Cond. Use Permit-1102 2nd St. NE.August 22, 1988
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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - WILLIAM McCOY
1102 Second Street Northeast
Planning Report: CUP88 -12
Proposed Action.
Staff recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit to locate a
sign with a 10 foot front yard setback.
Approval of this motion will allow McCoy
with the removal of the old price sign
Overview.
McCoy Petroleum, located at 1102 Second Street Northeast, wants to
erect a sign with a 10 foot front yard setback. Currently McCoy
Petroleum has no business sign on the site The applicant is
requesting the proposed sign will be placed above the existing non-
conforming gas price sign. This sign has approximately an 8 foot
setback. The ordinance requires a 20 foot setback.
Issues to Consider.
o Is a_lesser setback needed?
o Will the new sign improve the property?
Supporting Documents.
o Background
o Location Map
d Y Nanc S. Anderson
Commu ity Development
Analyst
o Site Plan
o Resolution
Petroleum to erect a sign
removed and
The staff is recommending that the existing price sign be
a new price sign incorporated with the new business sign.
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Analysis.
Is a lesser setback needed?
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Detailed Background.
Ordinance 570.47 states "application for other proposed sign permits
involving only by and under a conditional use permit and under the
applicable provisions and regulations of conditional use requirements
set forth in the zoning code. The conditional use permit may require
periodic reviews and may be canceled for cause."
The proposed sign will be 4'4" x 16' and 21'5" in height. A 250
square foot sign is allowed in an I -1 district.
The sign will be internally lit.
There is no other signage on the site except for the gas price sign.
The gas price sign is a legal non - conforming sign. There is no record
of when the sign was erected.
The proposed sign will have a red background with white letters.
The subject sign is surrounded by Medalist to the west, a City well
and the Hopkins Arches to the north, Fina Gas station to the east and
the applicants gas station to the south.
The sign setback in this district is 20 feet. Every business owner
wants to place their sign to be visible to the public. The building
setback is also 20 feet in this district. This 20 foot setback has
been a problem in the past since visibility of a sign is so important
to a business. The staff is recommending at this meeting to change
many of the sign setbacks to a more realistic setback. A 10 foot
setback is recommended for a front yard setback in industrial
districts.
There will not be a traffic visibility problem with the proposed sign.
- Will the new sign improve the property?
The proposal as requested in the staffs' opinion will not improve the
property. The existing gas price signs are old and putting a new sign
over the old gas price sign will not improve the property. The two
signs will appear disjointed. The new sign does not line up with the
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existing sign, will hang out two feet more to the north than the new
sign. The gas price sign is a legal non - conforming signs because of
the 8 foot setback. It seems logical that if the applicant is
erecting a new sign that a new price sign could also be incorporated
for one overall sign.
Alternatives.
1. Approve the Conditional Use Permit for the proposed sign.
By approving this sign the applicant will be able to
erect the sign with a 10 foot setback.
2. Deny the Conditional Use Permit for the proposed sign.
By denying the Conditional Use Permit for the proposed
sign the applicant will have to move the sign to the
south 10 feet.
3. Continue for further information. If the Commission
feels that further information is needed, the item should
be continued.
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CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO: 88 -74
RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVING
APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP88 -12
WHEREAS, an application for a Conditional Use
Permit entitled CUP88 -12, made by William H. McCoy, 1102
Second Street N.E., to allow a 10 foot front yard setback
for a 69 square foot pylon sign is approved.
WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application
is as follows:
1. That an application for Conditional Use Permit
CUP88 -12 was filed with the City of Hopkins on
July 26, 1988.
2. That the Hopkins Planning Commission reviewed
such application on August 30, 1988.
3. That the Hopkins Planning Commission, pursuant
to published and mailed notices, held a public
hearing on August 30, 1988; all persons present
at the hearing were given an opportunity to be
heard.
4. That the written comments and analysis of the
City Staff and the Planning Commission were
considered.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hopkins
City Council makes the following Findings of Fact in respect
to CUP88 -12:
1. That the proposed sign will be an
identification sign.
2. That the proposed sign presents no traffic
visibility problem.
3. That the proposed sign does not have an adverse
affect on the surrounding parcels.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that application for
Conditional Use Permit CUP88 -12 is hereby approved subject
to the following Condition:
1. That the existing gas price sign is removed and
new signage is incorporated with the new
business sign.
Adopted this 6th day of September 1988.
Donald J. Milbert, Mayor