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Home My WebLink About2001-06-26 Fully Executed Variance DocumentSTILLWATER FORD Planners File No. 798.02-01.05 Date Issued June 26, 2001 Legal Description: (Washington County Plat-Parcel No. 06-029-20-11-0009) Owner: Dennis E. Hecker Address: 500 Ford Road Minneapolis, MN 55426 Present Zoning District: - CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS VARIANCE PERMIT FOR See Exhibit A attached hereto Rezoned 12/11/95 to B-2 General Business Permitted uses set forth in Ordinance 401 Section 401.11 1. VARIANCE PERMIT FOR: Signage for the Stillwater Ford Dealership. Description of variances Granted 1. See Attached Planner's Report dated June 7, 2001. Variance granted to allow the placement of signage for the newly constructed auto sales building as follows: A. Two pylon signs not to exceed thirty (30) feet in height to include the Ford logo sign of one hundred thirty (130) square feet and the Ford pre-owned vehicle sign of sixty-two (62) square feet. The signs would require a base with landscaping constructed out of materials similar to what was used on the principal building. Plans for the sign base and landscaping would need to be submitted by the applicant for approval by City staff. The signs shall conform to all setback standards of the Zoning Ordinance. B. One monument sign to include Lincoln Mercury identification not to exceed eighty (80) square feet and no more than eight (8) feet in height. Date: H. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS AND PROVISIONS. The terms and provisions of the conditional use permits previously issued to this owner and relative to this site shall remain in full force and effect without modification except as is specifically modified herein affecting signage. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set forth their hands and seals. 1 J f to Date: ti / ik Date: C. All proposed wall signage, as identified on the building signage drawing received by the City of Oak Park Heights on May 23, 2001, except for the advertising above the windows on two facades consisting of the wording "alignment, brakes, tires, shocks/struts, and air conditioning." D. The applicant may choose the wording/logos on the pylon and monument signs based upon the approvals herein and the examples provided. E. Five wall signs consisting of three Ford ovals and two Lincoln Mercury identification signs shall be allowed to be lit 24 hours per day. All other wall signs, pylon signs, and monument signs shall not be lit between the hours of 10:30 PM and 6:00 AM. By By . IT , OF OAK HEIGHTS OIL Davi. 13eaudet, Mayor ennis E. Hecker mper, Acting City Administrator EXHIBIT A Lot 1 Block 1, Jacob Addition MEMORANDUM BACKGROUND Attached for reference: ANALYSIS Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Exhibit C: Exhibit D: Exhibit E: Exhibit F: Exhibit G: NOtTIAWIEST A$$1! C 5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Telephone: 952.595.9535 Facsimile. 952.595.9837 planners @nacplanning.com TO: Tom Melena FROM: Scott Richards DATE: June 7, 2001 RE: Oak Park Heights -- Stillwater Ford Sign Approvals and Variances FILE NO: 798.02 -01.05 Stillwater Ford has made application for sign variances to allow four pylon signs and wall signs at the nearly completed dealership at 12969 North 60 Street. As you are aware, the City gave approval to Stillwater Ford for a conditional use permit in 1999 to allow for a complete reconstruction of the building and site layout of the dealership. At that time, a condition to the approval was added that stated "all exterior signage shall conform to the provisions of Section 401.15.G of the Zoning Ordinance." It has been expected that Stillwater Ford would apply for sign variances to allow for additional wall and pylon signage. Site Plan with New Pylon Sign Locations Landscaping Plan Building Elevation with Signs Ford Logo Pylon Sign Ford Preowned Vehicle Pylon Sign Lincoln Mercury Monument Sign Quick Lane Monument /Pylon Sign Existing Signage. The only remaining signage on the site consists of two pylon signs. These signs are proposed to be reconstructed and replaced on the site. 1 Variance Request The applicants have proposed a total of four freestanding signs, a Ford logo pylon sign, a Ford preowned vehicle pylon sign, a Lincoln Mercury monument sign, and Quick Lane pylon sign. Wall signage consists of a total of six signs and directional signage above service doors and vehicle delivery. A summary of the proposed signage is as follows: PYLON MONUMENT SIGNS Ford Logo Lincoln Mercury Quick Lane WALL SIGNS Ford