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The submitted site plan proposes the sign to be located in a drainage and utility easement held by bath the City of Ramsey for drainage and Connexus Energy for utilities. An encroachment agreement would need to be processed with both the City and Connexus prior to building permit issuance. Also, prior to construction the applicant must coordinate with Connexus to determine the exact location of the sign as to avoid conflict with underground utilities. The applicant has supplied a survey of the property showing the proposed location of the sign as well as adjacent utilities. The .subject property includes Coborn's, plus three multi -tenant buildings with the potential total capacity of approximately seventeen (17) tenants. Three sides of the property have public road frontage (Armstrong Blvd,' Sunwood Dr, and Zeolite St) and the south side is bordered by the railroad tracks and Highway 10. However, the sign regulations do not allow for increased signage for multiple frontages or multi -tenant facilities. Staff recommends approval of the request for increased number and square footage, given the tact that the City has granted conditional use permits in the past for multi -tenant retail facilities. Staff also recommends approval of the increase in height to 35 feet because there is a grade change from the proposed location of the sign to Highway 10. Therefore granting the increase in height will bring the sign to similar heights. as other at -grade signs on Highway 10. All approvals should be contingent upon entering into an easement encroachment agreement with the City of Ramsey and Connexus Energy. Recommendation: The Planning Commission met on May 1, 2008 to hold a Public Hearing and recommended approval of the request contingent upon entering into an encroachment agreement with the City of Ramsey and Connexus Energy. Council Action: Motion to adopt Resolution #08-10- adopting Findings of Fact # relating to Schad Tracy Signs' request for a conditional use permit to exceed sign size and height restrictions established in City Code; -and- Motion to adopt Resolution #08-10 aproving Schad Tracy Signs' request to exceed sign size and height restrictions and adopt a resolution declaring terms of conditional use permit, contingent upon entering into an easement encroachment agreement with the City of Ramsey and Connexus; -or- Motion to deny Schad Tracy Signs' request to exceed sign size and height restrictions on a single parcel as proposed, based on the findings of fact. —276—