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,.. . . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: May 30, 2000 TO: Mayor and City Council CC: Planning Case File #00-22 FROM: Jennifer Chaput, Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #00-22, Special Use Permit Amendment Fair Isaac . Reouest The applicant requests approval of an amendment to their Special Use Permit (SUP) for an additional monument sign at the front of their building (Exhibit A) along the existing private drive. The current sign does not adequately mark the property and, since the street is not marked, there is insufficient signage to direct traffic to the facility. Backl!round The SUP on this property, approved in 1996, was originally intended for Control Data. Since this time, the property has been divided up and Fair Isaac is only a portion of property and the approved master plan. The overall plan allowed for signage along Lexington Avenue at the same level as it existed in 1996. This limited the property to one pylon sign at that location for Control Data. Fair Isaac currently has a pylon sign along Lexington Avenue, directing traffic to its facility. This sign rests on the comer of Lexington and a private drive. The facility faces the private drive. Therefore, the applicant wishes to put up a sign in front ofthe building (on an island by the street) so that its location is more recognizable. The sign ordinance allows for one freestanding sign for each frontage along a public street. Although this is not a public street, it was evaluated according to that standard. There are at least two frontages along this street, allowing for at least two freestanding signs. The proposed sign meets the square footage and height requirements of the code. The setbacks were not required to be met since the sign is not being located along a public right-of-way. .