Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/09/2015

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RESOLUTION #15-07-169 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0951 RELATING TO A REQUEST FROM COUNTRYSIDE SERVICES FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXCEED SIGN SIZE RESTRICTIONS TO BE LOCATED AT 6228 HIGHWAY 10 NW WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey received an application from Countryside Services for a conditional use permit to exceed the sign size restrictions on the property generally 6228 Highway 10 NW and legally described as follows: Lot 11, Auditor's Subdivision 96, 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 Countryside Services, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant," properly applied for a conditional use permit (the "Permit") to exceed the allotted square footage for a sign in the E-1 Employment District. 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 July 9, 2015, 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 0.88 acres in size. 4. That the lot has frontage along two (2) public streets, Highway 10 and Tungsten Street NW. 5. That City Code Section 117-519 (Business type districts) states that the gross surface area of a ground sign shall not exceed 100 square feet for each exposed face nor exceed an aggregate gross surface area of 200 square feet. 6. That the Applicant is proposing to add a 28 square foot dynamic display to an existing 105 square foot ground sign that would result in a ground sign measuring 133 square feet (266 square foot aggregate). 7. That a conditional use permit to exceed sign size restrictions will/will not grant the Applicant special privileges that are denied by the City Code to other properties in the residential area. 8. That the proposed sign will meet all other City Code provisions applicable to the proposed sign. 9. That the proposed increase in sign square footage will/will not be designed so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character of the vicinity and will/will not change the essential character of the area. 10. That the proposed increase in sign square footage will/will not adversely impact traffic in the area.