Agenda - Council - 11/26/1996 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I :1 I1. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. That the Subject Property where the Super Bowl sign is proposed to be placed cur~ntly has an 85 square foot free-standing sign fronting Hwy. #10 and one lawful no~-conforming free-standing sign fronting Riverdale Street N.W., for a total squ!~re footage of free-standing signs in the amount of 108 square feet. That the total amount of existing and proposed free-smding sign space requested for!the Subject Property is 180 square feet. That there are numerous other commercial operations in the community that do not haOe direct highway exposure for their identification signs. That with the exception of lawful non-conforming billboards, there is one other lax4f~ ul non-conforming off-site advertising sign on the Hwy. #10 corridor that advertises Anoka Self Storage located on Ebony Street. N.W. That if the request for the placement of an additional free-standing sign on the Su~ect Property is approved, it will set a precedent for off-site advertising signs, nuriaber of free-standing signs on a single parcel, and total square footage of free- standing sign space. Tha~t the proposed sign will not substantially impair the use or market value of surrounding properties. Thai the proposed use will not be unduly dangerous or otherwise detrimental to per_SOns working in the vicinity of the use, or to the public welfare. That if granted, the conditional use permit will not grant the Applicant special privileges that are denied by the City Code to other properties in the commercial area; Thai the proposed use will be consu-ucted and maintained so as to be appropriate in ap~arance with the character of the general area. That: the proposed sign will not be hazardous or disturbing to neighboring uses. That. the proposed use MI1 not create excessive additional requirements at public cost ~for public facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welf~re of the community. That ithe proposed use will not involve equipment and conditions of operation that will be detrimental to any persons, property, or the general welfare by reason of exce~siv, e production of glare. The motion for the Councilmember in favor ther~f: adoption of the foregoing findings of fact was duly seconded by and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted and the following voted against the same: and the folloWing abstained: and the following were absent: 107