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Planning Commission 462-96: Mounds View Square Signage II/ November 20, 1996 Page 2 Analysis/ Recommendation: Staff obtained a diagram of the sight lines from the City Engineer. The City Engineer has estimated that 10 seconds are needed for a motorist to see the shopping center pylon sign and react in sufficient time to turn at the Mounds View Square, based on the 50 m.p.h.. speed limit on Highway 10. In this amount of time, the car will travel 765 feet. This distance was measured from the intersection of Highway 10 and Long Lake Road, which puts the car at 919 feet from the base of the bridge and approximately 1550 feet from the proposed location of the sign. At this distance, the bridge would cover the lower 52 feet of the sign, given the angle of view. (A copy of the City Engineer's study was presented at your last meeting.) The applicant's original proposal was for a sign 75 feet in height and having a sign area of 800 square feet. At this height, 23 feet will show above the bridge. The panel identifying the center would be visible but not the tenant names. The applicant has submitted a revised proposal which consists of the following: • a center identification sign 35 feet high by 14 feet wide, with a sign area of 322 • square feet • two monument signs, measuring 12 feet high by 18 feet wide, to be placed at the driveway entrances onto Highway 10; each sign has an area of 216 square feet; the area with words is approximately 100 square feet. • a monument sign at the intersection of Highway 10 and Long Lake Road, to be determined when the bridge is completed Diagrams are enclosed which illustrate the first two types of signs. At your last meeting, the Planning Commission requested more information on the type of signage along Highway 10 and pictures of the signs at Mendota Plaza. These pictures will be available at your meeting on November 20. A brief summary follows: Northcourt Commons: Signs use brick columns with tenant names spanning between these supports and the shopping center's name across the top. The tenant names are approximately 2 feet wide. The sign is approximately 26 feet tall, 15.5 feet wide. The area with words is approximately 130 square feet. Northtown Mall: Entry signs are approximately 10-12 feet tall, and triangular in shape which helps cut mass. Signs are constructed of stone and carry only the name of the shopping center. Unable to measure or estimate center identification sign but have • pictures.