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Item No: 5A Meeting Date: May 7, 2008 Type of Business: Public Hearing City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing and Consideration of a Variance to Allow an Increased Amount of Wall Signage for Totino’s Restaurant at 2535 County Highway 10; Planning Case VR2008-002 Introduction: Totino’s Restaurant, represented by Steve Elwell, has requested a variance to allow for an increased amount of wall signage on their building located at Mounds View Square, 2535 County Highway 10. Totino’s recently moved in to the free standing building at Mounds View Square (previously The Mattress Factory), and are installing a large sign above the main entrance door. They would like to have another smaller sign on the south wall which directly faces County Highway 10. The end units or free standing retail buildings typically have more than one exterior frontage wall, which is the case with Totino’s location. Each business/tenant is allowed up to 100 square feet of wall signage. Discussion: The Sign Code calls for building mounted signage not to exceed 100 square feet per building occupant. In most cases, 100 square feet is more than adequate, although issues have arisen regarding end spaces at the retail malls and for stand-alone buildings with multiple frontages. All four sides of Totino’s location at Mounds View Square are easily visible since the building is right at the corner of County Highway 10 and Long Lake Road. Our City Code makes no exceptions for multiple building elevations, thus limiting each tenant to 100 square feet. Totino’s would like to install two wall signs for their business. The one above the main entrance will be 89 square feet, and the proposed south wall sign would be 40 square feet. The signage would appear as shown in the photo included in this report. Paster Enterprises, the owners of Mounds View Square, are supportive of Totino’s request. Similar Requests: Budget Liquor, Mario’s Video, and just recently, Aldi, were granted variances for additional signage at Mounds View Square. (All leased space at either end of the center.) The Abbey Carpet building, Carmike Wynnsong Cinema and C.G. Hill & Sons also received approval for signage in excess of 100 square feet. The Mermaid, through its PUD, was allowed signage in excess of the City’s requirements.