Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/05/2011

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RESOLUTION #11-05- A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT # RELATING TO A REQUEST FROM LEROY SIGNS, INC. FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXCEED SIGN SIZE RESTRICTIONS WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey received an application from Leroy Signs, Inc. for a conditional use permit to exceed the sign size restrictions on the property generally known as 7333 Sunwood Dr and legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, Ramsey Town Center 4th Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota ("Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. That Leroy Signs, Inc., hereinafter referred to as "Applicant," properly applied for a conditional use permit (the "Permit") to exceed the allotted square footage for wall signs and to use lettering that is greater than twelve (12) inches in height. 2. That the Applicant appeared before the Ramsey Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 117-51 (Conditional Use Permits) of the City Code on May 5, 2011, 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. 3. That the Subject Property is approximately 1.23 acres in size. 4. That the Subject Property is zoned COR-3. 5. That the parcels to the south, west and east of the Subject Property are zoned COR-3 and the parcel to the north of the Subject Property is zoned COR-5. 6. That the COR district sign regulations, excluding the COR-2 sub -district, are much more restrictive than the sign regulations for the other Business and Employment districts. 7. That the intent of the more restrictive sign regulations was to apply them to the central areas of The COR where there will typically be many multi -tenant buildings, with individual tenants having very limited frontage. 8. That the Subject Property has a single -occupant building with dimensions of 179 feet by 183 feet and frontage along three (3) public streets, Sunwood Drive, Peridot Street, and 145th Avenue. 9. That Section 117-118 (COR District) of the Ramsey City Code states that a sign shall be affixed to the front facade of the building and shall project outward from the wall to which it is attached no more than six (6) inches. The area of the signboard shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the ground