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MEMO DATE : October 6, 2000 TO : Honorable Mayor and Council FROM : Jim March RE : Variance Public Hearings Variances - The public hearings for all three of these variance requests were continued to the Council meeting due to the need to have enough published notice for the meetings. Below is a synopsis of each variance request along with the recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Commission. 1. County Hank - The County Bank is requesting a variance for their proposed sign to be located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Main Street and 21 a Avenue. Craig Bode (Branch Manager) and Dave Shannon (Color Sign) are expected to be in attendance. The variance request is for a larger and taller sign than ordinance currently allows. There is a new schematic for the sign that is enclosed with this memo. The revised schematic shows a two -foot taller sign than they had originally proposed along with an instant cash sign below the main sign. The proposed sign will be approximately 26.58 feet tall and 211 square feet in size. Ordinance allows a maximum height of 20 feet and 80 square feet in size for a free standing sign in a commercial area. The variance request is also for a time and temperature reader board, which is currently not allowed by ordinance. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that this variance request be denied. They felt that the Ordinance needs to be amended to possibly allow this type of sign and also mentioned that they may create a special sign district for the commercial property east of 20 on both sides of Main Street to allow those businesses to have similar signs that Lino Lakes allows. No citizens were in attendance to comment on this item 2. Hasaik Shed - Mr. and Mrs. Stan Hasaik (6994 Centerville Road) are requesting a variance to enlarge the existing pole barn structure that currently exists on the property. Two percent of the existing lot is approximately 621 square feet. The existing shed already greatly exceeds this amount. The existing building is at least 30x40, if not larger. Mr. Hasaik started to add a lean-to addition to the north side of the pole barn of approximately S'x24'. Mr. Hasaik would like to use the proposed addition for more storage. The building official issued a stop work order on the project and has also issued an order to remove the interior improvements that have begun in the pole barn without a building permit.