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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AUGUST 8, 2019 <br /> <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Planning <br />Commission of Little Canada, Minnesota was held on the 8th day of <br />August, 2019 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 <br />Little Canada Road in said City. <br /> <br />Chair Bill Buesing called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and the <br />following members of the Planning Commission were present at roll call: <br /> <br />PLANNING Mr. Bill Buesing <br />COMMISSION: Mr. Chris Kwapick <br /> Ms. Taelor Johnson <br />Ms. Dawn Kulousek <br /> Ms. Nicole Westadt <br />Mr. Eric Thorson <br /> <br /> ABSENT: Mr. Nick Schwalbach <br /> <br /> ALSO PRESENT: Ms. Heidi Heller, City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />The July 11, 2019 Planning Commission meeting minutes were approved <br />as submitted. <br /> <br /> <br />The City Clerk explained that Caribou Coffee at 3354 Rice Street is <br />seeking variances to allow additional signage on their property due to the <br />re-alignment of the I-694 and Rice Street bridge, and Country Drive. She <br />stated the property is on the corner of Rice Street and Country Drive with <br />two street frontages. She stated that Ramsey County purchased and <br />removed the former Vadnais Inn that was adjacent on the north side, and <br />Caribou was able to acquire some excess land from the County that will <br />allow for a parking lot expansion. She explained that there is currently <br />wall signage only on the west elevation, along with a 15-foot tall free- <br />standing pylon sign at the corner of Rice Street and Country Drive. She <br />noted that there are also four directional signs for the drive-thru lane <br />entrance, height limit and menu board, and all of the existing signage <br />meets the City Code requirements. <br /> <br />The City Clerk explained that once the I-694/Rice Street reconstruction <br />project is complete, this property will be a stand-alone parcel entirely <br />surrounded by roadway, and adjacent to a round-a-bout that completely <br />MINUTES <br />VARIANCE AT 3354 <br />RICE STREET; <br />APPLICANT: <br />CARIBOU <br />COFFEE/ALLIANT <br />ENGINEERING