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PLANNING REPORT DATE CASE NUMBER* APPLICANT: LOCATION ACTION RE UE TED 110 BACKGROUND 14 April 1993 2503 Signcrafters (for McCarthy GMC) 2775 Highway 35W Variance (Sign) The McCarthy GMC auto dealer wants to erect a new pylon sign along- Long Lake Road at the southwest corner of their property which would need a variance to both height and setback standards in the ode,o The applicant states (in the attached letter) that an agreement was worked out with City staff before the recent changes in the Sign ordinance to allow the height variance, but that the sign would meet the 30F front setback. The applicant also notes that signage for adjacent businesses exceeds the code standards and that the GMC site suffers "complete visual obstruction". An addendum to the request asks that the front setback be allowed to be the sarme L a s the signs for the adj scent ear businesses. 2* DEVELOPMENT ALY I The current Code standards require a business pylon sign to be setback 30F from the front property lime and be no more than 201 tall. The request is for a 281 tall pylon; the setback dimension is not stated, it is requested to he 'tin line with the adjacent signs" of the neighboring car dealers* We are unaware of any specific agreement that was made concerning the proposed signs In our opinion thecarth site does not suffer from ,complete visual obstruction" ,r and the location of neighboring business signs have been grandfathered in. l f and when they propose new s ignage they will reed to comply with the new standards We believe there is no hardship in this case that justifies a variance 39 CONCLUSION RECOM(ENDATIO�T We recommend denial of the variance request.