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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-12-07 WC Recorded Document #3556562 - Sign Variance 35 111113[111111111 Office of the County Recorder NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION Washington County, MN Certified flied andlor recorded on: 31—\ 2005/12/07 3:40:00 PM STATE OF MINNESOTA ) 3556562 COUNTY OF WASHINGTON ) ss. �nn r Cindy Kuo.mann r �` 11 I i_ * ,; County paeordor CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS ) l� U r I, the undersigned, being duly qualified and acting as City Administrator for the City of Oak Park Heights, Minnesota DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I have compared the attached document: Variance: Signage 9 For Kowalski's Market / Oak Park Ponds (NAC File No. 798.02 - 05.11 & City File No. 2005-10-24) with the original thereof on file at the offices of the City of Oak Park Heights, and that the same is a full, true and complete copy, which can be viewed at the city offices, of said document within the files of the City of Oak Park Heights. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the City of Oak Park Heights, this 8th day of November, 2005. t rick) %.on City A. I . *strator '' • + `' • • '..00T-31-2005 11:32 ^OAK PARK HEIGHTS CITY P.02/12 • CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS VARIANCE PERMIT FOR KOWALSKI'S FOR SIGNAGE AT 5801 NEAL AVE. AT OAK PARK PONDS SHOPPING CENTER File No.: 798.02 -05.11 Date Issued: October 25.2005 Legal Description: (Washington County Geo. Code 06.029.20.11.0011) Lot 2, Block 1, Oak Park Ponds Addition Owner: Prudential Insurance Company of America c/o United Properties Address: 444 Cedar St Suite 900 St Paul, MN 55101 Lessee: Kowalski's Market Address: 5801 Neal Ave. Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Site Address: 5801 Neal Ave Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Present Zoning District: PUD- Planned Unit Development and B-2, General Business District Permitted uses set forth in Ordinance 401 Section 401.30 I. VARIANCE PERMIT: Sign variances to allow an increase in overall pylon sign area for the Oak Park Ponds Shopping Center and an increase in the allowable sign area for Kowalski's Market at 5801 Neal Avenue North as depicted in the attached site plan. The sign variances have been requested to allow the Oak Park Ponds pylon sign to be increased to a total of 310 square feet and to allow a total of 520 square feet of total signage for Kowalski's. Under Section 401.15.G, Signs of the Zoning Ordinance, the pylon sign would be limited to 200 square feet and Kowalski's a total of 500 square feet of allowable signage; OCT -31 -2005 11:32 S OAK PARK HEIGHTS CITY /"ti P.03/12 • All uses 621l be subject to the following conditions and/or restrictions imposed by the October 25, 2005 Resolution of the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights as follows: 1. The Oak Park Ponds area identification 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 shall not exceed a total height of 35 feet 3. Kowalski's Market shall be permitted to have up to a total of 520 square feet of wall and freestanding signage. 4. All sign panels shall be lit in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance sign provisions including the requirement that signs with internal lighting shall include illumination of only the text and/or logo portion of the message. The City Council has determined hardship and the reasons to grant the request based on the following: 1. The application requests an increase in allowable signage from 200 square feet to 310 square feet for the Oak Park Ponds Shopping Center pylon sign. 2. The application requests an increase in allowable signage from 500 to 520 square feet for Kowalski's Market. 3. The overpass of Highway 36 and Highway 5 provides a significant visibility barrier for businesses in Oak Park Ponds Shopping Center, resulting in a hardship for advertising in this location. M. Reference Attachment: The reports of the City Planner dated October 6, 2005 and site plan approved by the City Council are annexed hereto by reference. , OCT -31 -2005 11 32 'OAK PARK HEIGHTS CITY ■ P.04/12 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set forth their hands and seals. 1 OAK P ;,,,I,' M GUTS Date: `'h 6/0'� By � � �, laF • : vid Beaudet •yor 7 Date: j 1 — a-05 B /itY Johnson Administrator Prudent .. Insurance • mpany of America do United Properties Date: / .. l ©5 . By .: _ Its •��� i ii ' _�. i 'OCT -31 -2005 11:32 ^OAK PARK HEIGHTS CITY n P.05/12 EXHIBIT "A" PLANNER'S REPORT AND SITE PLANS OCT -31 -2005 11:32 ']AK PARK HEIGHTS CITY P.26/12 NAC NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS., INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, suite 202, Golden Valley, MN '55422 Telephone: 783.231.2566 Facsim 763.231.2681 planners @nacplanning:com • ENCLOSURE 3 • PLANNING REPORT TO: Eric Johnson FROM: Scott Richards DATE October 6, 2005 RE: Oak Park Heights — Oak Park Ponds and Kowalski's Market — Signage Variance FILE NO: 798.02 — 05.11 BACKGROUND Beth Holmgren, representing United Properties and the property owner Prudential Life Insurance of America, has made application for sign variances to allow an increase in overall sign area for the shopping center's pylon sign and to allow Kowalski's Market to exceed the allowable sign area on the pylon sign. 1 he current pylon sign for the development is 200 square