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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/02/2014 Meeting Location: Municipal Center City of 7100 147th Street West Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124 APRIL 2, 2014 PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE AGENDA 7:00 P.M. This agenda is subject to change by deletion or addition to items until approved by the Planning Commission on the date of the meeting. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 19, 2014 4. CONSENT ITEMS --NONE-- 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Chapter 154 Amendments– Hold public hearing to consider amendments to Chapter 154 (Signs Regulations) to allow for and regulate tenant signage on area identification signs for non-retail . (PC14-07-O) commercial, industrial, and business park zones, by Spowd Developments, LLC 6. LAND USE/ACTION ITEMS --NONE-- 7. OTHER BUSINESS A. Review of upcoming schedule and other updates. 8. ADJOURNMENT NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Regular Scheduled Meeting 7:00 P.M. -Public hearing applications due by 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 -Site plan, variance applications due by 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 7, 2014 Wednesday, May 7, 2014 Regular Scheduled Meeting 7:00 P.M. -Public hearing applications due by 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 -Site plan, variance applications due by 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2014 NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS Thursday, April 10, 2014 Informal 5:30 P.M. Regular Scheduled Meeting 7:00 P.M. Thursday, April 24, 2014 Regular Scheduled Meeting 7:00 P.M. Regular meetings are broadcast live on Charter Communications Cable, Channel 16. Agendas are also available on the City's Internet Web Site http://www.cityofapplevalley.org. 3 ITEM: April 2, 2014 City of PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: Approval of Minutes SECTION: ITEM DESCRIPTION: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 19, 2014 STAFF CONTACT: DEPARTMENT/DIVISION: Joan Murphy, Department Assistant Community Development Action Requested Recommend approving the minutes of the meeting of March 19, 2014. Summary N/A Background N/A Budget Impact N/A Attachment(s) March 19, 2014 Minutes . CALL TO ORDER The City of Apple Valley Planning Commission meeting was called to order by Chair Melander at 7:00 p.m. Members Absent: CITY OF APPLE VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES MARCH 19, 2014 Members Present: Tom Melander, Ken Alwin, Tim Burke, Keith Diekmann, Paul Scanlan, David Schindler and Brian Wasserman. Staff Present: City Attorney Sharon Hills, Community Development Director Bruce Nordquist, City Planner Tom Lovelace, Planner Kathy Bodmer, Assistant City Engineer David Bennett and Department Assistant Joan Murphy. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Melander asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Hearing none he called for a motion. MOTION: Commissioner Alwin moved, seconded by Commissioner Scanlan, approving the agenda. Ayes - 6 - Nays - 0. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FEBRUARY 19, 2014. Chair Melander asked if there were any changes to the minutes. Hearing none he called for a motion. MOTION: Commissioner Burke moved, seconded by Commissioner Alwin, approving the minutes of the meeting of February 19, 2014. Ayes - 5 - Nays — 0. Abstained — 1 — Wasserman. A '4. ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Chair Melander opened the annual business meeting and asked for nominations. The Commission nominated and elected officer positions amongst themselves for Chair and Vice- Chair. The officers, given only one nomination for each office, were accepted by unanimous consent under Robert's Rules of Order: MOTION: Commissioner Burke moved, seconded by Commissioner Scanlan to nominate Thomas Melander to continue to serve as the Chair of the Planning Commission for one year. Ayes 6 Nays — 0. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota Planning Commission Minutes March 19, 2014 Page 2 of 5 MOTION: Commissioner Diekmann moved, seconded by Commissioner Scanlan to nominate Tim Burke to continue to serve as the Vice-Chair of the Planning Commission for one year. Ayes - 6 - Nays — O. Commissioner Schindler arrived at 7:02 p.m. MOTION: Commissioner Burke moved, seconded by Commissioner Diekmann to nominate David Schindler to serve as Secretary of the Planning Commission for another year. Ayes - 7 - Nays — O. 5. CONSENT ITEMS --NONE-- 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS --NONE-- 7. LAND USE/ACTION ITEMS A. Chapter 155 Amendments — Adopt resolution setting a public hearing to consider Amendments to Chapter 155 (Zoning) related to number of Council votes required for rezoning, conditional uses in the 1-2 (General Industrial) zone, window wells, front decks with railing, and rooftop mechanical unit setback, by City of Apple Valley. (PC14-08-Z) Planner Kathy Bodmer stated that the Planning Commission is requested to set a public hearing to consider amendments to the zoning code. Five minor amendments are