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. . . DRAFT - ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION-AUGUST 2, 2006 13 Sil!nal!e. The wording on this subject presented to the Council last year allowed for one freestanding monument sign at the Highway 96 entrance, with each unit to have fifteen (15) square feet of signagc including a 1 square foot address and name plaque adjacent to the main entry for the unit. End units corresponding to units 1, 9, 10 and 18 in the current proposed development could have a total of thirty (30) square feet of signage but no more than fifteen (15) square feet to the north (facing Highway 96) and no more than fifteen (15) square feet at the front of the units. However, after several councilmembers expressed dissatisJ~f1on with this, the wording about individual units was amended unanimously to .~t#t;tf>"1J1at the sign age does not exceed 2 x 2 and this [to] come back to the CounciI;{9r fimihapproval." There was no mention in the resolution as amended of any variaIlfe for the units now numbered 1, 9, 10 and 18, nor any discussion whatsoever by the CQ;U1tihhof a large sign facing Highway 96 on the north wall of units 19-23. Mr. EbeniiteIner is quoted in the Council minutes as stating he decided to go along with 2 x 2 sigii~Qutside ~'Y. doors. J>',' ~~~, -...... In summary, we.resped:fti)lj' request thatif you approve the requested Master and Final PUD and Prelillli~ary Platgroposal including Hamline Avenue access, you do so only after adopting tne.Staff recommended Conditions 6 and 7 on occupancy and use, Conditions 24 andZ~:lo~a2cess\Vith Rightcin and Right-out only, and Condition 25 on signage amended as wellave advocated above." Stanley Harpstead,:J277 Nursery Hill Lane, stated he was concerned about the trdffic conditions on Hamline and the completion of Lexington Avenue had not diminished any traffic on HamJine. He believed the major issue was traffic on Hamline and he did not believe. this project d'-mid support lhe density being proposed. He noted adding more inlets andout1ets was.l"Iot going 10 make this any easier. He stated the best solution was to lower thede~sity,which would reduce the traffic. He requested the Commission reject this development and instead look at a development of 40,000 square feet. He stated a better proposal was to split the development so that the eastern part of the parcel was retained for future development and the developer work with the western parcel only. Diane Phillipi, ] 442 Arden View Drive, stated she was a 30 year resident. She proposed during construction that all construction vehicles have to use Highway 96 and not lIamline Avenue. She noted the noise factor for the daycare center and the townhomes would be a factor. She believed it would be safer and less noisey if they used Highway 96 and not Hamline Avenue as their entrance and exit. UR~f1