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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — JUNE 24, 2024 MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Fabel seconded a motion to adopt Adoption of Ordinance 2024-006 for Planning Case 24-011 for Zoning Code Amendments to Chapter 13, Section 1325.07 to allow an exception for the keeping of bees/beehives within the R-1, R-2, and R-3 residential districts in City Code Sections 1325.07, Subd. 6.A — Location of Buildings Housing Farm Animals. The motion carried (5- MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Fabel seconded a motion to approve authorization to publish a Summary Ordinance of 24-006 for Planning Case 24-011. The motion carried (5- C. Resolution 2024-036 — Planning Case 24-012 — Site Plan Review for 4061 Lexington Avenue North, Primrose School Community Development Director Jagoe stated the applicant has submitted a land use application for a Site Plan Review, seeking flexibility on the height, sign area, quantity of signs allowed, and location for the Subject Property. The Subject Property has road frontage along County Road F West and Lexington Avenue. The Primrose School of Arden Hills and Shoreview opened in October of 2019 and is part of a national system of accredited private preschools that provide child care and early education. The Applicant is seeking flexibility to install signage on an existing freestanding structure along Lexington Avenue. The existing freestanding structure does not conform with sign standards and requirements for freestanding signs in Sign District 6 due to height, sign area (i.e. sign cabinet), sign quantity and location. The City is asked to consider the request for a sign standard adjustment through the Site Plan Review process. Community Development Director Jagoe explained the Subject Property was redeveloped by Bremer Bank in 2016 as an approximately 18,000 gross square foot, two-story bank and office building. The site also had a teller drive -up lane and drive -up ATM. Bremer Bank was permitted to retain an existing freestanding pole sign located at the corner of Lexington Avenue and County Road F as part of the 2016 redevelopment approval. In 2018, the City Council approved Planning Case 18-010 — a Site Plan Review for the site to be redeveloped by Primrose School, which included extensive renovations to the interior of the building and the replacement of parking stalls and drive lanes to the west and south sides of the building for the installation of a playground area and parking area modifications to the north side of the building. The changes in parking triggered the Site Plan Review. As part of the 2018 Site Plan Review and approval, the Applicant proposed to retain and reface the existing legal nonconforming freestanding sign. A condition of approval was "The existing pylon sign at the intersection of County Road F and Lexington Avenue may remain in place. The applicant shall work with staff to utilize the sign in conformance with the Sign Code." Per Section 1280.01 — Nonconforming Signs of the City's Sign Code, a legal nonconforming sign may be continued through repair, replacement, restoration, maintenance, or improvement. If the use of the nonconforming sign or sign structure is discontinued for a period of one (1) year, the sign or sign structure shall not be reconstructed or used except in conformity with the provisions of the sign code. Community Development Director Jagoe reported the Bremer Bank signage was removed from the freestanding pole sign between 2018 and 2019 and replaced with a blank neutral -toned panel within the two cabinets that matches the color of the structure. Therefore, discontinuing the use of the nonconforming sign and starting the one (1) year period to retain the nonconforming status. The Applicant notes that the structure has been unused and standing for at least 5 years. The