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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION • RESOLUTION NO. 511-97 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A REDUCTION IN THE MINIMUM SETBACK FOR A PYLON SIGN FROM 15 FEET TO 5 FEET FOR SPOT'S QUIK LUBE,INC. AT 2975 HIGHWAY 10; PLANNING CASE NO. 488-97 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the request of Ron Ostrander representing Spot's Quik Lube, Inc., located at 2975 Highway 10; and, WHEREAS, this property is zoned B-3, Highway Business District and is legally described as: Lot 13 of Auditor's Subdivision No. 89, Ramsey County, State of Minnesota WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the following documents associated with this request: 1. Planning Application • 2. Zoning Map 3. Site Plan 4. Hardship Statement WHEREAS, the applicant presented a hardship statement to the Planning Commission stating that the original location of the proposed pylon sign offers little visibility to passing traffic; and, WHEREAS, the literal interpretation of the provisions of this Title would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district in that businesses typically have signage which is visible from adjacent streets, and the subject property is bordered on both sides by wooded areas that block the view from Highway 10 and adjustments in the setback for the sign is necessary to overcome these obstructions; and, WHEREAS, special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant in that the wooded areas blocking the view of the business are not on the applicant's property and thus cannot be removed; and, WHEREAS, granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this Title to owners or other lands, structures or buildings in the same district in that having business signage with reasonable visibility is a typical situation for