HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6893RESOLUTION 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.
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• 3. Granting the variance would confer upon the Applicant a special privilege that
would not be extended to other property owners on the County Road 10 corridor.
4. The variance would be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title or to other
property in the corridor in that the City desires lower height signs within the County
Road 10 corridor.
5. The proposed variance and resulting 45-foot tall billboard could substantially
diminish or impair property values within the corridor and negatively impact the
community's vision for the corridor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, based upon the above finding
of fact and testimony provided at the public hearing, the Mounds View City Council upholds
and affirms the Planning Commission's denial of the requested variance fora 45-foot tall
billboard at 2200 County Road 10.
Adopted this 24th day of July, 2006.
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Rob Marty, Mayor
ATTEST
Kurt Ulrich, City Clerk Administrator
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