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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS INC. <br />4800 Olson Mernorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 <br />Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763.231 .2561 planners @nacplanning.com <br />PLANNING REPORT <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Kimberly Holien /Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: February 2, 2007 <br />RE: Little Canada - Sinclair Station Sign CUP, Variance, Rezone <br />NAC FILE: 758.09 - 07.08 <br />Background <br />Rose City Sign has submitted an application for a Variance and Conditional Use Permit <br />for a freestanding sign for a gas station use on behalf of Little Canada Sinclair. The <br />subject site is located at 228 Little Canada Road and is zoned B -3, General Business. <br />The proposal includes modifying an existing non - conforming sign at the Sinclair station. <br />A rezoning of the property will also be necessary to accommodate the proposed use. <br />Zoning. The subject site is zoned B -3, General Business. The purpose of the B -3 is to <br />provide for the establishment of commercial and service activities which draw from and <br />serve customers from the entire community or region. <br />Analysis <br />The applicant is requesting a variance to allow two freestanding signs in excess of the <br />maximum height and area requirements at the Little Canada Sinclair. To accommodate <br />the use, the site must be rezoned to B -2, Auto Oriented Business or B -4, <br />Comprehensive Business. A Conditional Use Permit is also required to allow a motor <br />fuel station in either district. <br />The site previously functioned as a legal non - conforming motor fuel station in the B -3, <br />General Business District. However, a lapse in operation caused the site to lose its <br />legal non - conforming status and conditional use permit. <br />