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Pianning Commission Resolution No. 484996 November 20, 1996 Page 2 I.ong Lake Road which will b1QCk the view of a portion of the front face of the shopping center and its center identification sign until motorists iravel under the bridge. The monument signs propased at the two driveway entrances will alert motorists to where to turn in the most efficient way possible, since they will be at the roadway edge and more at eye level. They wi11 compensate for the lack of visibility of the center. At present it is very difficult ta find tke driveway entrances inio Mounds View Square at night. The monument sign at the intersection of Long Lake Road and Highway 14 will provide signage in advance of the bridge struciure for motorists traveling west, which is needed since the bridge will block the view of the center identification sign. b. The literal inEerpretation of the provisions of this Title would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the saine district under the terms of this Titie. d. That granting fihe variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this Title to owners of other lands, structures or buildings in the same district. g. Circumstances under which the literal uxtecpretation of the provisions of this Title create an undue hardship on the applicant. Economic hardship may be a circumstance for issuance of a variance. • The Sign Code a(lows for tenant identification signs and ane pylon sign to identify the overall shopping center. The construction of a pedestrian bridge will bloe� the visibility of both the tenant signage and the pylon sign for Mounds View Square until motorists have traveled under the bridge. The visibility of other shopping centers in Mounds View will not be impacted by the bridge construction. A!1 other properties which abut Highway 10 have clear visibility from the highway and are not obscured by overhead struetures. The impact on Mounds View Sc}uare wili be the most significant due to the angle of the highway, the layout of the shopping cen#er and the positian of the bridge. e. 7hat the vari�nce requested is tlae minimum variance which wouid alleviate the hardship. f. The variance requested would not be materially delrimental to the purpose of this Title or to other properiy in the same zone. ,�;..�;; , ;c: � �_. The applicant has requested�hiee trionument signs, measuring 1 Z feet tall and 18 feet wide. One is proposed to be located at the intersection of Long Lake Road and Highway 10, in advance of the bridge structure ta alert motorists to the upcoming shopping center, and two at the driveway entrances from Highway 10. The signs are needed because the center identification sign will be blocked by the bridge frotn motorists' view when they travet from east to west on Highway l0. The size of the signs is approximately half the height o#`monumer�t styte signs along Highway 10 and elsewhere used as the sole