proposed that are considered housekeeping in nature. The proposed amendments include the following: • Revise the number of City Council votes required for rezoning and zoning amendments • Conditional uses in the 1-2 (General Industrial) zone • Window well encroachments • Allow decks, stoops and uncovered porches with railings in the front yard • Rooftop mechanical unit setbacks The following is a summary of the items that staff suggests could be included in the amendment: 1. Amend Number of Votes Required to Approve Zoning Amendment. Currently the zoning code states that the City Council must approve a rezoning of property or an amendment to the requirements of a zoning district with a four-fifths majority vote. This is inconsistent with State law which only requires a majority vote of the members ("simple majority") for most rezoning and zoning amendments. State law does require a two-thirds majority vote (essentially, four out of the five members) when rezoning from a residential zoning designation to either a commercial or industrial designation. The proposed amendment would make the City Code consistent with State Statutes. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota Planning Commission Minutes March 19, 2014 Page 3 of 5 2. Allow Same Conditional Uses in 1-2 as in 1-1. Right now, permitted and accessory uses in the I- 1 (Limited Industrial) zone are also permitted and accessory uses in 1-2 (General Industrial) zone. However, conditional uses in the 1-1 are not automatically allowed as conditional uses in the 1-2 zone. The proposed amendment would simply allow the conditional uses that are allowed in the I-1 zoning district to also be located in the 1-2 district. The 1-2 zoning district is a more intense zoning district and the proposed uses would be no more intense than what is already allowed by CUP. It should be noted that there are some supporting retail/service uses that are allowed in the I-1 zone that may not be desirable in the 1-2 zone, including truck stops, motor fuel sales or child care centers. The City may decide that it is best to specifically select the conditional uses that would be allowed rather than allowing all of the conditional uses. 3. Window Well Encroachments and Setbacks. Homeowners remodeling their basements often wish to install egress windows in the side yard of their home. If the home is already set at the 10' minimum side yard setback, there is no room available to install a window well without encroaching into the required setback. The building code requires a minimum horizontal area of 9 sq. ft., with a minimum horizontal projection and width of 36". Allowing an encroachment into the setback of up to 48" into a setback would allow for the installation of a block wall of 8" to 12" and still maintain the 36" horizontal width and depth requirement. The proposed amendment would allow for encroachment into a front, side or rear setback up to 48", provided no less than 3' is maintained from a side property line and that there is no encroachment into an easement of record. 4. Allow decks, stoops and uncovered porches with railing in front yard. Right now, patios and decks may encroach 8' into the front setback as long as they are 18" or less above grade at the building line and they have no railing. This amendment removes the requirement for no railing on front decks and patios that encroach into the front setback. In addition, language is added to clarify that uncovered front porches, steps and stoops 18" or less above grade may also encroach into the front yard setback and may also have railing. 5. Reduce Setback for Roof Top Mechanical Equipment. The zoning code requires that mechanical equipment must set back a minimum of 20' from the building edge. On smaller commercial buildings, like the Crooked Pint, the setback is very difficult to meet. The code already requires that the equipment be fully screened, so the setback is less of an issue. Decreasing the rooftop mechanical equipment setback from 20' to 10' would allow for more flexibility. No other changes to the screening requirements are proposed. Two other typos in this section are fixed. MOTION: Commissioner Alwin moved, seconded by Commissioner Scanlan adopting the draft resolution setting a public hearing to consider amendments to Chapter 155 (Zoning). Ayes - 7 - Nays - 0. B. Chapter 153 Amendments — Adopt resolution setting a public hearing to consider Amendments to Chapter 153 (Subdivision), related to Council waivers, minor subdivisions, and other items for purposes of clean-up and clarification, by City of Apple Valley. (PC14-09-0) CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota Planning Commission Minutes March 19, 2014 Page 4 of 5 Planner Kathy Bodmer identified that the Planning Commission is requested to set a public hearing to consider amendments to the subdivision chapter of the City Code. Minor amendments are proposed that are considered housekeeping in nature and include the following: SECTION: 1. Council Waivers a Duplicate of Variance Procedure 2. Replace Term "Bulk" with "Building Massing" 3. Recorded Plats Not Meeting Dimensional Requirements 4. Waiving Public Hearings for "Minor Subdivisions" 5. Term "Preliminary Plat" not Synonymous with "Subdivision" 1. Council Waivers a Duplicate of Variance Procedure. §153.03 authorizes the City Council to waive compliance with provisions in the subdivision regulations. In effect, this is a variance provision and is redundant with the variance procedure provided later in the Subdivision Chapter. Staff would like to remove this section. 