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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – November 5, 2025 5 Senior Planner Fransen explained the Goodwill building was constructed and the sign permit applications were submitted and approved with the signage described in the PUD application. On September 12, 2025, the Applicant submitted a sign permit application for an additional 80 square foot wall sign. Based on the previous PUD Amendment approval and the requirements for the Subject Property’s Sign District, flexibility is required for the proposed signage. Adjustments to the requirements and standards for the height, number, type, lighting, area and/or location of a sign may be approved with a Site Plan Review or Planned Unit Development process. The sign flexibility that the Applicant is seeking under this proposal for the Subject Property has been initiated through the Site Plan Review process. Senior Planner Fransen reviewed the Site Data, the Plan Evaluation and provided the Findings of Fact for review: 1. The Applicant submitted an application for Site Plan Review to install 80 square foot wall signage on the eastern elevation of the building at the subject property, 1103 County Road E West. 2. On February 11, 2013, the City Council approved a Planned Unit Development Agreement for the Subject Property 3. On March 9, 2015, the City Council approved a Planned Unit Development Amendment to allow for the construction of the 17,743 square foot building at the southeast corner of the Subject Property. 4. The Subject Property is located in the B-2 General Business District and is guided as Community Mixed Use on the 2040 Land Use Plan. 5. The Subject Property is located in Sign District 5, where the maximum wall signage permitted is 80 square feet. 6. The Subject Property has two existing wall signs for a total of 80 square feet. 7. Adjustments to the requirements and standards for the height, number, type, lighting, area, and/or location of a sign or signs established by this Chapter may be approved with a Site Plan Review or a Planned Unit Development process as described for in Section 1320 and 1355 of the Zoning Code. 8. Flexibility through the Site Plan Review process has been requested for an additional 80 square feet of wall signage, bringing the total building wall signage to 160 square feet. 9. The proposed signage plan does not conflict with the general purpose and intent of the Zoning Code or the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City. 10. The application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the community as a whole. 11. The proposed plan will not produce any permanent noise, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, air pollution, heat, liquid, or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics. 12. A public hearing is not required for Site Plan Review. Senior Planner Fransen stated staff recommends approval of Planning Case 25-012 for a Sign Standard Adjustment through the Site Plan Review process to install an additional 80-square-foot wall sign on the east building elevation at 1103 County Road E West, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the conditions in the November 5, 2025, Report to the Planning Commission: 1) The project shall be completed in accordance with the plans submitted. Any significant changes to these plans, as determined by the Community Development Director, shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council. 2) A separate sign permit shall be required for all proposed signage.