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RESOLUTION 2001-033
APPROVING SIGN VARIANCE REQUEST FOR PARKERS LAKE BAPTIST
CHURCH ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 14720 COUNTY ROAD 6 (20186)
WHEREAS, an application has been filed by Parkers Lake Baptist Church which requests
approval of a sign variance to permit a nine -foot freestanding sign with a surface area of
41 square feet on property legally described as follows:
Parcel 1: Lots 9 and 10, Block 1, "Raths Second Addition", according to the plat thereof
on file or of record in the office of the Registrar of Titles in and for said County; and,
Parcel 2: That part of Government Lot 2, Section 28, Township 118, Range 22 described
as follow: Commencing at the intersection of a line drawn at right angles to the West line
of said Government Lot 2 from a point thereon distant 694.27 feet South along said West
line from the Northwest corner of said Government Lot 2 with the East line of said
Government Lot 2, the point of beginning of the tract to be described, thence West along
said right angle line to the intersection with a line drawn parallel with and 1020 feet East
measured at right angles from the West line of said Government Lot 2; thence at a right
angle South to the centerline of County Road No. 6; thence West along said centerline to
its intersection with a line drawn parallel with and 820 feet East, measured at right angles
from the west line of said Government Lot 2; thence south parallel with the west line of
said Government Lot 2 to the southerly line of said Government Lot; thence easterly along
said southerly line to the east line of said Government Lot 2; thence North along said East
line to the point of beginning; except all that part thereof lying South of the centerline of
Hennepin County State Aid Highway Number 6, Plat 5.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the request at a duly called public
meeting and recommends approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve
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the request by Parker's Lake Baptist Church for a sign variance to a nine -foot freestanding
sign with a surface area of 41 square feet to be located at 14720 County Road 6, subject
to the following conditions:
1. This resolution approves a variance to permit a nine -foot freestanding sign with a
surface area of 41 square feet to be located at 14720 County Road 6, in accordance
with the plans and application received by the City on December 8, 2000, except as
amended by this resolution.
2. The variance for a nine -foot freestanding sign with a surface area of 41 square feet to
be located at 14720 County Road 6 is approved with the finding that the applicable
variance standards are met. Specifically:
a) A small sign meeting the ordinance requirements is difficult to see because of
characteristics unique to the site. As part of the County Road 6 widening project
the City built a retaining wall in front of the church. The retaining wall is six feet
tall. The proposed sign is set ten feet back from the top of the retaining wall. This
peculiar situation reduces visibility of the sign.
b) The new sign is proposed to be larger due solely to compensate for topographical
features unique to this property.
c) The sign in not related to the property value in this variance application.
d) The hardship is caused by the Zoning Ordinance and the widening of County Road
6.
e) Approval of the sign variance will have no effect on the public welfare or be
injurious to other land or improvements in the neighborhood.
f) The proposed 41 -square foot sign would not impair an adequate supply of light
and air to adjacent property or substantially increase the congestion of the public
streets, increase the danger of fire, endanger the public safety, or substantially
diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood.
g) The requested variance is the minimum action required to eliminate the hardship.
The variance would allow the applicant to replace the existing sign with one that is
larger.
3. The applicant must obtain a sign permit, prior to any replacement of the existing sign.
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4. Any subsequent phases or expansions are subject to required reviews and approvals
per Ordinance provisions.
5. This approval shall expire one year after the date of approval, unless the property
owner or applicant has substantially started constriction of the project, or unless the
landowner or applicant has received prior approval from the City to extend the
expiration date for up to one additional year, as regulated under Section 2 103 0. 06 of
the Zoning Ordinance.
Adopted by City Council on January 23, 2001.
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 January 23, 2001 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