2. Replace Term "Bulk" with "Building Massing." §153.26(B)(1) uses the term "bulk" in the following phrase: "...except that any plat which has received preliminary approval shall be exempt from any subsequent amendments to the above referenced regulations as to bulk or use..." Bulk is an architectural term that is used to describe building size and massing on a lot. A more up-to-date word like building coverage and/or building massing may better communicate the City requirement in this section. 3. Recorded Plats not Meeting Dimensional Requirements. §153.32 (B) deals with instances where there is a dimensional problem after the City has approved a plat and the plat has been filed. In some cases, this is an unintentional oversight on the part of the City and the developer's engineer. In other cases, a plat may be filed at the County Recorder's Office after City review and approval that is different from what was approved by the City and which does not meet the Code requirements. This section needs to be edited to clarify the procedure for making findings of non- compliance. 4. Waiving Public Hearing for "Minor Subdivisions." §153.35 "Minor Subdivision" is a provision of the subdivision chapter of the City Code that is inconsistent with State Statutes. This section states that a subdivision that creates three or fewer lots where streets and services are already available may not be required to conduct a public hearing. This provision is contrary to State law which requires a public hearing for any subdivisions of property. This section would be removed from the Subdivision Chapter. 5. Term "Preliminary Plat" Not Synonymous with "Subdivision". Throughout §153.78 "Plat Procedure," the term "preliminary plat" or "plat" is used to describe when a public hearing is required. According to State law, a public hearing is required for a subdivision of property. A preliminary plat is a drawing that depicts the subdivision. Plats and subdivision are not synonymous terms, so this section would be revised to correct the terms. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota Planning Commission Minutes March 19, 2014 Page 5 of 5 MOTION: Commissioner Alwin moved, seconded by Commissioner Scanlan adopting the draft resolution setting a public hearing to consider amendments to Chapter 153 (Subdivision). Ayes - 7 - Nays - 0. 8. OTHER BUSINESS A. Annual Report Presentation City Planner Tom Lovelace stated that City ordinance requires that each commission or board submit to the City Council a report of its work during the preceding year. He presented the Community Development Department's annual report, which included the accomplishments for 2013 and the outlook for 2014. He stated the report provides a summary of activities during the year and a forecast of potential projects/goals in 2014. B. Review of upcoming schedule and other updates. Community Development Director Bruce Nordquist stated that the next Planning Commission meeting would take place Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. 9. ADJOURNMENT Hearing no further comments from the Planning Staff or Planning Commission, Chair Melander asked for a motion to adjourn. MOTION: Commissioner Burke moved, seconded by Commissioner Diekmann to adjourn the meeting at 7:38 p.m. Ayes - 7 - Nays - 0. Respectfully Submitted, an Murphy, Planni De tment Assistant Approved by the Apple Valley 1)1anning Com on City of A1313vealley ITEM DESCRIPTION: Amendments to Chapter 154 (Sign Regulations) pertaining to Area Identification Signs (PC 14-07-0) STAFF CONTACT: Margaret Dykes, Planner Action Requested The Planning Commission is advised to open the public hearing, receive comments, and close the hearing. Though it is the policy of the Planning Commission not to act on an item the same night as its public hearing, if there are no outstanding issues from the public or the Commission, staff's opinion is that the ordinance amendment could move forward. The following motion is recommended: Summary Background ITEM: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: SECTION: APPLICATION DATE 1 DEPARTMENT/DIVISION: Community Development • Hold the public hearing on the requested amendments to Chapter 154. .5A April 2, 2014 Public Hearing March 5, 2014 • Recommend approval of the draft ordinance amending Chapter 154 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to Area Identification Signs. Area Identification Signs are used to identify the names of business or industrial complexes; the code does not allow individual businesses or tenants of the complex to be identified on Area Identification Signs. Spowd Developments, LLC, the property owner of Apple Valley Business Campus, generally located northeast of 147 Street W. and Flagstaff Avenue, has requested an amendment to the sign code to