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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-01-08 CC Meeting Packet EnclosureOak Park Heights Re for Comncil Action Meeting Date January 8, 2002 Agenda Item Title Oak Park Ponds sign Variance Time Required, 5 Minutes Agenda Placement New Business Originating Department /Requestor Community Development Requester's Signature 7(,V'v� (7GuVaz/44YV Action Requested, Approval with Planning Recommendations B ackg round[Justification: Please be advised that the Planning Commission at -its. meeting of 12/13/C11 voted to- recommend -that the Sign Variance request from Oak Park Ponds be granted. A copy of the Planning Commission resolution as well as a cop of the proposed Cit Council resolution is enclosed for y our review and approval. Please contact me with an q uestions y ou ma have. S :ISHARED\Forms \COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST.doc RESOLUTION NO. CITY COUNCIL CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE REQUEST BY KTJ LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ELEVEN FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE AT THE OAK PARK PONDS DEVELOPMENT, 5801 NEAL AVENUE NORTH FOR AN AMENDED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND VARIANCE SHOULD BE APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS WHEREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights has received a request quest from KTJ Limited Partn ership Eleven for an amended planned unit development and ' increase .p d varx ance to allow for an increase in height and sign area for the existing pylon sign, placement illuminated PY gn, p nt of �llununated tenant signage on the south and west facades of the retail building that backs 58 placement of g sup to S 8 Street and p an illuminate 15 0 square foot Rainbow Foods sign on the northeast g rtheast comer of the building 5 801 Neal Avenue; and after having conducted a ublic hearing relative p ng relative thereto, the Planning Commission of Oak Park Heights recommended that the application ppl�cat�on be partially approved and partially denied subject to conditions. The City Council City cal of the City of Oak Park Heights makes the following findings of fact: follows, to wit: and and 1. The real property affected by said application is legally pP g y described as SEE ATTACHMENT A 2. The applicant has submitted an application and supporting pporting documentation to the Community Development Department consisting of the • g e following items: SEE ATTACHMENT B 3. The property is subject to specific general plan of P g p development approvals fort the Oak Park Ponds development approved in 1997 ; and p , 4. The applicants have proposed a 310 square foot sign pylon sign that would be i 45 feet in height, a 150 square foot sign on the northeast comer of the Rainbow Foods store and additional individual tenant signs on the west and south facades building des of the bu�ld�ng that backs up to 58 Street; and 5, All of the proposed signage exceeds the signage allowances specified under Section 401.15.G of the Oak Park Heights Zoning Ordinance and what was approved for signage under the general plan of development approved for the subject site in 1997; and request; and 6. City staff prepared a memorandum dated December 6, 2001 reviewing the 7. The December 6, 2001 memorandum recommended that the application for an amended planned unit development and variance be approved for the pylon sign area, the 150 square foot Rainbow sign, and one additional wall sign for each tenant space on the building g which backs up to 58 Street. The request for an increase in height of the pylon sig n to 45 feet was recommended for denial. 8. • The Planning Commission held a public hearing at their December 13, 2001 meeting, took comments from the applicants and public, closed the public hearing, and g recommended that the application for an amended planned unit development and variance be approved for the pylon sign area, the 150 square foot Rainbow sign, and one additional wall sign g for each tenant space on the building which backs up to 58 Street. The request for an increase in height of the pylon sign to 45 feet was recommended for denial. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE FOLLOWING: A. The amended planned unit development and variance submitted by KTJ Limited Partnership Eleven for additional signage at the Oak Park Ponds development at 5801 Neal Avenue North and affecting the real property as follows: SEE ATTACHMENT A Be and the same as hereby approved by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights for partial approval and partial denial subject to the following conditions: 1. The pylon sign shall be allowed to be increased in size to a maximum of 310 square feet and contain individual tenant identification. 2. The pylon sign must remain a maximum of 30 feet in height. 3. A 150 square foot Rainbow sign be allowed on the northeast corner of the Rainbow Foods building. 4. One added wall sign on the south facade only, not to exceed 65 square feet, shall be allowed for each tenant space in the building which backs up to 58 Street. 2 5. The wall light fixtures on the north side of the Rainbow Foods building shall be retrofitted to be compliant with Zoning Ordinance lighting requirements. 6. All other conditions of the Planning Commission, City Council and City staff. 2002. ATTEST: Approved by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights this 8th day of January Kimberly Kamper, Acting City Administrator David Beaudet, Mayor 3 �a. City �f ak Par gh 14168 57 Street N • Box 2007.Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 • Phone (651) 439-4439 • Fax 439 -0574 Lots 1-6 Block 1 Oak Park Ponds Addition 00.02920.1 1 .0011 "Attachment A" TREE CITY U.S.A. 3 full scale sets of plan 20— 11 "X 17" sets of plans Cit• of Oak Park Heights 14168 57 Street N e Box 2007 • Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 ® Phone (651) 439 -4439 + Fax 439 -0574 Oak Park Ponds, 5801 Neal Avenue • Application form and payment for fees • Proof of ownership or authorization to proceed as applicant • A parcel search obtained from Washington County of alt ro erties located within p p 500 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property • Property Tax Statement • Signage Plan • Other Plans and/or information as required by Ordinance or requested by City Staff q y y Plans and all correspondence should be submitted to: Kris Danielson Community Development Director City of Oak Park Heights 14168 57 St , Box 2007 Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 "Attachment B" TREE CITY U.S.A. RESOLUTION NO. / PLANNING COMMISSION v CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE REQUEST BY KTJ LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ELEVEN FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE AT THE OAK PARK PONDS DEVELOPMENT, 5801 NEAL AVENUE NORTH FOR AN AMENDED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND VARIANCE SHOULD BE APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS WHEREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights has received a request from KTJ Limited Partnership Eleven for an amended planned unit development and variance to allow for an increase in height and sign area for the existing pylon sign, placement of illuminated tenant signage on the south and west facades of the retail building that backs up to 58 Street and placement of an illuminated 150 square foot Rainbow Foods sign on the northeast corner of the building at 5801 Neal Avenue; and after having conducted a public hearing relative thereto, the Planning Commission of Oak Park Heights makes the following findings of fact: 1. The real property affected by said application is legally described as SEE ATTACHMENT A 2. The applicant has submitted an application and supporting documentation to the Community Development Department consisting of the following items: follows, to wit: and and SEE ATTACHMENT B 3. The property is subject to specific general plan of development approvals for the Oak Park Ponds development approved in 1997; and 4. The applicants have proposed a 310 square foot pylon sign that would be 45 feet in height, a 150 square foot sign on the northeast corner of the Rainbow Foods store and additional individual tenant signs on the west and south facades of the building that backs up to 58 Street; and 5. All of the proposed signage exceeds the signage allowances specified under Section 401.15.G of the Oak Park Heights Zoning Ordinance and what was approved for signage under the general plan of development approved for the subject site in 1997; and request; and 6. City staff prepared a memorandum dated December 6, 2001 reviewin g the 7. The December 6, 2001 memorandum recommended that the application for an amended planned unit development and variance be approved for the pylon sign area, the 150 square foot Rainbow sign, and one additional wall sign for each tenant space on the building g which backs up to 58 Street. The request for an increase in height of the pylon sign to 45 feet was recommended for denial. 8. The Planning Commission held a public hearing at their December 13, 2001 meeting, took comments from the applicants and public, closed the public hearing, and made g e the following recommendation: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF OAK PARK IIEIGIITS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING: A. The amended planned unit development and variance submitted by KTJ Limited Partnership Eleven for additional signage at the Oak Pak Ponds _ development. at 5801 Neal Avenue North and affecting the real property as follows: SEE ATTACHMENT A Be and the same as hereby recommended to the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights for g partial approval and partial denial subject to the following conditions: 1. The pylon sign shall be allowed to be increased in size to a maximum of 310 square feet and contain individual tenant identification. 2. The pylon sign must remain a maximum of 30 feet in height. 3. A 150 square foot Rainbow sign be allowed on the northeast corner of the Rainbow Foods building. 4. One added wall sign on the south facade only, not to exceed 65 square feet, shall be allowed for each tenant space in the building which backs up to 58 Street. 5. The wall Tight fixtures on the north side of the Rainbow Foods buildin g shall be retrofitted to be compliant with Zoning Ordinance lighting requirements. 6. All other conditions of the Planning Commission, City Council and City staff. 2 Recommended by the Planning Commission of the City of Oak Park Heights this 13 day of December 2001, ATTEST: Kimberly Kamper, Acting City Administrator George Vogt, chair 3 Cit of Oak Park Hei hts 14168 57 Street N • Box 2007.Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 ® Phone (651) 439-4439 • Fax 439 -0574 Lots 1 -6 Block 1 Oak Park Ponds Addition 06.029 20.11.0011 "Attachment A" TREE CITY U.S.A. City - )f Oak Park Hei hts 14168 57 Street N • Box 2007 • Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 • Phone (651) 439 -4439 • Fax 439 -0574 Oak Park Ponds, 5801 Neal Avenue • Application form and payment for fees • Proof of ownership or authorization to proceed as applicant • A parcel search obtained from Washington County of all properties located within 500 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property • Property Tax Statement • Sig nape Plan • Other Plans and/or information as required by Ordinance or requested by City Staff 3 full scale sets of plan 20 —11" X 17" sets of plans Plans and all correspondence should be submitted to: Kris Danielson Community Development Director City of Oak Park Heights 14168 57 St , Box 2007 Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 "Attachment B" TREE CITY U.S.A. PLANNING REPORT TO: Kimberly Kamper FROM: Scott Richards DATE: December 6, 2001 RE: Oak Park Heights — Oak Park Ponds: Amended PUDNariance For Signage FILE NO: 798.02 - 01.16 BACKGROUND Keith Ulstad, representing KTJ Limited Partnership Eleven, has made application for an pp amended planned unit development (PUD) and variance to allow for an increase in --- ._—_u_ sibnage for the Oak Park Ponds development. The request includes an increase in height and sign area for the existing pylon