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RESOLUTION #05-02- A RESOLUTION ADOPTINGiFINDINGS OF FACT # RELATING TO A REQUEST FROM LEROY SIGNS, INC. FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXCEED SIGN SIZE RESTRICTIONS : WHEREAS, the City of Rarnsey received an application from LeroySigns, Inc. for a conditional use permit to exceed the sign size restricti°nson the property generally known as 7333 Sunwood Dr and legally described as follows: ~ Lot 1, Block 1, Ramsey Town Center 4th Addition, 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: l. That Leroy Signs, Inc., hereinafter referred to as '.'Applicant," properly applied for a conditional use permit to exceed the allotted Square footage :for wall signs and to use lettering that is greater than twelve (12) inches in height. 2. That the Applicant appeared before the Ramsey Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.05 (Conditional Use permits) of the City Code on February 3, 2005, 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 1.23 acres in size. That the Subject Property is zoned TC-3. -~ That the parcels to the south and east are zoned TC-3, the parcel to the north is zoned TC-5, the parcel to the west is zoned TC-1, and the parcel to the northeast is zoned TC-3a. That the Town Center district sign regulations, excluding the TC-2 subdistrict, are much more restrictive than the sign regulations for the other Business and Employment districts. That the intent of the more restrictiVe ~ign regulations was to apply .them to the core areas of the Town Center where there will typicallY be many multi-tenant buildings, with individual tenants having very limited frontage. That the Subject Property has a single-oCcupa~nt building with dimensions of 179 feet by 183 feet and frontage along three (3) public streets, SUnwood Drive, Peridot Street, and 145th Avenue. That Section 9.20.25(Town center District) Subd. 7 (Signage), of the Ramsey City Code states that a sign shall be affixed to the front facade iof the building and shall project outward from the wall to which it is attached no more than six (6) inches. The area of the sideboard shall not exceed five