HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017.09.18 RESO 2017-35 Lakeview Sign SetbackRESOLUTION 2017-35
APPROVING A VARIANCE FROM THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE
TENANT MONUMENT SIGN FOR CARRELL PROPERTIES, LLC. ON THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 14475 FOREST BLVD. N.
WHEREAS, Carrell Properties, LLC has requested approval of a variance to five foot side yard
setback, where City ordinance requires ten foot setbacks from all property lines, to construct a
new monument sign on the property legally described as follows:
See Attached
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said request at a duly called public hearing
on September 14, 2017, and recommends approval and;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOVLED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the request by Carrell
Properties, LLC for a variance to allow a five foot side yard setback, where City ordinance
requires ten foot setbacks from all property lines based on the following findings:
1. The requested variance is permissible by law.
2. The applicant is requesting to construct a new monument sign located on the southwest
corner of the property, adjacent to TH 61. The applicants request to construct a new
monument sign on site is reasonable.
3. The property is unique because of the existing site layout. The distance between the
existing driveway and the south property line makes meeting the required setback
difficult, especially to ensure the property owners are not to impacting sight lines from
the driveway onto TH 61.
4. Existing businesses in this area were constructed prior to our current ordinance for
monument sign setbacks and building setbacks and therefore, do not meet setback
requirements within the City ordinance. In addition, the applicant's existing monument
sign is three feet from the south property line. The variance, if granted, would not alter
the character of the area.
5. The spirit and intent of the ordinance is to allow adequate spacing between adjacent
properties and a permanent structure, like a monument sign. The applicant's existing
monument sign has been located three feet from the south side property line since
construction. The existing landscaping around the monument sign encroaches onto the
neighboring property and the MnDOT right-of-way. The new sign would accommodate
for all associated landscaping to be within the applicant's property. The proposed side
yard setback would be keeping with the spirit and intent of the ordinance.
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6. The variance, if granted, will not allow any prohibited use in the district. Construction of
a single tenant monument sign is permitted within the zoning district.
7. The proposed location of the monument sign is not located within a floodplain.
8. The property is served with municipal sewer and water.
Prior to the issuance of a building permit:
9. The applicant shall submit a sign permit application to be reviewed and approved by
staff.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 18`h day of September, 2017.
Tom Weidt, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michele Lindau, City Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
That part of Government Lot 5, Section 20, Township 31 North, Range 21 West, Washington County,
Minnesota (also known as part of Lot 30, County Auditor's Plat No. 7) described as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the east -west quarter line of said Section 20, assumed bearing East, and the
easterly line of Forest Boulevard North (also known as Trunk Highway No. 61 and formerly known as Hugo
and White Bear Road); thence South 11 degrees 55 minutes 30 seconds West, along said easterly line of Forest
Boulevard North, a distance of 140.82 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence
continuing South 11 degrees 55 minutes 30 seconds West, along said easterly line, a distance of 70.00 feet;
thence South 77 degrees 32 minutes 46 seconds East, 115 feet to the hereinafter referred to "Point B"; thence
continuing South 77 degrees 32 minutes 46 seconds East, 55 feet; thence South 78 degrees 43 minutes 08 seconds
East, to the westerly shoreline of Egg Lake; thence northerly, along said shoreline, to the south line of the North
140 feet of said Government Lot 5; thence westerly, along said south line, to a point 140 feet East and 140 feet
South of said intersection of the east -west quarter line with the easterly line of Forest Boulevard North; thence
South, a distance of 14.00 feet; thence northwesterly to the point of beginning.
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