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Application for Zoning Variance 54 City of Saint Anthony Village ATTACHMENT to VARIANCE APPLICA71ON RE: St. Anthony Village Clinic/ Hennepin County Medical Center Legal Description CIC NO 1342 AMCON ST ANTHONY CONDO, UNIT NO 1 (in accordance with the Lease, Exhibit A-2) Reason for Variance Application Statement of Unique Circumstances St. Anthony Village Clinic/ I lennepin County Medical Center has recently opened a new community clinic in the Shopping Center located at 2748 Hwy 88. The clinic has a large storefront however, the patient entrance is located to the far right of the store on a fascia that is setback from the main storefront elevation. It is essential that users of all ages and physical disabilities, medical conditions understand where the main entry is for ease in approaching the facility, from vehicular traffic or when being dropped off. Currently the larger sign centered on the brick fascia is intended to act as identification and advertising for the clinic as there is not a possibility of ground monument identification. The sign requiring the Variance on the setback elevation is meant to direct users to the entrance in a more user friendly manner while providing lighting on the "Entrance" letters and sidewalk.. The signage has been designed with down lighting to illuminate the "Entrance" non illuminated letters which are essential during when daylight savings time is not in use during the dark winter months. The signage for each wall surface is less than 15% of the wall surface per (1 1) Signs on walls. Wall signs having a sign surface area exceeding 15% of the area of the wall surface to which it is affixed; This Variance Request is for the allowance of two identification signs on one frontage. The current sign code within this C = Commercial District reads as follows: (B) Commercial and limited business. The following signs are allowed in a "B" Service Office Limited Business District and "C" Commercial Districts and may be installed after obtaining a permit and Paying a required license fee. (1) One identification sign per right-of-way frontage per commercial establishment. The sign may have no more than 2 square feet of surface area per lineal foot of business frontage, up to a maximum of 150 square feet. The total area of all wall signs affixed to a wall may not exceed 15% of the total area of that wall. The Subject matter of the application is within the scope of this section: 2) Strict enforcement would cause practical difficulties because: (a) The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the zoning code. (b) The plight of the property owner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the property owner. (c) The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. (d) Economic considerations alone are not the basis of the practical difficulties. (3) The variance, if granted, would be consistent with the city's comprehensive land use plan. (4) The granting of the variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the zoning code.