CC MINUTES 09272011 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 27, 2011 Page 2 0 6 7 10 IV. 11 12 13 14 V. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Councilmember Roth requested further information regarding the location of the bike racks as part of the Cooperative Agreement with the City of Minneapolis. Interim City Manager Hartman advised that the bike racks will be spread throughout the City's park facilities, including Emerald Park, Central Park, the tennis court area, the skate park, and Tower Park. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING. None. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF (BRIAN HEINIS, PLANNING COMMISSIONER, PRESENTING). A. Resolution 11 -058• Approving the Proposed Comprehensive Sign Update for the St Anthony Shopping Center, 2900 Pentagon Drive. Planning Commissioner Heinis presented the proposed comprehensive sign plan for the St. Anthony Shopping Center which includes a request to amend the sign plan to allow storefronts to have 3 SF of sign area per lineal foot of frontage. He stated that the Planning recommended approval of the request and asked that the architect provide the City Council with a drawing depicting the size of current signs as well as the proposed size of 3 SF per lineal foot of frontage. Mr. Greg Kozulla, Kozulla & Associates, appeared before the City Council on behalf of the shopping center owners and stated that the proposal requests that the City allow 3 SF of signage per lineal foot of tenant space which is 1 SF larger than currently allowed in the Ordinance. He indicated that the drawing prepared for the City Council shows a dash line depicting the maximum signage that would be allowed for a 4' maximum sign letter height. He advised that if a tenant decides to stay with signage that uses a smaller size letter, the sign plan would allow 2' letters stacked above each other which would maximize their footage to 3SF per lineal foot of tenant space. He provided an example of the Fitness Crossroads and O'Reilly signs which have larger than a 4' letter, but the signage does not exceed the criteria of 2 SF of signage per lineal foot. He indicated that they propose to grandfather in the existing signs on the building and re- install the signs following completion of the fagade project, while new tenants will be subject to the new criteria of 3 SF per lineal foot of frontage and the sign must be lit. Councilmember Stille asked if the sign plan includes future ground signs. He noted that the Planning Commission focused on the square footage per lineal foot of frontage, but actually there are nine changes proposed to the sign plan according to the staff report and one of the changes relates to a future ground sign. Mayor Faust stated that if future ground signs were not discussed at the Planning Commission level, the City Council cannot consider the issue.