HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2014-255CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION No. 2014-255
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE FOR PAULY ENTERPRISES, INC.
TO RETAIN THE EXISTING FREE-STANDING PYLON SIGN AT 2995 HARBOR LANE
(2014044)
WHEREAS, Pauly Enterprises, Inc. owns and operates Plymouth Tire and Auto Service/Goodyear
located at 2995 Harbor Lane; and
WHEREAS, the subject property is legally described as that part of Lot 1 Block 1 Plymouth
Freeway Center lying East of West 240 feet thereof also that part of North 40.73 feet of Tract A RLS No.
1424 lying East of West 240 feet thereof, Hennepin County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, Pauly Enterprises, Inc. has requested approval of a variance to allow the existing
pylon sign on the site to remain; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 2013-063 approved off-site signage for Pauly Enterprises, Inc. at 2945
Empire Lane (Perkins site), said signage being currently in place; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 2013-063 also stated that the property at 2995 Harbor Lane (Goodyear
site) shall not be allowed to have a free-standing sign as long as the off-site sign is displayed on the
property located at 2945 Empire Lane (Perkins site); and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said request at a duly called public meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the request by Pauly Enterprises, Inc.
for a variance to allow the pylon sign at 2995 Harbor Lane to remain, subject to the following:
1. The requested variance is hereby approved, in accordance with the application materials
received by the city on May 30, 2014, except as may be amended by this resolution.
2. The requested variance is approved, based on the finding that all applicable variance
standards would be met, notably a) the existing pylon provides light for visibility and safety
in the area and b) the sign on the subject site and the sign on the Perkins site at 2945 Empire
Lane are visible from different directions and provide dual way -finding for a site with
unusual access.
ADOPTED by the Plymouth City Council on August 12, 2014.
Resolution 2014-255
(2014044)
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STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS.
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota,
certifies that I compared the foregoing resolution adopted at a meeting of the Plymouth City Council on
August 12, 2014 with the original thereof on file in my office, and the same is a correct transcription
thereof.
WITNESS my hand officially as such City Clerk and the Corporate seal of the City this day
of
City Clerk