign District <br />6 allows auxiliary signs up to six (6) square feet. <br />3. The proposed freestanding monument signs measure ten (10) feet in width and six (6) feet <br />in height for an area of 60 square feet. The proposed sign adjacent to Lexington Avenue <br />has a sign copy area of 15 square feet and the proposed sign located along County Road F <br />Wheat has sign copy area of 20 square feet. The proposed auxiliary signs measure four (4) <br />feet in width and six (6) feet in height for an area of 24 square feet. <br />4. Section 1260 of the Sign Code permits deviation from the Sign Code through the Site Plan <br />Review process. <br />5. Due to the location of the sign installations, adjustments are needed for the proposed signs <br />to be reasonably visible from the County roads. <br />6. The sign adjustment will not result in a sign that is inconsistent with the purpose of the I-1 <br />Zoning District.