HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2001-014CITY OF LADE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-14
CONDITIONAL
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WHEREAS, SJW Enterprises, LLC has applied for a Conditional Use Permit for a
permanent "Neighborhood Identification Sign "; located at Lily Avenue /50`h Street North, which is a
boulder with approximately 40 square feet of surface area, with neighborhood identification applied
to the face. The boulder is setback approximately 30 feet from 50`' Street; is on the Lily Avenue
right -of -way; and, is approximately 6 feet above adjacent grade.
WHEREAS, Section 535.07 Permitted Signs by Zoning District, Subd. 1G. Permitted Signs
in Residential Districts of the Lake Elmo Municipal Code requires a Conditional Use Permit to erect
Neighborhood signs in the City of Lake Elmo; and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission, at its February 12, 2001 meeting,
recommended that the Citv Council approve said Conditional Use Permit based on the .following
findings:
1. The Sign Ordinance does permit neighborhood identification signage upon approval of a
Conditional Use Permit with no stated standards with regard to number of signs, sign
location, sign area, or sign height.
2. The previously approved Conditional Use Permits for signs of this type includes Torre
Pines where a sign /monument of 150 square feet area in a public street median was
approved for a neighborhood of 24 homes with a single public street access /frontage.
3. The Tana Ridge neighborhood will total 20 new homes, with 1 public road
access /entrance points. One sign is proposed, totaling 40 square feet, including the
monument features.
4. The applicant's signage proposal is of lesser scale than the previously approved
neighborhood identification signage for Torre Pines, particularly in relation to the similar
scale of the neighborhood to be served - a somewhat objective measure of
"neighborhood character ".
5. The application generally responds to those applicable standards for approval of
Conditional Use Permits specified by Section 300 of the City Code— as required.
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CUP Tana Ridge Identification Sign
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LADE ELMO, MINNESOTA, that a Conditional Use Permit for a "Neighborhood
Identification Sign" within the Tana Ridge neighborhood, consistent with plans staff -dated February
8, 2001, is hereby granted, subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant and Tana Ridge Homeowner's Association provide the City a specific
Hold Harmless Agreement for any and all future damage to the sign as the result of
street maintenance and snow plowing by the City; and /or from any liability arising from
the sign /monument.
2. The neighborhood identification sign shall not be lighted.
3. The replacement and maintenance of the sign shall be the responsibility of the
Homeowner's Association.
ADOPTED this 6" day of March 2001, by the City Council
Washington County, Minnesota.
Lee Hunt, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mary effner, `ty Administrator
for the City of Lake Elmo,
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