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III IIIII <br /> New Business link <br /> IIINOffe <br /> Winter1996 A Quarterly Publication of the City of New Nope,MN <br /> Wedding Chapel SPOTLIGHT- Olson General Contractors <br /> to Expand <br /> Olson General Contractors, <br /> The New Hope Plan- located at 5010 Hillsboro Avenue - — : : <br /> ning Commission and City North,has been located in the GENERAL <br /> Council have approved community for the past 26 years. Ett.,'1- <br /> i , CONTRACTORS <br /> expansion plans for the " <br /> ESTABLISHED 1909 <br /> Olson General Contractors <br /> Wedding Chapel,Inc., <br /> located at 7201 Bass Lake began in 1909 in South Minneapolis .. r <br /> Road. Business owners as one of the Twin Cities early block ' I � I'- `1 <br /> manufacturers. As the company , <br /> _ � <br /> Scott and Diana Ellingson — ! 1 � _ f—�. r _ <br /> --t1will add a 2,416 square grew it became a major concrete! �� � ,„ �.. Y�' s� <br /> q masonry subcontractor for the metro 4a .0-:-. <br /> t <br /> foot addition along the area. The company moved to New -.ate-- - _ N== <br /> south and east sides of the <br /> Bob Olson and Ed Anderson, P.E, Olson General Contractors <br /> existing 4,638 square foot SPOTLIGHT(con't on page 4) <br /> building. The addition will <br /> • add dressing rooms,a Changes to the Sign Code <br /> ent preparation room <br /> ' id a receiving area. The <br /> In November the New Hope Planning Commission and City Council approved <br /> addition will bring the total amendments to the Sign Code requirements for shopping center ground signs to allow <br /> building size to 7,054 greater flexibility for both owners and tenants.The code change was initiated by an <br /> square feet and will include application from Winnetka Shopping Center to replace their existing pylon sign. <br /> building materials consisting Winnetka Shopping Center wanted to identify more tenants on the ground sign and allow <br /> of horizontal lap siding, the use of business logos,which were prohibited by City Code. <br /> cedar trim,and stucco <br /> A study completed by a subcommittee of the Planning Commission found that the <br /> Wedding Chapel(con't on page 2) City was more restrictive than neighboring cities in regards to the content and tenant <br /> directory portions ofthe shopping center sign requirements. It found that most cities <br /> ��/dam This rather <br /> sign size <br /> rather than content or <br /> Issue presentation. As a sNoPP(NG CENTER GROUNT SIGN CHANGES <br /> result,the Council REQUIREMENTS I OLD I NEW <br /> ?996. Goals and approved several <br /> Objectives significant changes to Size 200 so.ft. 200 so.ft. <br /> the sign code regard- Height 30 ft. 30 ft. <br /> -Wedding Chapel Setback 20 ft. 20 ft. <br /> ing shopping center <br /> Expansion Sh000ing Center Name ID 30%of sign area 15%of sign area <br /> signs and these <br /> Sign Code Changes changes are outlined Tenant Directory I 70%of sign area No Reouirement <br /> Funeral Chapel in the adjacent chart. Tenant ID • Not to exceed 28 sq.ft. No Requirement <br /> 'Qevelopment If you have any Tenant Directory Not to exceed 5 businesses No Requirement <br /> Presentation Uniform style,letter.font,color No Requirement <br /> questions.please <br /> Newsletter Survey contact the City staff Business Logos Not Permitted I No Requirement <br /> at 531-5100. E Reader Boards Prohibited Allowed <br />