Resolution - #20-070 - 04/14/2020

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Councilmember Musgrove introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #20-070 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW AN OVERSIZED GROUND SIGN ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7990 SUNWOOD DRIVE NW AND DECLARING TERMS OF SAME RECITALS 1. RGH Ramsey LLC, hereinafter referred to as the "Permittee", has properly applied for a Conditional Use Permit to construct and maintain an oversized ground sign on the property generally known as 7990 Sunwood Drive NW and legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1 COR TWO (the "Subject Property") 2. That the City of Ramsey (the "City") received an application for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction and maintenance of an oversized ground sign on the Subject Property on January 10, 2020. 3. That the City is the current owner of the Subject Property. 4. That the Permittee has an active Purchase Agreement with the City for Lots 1-3, Block 1 COR TWO, which includes the Subject Property (Lot 1). 5. That the Subject Property is located within the COR-2 District as are all the surrounding properties. 6. The Subject Property is approximately 1.37 acres in size. 7. That the Permittee is proposing construct a seventy-five (75) foot tall, 324 square foot, ground sign (the "Sign") on the Subject Property. That as proposed, the Sign would have a total of three (3) tenant panels and would include a decorative base of faux stone as well. 9. That ground signs within the COR-2 sub -district are limited to 100 square feet in area (or an aggregate of 200 square feet if double faced) and six (6) feet in height. 10. That deviations from sign standards are permissible with the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. 11. That since the completion of the Armstrong Blvd overpass, the City has approved three (3) Conditional Use Permits for oversized ground signs for Northstar Marketplace, Ramsey Commons, and West Armstrong Retail.