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c. The proposal puts the subject property to use in a reasonable manner. Planning Division 45 staff believes that the proposal makes reasonable use of the subject property because the 46 larger sign and its proposed installation location does not look out of place for the 47 building or site, even though the proposal is 4 times the allowance. In addition, the two 48 proposed location identified for the temporary signs are not considered a traffic or 49 visibility concern. Specifically, the Hamline location, being setback a fair distance from 50 the street, should not cause driver focus issues, especially given the legible size of 51 wording on the temporary sign. Similarly, the sign on the back of the building will only 52 be viewed by those using the parking lot and drivers using the adjacent eastern streets. 53 d. There are unique circumstances to the property which were not created by the 54 landowner.In Roseville, temporary signs and the sorts of events they support are 55 regulated no differently if proposed in the commercial, employment, or institutional 56 districts. More than 95% of all temporary sign permits are business-related and cover 57 mostly the commercial and employment districts. It is rare to receive a request in these 58 districts for something larger than the maximum sign allowed. The lion’s share of non- 59 compliant permits are those that seek a banner. Institutional uses are somewhat unique in 60 that they are more of a public gathering type use and in the case of schools and churches 61 usually draw from a nearby neighborhood. Such uses usually have large structures but 62 only have one or two modest signs on the premises. Planning Division staff believes that 63 th the 75 anniversary jubilee and the proposed sign in relationship to the building area in 64 which it will be installed are the kind of unique characteristics that justify the approval of 65 the requested variance. The use is important and we do not believe that this same request 66 would be favorable if it were for general commercial rather than for institutional 67 purposes (i.e. auto sales promotion). 68 e. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. Although 69 the temporary sign would exceed the maximum allowed size and duration supported by 70 the Code, the proposal represents a reasonable size and duration to support the St. Rose 71 event. For theses reasons, the , if approved, would not negatively alter the 72 VARIANCE character of the surrounding residential neighborhood. 73 Section 1009.04 (Variances) of the City Code explains that the purpose of a is “to 74 VARIANCE permit adjustment to the zoning regulations where there are practical difficulties applying to a 75 parcel of land or building that prevent the property from being used to the extent intended by the 76 zoning.” The proposal appears to compare favorably with all of the above requirements essential 77 for approving variances. Moreover, the proposal, predicated on a unique, non-commercial, 78 celebration, seeks a temporary sign solution versus a permanent sign, which would be considered 79 differently by staff. Planning Division staff believes that such a proposal represents a practical 80 difficulty which the variance process is intended to relieve. 81 PC UBLICOMMENT 82 At the time this report was prepared, Planning Division staff has not received any 83 communications from the public about the variance request. 84 RA ECOMMENDEDCTION 85 Adopt Variance Board Resolution 112 approving a variance to §1010.07.A3 (Size) 86 §1010.07.A4 (Duration)of the City Code to allow 2-128 sq. ft. temporary signs to be installed 87 for approximately 180 days at 2048 Hamline Avenue, based on the comments and findings 88 outlined in this report, subject to the following conditions: 89 PF15-003_RVBA_040115 Page 3 of 4