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- , The applicant has requested additional signage area, use of a building material which is not . included in the NB District building materials, and reduced parking setbacks along the northern portion of the site. The applicant has also proposed the following features to offset some of the aforementioned deficiencies: a monument style freestanding sign, superior building materials and design for the use, and a landscaping plan with caliper inches of trees greatly exceeding the requirements. B. Sign age - One sign of 60 square feet is requested for the Highway 96 side of the building with units 26-30 which does not meet City standard; unit signage is proposed with external or internal lighting which does not meet City standard; meets all other sign standards. Sienaf!e Type of Sign Sign District 8 Regulations Proposed Wall Sil!nal!e Max Area 30 sf *30 sfl#60 sf Max Height 14 ft 13 ft Lil!htinl! Not permitted External/#Internal Freestanding Signal!e Max Area 60 sf **50 sf Max Height 8ft 6ft (sign and support) Lightinl! External/Internal ***Internal Auxiliarv Sil!nal!e Wall 6 sf - . Freestanding 6 sf - Max Height Wall 6ft 1-2 ft/#4 ft (of Sign Face) Freestanding 6ft 3.5 ft * Section 333,9 of the Sign Ordinance: "in multi-tenant buildings or sites the permitted sign area and sign types, except for permitted freestanding signs, may be installed by each individual business establishment that has exclusive use of some portion of the street or othenvise primary level of the building and direct access to the outside," - Under the Sign Ordinance all 30 units could each have 30 sf of unlit wall signage. "The applicant's letter states that they are requesting a sign of 120 square feet which is the total sign mass. The 50 square feet sho'Wll above is the area of the sign face, which is what this provision regulates. ***The plans show PIN mounted letters on a metal panel. The assumption is that these aTe illuminated channel letters which would be permitted. The sign ordinance does not allow the face of the sign to he backlit in this sign district. #The applicant has requested that the building with units 26.30 (which the entire building will be occupied by one company) be allowed to have one wall sign on the Highway 96 side (north side) of the building with a 60 square foot internally illuminated sign. The remainder of the building would be limited to 30 square feet. The total signage for this particular building would be 90 square feet which is less than thel50 square feel of total wall signage that could be there if the building were occupied by 5 separate businesses. C. Aesthetics/Building Materials - Main building material meets requirement, secondary/trim materials are not included as permitted exterior materials. The primary building materials include brick, hardy board, and glass. The trim is a composite material painted "Manchester Tan". The decorative columns are fiberglass . \\Earth\Planning\Planning Cases\2005\05-J2 Arden Hills Office Park - Royal Oaks Realty - PUD, Preliminary Plat for Old City Hall & PW Site (PENDlNG)\07-06-05 PC Report Royal Oaks 05-12.doc Page 3 of8