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Resolution 1001-14 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission finds that the criteria as identified in Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View Municipal Code are satisfied and finds there to be sufficient practical difficulty with regard to the property located at 2240 Woodale Drive, and makes the following findings of fact related to its decision: 1. The general intent of the Zoning Code regarding signage limits is for aesthetic reasons. The requested additional signage still meets the general purpose and intent of the zoning code. 2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in that the applicant is trying to keep the business successful. 3. The applicant is requesting this variance because the building is large and has two visible frontages and two entrances. 4. The unique feature of this property is the way the building is sitting on the property. One side is visible from County Road 10 and another side is where the parking lot and two entrances are. This business is in a business park and they only have limited ground signage. 5. The additional signage will not alter the existing commercial character of the neighborhood. 6. The variance requested is the minimum variance the applicant feels is required to provide suitable visibility and alleviate the applicant’s practical difficulty. 7. The Planning Commission may impose conditions upon the premises as may be necessary to comply with city standards and to minimize the effect of such variance upon other properties in the neighborhood. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission, based upon the above findings, approves the variance request of Allegiance Fitness at 2240 Woodale Drive, to allow a total of 224 square feet of wall-mounted signage. Adopted this 7th day of May, 2014. _________________________________ Paul Schiltgen,Vice Chair ATTEST: __________________________________ James Ericson, City Administrator (SEAL)