Logo Quick Lane Ford Logo Type Ford Preowned vehicle Total Pylon Square Feet Building Elevation Stillwater /Lincoln Mercury Alignment, Brakes, etc. Building Ele va do n 2 Stillwater/Ford/Lincoln Mercury Total Wall Sign Square Feet DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE TOTAL SQUARE FEET PROPOSED SIGNAGE 2 Height 30 feet 30 feet 8.5 feet 20 feet Total Square Feet 130 square feet 62 square feet 77 square feet 120 square feet 389 square feet 204 square feet 73 square feet 68 square feet 80 square feet 235 square feet 31 square feet 691 square feet 87 square feet 1,167 square feet Allowable Signs. Section 401.15.G.8.d specifies the allowable signage within the B -2, General Business District. One freestanding sign is allowed with a maximum of 150 square feet, no more than 30 feet in height. Two wall signs are allowed with a combined total of 150 square feet. Variance Review. The City of Oak Park Heights has granted flexibility in the past related to its Sign Ordinance for numbers of freestanding signs and overall signage square footage. The hardship has generally been attributed to site visibility as well as the overall building facade square footage versus the requested wall signage. The Stillwater Ford building is located at an intersection of Highways 36 and 5, with an overpass that restricts overall visibility. The size of the Stillwater Ford facade is quite large and can accommodate more than the allowable wall signage to assure identification of the name of the business as well as the general product line. Staff has discussed the requested sign plan and recommends that one pylon sign not to exceed 130 square feet and 30 feet in height be allowed. in addition, two monument sig ns not to exceed 80 square feet each and 8 feet in height at the two entrances are recommended. The applicant can chose the message on each of the signs. The pylon sign would be required to have a base with landscaping. The construction materials of the base would need to be similar to the materials of the building. Recommended wall signage would consist of all the proposed signs except for the advertising above the windows on two of the facades consisting of "alignment, brakes, tires, shocks /struts and air conditioning." These are considered more as advertising for services as opposed to identification of the business or directional signage. The signage such as "service, fast lube, and vehicle detailing" are seen as necessary to promote internal site direction. Other Issues. An issue remaining from the site development and original conditional use ermit is the location of and the height of the light standards. The approvals p �� granted in 1999 included conditions that all outdoor lighting poles must be reduced to i twent y -five (25) feet in height" and that "the site plan is revised such that all outdoor lighting along the site -- wperimeter _.is_ located not _less_ than .._ ten (10) ._the s r.ee wa -of - ri ht (5) feet from an internal site or rear lot line and that the intensity of g y or five outdoor lighting measured at the property line does not exceed four - tenths (0.4) foot candles." The lights, as they have been installed on site, do not conform to the setback or re height requirements. As a condition of certificate of occupancy issuance for the 0 q dealership, the applicant will need to change the poles to make them conform and p provide evidence that the foot candle requirements can be achieved. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Based upon the preceding review, our office recommends a partial approval of the requested variance for sign installation. The hardship for the variance is the limited visibility of the dealership from Highways 5 and 36. The signage recommended for the site consists of the following: One py lon sign, not to exceed 130 square feet and 30 feet in height. The sign would require a base with landscaping constructed out of materials similar to what is used on the principal building. Plans for the sign base would need to be submitted by the applicant for approval by City staff. 2. Two monument signs, at each of the entrances to the site, not to exceed 80 square feet each and no more than eight feet in height. 3 All proposed wall signage except for the advertising above the windows on two facades consisting of the wording "alignment, brakes, tires, shocks /struts and air conditioning." 3 4. The applicant may choose the wording/logos on the pylon and monument signs based upon the examples provided. pc: Kris Danielson 4 I -SITE ( -- 0. 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