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Memo to Planning Commission Planning Case #02-29 Page 4 of 5 receive such service without having to enter the building and usually while remaining in their automobiles. By way of illustration, but without limitation, drive-in businesses include: drive-in banks, drive-in laundry or dry cleaning establishments, but do not include businesses where prepared commodities, such as prepared food, beverages or dairy products are sold. " . Additional requirements for drive-in businesses prohibit, "drive-in businesses, fast food restaurants, and automobile service stations from being located on a site located within the one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet of the boundaries of another such establishment." Currently located within the distance of 1,320 feet of the applicant's property are the following drive-in businesses, fast food restaurants and service stations: a Texaco service station (1306 County Road E), McDonald's Restaurant (1313 County Road E), Wells Fargo Bank (1220 County Road E), TCF Bank (1160 County Road E), and Oasis Market I Mobil service station (3673 Lexington Avenue). It is clear that the City has allowed businesses to operate within this distance and the re-use of the applicant's building for a drive-in bank would be consistent with previous decisions. Drive-in businesses are also required to comply with the following regulation according to Section VI, D, 2, f; "No permanent of temporary signs visible from a public street shall be erected without approval of the council." In accordance with this provision, staff has requested that the applicant provide a signage plan for new signage to be erected and present it to the Planning Commission and City Council. Staff has included submittal of a plan for signage to be erected as a condition of approval. The existing freestanding sign is considered as legally non-conforming, and therefore the sign copy could be changed but the sign could not be expanded without bringing it into code compliance. The existing freestanding sign would therefore not need to be included in the plan of signage to be erected. . Deadline for Al!encv Actions The City of Arden Hills received the completed application for this request on October 14, 2002. Pursuant to Minnesota State Statue, thc city must act on this request by December 13,2002 (60 days), unless the City provides the petitioner with written reasons for an additional 60 day review period. The city may with the petitioner's consent extend the review period beyond the 120 days. Options I. Recommend approval as submitted. 2. Recommend approval with conditions. 3. Recommend denial. rfthe City denies the petitioner's request, "... it must state in writing the reasons for the denial at the time that it denies the request". 4. Table for additional information. .