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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — FEBRUARY 13, 2023 15 Drive, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the conditions in the February 13, 2023 Report to the City Council: 1) All conditions of the original Preliminary/Final Plat, Planned Unit Development, Conditional Use Permit, and Site Plan Review shall remain in full force and effect. 2) A separate sign permit shall be required for all proposed signage. 3) All signage shall meet all other requirements of Sign District 4. 4) The Planning Commission recommends approval of signs 1, 3 and 4 and recommends denial of sign 2 due to the location as prohibited under the city code requesting the applicant prepare alternate options for a wall sign that is suited to the size of the building, location, and design that will enhance the area, and be consistent with the architecture of the building, or consideration of a freestanding sign. 5) Regarding Sign 1, the applicant shall provide a base that extends up the sides of the sign base to meet City Code material design standards in Sign District 4. Councilmember Holden questioned how the City would measure the brightness of light if the standards were changed, or if the City were to receive complaints from adjacent residents. Community Development Director Jagoe commented if the Council were to approve the sign request as presented and the City were to receive a complaint, measurements of the sign can be taken through an app or instruments can be borrowed to measure illumination levels. Councilmember Fabel inquired if staff had any reservations regarding the recommendations. Community Development Director Jagoe stated she did not based on the revisions made. She believed the Planning Commission brought forward a good recommendation and the proper adjustments were made by the applicant. Councilmember Monson explained she read the Planning Commission minutes and she appreciated the work this group did. She believed this was a unique situation and she appreciated the adjustments that were made by the applicant. She indicated she supported the motion for approval with conditions one through three. Councilmember Fabel said he would move to approve exactly what the Planning Commission has approved. City Attorney Jamnik referenced page 2 of the memo. He noted the staff recommendation, in light of what the developer had modified, would require a modification to Paragraph 4 in order to reflect "plans as revised" in response to the Planning Commission recommendations. He stated that Community Director Jagoe was recommending a Motion to Approve Planning Case 22-023 based on the findings of fact and submitted plans, as amended by the conditions in the February 13, 2023 Report to the City Council with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, and then paragraph 4 as modified to reflect the recommendations of the Planning Commission with a reduction in the size of Sign 2, which is the western facing on Snelling Avenue. He noted that paragraph 5 would remain the same. He stated he believed that was the motion that Councilmember Fabel was intending to make.