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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.2_31 .2555 Facsimile: 763. 231 .2561 planners@nacplanning.corn MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: May 6, 2011 RE: Little Canada — Village of Little Canada — Sign Setback Variance FILE NO: 758.09 — 11.11 Background and Analysis Representatives of the Village have requested a variance to construct a freestanding monument sign within the required 5 foot setback area along Rice Street. The freestanding sign was approved as a part of the Comprehensive Sign Plan for the project in October of 2010 as tenants were seeking occupancy, although the building had been built a few years earlier. As part of the 2010 Comprehensive Sign Plan approval, it was noted that the support information indicated that the sign appeared to be within the setback area along Rice. Street. The staff report recommended that the approval include a condition that the sign meet the setback requirement, which is five feet from any property line. The Council adopted this recommendation, and the applicant provided a plan that showed the sign to be 10 feet behind the public sidewalk along Rice Street. Piers were constructed a the time, however no sign was built on those piers. The plan submission was based on a site plan that was approved at the time of the original PUD consideration in 2004. The plat was approved at that time as well. The applicant's representative from the Sign Company stated that they would work with the City to ensure the proper setback. With the submission for a sign permit this spring, it appears that the actual setback of the proposed sign is just 6 inches within the property line, although the sidewalk location is indeed several feet from the proposed sign location.