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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 10, 2010 PUD PERMIT the Market Place Shopping Center for an Amendment to PUD Permit for 2900 RICE the expansion of the freestanding sign at the property located at 2900 Rice STREET Street. The Planning Commission has recommended approval. MARKET PLACE The City Planner reported that Mr. Bob Grootwassink, owner of the SHOPPING Market Place Shopping Center, has applied for an Amendment to a PUD CENTER Permit to allow additional square footage on the freestanding sign at the shopping Center. The property is zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD). The Planner noted that the existing permit for the pylon sign was issued a number of years ago and allowed for a 400 square foot pylon sign in its current location. At the time this permit was issued, the Code allowed properties with double frontage to have a pylon sign on each frontage up to a maximum of 200 square feet each. In lieu of a second pylon sign (on the Little Canada Road frontage), approval was granted for one freestanding sign up to 400 square feet in size on the Rice Street frontage. The property owner has since sold off the Little Canada Road frontage. He is now requesting a PUD Permit to allow the addition of 84 square feet of signage, for a total of 484 square feet. This would allow each tenant of the Market Place Shopping Center to have signage on the freestanding sign. The Planner noted that given the PUD Zoning, the Council has discretion in this request. He also noted that the applicant has submitted proposed signage design changes which will bring the sign closer to compliance with the City's Architectural Guidelines. No changes are being proposed for the wall signs on the shopping center. The Planner indicated that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the request given the change in sign design is more in keeping with the Architectural Guidelines, the outside dimensions of the sign structure are not being changed, and the additional signage does not impede traffic visibility. The Planner noted that staff has not made a specific recommendation as it was felt this was a policy decision which falls within the Council's PUD authority. Blesener asked about the signage design changes. Bob Grootwassink indicated that as recommended in the City's Architectural Guidelines, the background color proposed is dark, with light lettering. Grootwassink indicated that if the Council has a preference for a different color- scheme, he would be willing to change the colors proposed. Grootwassink indicated that his goal is to allow each tenant to have their names on the freestanding sign. He felt the new sign would be an update to the shopping center. Blesener stated that his preference would be to see signage somewhat smaller, noting that some of the existing sign panels are quite large. Keis indicated that decreasing sign size may result in an issue of visibility given the number of tenants that would be advertised on this sign. Blesener 2