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Page 2 of 8 2. Planning Case Background At its January 17, 2023 meeting, the City Council considered a request for a Concept Plan Review for the proposed wall signs. At this meeting, the Council expressed general support for the requested flexibility in wall sign size. At this meeting, Planning Staff presented the City Council with a second option to amend the Sign Code. The City Council briefly discussed the undertaking of amending the sign ordinance. Given the Applicant’s desired timeline for sign installation, they are pursuing the application for Site Plan Review based on the Council’s feedback. The Applicant was recently approved for a Planned Unit Development Amendment at a third location they occupy at 4200 Round Lake Road. At their August 22, 2022 meeting, the City Council approved a request for wall signage with a 60-square-foot copy area on three elevations at the new Gateway building subject to sign standards under Sign District 6. The Applicant has indicated the proposed signage would be consistent and conform to the approvals at 4200 Round Lake Road. The Applicant is proposing 60 square foot signage that will match the wall signs at their 4200 Round Lake Road location. Planning Staff would add that the new construction of the Gateway Interstate building at 4200 Round Lake Road was approved on October 12, 2020 as part of a Planned Unit Development that included sign district flexibility. The sign flexibility that the Applicant is seeking under this proposal for the Subject Properties would be initiated through the Site Plan Review process. The review process type is different because the Subject Properties are existing buildings that are operating in accordance with city code requirements under the Gateway Business Zoning District as allowed without a Planned Unit Development. A Planned Unit Development is an overlay district utilized on land use reviews for residential and commercial subdivisions, new developments, or redevelopments that will function as one entity or may include flexibility to design standards. Not all properties in the City function as part of a Planned Unit Development. Rather there are historical uses (i.e. permitted use, conditional use, special use, legal nonconforming, etc.) that are allowed to continue until such time that there is a change in use or modification to the site or building that triggers an additional zoning/land use review. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at their April 5, 2023 meeting. During the meeting, the Planning Commission voted to propose an additional finding of fact that reads “the proposed signage would conform and unify the existing Delkor signage.” The motion carried unanimously (7-0). The Planning Commission also recommended approval with conditions of the application from Delkor for a Sign Standard Adjustment by a 7-0 vote. 3. Existing Site Conditions The Applicant leases the majority of both Subject Properties shown below. In the respective lease agreements for both buildings, the Applicant has the right to place signage on the western elevation. The Subject Properties are located in the Gateway Business Zoning District, which is part of Sign District 7. The Subject Properties are guided as Light Industrial and Office in the