Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/06/2000

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square feet to provide adequate advertising space for all tenants in the proposed multi- tenant building. Further discussion: Acting Chairperson Nixt stated he believes the findings of fact for item #8 can be left as they are. Kociscak asked how much square feet an individual sign has on the building. Community Development Director Frolik responded that they have 15 percent of the area of the front wall of their respective unit. Commiisioner Kociscak asked if anyone else has a problem with the five feet overage in height. He stated he does not have a problem with the square footage, only with the height. Acting Chairperson Nixt responded this is compatible with the sign across the street and is not the first in the area. Motion seconded by Commissioner Johnson. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Acting Cl~airperson Nixt, Commissioners Dempsey, Johnson, and Wivoda. Voting No: Commissioner Kociscak. Absent: Chairperson Anderson. Motion by Commissioner Dempsey, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to recommend that City Council approve W.L. Johnson's request to ex~eed sign size restrictions based on the findings of fact, and adopt a resolution declaring terms of Conditional Use Permit based on the following changes: e The Permittee is herein granted permission to erect a freestanding pylon sign with a business identification sign surface area not to exceed a 210 square feet and a reader board not to exceed 40 square feet. Any one individual sign cannot exceed 100 square feet,. Granting permission to erect a sign to exceed the '25-foot height restriction by a maximum of 5 additional feet. Conditions 2 through 5 (o become conditions 3 through 6. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Acting Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Dempsey, Johnson, and Wivoda. Voting No: Commissioner Kociscak. Absent: Chairperson Anderson. Case #10: Request for Site Plan Review; Case of Ramsey Towne Square City Planner Rasmussen explained that North Lake Properties has submitted a site plan for the development of a 17,815 square foot multi-tenant retail business center with a potential food shop with drive-through lane. The parcel is generally located along T.H. #47, between the existing Children's World Daycare center and the Super America gas station. This property is zoned B~I Business and is guided by the Draft Comprehensive Plan for retail and commercial. The total site size is approximately 2.7 acres (117,420 square feet). Lot coverage is restricted to 35% (41,097 square feet). The building constitutes about 15% (17,815 square feet) lot coverage. There is 41,884 square feet (35%) of green space coverage. The proposed structure location complies with all setback requirements. The building exteriors are proposed to be a combination of rock face concrete block, face brick, stucco. The waste receptacles are proposed to be stored Planning Commission/May 2, 2000 Page 15 of 23