Agenda - Planning Commission - 11/03/2016

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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION#16-11-211 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO NORTHSTAR MARKETPLACE STATION LLC BASED ON FINDINGS OF FACT #0971 TO EXCEED SIGN REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED IN CITY CODE AND DECLARING TERMS OF THE PERMIT. WHEREAS,Quality Sign Solutions, on behalf of Northstar Marketplace Station LLC, has properly applied for a conditional use permit to exceed sign size and height restrictions as established in City Code on the property generally known as 7900 Sunwood Drive NW and legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, COR Two Northstar, Anoka County,Minnesota ("Subject Property") WHEREAS, the Planning Commission met on November 3, 2016, conducted a public hearing, and recommended City Council approve/deny the request. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY,ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. Based on Findings of Fact#0971,a conditional use permit("Permit")to exceed allotted square footage and height is hereby granted to Northstar Marketplace Station LLC ("Permittee"). 2. That this Permit supersedes the previously approved Conditional Use Permit(Resolution#08- 10-203) for the Subject Property. 3. The Permittee is herein granted permission to replace the existing ground sign at the southwest corner of the Subject Property with one (1) new permanent pylon sign (the "Sign") in the same general location on the Subject Property. 4. That the Permittee may still maintain the existing ground sign along Zeolite Street in addition to the Sign. 5. The Sign erected on the Subject Property shall not exceed 334 square feet in size per face, nor an aggregate gross surface area of 668 square feet. 6. The Sign erected on the Subject Property shall not exceed a height of seventy-five(75) feet. 7. The Permittee shall ensure that the electronic message center portion of the Sign is operated in compliance with City Code Section 117-463(f). 8. The installation of the Sign on the Subject Property requires a Sign Permit from the City of Ramsey (the "City") and the application submittal for said Sign Permit shall include footings sized and approved by a licensed engineer.