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Request For Council Action <br /> Date: 02/22/99 <br /> Item o: J- <br /> awn nt r oval: 1 ana proved: Agenda Section:LAND USE <br /> It"OMescripflon: Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 910 County Road D. Roseville, is <br /> requesting a variance for a second free standing monument church sign to <br /> be located on the County Road"Y" side of the Church pr9perty. PF o9 <br /> 1.0 Requested Action <br /> 1.1 The Lutheran Church of the resurrection, 910 County Road D, has submitted an <br /> application for a variance from the zoning code to allow a second non-illuminated 8'x 4' <br /> free standing monument sign identifying the Church on the northwest portion of their <br /> property at 910 County Road D.The Church has indicated they are requesting the variance <br /> to more readily identify their site. <br /> 2.0 Background <br /> 2.1 The Church is located in an R-1 Single Family residential zone and as such is permitted, <br /> in accordance with Section 1009.04(R)of the City Code,is allowed one sign no greater than <br /> fift-y(5o)square feet in gross surface area. <br /> 2.2 Minnesota Statutes 462-357 provide variance requirements which the City has adopted in <br /> City Code Section 1013.02. The applicant is required to provide the burden of proof that a <br /> variance from the existing code is necessary. The applicant must demonstrate a unique <br /> physical hardship on the site;that no practical alternative exists to resolve the issue;that the <br /> variance request is not based solely on economic reasons;and that the need for the variance <br /> was not created by the applicant. <br /> 2.3 one Church sign is currently located at the northeast corner of the site. The sign setback <br /> from property lines should be 15 feet(it is unclear from the drawing whether the existing <br /> sign meets these requirements). A second sign on the site is located at the southeast edge <br /> of the building. It identifies school activities within the Church facility. <br /> 3.0 Staff Comment And flind'ings <br /> illPu <br /> 3.1 From a photographic and on-site review of sign visibility,it is clear that the Church does <br /> maintain a clear line of site along the frontages on both County Road"'V*and Victoria. The <br /> existing sign placement only serves motorists on Victoria. The existing sign location is not <br /> FF3097-RCA(02-22-99)-Page 1 of 2 <br />