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PC Agenda Item — 3C <br />,-AI�EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: June 5, 2024 <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners <br />FROM: Elena Fransen, Senior Planner <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #24-012 — No Public Hearing Required <br />Applicant: Primrose School <br />Property Location: 4061 Lexington Avenue N. <br />Request: Sign Standard Adjustment (Site Plan Review) <br />Requested Action <br />Primrose School ("The Applicant") has submitted a land use application for a Sign Standard <br />Adjustment through the Site Plan Review process for the property located at 4061 Lexington <br />Avenue N. ("Subject Property"). The Applicant is proposing to install signage on an existing <br />freestanding structure along Lexington Avenue. The use of the freestanding structure has been <br />discontinued for several years and was previously considered nonconforming. The Applicant is <br />seeking flexibility through the Site Plan Review process as a sign standard adjustment to exceed <br />the requirements and sign standards for the height, sign area, and quantity of sign faces in Sign <br />District 6. <br />Background <br />1. Overview of Request <br />The Applicant has submitted a land use application for a Site Plan Review, seeking flexibility on <br />the height, sign area, and quantity of signs allowed for the Subject Property. The Subject <br />Property has road frontage along County Road F West and Lexington Avenue. The Primrose <br />School of Arden Hills and Shoreview opened in October of 2019 and is part of a national system <br />of accredited private preschools that provide child care and early education. <br />The Applicant is seeking flexibility to install signage on an existing freestanding structure along <br />Lexington Avenue. The existing freestanding structure does not conform with sign standards and <br />requirements for freestanding signs in Sign District 6 due to height, sign area (i.e. sign cabinet), <br />Page 1 of 10 <br />