sign, placement of illuminated tenant signage on the south and west facades of the retail building that backs up to 58 th Street and placement of an illuminated 150 square foot Rainbow Foods sign on the northeast corner of the building. The general plan approvals of the PUD ranted specific 9 p allowances for signage at the Oak Park Ponds development. The amendment to the PUD and variance is required to increase or significantly change the allowable signage on site. Approvals for the Rainbow Foods and connected retail area as well as the retail center that backs up to 58 Street were ranted in 1997. At that time, the E' city granted a variance to allow for a 454 square foot Rainbow wall sign, two 60 square foot wall signs on the Rainbow facade and allowances for three, eight foot high monument signs. All of the other signs, including the pylon sign, were allowable under the sign requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Attached for reference: Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Exhibit C: Exhibit D: Exhibit E: NORTH EST ASSOCIATED CC .,SULTANTS, INC. 5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Telephone: 952,595.9636 Facsimile: 952.595.9837 planners@nacplanning.com Existing Pylon Sign Proposed Pylon Sign Existing Signage — Rainbow Shopping Center Tenants Existing /Proposed Signage -- South Building Existing /Proposed Signage - Rainbow Foods ISSUE ANALYSIS Existing Site Signage Proposed Signage Pylon Sign Monument Signs Rainbow Sign (Wall) Rainbow Tenants (Wall) Wall Signs Number 1 3 1 2 Sign Area 138 square feet 48 square feet each 454 square feet 60 square feet each Height 30 feet 8 feet rrw Allowed 1 per tenant of 150 square feet each Pylon Sign. The applicants have proposed a 310 square foot pylon sign that would be 45 feet in height. The sign has been designed to utilize the same base as the existing pylon sign. The appearance of the sign would be similar to the existing sign g except that four tenant signs would be placed below the Oak Park Ponds and Rainbow signs. The increase in signage height is being requested in that recent construction in the area has made the existing signage not visible from the Highway 5 off -ramp. Rainbow Sign. The request includes the addition of a 150 square foot sig n on the northeast corner of the Rainbow Foods store. The sign would be placed such that cars heading westbound on Highway 36 would see it before the Highway 5 off -ramp. Individual Tenant Wall Signs. The applicants have requested that additional wall signage be allowed for the building which backs up to 58 Street. Currently, each of the tenants are allowed up to 150 square feet in the sign area above the awning on the front of the building. This signage is not easily visible from any of the adjacent streets. The actual area for signage above the awnings is 125 square feet per building bay. Signs have been proposed for each of the tenants on the south facade. One additional sign g for Wells Fargo Financial is proposed on the west facade. Variance Criteria Section 401.15.G.11 of the Zoning Ordinance specifies criteria for the granting of sign n g variances. The criteria and analysis for the Oak Park Ponds request is as follows: 1. That particular physical surroundings, shape or topographical conditions of the specific parcel of land involved exist. 2. That the condition involved is unique to the particular parcel of land involved. 3. That the purpose of the variation is not based exclusively upon a desire to increase the value of income potential of the business involved. 2 4. That the alleged difficulty or hardship is caused by this Ordinance and has not been created by any persons presently having an interest in the parcel. 5. That the granting of the variation will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other land or improvements in the neighborhood. 6. That the proposed variation will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or interfere with the function of the police and fire departments of the City. y The applicants have indicated that the location of the shopping center and the new development around the site have significantly reduced the visibility of the center and the existing signage. They claim that competition from the other shopping center north of Highway 36, which has visibility from the major roadways surroundin g it, has made the leasable spaces in Oak Park Ponds difficult to rent and keep tenants. Staff finds that the request for a larger (more square feet of sign area) pylon sign, py gn, the additional Rainbow sign, and the wall signage for the building that backs u p to 58 Street is justified. The request for a variance to increase the height of the sig n to 45 feet may be justified in terms of visibility, but could lead to a significant number of requests for sign height increases. The City has not allowed a deviation from the maximum height requirement of 30 feet. To allow for this variance may open the door for numerous other height variances along the Highway 36 corridor. The City will begin its work on revising the sign requirements in January of 2002. At that time, it may be suggested to u increase the allowances for sign height, although staff may .g y recommend that the maximum height limitation be lowered in the commercial districts. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS City staff recommends the following related to the request for a sign variance and an amended PUD for Oak Park Ponds. Approval of the request is also conditioned on the following: 1. The pylon sign shall be allowed to be increased in size to a maximum of 310 square feet and contain individual tenant identification. 2. The pylon sign must remain a maximum of 30 feet in height. 3. A 150 square foot Rainbow sign be allowed on the northeast corner of the Rainbow Foods building. 4. One added wall sign not to exceed 75 square feet shall be allowed for each tenant space on the building which backs up to 58 Street. 3 5. The wall light fixtures on the north side of the Rainbow Foods building shall be retrofitted to be compliant with Zoning Ordinance lighting requirements. 6. 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