feet in size. In January of 2002, the City Council approved a variance to allow the signage of the pylon to increase to 310 square feet. That approval has since expired in that the applicants did not improve the sign as planned. The current request is for the same sign area variance. Kowalski's Market is requesting an additional allowance of signage from the allowable 500 square feet in the Zoning Ordinance. The variance will allow for the preferred amount of signage on the proposed pylon sign. Attached for reference: Exhibit A: Oak Park Ponds Site Plan Exhibit B: Proposed Pylon Sign Exhibit C: Proposed Monument Signage Exhibit D: Existing Kowalski's Signage OCT -31 -2005 11:32 , OAK PARK HEIGHTS CITY n P_07r12 • ISSUES ANALYSIS Existing Signage. Exhibit D indicates the existing Kowalski's signage that has been constructed to date. The signage totals 407 square feet and 500 square feet are allowable for this business. Eq Life received a variance at the August 23, 2005 City Council meeting to allow five wall signs over the allowable three. The Zoning Ordinance permits additional signage on the pylon or monument sign as long as the total square footage does not exceed 500 square feet The total Eq Life wall signage proposed at this time totals 162 square feet, The existing Oak Park Ponds pylon sign is 136 square feet and 30 feet in height. .Proposed Signage. • • Monument Signage. Kowalski's proposes adding 27 square feet of additional signage to one monument sign on Neal Avenue. Eq Life proposes to add signage to two monument signs on Neal Avenue and 58 Street. Both signs would be 27 square feet. The proposed monument signage is within the limits allowed for each business, Pylon Signage. The existing basic sign structure will remain but the proposed sign is 34 feet in height and a total of 310 square feet, thus requiring a variance. This is a similar request to what was approved by the City. Council in 2002. The Zoning Ordinance allows an area identification in height. ht The already Highway wSh a D of 200 square feet and 4 0 g planter box at the base of the sign in accordance with sign requirements. Kowalski's is requesting 79 square feet of signage on the pylon sign. With the existing signage and proposed monument var variance pylon signage, be� squired to e the K al allowable signage is 513 square feet. A signage of 500 square feet. • Section 401.04.A.5 of the Zoning Ordinance states that a variance from the terms of this ordinance shall not be granted unless it is demonstrated that: a. Undue hardship will result if the variance Is denied due to the existence of special conditions and circumstances which are peculiar to the land, structure, or building involved and which are not applicable to other lands, structures or buildings in the same district b. Literal interpretation of the provisions of this Ordinance would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms of this Ordinance or deny the applicant the ability to put the.property in question to a reasonable use. c. The special conditions and circumstances causing the undue hardship do not result from the actions of the applicant. d. Granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this Ordinance to other lands, structures or buildings in the same district under the same conditions, e. The request is not a result of non - conforming lands, structures or buildings in the same district. 2 :OCT -31 -2005 11:33 OAK PARK HEIGHTS CITY P.08/12 f. The request is not a use, variance. • g. 'The variance requested Is the minimum variance necessary to accomplish the "intended purpose of the applicant. • h. The request does not create an inconvenience to neighboring properties and uses. Staff recommends allowing the pylon sign to be increased to a total of 310 square feet and to allow 520 square feet of total signage for Kowalski's. The City has, in the past, granted variances to Rainbow, Kowalski's, and Eq Life to allow additional size and number of signs to address the lack of visibility of the shopping center. The overpass of Highways 36 and 5 provides a significant visible barrier for businesses in this shopping center, thus justifying the increase in sign area. CONCLUSION /RECOMMENDATION Based upon the preceding review, City staff recommends the variance request be approved for the Oak Park Ponds Shopping Center and Kowalski's Market based upon the finding that the shopping center visibility is compromised by the overpass of Highways 36 and 5, with the following conditions: 1. The area identification 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 shall not exceed a total height of 35 feet. • 3. Kowalski's Market shall be permitted to have up to a total of 520 square feet of wall and freestanding signage. 4. All sign panels shall be lit in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance sign provisions including the requirement that signs with intemal lighting shall include illumination of only the text and/or logo portion of the message. • 3 •0CT- 31 -200S 11 33 SOAK PARK HEIGHTS CITY /"� P.09/12 • I I 5 1 I f( at • • 1 1 1 - - -� • • \ I p- -- — -0 • I �\ - 1 . . _ }a, - _4 � r ` ` 1 ,...."3. -.• • " / - 2 - - ."." - .....-,.....Z..- .. ..., `..`,1...... . - - - ---) A . , . . . ..,.% ,.': . . • . • ' ''''-'■>' . . / / . . . t11lHTTTTTJ ' * 1 , w0 ' , ,e, 14‘ . ,' '� / J / • li • a § M ' ~,' 1 III - '�' �,�, •� l! 1 611 111 IIHIII1 �/ / ' N. . 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