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MEMO • DATE: 12/13/00 MEETING DATE: 12/19/00 TO: Planning Commissioners FROM: Susan Henry, Assistant City Manager RE: Public Hearing: Walgreens Development Requested Action: On December 19, 2000, the Planning Commission will hold the public hearing for the proposed Walgreens store for the comer of Silver Lake Road and 37`h Avenue North. The site plan shows a 14,490 square foot Walgreen's store with a drive-thru pharmacy on the site. Notification has been sent to the property owners within.350 feet of the proposed development. TOLD Development Company has submitted a formal petition to the City for the following four requests: (1) Petition for Rezoning (2) Lot Combination (3) Petition for Sign Variance (4) Application for Conditional Use Permit Background: TOLD Development Co. (the petitioner) presented information at a Concept Review on October 17, 2000. At the November 21, 2000 Planning Commission meeting, the petitioner presented the results of its neighborhood meeting held on November 15 and presented other general information to the Planning Commission to prepare for the public hearing. As stated above, TOLD Development Co. has submitted four petitions for its development. Staff met with the petitioner upon final site plan submittal and has prepared the following comments as it relates to the request: (1) Petition for Rezoning: The petitioner is requesting that Lot 3, Block 1, Apache Terrace, 2"d Addition by rezoned from an Industrial to a Commercial zoning district. This is appropriate for such request. (2) Lot Combination: The petitioner wishes to combine the above-mentioned lot (Lot 3, Block 1, Apache Terrace, and 2nd Addition)with Lot 2, Block 1, Apache Terrace (Amoco site). The petitioner's intent to purchase both pieces of stated properties for the Walgreen's development is contingent upon necessary city approvals. According to the, City. Attorney's office, these two parcels-can be combined with a relatively simple recorded document and it will not be necessary to replat. (3) Petition for Sign Variance: The petitioner is requesting a sign variance to allow for a ground (or monument sign) consisting of 50 square feet of copy on each side, for a total surface copy area of 100 square feet, with a two line electronic reader board on each side. The petitioner's sign variance request is two-fold: (a) sign surface area: the petitioner is requesting 100 square feet of total copy on two sides, while city code states the maximum sign copy surface • area is 68 square feet. This request exceeds the existing code by 32 square feet; (b) electronic sign request: currently animated/flashing signs are prohibited in the city code. Here's more details about the electronic portion of the sign: the two electronic lines are 8 inches high each, which equates to 13.33 square feet per side at 10 feet wide. The total proposed ground sign