allow for and regulate tenant signage on Area Identification Signs for non-retail commercial (i.e. office), industrial, and business park zones. The requested amendment would allow individual tenants to be identified on Area Identification Signs. Dog Day Getaway, a business located in Apple Valley Business Campus, is representing the owner. Chapter 154 allows commercial or industrial complexes consisting of two or more businesses to have up to two Area Identification Signs (Al Signs) (code section attached) to identify the name of the complex. The Code does not allow individual tenants or businesses to be listed on the Al Signs, only the name of the complex. The City prohibits off-premise signage (Sect. Sect. 154.04 (G) — Prohibited Signs); all signs on a parcel/lot must be related to or directed to a business located on the lot on which the sign is located. However, the code does allow major anchor/shopping center signage to be located on any lot within a multi-tenant/multi-building shopping center development, and so could be considered "off-premise". The shopping center sign requires a conditional use permit, and is subject to conditions listed in the code. Other than this category of signage, the code does not allow businesses to advertise on signage that is not located on their property. Office buildings, whether multi-tenant or single-tenant, are generally located on individual lots. Signs identifying the office buildings, and the sometimes the businesses within the buildings, are located on the individual lot. For business parks or larger industrial developments, the pattern in Apple Valley has been for individual buildings, whether multi-tenant or single-tenant, to be located on individual lots. Generally, these signs do not identify individual businesses within the building or development. Apple Valley Business Campus, located northeast of the intersection of Flagstaff Avenue and 147 Street W., is proposing to install two Al Signs. One sign will be placed at the intersection of Flagstaff Avenue and 147 Street W.; this sign will only identify the name of the complex and complies with current City code. They have also requested that the other sign, which would be located at the intersection of Felton Court and 147 Street W., be allowed to have individual business signage placed on it. Dog Day Getaway, located at 14607 Felton Court, is one of the businesses that would be located on the AI Sign. Because of the recent development of the Apple Valley Business Campus, and the future development of the Mixed Business Campus, staff believes a code amendment allowing business identification on Al Signs could be useful. If the City does amend the code to allow individual business identification on Al Signs, staff believes the amendment must be carefully drafted to ensure that there is not a proliferation of signs creating clutter. Staff and the City Attorney have drafted a sign code amendment that would allow the identification of businesses on Al Signs, but limit these signs in terms of number, size and placement. The draft amendment is attached. The draft amendment would not require a conditional use permit for such signs, but there are restrictions as follows: 1. Modifies definition of Area Identification Sign — only ground signs considered. 2. The lot on which an Al Sign that identifies businesses must be in the same zoning district, in the same development complex, and served by the same public right-of-way 3. Only those businesses that do not have visible frontage to arterial or collector road may be placed on the Al Sign. 4. The ground sign structure shall be no larger than 8'x20', and shall be constructed of the same materials as the principle buildings. The sign copy area shall not exceed 110 sq. ft. Each business may only have 30% of the total sign copy area. 5. The property owner must consent in writing to the placement of the sign. An easement would not be required Budget Impact N/A Attachment(s) 1. Draft amendment allowing business identification on Area Identification Signs 2. Excerpt from existing ordinance. 3. Proposed Apple Valley Business Campus area identification sign with tenant signage. 4. Location map of Apple Valley Business Campus and proposed signs. 5. Site plan with proposed signs. 6. Letter from Dog Day Getaway. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA, AMENDING TITLE XV, CHAPTER 154, OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED "SIGN REGULATIONS" BY AMENDING SECTIONS 154.02 AND 154.04 REGARDING TO AREA IDENTIFICATION SIGNS. The City Council of Apple Valley ordains: Section 1. Chapter 154 of the Apple Valley City Code is hereby amended by revising the following definition in Section 154.02 to read as follows: SECTION 154.02 DEFINITIONS AREA IDENTIFICATION SIGN. A freestanding ground sign which identifies the name of a non-retail commercial, of industrial, or business park complex consisting of two or more businesses. Section 2. Chapter 154 of the Apple Valley City Code is hereby amended by amending Section 154.04(F) to read as follows: 154.04 SIGNS REQUIRING A PERMIT. (F) Area identification sign. Area identification sign(s) shall be located in the following manner: (1) Area identification sign(s) shall be located upon the property of the complex or a lot within the complex which the sign it is identifying. (5) An area identification sign(s) may identify individual businesses within the complex, subject to the following regulations: (a) The lot on which the sign is located and the lot on which the business that is identified on the sign are located within the same zoning district or within same planned development. (b) The lot on which the sign is located and the lot on which the business that is identified on the sign are located within the same development complex and both lots must be in industrial, business park, limited business, general and restricted general business districts, or within a Planned Development district with the same uses. (c) The lot on which the sign is located and the lot on which the business that is identified on the sign are separate lots, but served by the same public right of way. Print Date: 3/28/2014 D A FT ATTEST: (d) (e) (0 Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk The business that is identified on the sign does not have direct and visible frontage to an arterial or collector road warranting the place of the off- premise sign. The owner of record of the lot on which the sign is located consents to the placement of the sign, verified in writing. The sign copy for an individual business(es) on the area identification sign shall be permitted only as part of the area identification sign subject to the following requirements: (1) The sign structure as a - whole shall not exceed 8 feet in height or 20 feet in length or both. (2) ( The sign structure shall consist of the same style and color brick, stone, or other approved exterior material used on the face of the principle building. exterior face shall be encased in the same style and color brick, or other approved exterior material., used on the • face of the principle building(s). The sign shall have a maximum copy area of 110 sq. ft. The copy area for all individual businesses to be identified on the sign shall not exceed 60% of the copy area of the area identification sign and the copy area for each individual business identified shall not exceed 30% of the total copy area of the area identification sign. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication. PASSED by the City Council this day of 2014. Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor Print Date: 3/28/2014 D • FT § 154.02 DEFINITIONS. CHAPTER 154 SIGN REGULATIONS EXCERPT (Existing Code) AREA IDENTIFICATION SIGN. A freestanding sign which identifies the name of a commercial or industrial complex consisting of two or more businesses. GROUND SIGN. A sign erected upon or supported by ground and not attached to any building. MAJOR ANCHOR/CENTER SIGN. A specially designed, masonry clad, freestanding sign used to identify single-tenant buildings that are in excess of 50,000 square feet or multi-tenant centers in excess of 100,000 square feet in building size. A conditional use permit is required for a MAJOR ANCHOR/ CENTER SIGN prior to issuance of a sign permit. (E) Major anchor/center signs. § 154.04 SIGNS REQUIRING A PE IT. The following signs may be erected or maintained, as shown for each zoning district or land use, only after obtaining a permit from the city and payment of permit fees, providing the standards and restrictions in this section are met. (1) Major anchor signage. One major anchor/center sign may be permitted to identify tenants or building occupants in excess of 50,000 square feet, subject to subsection (3) below. (2) Shopping center signage. Two major anchor/center signs may be permitted for a center in excess of 150,000 square feet, subject to the provisions of subsection (3) below. (3) Conditional use permit. All major anchor/center sign structures are subject to a conditional use permit, as provided in § 155.399 of the code, and site plan approval by the City Council. The following criteria shall apply to all major anchor/center signs: (a) The property on which the sign is to be located shall be zoned "RB" or "SC" and the sign shall abut County Road 42 (150th Street), County Road 23 (Cedar Avenue), or a portion of the Downtown Ring Route. (b) The major anchor/center sign(s) shall be the only freestanding sign(s) permitted for the business or center. Signs may be placed on any lot within the planned unit development or subdivision provided the sign applicant controls the land by easement or title. (c) A maximum of 75% of the sign structure exterior face shall be encased in the same style and color brick, or other approved exterior material, used on the face of the principle building. A minimum of 25% of the exterior face of the sign structure shall be encased in a brick, title, glass or steel rail similar in design and color to the city's downtown streetscape 1 CHAPTER 154 - SIGN REGULATIONS EXCERPT (Existing Code) improvements. This material shall be concentrated between the finished ground grade and 42 inches above the grade. (d) The sign shall be set back a minimum of 13 feet from the property line, pathway easement or public street right-of-way line. Signs may be no closer than 300 feet to