PCAgenda_93May24 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

PLANNING COMMISSION • DATE: 5/18/93 Agenda Item: 5 ITEM: Request for a variance in Chapter 9 §13.02 Subdivision 3 (e), the side and front yard setback requirements for a sign at 1753 B Hamline Avenue (the Blomberg building) in a B-2 zone SUBMITTED BY: Mr. Paul White, proprietor of the Coffee Grounds Coffee Shop, on behalf of the property owner REVIEWED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: Mr. White, the proprietor of the Coffee Grounds Restaurant, is requesting a variance in the side and front yard setback requirements for a pedestal sign for his new business located at 1753 B Hamline Avenue in the Blomberg Shopping Center. According to the zoning code Mr. White may put up on a sign that is ten feet from the front and side yard property lines as long as it meets height and area requirements. The sign he proposes is 12 feet high (the maximum is 35 feet) and 24 square feet (6 • ft. by 4 ft.). It is within the square .footage allowed for the builidng Mr. White is requesting that the sign be erected two feet from the southside property line and six feet from the east side property line so the sign post does not take up a parking space in the parking area, but is located in a grassy area between the Hoyt/Hamline Auto Repair Shop and the Blomberg parking lot. The sign face will be at least two feet from each property line as required by the zoning code. The sign face will be seen going north and south on Hamline Avenue. Mr. White said he will turn off the sign when the business is closed. No neighbors responded to the notice of the variance as of this writing. RECOMMENDATION: It is reasonable to grant the variance for the sign because it assures the maintenance of an existing parking place and it provides identification for a business that is difficult to see from Hamline Avenue due to its rear location in the Blomberg Building.