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Sysco Billboards Report March 15, 2000 Page 3 Mounds View or Blaine and that the installation of the billboards would not have a detrimental effect on the development of vacant land in the area. (3) The structure and site shall have an appearance that will not have an adverse effect upon adjacent residential properties. The�•e are no residential properties adjacent to Sysco and as such this requirenzent does not necessarily apply. The Planning Comrnission does, holvever, have a signiftcant concer•n with i•ega�•d to the visual aesthetics of the proposed billboard and would �-econznzend that the proposed billboards be aesthetically consistent with those app�•oved for the Bridges Golf Course. (4) The use, in the opinion ofthe Planning Commission, is reasonably related to the overall needs ofthe City and to the existing land use. It is assumed that the need,for the proposed billboards is reasonably related to the economic situation of the property owner. (5) The use is consistent with the purposes of the Zoning Code and the purposes of the zoning district in which the applicant intends to locate the proposed use. With the adoption of Ordinance 644, the proposed billboards are consistent with the purposes of the Ciry Code and the purposes of the zoning district in whiclz they are to be localed. (6) The use is not in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan of the City. The Comprehensive Plan (either version) does not contemplate the issue of billboards. (7) The use will not cause traffic hazards or congestion. Studies commissioned by highway safety and transportation groups and federal agencies find no correlation between billboards and accidents. (8) Adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and necessary facilities have been or will be provided. Access to the billboards will be gained via existing Sysco drive aisles and parking areas. Specific Siting Requirements: (1) Location: The two proposed signs would be located adjacent to and north of State Highway 10. The signs are to be set bacic five feet from said right of way and would be more than 300 feet from the nearest residentially zoned property. (2) Minimum Spacing.• While the two signs would maintain more than a 1000-foot separation from each other, the second sign on Sysco's property would not maintain the requisite spacing from the first sign proposed and approved on the Bridges Golf Course property. (3) Maximum 5ign Area: The proposed signs would have a surface area of 672 square feet per side, which is less than the maximum allowed 700 square feet per side. (4) Orientation of Sign Faces: The sign faces will be angled and oriented toward State Highway 10. The angle of the separation between sign faces would not exceed 35 degrees. (5) Maximum Sign Height: The signs would not exceed the 35-foot height restriction.