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NC MEMORANDUM NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS COMMUNITY PLANNING - DESIGN - MARKET RESEARCH RECEi'v'ED TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: October 5, 1998 RE: Little Canada - Bally Total Fitness - Sign Request FILE NO: 758.09 - 98.19 Bally Total Fitness is requesting an approval for a freestanding sign to be located on a parcel adjacent to Rice Street. However, the City staff stopped the sign company's work on the project when it was discovered that the Bally building does not occupy the property on which the sign is to located. As a result, Bally wishes to place a PUD over the two parcels to integrate the "sign parcel" with the "building parcel ", or subdivide the sign parcel from the Rice Street frontage and formally combine it with the Bally building parcel. The first option retains the lot configurations as they now exist, but administratively ties them together for the purpose of current and future development. The second option would avoid the PUD issues, but could result in an odd - shaped lot as a result of the subdivision. Either option would result in an additional sign along the Rice Street frontage. Aesthetics along Rice Street has been an issue for the City, and was a discussion item in its recent Comprehensive Planning process. Moreover, we would be concerned about future requests for Rice Street signs from businesses which do not have frontage on the main roadway. The Sign Ordinance is designed to avoid aesthetic problems created by businesses which attempt to overcome visibility concerns of their real estate through the use of increase signage. If the City believes that the sign would be acceptable, we would recommend the PUD approach. With this procedure, the City could create a development agreement which 5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 555 ST 1..OU'S PARK, MINNESOTA 554 16 PHONE 6 1 2 -I Page 3 1 2- 595 -9837