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RESOLUTION NO. 6893 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION DENYING A VARIANCE FORA 45-FOOT TALL BILLBOARD AT 2200 COUNTY ROAD 10, PLANNING CASE VR2006-004 WHEREAS, Clear Channel Outdoor has requested approval of a variance to exceed the maximum sign height by ten feet for a billboard to be located at 2200 County Road 10, the site of the Mermaid Entertainment Center and Americlnn Hotel; and, WHEREAS, the Mermaid site is zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) and is legally described as follows: WHEREAS, The City of Mounds View has adopted Ordinance 769 which amended the City Code to permit billboards as an interim use on properties adjacent to the south side of County Road 10 south of its intersection with Woodale Drive; and, WHEREAS, the Mounds View City Council held aduly-noticed public hearing on July 24, 2006; and, WHEREAS, the Chapter 1125 of the Zoning Code establishes the review criteria against which all variance applications shall be judged and satisfied for a variance to be granted; and, WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission, after a duly noticed public hearing, denied the requested variance due to the lack of demonstrated hardship associated with the request; and, WHEREAS, Clear Channel Outdoor has appealed the Planning Commission's denial of the requested variance to the City Council for reconsideration. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View City Council makes the following findings of fact relating to the Clear Channel Outdoor application for a variance to exceed by ten feet the maximum established height provision for a billboard on County Road 10: 1. Exceptional or extraordinary circumstances do not apply to this property which would warrant approval of the requested variance. There are .other potential locations within the County Road 10 corridor at which a billboard could potentially be sited without the need for a height variance. • 2. The literal interpretation of the provisions of the Zoning Code would not deprive the Applicant the ability to site a billboard within the County Road 10 corridor.