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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />Was the hardship created by the properly owner? <br /> <br />The hardship was not created by the property owner. This water tower has <br />been in place since the '60's when Control Data installed it in order to provide <br />[lTe protection to the building, as the City's service was not available at the <br />time. <br />The need to seek a variance in order to place additional monument signs on <br />Lexington Avenue was not a hardship created by the building owner. The <br />lease language was put in place by previous ownership. Guidant Corporation <br />is a significant employer in the City of Arden Hills and we believe it is <br />important to advertise this fact on the main street of Lexington Avenue. <br /> <br />5. Will granting this variance alter the essential character of the neighborhood? <br /> <br />Granting this variance will not alter the essential character of the <br />neighborhood as the water tower has been in existence for the past 30+ years. <br />Granting the variance for additional signage on Lexington Avenue will not <br />alter the essential character of the neighborhood due to the size of the land <br />parcel in question. The length of the street frontage in conjunction with the <br />elevation differences (i.e. there is a hiIJ/slope between the two proposed sign <br />locations) suggests that two signed locations would not be extreme. <br />