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, j It is quite possible that thc additional auxiliary signage necessary to direct people to the used . oil and HHW site combined with any existing auxiliary signage would exceed the maximum allowed under the Sign Ordinance and would thcrefore require a Sign Standard Adjustment. There may be some merit for a sign standard adjustment for auxiliary signage due to the size of the property, the location of the property, and the many potential users of the property. Following is thc section of the Sign Ordinance which discusses Sign Standard Adjustments: (Ordinance 333, Scction 333.11) Sign Standard Adjustments. Adjustments to the requirements and standards for the height, number, type, lighting, area, or location of a sign or signs established by this ordinance may be approvcd through thc Site Plan Review process if the following qualifying criteria of A of B, and the necessary criteria of C, are met: A. There are site conditions which require a sign adjustment to allow the sign to be reasonably visible from a street immediately adjacent to the site; Or B. The sign adjustment will allow a sign of exceptional design or a style that will enhance the area or that is more consistent with the architecture and design of the site; And, after finding positively on condition A or B above, C. The sign adjustment will not rcsult in a sign that is inconsistent with the purpose of the zoning district in which the property is located. The applicant should provide staff with the dimensions for existing auxiliary signage as well . as any proposed auxiliary signage for the used oil and HHW site. 12. Special Use Permit Analysis - Finding Required The Planning Commission and City Council approved the use ofthe property for a public works facility in 2003. While a used oil and seasonal household hazardous waste collection site does not exactly fit into the predefincd uses listed in the Zoning Ordinance, it makes sense to have such a use at the county public works facility. The Planning Commission should review the proposed use and determine if the use, use mix, location, and relationship with surrounding uses is compatible and complementary. Section 8, D, 3, b of the Arden Hills Zoning Ordinance states the City Council and Planning Commission: "...shall consider the effect of the proposed use upon the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the owners and occupants of surrounding land, in particular, and the community as a whole, in general, including but not limited to the following factors: existing and anticipated traffic and parking conditions; noise, glare, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, air pollution, heat, liquid or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics; \\Earth\Planning\Planning Cases\2004\04-19 RCPWF SUP Amendment Oil drop site and (-lHW\12-0l-04 PC Report RCPWF SUP 2nd . Amendment.doc Page 70f9