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3.0 STAFF COMMENTS & FINDINGS 3.1 Pylon signs are structures and Section 1005.01A(1) requires a 30 foot minimum front yard setback for all structures. The applicant seeks a variance to allow the installation of additional signage on the existing pylon sign pole. 3.2 Section 1013.02 requires the applicant demonstrate a physical hardship and demonstrate that no practical alternatives exist that would reduce the need for a variance. 3.3 The gas/service station, constructed to maximize the site, offers no alternative for relocating the existing pylon. The current parking lot and drive lane area are located in the front of the structure and cover 90+ percent of the site except for small grass areas along Rice Street and McCarron Street. 3.4 The structure, site, and sign were constructed 42 years ago under a different set of rules and regulations that created the pre-existing non-conformity. Initially, Rice Street was limited to a 33 foot right-of-way on the Roseville side. Sometime over the past 42 years the Minnesota Department of Transportation acquired an additional 17 feet of right-of- way from the Tom's Mobil Service site and others in the vicinity. The purchase was to create a minimum right-of-way width of 100 feet for Rice Street. 3.5 The additional signage will not exceed the code requirement allowed in the B-3 General Business District. Section l009.08E allows a maximum of 100 square feet for a pylon sign. The existing (28.8 square feet) and proposed (20.64 square feet) signage equals 49.44 square feet, which is 50 percent of the maximum allowed for a pylon sign in a B-3 General Business District. 3.6 The proposed variance, if granted, will not adversely affect the public health, safety, or general welfare, provided standards/conditions are attached to insure that redevelopment of the site is completed in accordance with the plans proposed by the applicant. 4.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION 4. 1 Based on the findings outlined in Section 3.3 - 3.6 of this report staff recommends approval of the request for a variance to allow the installation of 20.64 square feet of additional signage on a pre-existing non-conforming sign for Tom's Mobil Service, located at 1935 Rice Street North. PF3128 - RPCA (07/14/99) - Page 2 of 2 -0..... .... .';0:- ~ , -