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REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION ►5 Meeting Date: June*.8, 1997 Staff Report by: James Ericson, Planning Associate Planning Case No.: 488-97 Request: Variance from Sign Setback Requirement Petitioner: Spot's Quik Lube, Inc. Location: 2975 Highway 10 PIN No. 06-30-23-23-0005 Zoning/Land Use: B-3, Highway Business District/ Spot's Quik Lube, Inc. Applicable Regulations: Section 1080.08, Subd. 1; Sign location and standards Section 1125.02, Subd. 2; Criteria for granting variances Attachments: Planning Application Zoning Map • Site Plan Letter from Applicant Resolution 511-97 Background: The applicant, Ron Ostrander, General Manager of Spot's Quik Lube, Inc., is requesting a 10- foot variance in the setback for a pedestal sign because the location of the sign as shown on the site plans approved by the City Council on April 10, 1997 offers limited visibility. Refer to the attached site plan. A stand of trees immediately north of the property and also across the street from the •ro•e effectivel obscur- •• • • : ; •e. .• . . . _ . perpendicular to the property. The 10-foot variance requested is the minimum that would alleviate the hardship. Issues: The Section of the Code that specifies locations and setback for advertising signs was created to established a uniform and consistent approach to the siting of signs in Mounds View. The intent of the 15-foot setback from any streetline (interpreted as right-of-way) is to restrict visual impairments and distractions to passing motorists. It is the point at which a balance between maintaining clear sight-lines and a business owner's ability to advertise has been achieved. In the • case of Spot's, however, because of the extensive Highway 10 right-of-way, the setback would locate the sign approximately 80 feet from the shoulder of the highway. Spot's proposes to locate the sign at 5 feet off the property line and 70 feet from Highway 10.