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following items are enclosed for your information: In the commercial and industrial distfiCt'~Lthe City Code restricts ~'ound or freestanding signs to a size of 100 square feet per side..ii M&G. Leasing is proposing a freestanding sign that will be 180 square feet in size per sidei:: height is proposed to be 25 feet, which complies with City Ordinances. The appl;iCant,is in the process of completing a 7,800 square foot building (6,000 sq. ft. trailer sho~6m'-~nd 1,800 square feet of office space) that could contain up to five tenants. The applicant states 'the need for a sign that exceeds the sig-n size restrictions is to provide adequate'signage for all oflthe tenants. The applicant has indicated that there will be no exterior wall signs.:on the building. Also, it should be stated that the applicant, as part of developing the Subject pr~i3'e~, removed a grandfathered billboard that ~as' 200 square feet in size from theparc~i. The City has, in the past, granted conditional use permits to allow for larger!signs than'allowed under City Ordinances (Aanpride, Burger King, River Bend Plaza, .and Ramsey Town Square). The Planning Commission met on August 7 and there were.no V-erbal or written comments submitted at the public hearing regarding the request to excee~ sign size restrictio'ns. The 100 square feet of freestanding sign space per parcel may not be adequate, for, strip mails or multi-tenant buildings. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the request to exceed the sign size restriction. Councilmember Kurak inquired if it Wduld be. possible to include a stipUI~fi6n in the conditional use permit that if the property were sold the new owners would have to reapply for the conditional use permit since property uses change. Mickey Glass, M & G Leasing, stated that the building is set 'iuP for five tenants, which is why the larger sign is needed. If the propertv is sold and they have the samenumber of tenants then the sign would still be needed. Mayor Gamec stated that there might be some future., changes along Highway #10 that might impact the sign and he wants to make sure there is nothing that will impact those changes from occurring, Councilmember Hendriksen inquired as to what the zoning ordinance states relative to multiple tenants. --' .... '~' CommUnity Development Director Frolik replied that the zoning ordinance does not address multi-tenant buildings, it simply states a 100 square foot sign is permitted for one building. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that there are several multiple tenant buildings along Highway # i 0 and inquired as to the size of their signs. Community Development Director Frolik replied that each property was allowed 100 square feet per parcel Councilmember Hendriksen inquired as to what size the Burger tGng s~gn was. -68- City Council/August 28, 2001 Page 18 of 35 I I I I I I ! I I I I I I I I I I I I