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<br /> <br />Property Management <br />Julio A. Mangine, Director <br /> <br />660 Government Center West <br />50 West Kellogg Boulevard <br />St. Paul, MN 55102.1657 <br /> <br />Tel: 651.266.2260 <br />Fax: 651.266.2264 <br /> <br />April 19, 2005 <br /> <br />Mr. Peter Hellegers, City Planner <br />City of Arden Hills <br />1245 West Highway % <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> <br />RE: Sign Ordinance Variance Request (Alternate Sign) <br />Ramsey County Public Works/Partners Facility <br />Hwy 96 at Hamline Avenue <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Hellegers: <br /> <br />Previously, your office received Ramsey County's application (with tbe required <br />attachments) for a sign variance for the new Ramsey County Public Works/Partners <br />Facility located at 1425/1411 Paul Kirkwold Drive, in Arden Hills. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />On April 6, 2005, Ramsey County proposed an alternate monument sign to the Planning <br />Commission. The alternate sign reduced the overall height oftbe sign to meet the city's <br />height requirements. It further elongated tbe sign, to identify all tbe partners located on <br />the site. The proposed sign would be moved West along the lot line about 100 feet, <br />where tbe ground would be raised to near grade on Hwy 96. This sign would be double- <br />sided for viewing from eitber direction on Hwy 96 and from Hamline Avenue. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission tabled a recommendation regarding the alternate sign, and <br />requested the County to provide drawings and additional infonnation regarding this new <br />alternative at their next meeting. I have enclosed those documents as requested, and I <br />have revised our responses below. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Sil!11 Descriotion. <br />Ramsey County is proposing a monument sign that is roughly 205 square feet including <br />tbe cabinet and brick base/standard. The cabinet portion of the sign is 174 square feet. <br />The brick material on tbe base and standard of the proposed sign will match tbe existing <br />brick on the Public Works/Partner facility. The base of tbe sign has been reduced and <br />would expose 2-3 courses of brick. The double-sided cabinet will be constructed of <br />anodized aluminum designed to match tbe metal panel color on tbe existing facility. The <br />cabinet will include 10" cut out letters on both sides of the sign, identifying tbe four <br />major partners on the site. These letters are machine routed and will have internally <br />illuminated white letters. The secondary copy will be 6" white vinyl lettering. The <br />cabinet will be internally illuminated, per the attached drawings. Additionally, Ramsey <br /> <br />Minnesota's First Home Role County <br /> <br />prillte<l 00 reqcled paper wiUl a ll.lnimllm (I[ 10% post.(:QflSUm~f ('Anu,lIt <br /> <br />~, <br />