Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/08/2011

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RESOLUTION #11-09- A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT # RELATING TO A REQUEST FROM PSD, LLC FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXCEED SIGN SIZE RESTRICTIONS WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey received an application from PSD, LLC for a conditional use permit to exceed sign size (area and letter/graphic height) restrictions on the property generally known as 7545 Civic Center Drive NW and legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, Ramsey Town Center 12th Addition, except road subject to easement of record, 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 PSD, LLC, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant," properly applied for a conditional use permit (the "Permit") to exceed the allotted square footage for wall signage and to use lettering and graphics that are greater than twelve (12) inches in height on the Subject Property. 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 September 8, 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 2.34 acres in size. 4. That the Subject Property is zoned COR-1. 5. That the parcels to the west, east and north of the Subject Property are zoned COR-1 and the parcel to south of the Subject Property (south of the railroad right-of-way) is zoned H-1 Highway 10 Business District. 6. That Section 117-118 (COR District) of the Ramsey City Code restricts the area of wall signs to five percent (5%) of the ground floor facade or twenty-four (24) square feet, whichever is less. 7. That Section 117-118 (COR District) of the Ramsey City Code restricts the height of letters, numbers and graphics to no more than twelve (12) inches. 8. 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. 9. That the building on the Subject Property is roughly 185 feet by 130 feet, is approximately forty (40) feet in height and has frontage along two (2) public streets, Civic Center Dr and Sapphire St.