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vonsencmvurisent se n ent Qn en ns t C` <br /> Meeting Date: 5/26/93 <br /> Agenda Item: C 5 <br /> CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br /> ITEM DESCRIPTION: Resolution granting a variance in Chapter 9 <br /> §13.02, Subdivision 3 (e), the side and front yard setback <br /> requirements for a sign at 1579(B) Hamline Avenue (the Blomberg <br /> building) in a B -2 zone <br /> SUBMITTED BY: Mr. Paul White, proprietor of the Coffee Grounds <br /> Coffee Shop, on behalf of the property owner <br /> REVIEWED BY: Planning Commission <br /> Susan Hoyt, City Administrator <br /> EXPLANATION /SUMMARY: <br /> Mr. White, the proprietor of the Coffee Grounds Restaurant, is <br /> requesting a variance in the side and front yard setback <br /> requirements for a pedestal sign for his new business located at <br /> 1579(B) Hamline Avenue in the Blomberg Shopping Center. <br /> According to the zoning code Mr. White may put up on a sign that <br /> is ten feet from the front and side yard property lines as long <br /> as it meets height and area requirements. The sign he proposes <br /> is 12 feet high (the maximum is 35 feet) and 24 square feet (6 <br /> ft. by 4 ft.). It is within the square footage allowed for the <br /> building. <br /> Mr. White is requesting that the sign be erected two feet from <br /> the southside property line and six feet from the east side <br /> property line so the sign post does not take up a parking space <br /> in the parking area, but is located in a grassy area between the <br /> Hoyt /Hamline Auto Repair Shop and the Blomberg parking lot. <br /> The sign face will be at least two feet from each property line <br /> as required by the zoning code. <br /> The sign face will be seen going north and south on Hamline <br /> Avenue. Mr. White said he will turn off the sign when the <br /> business is closed. No neighbors responded to the notice of the <br /> variance as of this writing. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> It is reasonable to grant the variance for the sign because it <br /> assures the maintenance of an existing parking place and it <br /> provides identification for a business that is difficult to see <br /> from Hamline Avenue due to its rear location in the Blomberg <br /> Building. <br />