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Commission Business Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Reeve, to recommend that City Council approve the sketch plan for McDonald 2nd Addition contingent upon compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated August 31,2001. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Reeve, Kociscak, and Watson. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Johnson and Sweet. PUBLIC HEARINGS/COMMISSION BUSINESS Case//2: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Exceed Wall Sign Square Footage and Sign Height Restrictions; Case of Blue Line Collision Center Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 7:44 p.m. in order to call the public hearing to order. Public Hearing Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 7:44 p.m. Presentation Community Development Assistant Wald stated that the City received an application from Blue Line Collision Center for a 'conditional use permit to exceed wall sign square footage and height restrictions for their building located at 6260 State Highway #10. In the commercial district, City Code restricts wall signs to a size of 15% of the building front and a height not to exceed the top of the building parapet. Blue Line Collision Center is allowed 93 square feet of wall signage for their 40' x l 5.5' building. The Applicant is proposing 133.5 square feet of wall signage; which results in a 40.5 square foot overage. The sign is also proposing to exceed sign height restrictions by 3 feet. The increase in sign height would provide screening around mechanical equipment located on the roof of the building. Blue Line Collision Center is proposing to remove an existing legal non-conforming billboard sign located on the roof of the building'and all existing wall signage. The Applicant would then like to install a sign in the form of an awning that would extend the length of the building front and wrap around one side of the building. The City has, in the past, granted conditional use permits to allow for larger signs than allowed under City Ordinances (Ampride, Burger King, River Bend Plaza, Ramsey Town Square and M & G Leasing Inc.). The subject property currently exceeds wall sign square footage restrictions by approximately 227 square feet and the property contains a legal non-conforming billboard sign. Recommending approval of the conditional use permit would provide a means to significantly reduce the amount of signage on the property and provide a more aesthetically pleasing appearance to a business with State Highway #10 frontage. Citizen Input Planning Commission/September 10, 2001 Page 3 of 27 -257-