Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/04/2008

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7. That PSD, LLC, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant," properly applied for a conditional use permit to exceed the allotted square footage for wall and directory signs and to use lettering that is greater than twelve (12) inches and four (4) inches in height, respectively~ for walland directory signs. 8. That the Applicant appeared before the Ramsey Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.05 (Conditional Use Permits) of the City Code on September 4,2008, and that said public hearing was properly advertised, and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated as a part of these findings by reference. 9. That the Subject Property is approximately 3 acres in size. 10. That the Subject Property iszoned TC-l. 11. That the parcels to the south, north , and west are also zoned TC-l; the parcel to the east is zoned TC-3. .. 12. That the Town Center district sign regulations, excluding the TC-2 subdistrict, are much more restrictive than the sign regulations for the other Business and Employment districts. 13. That the Subject Property was developed wit~ a 3-story building with a footprint of 17,000 square feet and a total area of 54,000 square feet. ' 14. That in February of 2005, the City granted a conditional use permit to the NAU building at 7333 Sunwood Drive N.W. to exceed wall sign allotments as the permitted square footage is not proportionate to mu1ti~story buildings, which are required in the Town Center core. 15. That in December of 2006, the City granted a conditional use permit to Sophia-RTC to exceed the number and size of signs allowed on what is generally.known as the Cobom's block as the amount of . signage allowed by Town Center regulations did not take into consideration multiple buildmgs on one parcel. 16. That the Applicant has stated that the amount of signage requested is proportionate to the size of the building, street frontage,.and parking lot location. 17. That a conditional use permit to exceed sign size restrictions will/will not grant the Applicant special privileges that are denied by the City Code to other properties in the commercial area. 18. That the proposed increase in. sign surface area will/will not be designed so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character of the vicinity and will/will not change the essential character of the area. 19. That the proposed increase in sign surface area will/will not adversely impact traffic inthe area. 20. That the proposed increase in sign surface area will/will not be unduly dangerous or otherwise detrimental to persons residing or working in the vicinity of the use or to the public welfare. RESOLUTION #08-09-_ Page 2 of3 37