the nearest freestanding sign on the same side of the right-of-way, nor closer than 50 feet to a comer intersection of two right-of-way lines. (e) The maximum height of the sign structure shall be 28 feet above finished grade. Architectural design details, similar to the design of the principle building, may extend five feet above the maximum height, 28 feet, of the sign. Sign area shall not exceed 180 square feet per side of the sign, two sides maximum. (f) All signage shall have individual, internal backlit letters and symbols. Additional sign lighting may be ground lighting, the source of which is concealed from view. (g) Landscaping plans for the area around the base of the sign shall be completed and reviewed as part of the conditional use permit/site plan approval process. (F) Area identification sign. Area identification sign(s) shall be located in the following manner: (1) Area identification sign(s) shall be located upon the property of the complex it is identifying. (2) Area identification sign(s) shall be located along a public street frontage. (3) Area identification signs shall be located a minimum of 50 feet apart from any other area identification sign or pylon sign. (4) No more than one area identification sign for a particular complex shall be located along the same street frontage. § 154.05 PROHIBITED SIGNS. (G) Advertising or billboard signs; prohibited. No sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment shall be placed or located within any street rights-of-way. No sign shall be on property other than the premises on which the business, commodity, service or entertainment is located. 2 CHAPTER 154 - SIGN REGULATIONS EXCERPT (Existing Code) APPENDIX C: SIGNS REQUIRING PE ITS The following signs may be erected or maintained, as shown for each zoning district or land use, only after obtaining a permit from the city and payment of permit fees, providing the standards of § 154.03 are met. Pylon Sign Building Sign Residential 1 40 Agriculture and multiple 1 or 1 40 Institutional 1 1 40 each Neighborhood Center Gasoline sales 1 1 or 1 1/business 1 40 each 40/building' 80/pylon 40/ground Limited business Single occupant Multi-occupant 3 3 1 1 40/building 40/ground 40/building 60/ground General business Single occupant Multi-occupant 1 or 1 1 or 1 1 1/business 125 total (pylon/ground < 110) 40/building' 110 pylon or ground/building Retail business Single occupant Multi-occupant; under 50,000 sq. ft. 1 or 1 1 or 1 1/business 125 total (pylon/ground < 110) 40/building 110 pylon or ground/building 3 CHAPTER 154 - SIGN REGULATIONS EXCERPT (Existing Code) Retail business (Cont'd) Multi-occupant; over 50,000 sq. ft. Visitors business 2 or 2 1/business 40/building 180 pylon or ground/building Shopping center; regional Same as retail business Same as retail business Industrial and sand and gravel Same as retail business Planned development The ordinance establishing each planned development district shall be used to determine the most applicable zoning district designated for each lot and signs shall be permitted by the most applicable zoning district as determined by the city's building official. 1 Sign area for neighborhood gas sales, general and retail business. • Building floor area: < 5,000 sq. ft. of sign per 25 sq. ft. of occupant's retail floor area > 5,000 sq. ft = after the first 5,000 sq. ft. of sign. per 100 sq. ft. of occupant's retail floor area Maximum allovved: 500 sq. ft. sigri erititlenietit: 40 sq. ft. of sign 2 Si area ii r li ed 2 business: sq. ft. ofsi.gn s 1s 1-1 si g Per 100 s q . ft. of total building area. ('81 Code, § 6-105) (Ord. 495, passed 9-20-90; Am. Ord. 504, passed 2-28-91; Am. Ord. 536, passed 2-27-92; Am. Ord. 555, passed 5-13-93) Penalty, see § 10.99 4 em tt - L. W z 0 z .,,",, ► u.) / - 1 . __J.J U_J O w 0 , i 0 m O a- - in (f) (/ O 0 J < 0 Lul 2" i- LL Ch 1-- ro <t F F" W w D LA (..) WO F— a. F — w ol of N M a � V Z Z Z � W Z � Q R Thij I- • I W J W Q � 1 // / � „fl «4 / / / «i — l « t7 - L w I 0 CL u7 x a 0 cv n Lo Ld Z 9.< (7) Z Z � Lai Li —I map map March 7, 2014 Dear Mrs. Dykes: .„„ Margaret Dykes, Community Development/Planning City of Apple Valley 7100 147 Street West Apple Valley, 1 55124 T A Vik 14607 Felton Court Suite 101 Apple Valley, MN 55124 Phone: 952.431.9663 Fax: 952A31.4490 Dog Day Getaway is formally requesting to amend the current sign code to allow for multi-tenant signage within an industrial or business park. The Apple Valley Business Campus is fairly unique to Apple Valley. Though it is platted into four separate lots, it is under one ownership. Based on existing sign code Dog Day Getaway is only permitted to have monument signage on the 14607 lot. Not only is this in the back of the business campus but it would not be seen from 147 Street therefore rendering it useless. Currently, customers are having a hard time finding Dog Day Getaway and we feel as the business campus grows so will their difficulty. We are requesting that the Apple Valley Business Campus be allowed to have a monument sign at the entrance of the campus with multi-tenant listings. The landlord has agreed to create an easement and establish a perpetual maintenance agreement.