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(3 Stantec <br />733 Marquette Avenue, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402 <br />Planning Report <br />DATE: <br />May 2, 2023 <br />TO: <br />Centerville Planning & Zoning Commission <br />FROM: <br />Phil Carlson, AICP, Stantec <br />APPLICANT: <br />Sam Venjohn, Ryan Companies US, Inc. <br />REQUEST: <br />Variance - additional ground signs at Amazon Fulfillment Center <br />ADDRESS: <br />6985 215t Avenue South <br />PIDS: <br />24-31-22-32-0004, 23-31-22-41-0057, 23-31-22-41-0053 <br />OWNER: <br />Amazon.Com Services LLC <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The Amazon Fulfillment Center is under construction on the 40-acre site between 20t" and 215t <br />Avenues South, south of Commerce Drive, and north of Fairview Street. The facility includes a <br />140,000-sq-ft Fulfillment Center building, employee parking on the east side, van parking and <br />staging on the south side, and truck access and loading docks on the north side. When the <br />project was approved, signage was left for review later according to the City's sign ordinance. <br />Ryan Companies has applied on behalf of Amazon for site signage, which includes ground signs <br />at three entrances to the site. City sign regulations limit a site to one ground sign. Amazon is <br />requesting a variance to allow two additional ground signs, for a total of three such signs. <br />PROPOSED SIGNAGE <br />The site plan is illustrated on the next page, showing the location of the three proposed signs: <br />• At the truck entrance on 215t Avenue S, at the NE corner of the site; <br />At the employee entrance on 215t Avenue S, on the east side of the site; <br />At the van entrance, the first driveway west of 215t Avenue S off Fairview Street, on the <br />south side of the site. <br />The signs will each be 7 ft tall with a sign face 5 ft X 6 ft, or 30 sq ft, as illustrated on the next page. <br />The application and narrative provide more rationale for the requested signs. <br />Design with community in mind <br />