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. . . 'j GE Security located at 1275 Red Fox Road, Arden Hills, MN 55112 requests a variance for building Sign Standard Adjustment City Ordnance 333.11. We request a variance based on qualifying criteria A. which states, "There are site conditions which require a sign adjustment to allow the sign to be reasonably visible from a street immediately adjacent to the site. Due to building localion, a sign that meets city standards would not be visible from major route to building, either 694 or Snelling Avenue, providing hardship to GE Security visitors and vendors. Listed below are information points that support sign variance request. Current Building Signage Currentiy building is identified by address numbers "1275" on southeast corner of building. Only visible from westbound Red Fox Road. Pending monument sign to be installed, per city ordinance, late May, 1994. Proposed Building Signage and Design Proposed sign is to be constructed of aluminum fabricaled letters painted white with name "GE Security" and GE company logo painted white and black. Non-illuminated, reverse channel letters. 90 square feet in size including company name and logo. Business Need for Sign Variance Due to the building location, approximalely 250 yards from the intersection of 694 and Snelling Avenue, current city sign size requirements would make visibilily of sign from 694 eastbound negligible. Need exists to have building signage Ihat aids regular stream of customers, visiting GE employees, and vendors to locate building in relation to major freeway, 694. Red Fox Road, a local road provides little visibilily to the above staled visitor needs 10 locate building. Building and signage not visible from 694 westbound lanes due 10250 yard setback, increasing need for sign size variance. Location of Proposed Sign Sign to be affixed to northwest corner of building facing bridge inlersection of 694 and Snelling Avenue. Adjacent Building Signage Adjacent businesses include; Adobe, Health Partners, American Family Insurance, Super 8 hotel, and Perkins restaurant All of lhese surrounding businesses localed on Red Fox Road, facing 694 have illuminaling signage Ihat appears to exceed city sign size ordinance. Sign Visibility From Residential Area Closest residential area to building is approximately %-1 mile north of intersection of Snelling Avenue and 694. No visibility of proposed sign from any residential area.