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Mounds View Planning Commission June 21, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 12 ________________________________________________________________________ Chair Stevenson closed the public hearing at 8:25 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Meehlhause/Chair Stevenson. To approve Resolution 840- 06, Recommending Approval of an Amendment to the O’Neil property PUD Agreement to allow for an accessory building at 2442 County Highway 10. Planning Case No. PA2006-001. Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. _____________________________________________________________________________ C. Planning Case VR2006-004: Consideration of an Interim Use Permit for a Billboard and a Variance IU2006-001: for Height at the Mermaid, 2200 County Road 10. Applicant: Clear Channel Outdoor Address: 3225 Spring Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 Chair Stevenson opened the public hearing at 8:27 p.m. Community Development Director Ericson presented a request for consideration of an Interim Use Permit (IUP) and a Variance for a Billboard at 2200 County Road 10 otherwise known as the Mermaid Entertainment Center, to the Planning Commission. In addition to the IUP application, Clear Channel has also requested approval for a variance to extend the height of the billboard ten additional feet from 35 feet to 45 feet. The basis of the variance requested is to not obstruct the adjoining property and to not be obstructed by the Mermaid’s own ground sign. The City of Mounds View and Clear Channel entered into an agreement in 2005 in which Clear Channel agreed to relocate four of its billboards from the former golf course site on Highway 10 to make way for the Medtronic development. Clear Channel was given two years to find suitable locations elsewhere in the City for the billboards. The City’s role was to amend its codes and regulations to allow reasonable opportunity for the signs to be relocated elsewhere in the community. On May 8, 2006, after multiple meetings held by the City Council, Ordinance 769 was adopted which expanded the locations for billboards to properly zoned parcels along County Highway 10, Interstate 35W, Old Highway 8 and the south side of County Road 10 south of the Woodale Drive Intersection. In addition to identifying locations, the ordinance also amended the spacing and height requirements for billboards. The 250-foot setback from residential land uses remained unchanged. The relocated billboards and the two billboards remaining at the former golf course site were provided 30-year lease rights. The City Council indicated that the height limitation would be 35 feet along the south side of County Road 10 south of the Woodale Drive Intersection in recognition that this is the community’s corridor. Clear Channel submitted a plan showing where the billboard would be in relation to the adjoining properties and signage at 35 feet. They made a determination that at 35 feet visibility is a problem for them and the adjoining properties and signs. They have requested a variance for 45 feet, ten feet higher than what is allowed.