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Planning Commission Date: 1 /24/94 Agenda Item: 5 Item: Request for a variance in Chapter 9 Section 13.02 Subdivision 3 (el, the front yard setback requirement for a sign at 1755 Prior Avenue North in a B-2 Commercial Zone. Submitted By: Mr. Don Holmquist, Director of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, on behalf of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. Reviewed By: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator Paul Colton, Planning Assistant Explanation/Description: Mr. Don Holmquist, Director of the Minnesota State horticultural Society, on behalf of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, is requesting a variance in the front yard setback requirement for a permanent sign for the Minnesota State Horticultural Society located at 1755 Prior Ave. North. • According to the zoning code Mr. Holmquist may erect a sign that is ten (10) feet from the front property line as long as it meets height and area requirements. The sign he proposes has six (61 foot high posts, which are four (4) feet apart on which the sign is to be attached. The signs dimensions are four (4) feet by four (4) feet (total of 16 square feet) with two feet of open space below the bottom of the sign. The size of the sign meets the code requirements in height (less than 10 feet) and square footage allowed for the building. Mr. Holmquist is requesting that the sign be erected two feet from the east side property line. This placement of the sign will allow it to remain visible from the street and will keep the organization from placing the sign in the parking lot which would take up valuable parking space, and create additional difficulties for removing snow. The sign will be located in the grassy area in front of the parking lot, halfway between the side lot lines. The sign face will be seen by northbound traffic on Prior Avenue. Only that side of the sign seen be traffic will be illuminated (internally). The front of the sign will face the rear parking lot of Hewlett Packard Inc. across Prior Avenue. The side of the sign may be seen by townhouse neighbors, 1747 and 1748 Prior Ave., from their respective porches (the sides of the sign are not illuminated). The rear of the sign will be visible to Factual Data, 1781 Prior Ave., however, the back side of the sign will not • be illuminated. No neighbors responded to the notice of the variance as of this writing.