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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763.231 .2561 planners@nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: May 6, 2005 RE: Little Canada — Edgewater Office Park — Freestanding Sign FILE NO: 758.09 - 05.13 Background and Analysis Edgewater Office Park is seeking Architectural Review and a Final PUD permit to construct a sign identifying the project along Rice Street. The original developer of the project (Montanari Homes) had discussed a sign for the project, but never finalized approval. The owners' association is now pursuing approval and construction of the proposed sign. The sign being requested is approximately 72 square feet in area, and would not be lit. It shows a dark background with white lettering identifying the name of the development and the addresses of the buildings. The sign location is along the north side of the parking lot, and appears to meet the zoning ordinance requirements for setback from Rice Street. The sign is proposed to be a pylon design, with a 12 foot pylon and an 8 foot tall sign, for an overall height of 20 feet. For the other similar office projects in the community (Blacktern, Tacheny, and Market Town Offices) the City has required a "monument" style design with sign heights between 6 and 10 feet in height. The Architectural Guidelines encourages the use of monument signage, rather than pylon signage commonly found in other commercial sites. Summary and Recommendation Planning staff would recommend that the sign be reduced in height to a maximum of 10 feet. A possible alternative would be a 2 foot high stone base supporting the proposed