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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, tNC. 4800 Olson Mein or'ial Hig l~way, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231,2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2561 plan ners~c?nacpla nning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: October 5, 2006 RE: Little Canada -Public Storage/Shurgard Comprehensive Sign Plan CUP FILE NO: 758.09 - 06.29 Background and Analysis Public Storage is replacing Shurgard as the operator of the self-storage facility along County Road B. The new operator is seeing a series of changes to the existing signage. Some of the signage is considered to be replacement of existing signs, and planning staff has indicated to the applicants that those signs could be replaced under the previous Sign Plan approved for Shurgard. However, the applicants also wish to add signage that would be new to the project. These signs require a new CUP for a Comprehensive Sign Plan. There are four existing signs on the property that are being changed. Three of these are visible from County Road B, labeled on the plan as existing signs "E01", "E02", and "E03". The fourth is visible from Highway 36, and is labeled "E04". The two freestanding signs on the property are "face" changes only. The two wall signs are changed, but have a net area reduction of about 23 square feet from the current condition. The two new signs add a total of 94 square feet of area, resulting in a net increase of signage on the site of approximately 71 square feet. Because of the size of the project, it would be possible to have as much as 900 square feet of signage under the regular zoning requirements. Two new signs are proposed, and area labeled "N01"and "N02". Only sign "N02" is visible from the street, and sign "N01" is an interior sign on the office wall. The following table summarizes the changes: