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4.0 PROJECT SPECIFICS: 4.1 On February 12,2001, the Roseville City Council approved the Final Development Plan and Planned Unit Agreement for Brentwood Town Offices. This approval included a general statement regarding signage, which required all signage (building fayade, pylon, or ground sign) to meet the requirements of Section 1009 of the Roseville City Code. 4.2 Since the approval, the office units have been sold and an association created to deal with site and maintenance issues. This association has also, through discussions with the developer (Brent Thompson), agreed upon a ground sign and a proposed location. 4.3 The sign, to be placed in the yard area adjacent to Lexington Avenue, is a sandblasted wood design (see attached) identifying the site as Brentwood Town Offices and noting the address range. 4.4 City Code Section 1009.03M requires ground (monument) signs to be set back a minimum of 15 feet from a front property line and a maximum height of eight feet. However, the yard area along Lexington Avenue has a clump of five mature evergreen trees in the southern half and three mature maple trees and a mature evergreen tree in the north half. In order to install a sign visible to north bound and sound traffic and at the proper setback (15 feet), at least two of the trees would need to be eliminated. 4.5 An additional complication is the slope of the property as it moved to the east. The slope declines gradually from Lexington Avenue, which creates another challenge when finding a proper/adequate location for the sign. 4.6 During the PUD approval process, staff and the developer took strides to preserve the large mature trees. All nine have survived the development process with little or no damage and their removal should not be an option. 4.7 Section 1013.02 requires the applicant to demonstrate a physical hardship and to demonstrate that no practical alternatives exist that would reduce the need for a variance. Variances may be granted where the strict enforcement of the literal provisions of the ordinance would cause "undue hardship". The granting of a variance shall only occur when it can be demonstrated that such an action will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the ordinance. 4.8 "Undue hardship" as used in connection with granting a variance means the property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under conditions allowed by the official controls, the plight of the land owner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the land owner, and the variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. Specifically to this request: PF3391 ReA 051302 Page 2 of 4