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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: June 7, 2013 RE: Little Canada — Zoning Ordinance Amendment — Comprehensive Sign Plans FILE NO: 758.10 — 13.02 Background and Analysis The Planning Commission has discussed certain amendments to the zoning ordinance, one of which is a change to the processing of Comprehensive Sign Plan requests for multi- tenant commercial property. Under the current regulations, a Comprehensive Sign Plan is required for any multi- tenant building, with the required process being a Conditional Use Permit. The proposed change would retain the Comprehensive Sign Plan requirement, but revise the process to an administrative review. The standard for administrative review would be compliance with the general sign ordinance requirements. Any changes beyond the allowances of the code would then only be possible within the context of a project approved by PUD, or if the City would consider a variance — obviously only very unique conditions would provide these options. The current language reads as follows: b. Conditional Uses. In the case of a shopping center or where there are two (2) or more business uses located within one structure or on one property, the approval of a conditional use permit shall be required for the entire complex in accordance with an overall site plan indicating the size, location and height of all signs. A maximum of fifteen (15) percent of the building silhouette shall apply to the principal building where the aggregate allowable sign area is distributed among the several businesses. In the case of applying this conditional use permit to a complex, the complex may have two (2) freestanding signs identifying the complex in accordance with the following: