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• AGENDA ITEM 5.B. STAFF ORIGINATOR: Paul Bengtson MEETING DATE: November 12, 2008 TOPIC: Public Hearing: Town Center Signage Criteria Amendment BACKGROUND The Country Inn and Suites located within the Town Center project has submitted a request to amend the Town Center Design and Development Guidelines to allow for increased wall signage on single tenant buildings within the Town Center area. The Planning and Zoning Board discussed the possibility of additional signage at the October 8, 2008 meeting, and upon receiving the comments of the Board; the property manager submitted a letter to staff requesting to proceed with an amendment application. ANALYSIS *he sign ordinance adopted by the City of Lino Lakes allows a normal business to have up to two wall signs, and free standing signage based on the amount of frontage the property has. However, within the Town Center project the Town Center Design and Development Standards are enforced, and the Signage Criteria within the TCDDS only allows free standing signage for buildings in the Civic district (City Hall, YMCA). As such, all single tenant buildings which are located in the Commercial or Mixed -Use districts of Town Center, like the Country Inn and Suites, are only allowed two wall signs and therefore have significantly less signage than would be allowed if they were located elsewhere in the city. This disparity was meant to be covered by master development signage that would potentially advertise the larger businesses, like the Country Inn and Suites, but the master developer for the site has stalled out any construction activities and the disparity in signage is affecting the hotel's ability to generate customer satisfaction and repeat business. RECOMMENDATION Staff is recommending that the city amend the Town Center Design and Development Guide to allow all single user tenants to have three wall signs. •