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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • January 13, 1998 Page 4 1 intertwining of the landscaping between the project and the Executive Condominium property. 2 The results of the meeting were positive. 3 Mayor Ranallo questioned the price range of the units. 4 Mr. Mathern stated the rental units would be $900 to $1,200 and the condominiums $90,000 5 to $125,000. 6 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve the rezoning of 3261 Old 'Highway 8, Lot 1, 7 Block 1, Medtronics First Addition, City of St. Anthony, Hennepin County, State of 8 Minnesota, from a Light Industrial zoning 'designation to an R-4 zoning designation. 9 Motion carried unanimously. 10 2. Jim Sarna, Stop `N' Go; 2400 - 37th Avenue NE; Requests for Two Sign Variances. 11 Commissioner Makowske reported that Mr. Sarna is requesting two variances for signage. 12 One variance is to allow installation of two monuments signs on the property. Currently, the 13 code only allows one monument sign. Mr. Sarna would like to remove the pylon sign on the 14 property and replace it with a monument sign. The second variance request is in regard to the size of the sign. At the Planning Commission meeting Mr. Sarna had requested a 7 foot by 46 10 foot double-sided monument sign and a 6 foot by 8 foot double-sided monument sign. 17 Commissioner Makowske noted that Mr. Sarna has now changed his request to include a 7 18 foot by 10 foot double-sided monument sign and a 4 foot by 8 foot double-sided monument 19 sign. 20 Mayor Ranallo asked if the change in the proposal would require a public hearing before the 21 Planning Commission due to the opposition expressed by residents via a petition received by 22 the City. 23 Commissioner Makowske stated he would continue to provide the original report and then 24 have Mr. Sarna present the changes in the request. He reported that Mr. Sarna does intend to 25 add landscaping and shrubbery to both monuments signs. The proposal would be an 26 improvement and in the past the Planning Commission has been in favor of removing pylon 27 signs. However, in this situation, the Planning Commission was unable to determine a 28 hardship to grant the two requested variances. 29 Commissioner Makowske noted that a few years ago the City made a change to the Sign 30 Ordinance to allow monument signs to contain a maximum of 68 square feet. The Planning 31 Commission has tried diligently to adhere to this ordinance except in the case of a 32 comprehensive sign package. 0 Jim Sarna, Stop `N' Go, 2400 - 37th Avenue NE, stated he would like to remove the pylon 34 sign and place a ground sign on 37th Avenue and another on Stinson Boulevard.