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of the Armstrong Boulevard interchange. That approval granted permission for a seventy-five foot(75')tall pylon sign that was 225 square feet in size.Note that that approval was for a sign located in the B-2 Highway Business District as well as the Armstrong Boulevard Interchange Overlay District,which allows signs up to fifty(50)feet in height and up to 150 square feet in size (per face). However, for that property,there was a single multi-tenant building with a capacity of up to three(3)potential tenants. While the Subject Property is within The COR,which does have more stringent sign standards, it does also have three (3)multi-tenant buildings as well as the Coborns building with a capacity for a considerably greater number of tenants. Additionally,taller signs have been contemplated in this district,as an outcome of the interchange,using the Conditional Use Permit as a tool to allow the Planning Commission and City Council to weigh in on design. The Planning Commission conducted a Public Hearing at their November 3,2016 meeting and there were no written or verbal comments received. Alternatives Alternative 1. Adopt Resolutions#16-11-210 and#16-11-211 approving the Findings of Fact and granting a Conditional Use Permit for a pylon sign that exceeds the height and area standards for The COR as well as adopt Resolution#16-11-. The request was prompted due to the Armstrong Boulevard interchange,which created a significant change in grade and rendered the existing ground sign essentially invisible to Highway 10 traffic. The City previously approved a Conditional Use Permit for a taller and larger ground sign for the Subject Property that, as noted,is no longer visible. The proposed sign,which would replace the existing ground sign,will have multiple tenant panels and will also include a dynamic display message center. As long as the exact location will not conflict with existing utilities, Staff supports this alternative contingent upon executing an Easement Encroachment Agreement with both the City and Connexus Energy. Alternative 2. Adopt modified versions of Resolutions#16-11-210 and#16-11-211 approving the Findings of Fact and granting a Conditional Use Permit for a pylon sign that exceeds the height and area standards for The COR. This alternative would be based on discussion. Alternative 3. Do not approve the request for a Conditional Use Permit. The completion of the Armstrong Boulevard interchange created a significant grade change that resulted in the current ground sign being essentially invisible for Highway 10 traffic (at least from where the off-ramp exits are). While the proposed sign is significantly larger than anything else within The COR,the Subject Property,being at the intersection of Armstrong Boulevard and Highway 10,was significantly impacted by the grade change due to the new interchange. The proposed sign is the same height as a sign that was approved last year for another property directly adjacent to the interchange and while it is larger in area,the Subject Property also has multiple multi-tenant buildings with a potential capacity of approximately seventeen(17)tenants. Staff does not support this option. Funding Source: All costs associated with this request are the Applicant's responsibility. Recommendation: The Planning Commission recommends adopting Resolution 916-11-210 approving Findings of Fact 90971 favorable to the Applicant and approving Resolution#16-11-211 granting a Conditional Use Permit for a pylon sign that is seventy-five(75) feet in height and 334 square feet in area(per face), contingent upon entering into an Easement Encroachment Agreement with the City and applicable utility providers. Action: Motion to adopt Resolution#16-11-210 approving Findings of Fact 90971 favorable to the Applicant and approving Resolution 916-11-211 granting a Conditional Use Permit for a pylon sign that is seventy-five(75)feet in height and 334 square feet in area(per face), contingent upon entering into an Easement Encroachment Agreement with the City and applicable utility providers. -and-