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, 2. The Northwood Red Maple and the Honey Locust to the southeast of unit #16 shall be supplemented with coniferous trees to reduce headlight glare from southbound -- traffic. 3. The landscaping plan shall be modified to provide more trees of 3 .S-4.S caliper inches and more trees that are greater than 4.S inehes to meet the requirements of the landscaping regulations. 6. Sign age The permitted sign types and sizes have not changed with the recently adopted Sign Code (Chapter 12 of the City Code). Although the Sign Code does provide base regulations for signs within the Neighborhood Business District, the PUD process permits deviations from the Sign Code if deemed appropriate for the development. District 8 . Sign Code According to the Sign Code, the subject property is loeated in Permitted Signs Wall District 8. District 8 permits up to 30 square feet of wall signage Max Area 30 sf for eaeh unit and a single freestanding sign that is up to sixty Max Heiaht 14ft square feet in size. The wall signs are not permitted to be Liohtino Not oermitted illuminated, but the freestanding sign can have external or Freestanding internal illumination. Tvoe MonumenVpvlon Max Area 60 sf A. Freestanding Sign Proposal- Meets requirements Max Heiaht 8sf Liahtina External/Internal The applicant IS proposmg one freestanding SIgn at the . southwestern comer of the entrance from Highway 96. The sign area is measured by the smallest sqnare or rectangle around the text on the sign, which means the sign structure may be larger than the sign area. The monument sign area is proposed to be ten fect long and 33 feet high for a total of 33 square feet, which is in conformance with the Sign Code. The Sign Code permits up to sixty square feet for a monument sign in the Neighborhood Business Distriet B. Wall Sign Proposal- Not in Conformance with the Sign Regulations The applicant has proposed a sign plan that would permit each individual office condo to have one sign that is 2"xlO" (twenty square feet) and is uniform in size, location, and color. The applicant has also proposed that units 1, 9, 10, and 18, which are end-units facing Highway 96, be permitted to have an additional twenty square foot wall sign that faces Highway 96. Finally, the applicant is requesting one sixty square foot sign on the rear side of units 19-23 that faces Highway 96. At this time, the applicant is anticipating that units 19-23 will be rented as one office building. None of the signs would face south toward the residential areas. City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meetingfor August 2. 2006 \\Metro-inct.us\ardenhilIs\Planning\Planning Cases\2006\06-D23 Royal Oaks PUD & Preliminary Plat (PENDING)\071706 Royal Oaks PUD & . Preliminary Plat.doc Page 10 of24