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Mermaid Report October 10, 2000 Page 4 The applicant has indicated that the corner of the property adjacent to Highway 10 and County Road H would be reserved for the City to install a gateway entry sign. The site plans have been revised to indicate this easement area. A separate easement document will need to be executed by Mr. Hall and recorded with the Ramsey County to make it official. Table 1. Proposed Site Signage Area. Sign Type Sign Text Area Sign 1. Wall Mounted Mermaid Nightclub 255 square feet Sign 2. Wall Mounted Mermaid Restaurant 270 square feet Sign 3. Wall Mounted Mermaid Lanes 195 square feet Sign 4. Wall Mounted AmericInn 69 square feet Sign 5. Directional Monument Entrance – Hotel, Restaurant, Night Club 20 square feet Sign 6. Directional Monument Entrance – Cabot Properties 20 square feet Sign 7. Directional Monument Entrance – Banquet Center 20 square feet Total Proposed Signage: 849 Square feet Under the B-3 zoning provisions, the amount of signage that would be allowed for this development would be limited to 340 square feet for a pedestal sign and 100 square feet for each building occupant. Given the five uses within the building (hotel, bowling lanes, restaurant, night club and banquet center) a total of 840 square feet of signage could be allowed. The Mermaid has an existing 162 square-foot, multi- colored, electronic changing message pedestal sign along Highway 10 which would bring the total signage on the site to 1,011 square feet. Staff feels the directional monument signs to be a necessary component of the signage package yet considers the amount of signage devoted to the Mermaid uses to be excessive. Staff recommends that the total amount of signage on the property—including the existing pedestal sign--be limited to 850 square feet. The applicant has agreed to this request. Landscaping: The landscape plan submitted with the site plans indicates conceptual plantings of trees in the parking lot islands and along the front of the building facing Highway 10. While any proposed landscaping is an improvement over what is currently present on the site, the PUD requirements stipulate that the landscape plan shall identify the specific types and numbers of plantings to be utilized and shall be reviewed by the City Forester. The plan indicates the planting of 25 deciduous trees and 4 coniferous trees with additional unnamed plantings in the courtyard area. Staff will seek input from the City Forester as to appropriate species from those listed and for any other suggestions to improve the landscape plan. Trailways: To comply with the proposed Comprehensive Plan and the Mounds View Trails and Sidewalk Plan, the applicant shall be responsible for installing a bituminous trailway along its Highway 10 property frontage. As with the discussion concerning Walgreens, Dan Soler with Ramsey County has verbally indicated that the trailway could be located within the Highway 10 right of way as close to the Mermaid property as possible. The site plan shows the trailway extending north beyond the project area