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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1998-256CITY OF PLYMOUTH RESOLUTION 98 - 256 APPROVING PUD GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR OPPIDAN, INC. FOR A MASTER SIGN PLAN FOR PLYMOUTH STATION LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OF HIGHWAY 55 AND COUNTY ROAD 24 (97187) WHEREAS, Oppidan, Inc. has requested approval of a PUD General Plan Amendment for property legally described as follows; and Lots I and 2, Block 1, Plymouth Station. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said request at a duly called Public Hearing 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 the request by Oppidan, Inc. for a PUD General Plan Amendment for a master sign plan for Plymouth Station, subject to the following conditions: 1. A PUD General Plan Amendment is approved for a master sign plan in accordance with the plans and standard sign criteria received by the City on March 6, 1998, except as amended by this resolution. 2. All signs shall comply with Section 21155 (sign regulations) of the Zoning Ordinance, except as specifically approved or restricted under the master sign plan. 3. Wall signs shall be located so as not to be directly visible from adjacent residential properties. 4. All signs shall be designed and constricted in a uniform manner and, to the extent possible, as an integral part of the building's architecture. Uniform signage shall be used throughout the development. Resolution 98-256 (97187) Page 2 5. All wall signs shall consist of individual dimensional letters and logos and be architecturally compatible with the building and other signage if in a multi -tenant building. 6. Illuminated wall signs shall consist of channel letters with acrylic facing or reverse channel letters (halo lighted). Externally illuminated wall signs by a separate light source shall be prohibited. 7. Back -lit awnings are prohibited. 8. Inflatable advertising devices and searchlights are prohibited. 9. Temporary signage shall comply with Zoning Ordinance requirements. 10. Exposed neon tubing for signage or accent purposes is prohibited. 11. Window signs shall not cover more than twenty-five (25) percent of the window area in which they are located. Window signs shall not use neon paint, tape, chalk, or paper. 12. Individual letters for wall signs in multi -tenant buildings shall not exceed thirty-six (36) inches in height, and shall not cover more than seven (7) percent of the wall area or fifty (50) square feet, whichever is greater. In multi -tenant buildings, each tenant with direct access to the outside of the building is permitted a wall sign. 13. Wall signs for single -tenant buildings shall consist of individual letters not to exceed thirty (30) inches in height. A wall sign shall not cover more than seven (7) percent of the wall area or seventy (70) square feet, whichever is greater. 14. Tenant signage shall consist of store/business identification only. Except as otherwise permitted, corporate logos, emblems, display messages, and similar identifying devices are permitted provided they are confined within the sign band and do not occupy more than fifteen (15) percent of the sign area. 15. The wall sign for the grocery store shall in compliance with plans submitted on February 19, 1998. Additionally, two independent tenants within the grocery store shall be permitted one wall sign not to exceed 25 square feet in sign area. Independent tenants shall be defined as tenants that function independently from Rainbow Foods, have a separate, identifiable space with in the store and operate independent cash registers. The total wall signage for all grocery and grocery tenant identification shall not cover more than seven (7) percent of the total wall area or five -hundred ninety (590) square feet, whichever is lesser. Resolution 98-256 (97187) Page 3 16. Wall signs shall be limited to following building elevations: BUILDING PERMITTED WALL SIGN LOCATIONS Daycare Building north and east elevations Professional Building north, east and west elevations Auto Service Center north and west elevations Convenient Store north and west elevations Auto Quick Service north elevation Grocery Store north elevation Retail/Service/Liquor attached to grocery store north, south and west elevations Fast Food Restaurant north and west elevations 4,000 S.F. Restaurant Buildings any three elevations Retail/Service west and north elevations 17. The four following area identification signs (consisting of the project name only) shall be permitted: a. One sign at the corner of Hwy. 55 and Co. Rd. 24, not to exceed 46 -square feet, or 8 -feet high. b. One sign on the north side of the project entrance at County Road 24, not to exceed 22 - square feet or 7 -feet high, and one identical sign on the south side of the project entrance. c. One sign on the corner of Medina Road and Co. Rd. 24, not to exceed 22 -square feet, or 7 -feet high. 18. The three following freestanding signs shall be permitted: a. One 192 -square foot multi -tenant kiosk sign not to exceed thirty (30) feet in height shall be permitted along the Highway 55 frontage. Signage shall be limited to ninety-six (96) square feet of signage on the northwest elevation and ninety-six (96) square feet of signage on the northeast elevation. b. One 64 -square foot, 10 -foot high freestanding sign shall be permitted for the gas/convenience store. Resolution 98-256 (97187) Page 4 c. One 8 -square foot, 8 -foot high directional sign shall be permitted at the southeast corner of the project intersection near the County Road 24 entrance. All other directional signage shall comply with ordinance requirements. d. One 72 -square foot, 10 -foot high free-standing multi-tennant sign may be located at the entrance to the site on Medina Road. 19. Standard Conditions: a. Submission of the required Financial Guarantee and Site Performance Agreement for completion of site improvements within twelve months of the date of this Resolution. b. The developer shall record appropriate easements, as approved by the City, to provide access to, and maintenance of, the freestanding signs. c. Any subsequent phases or expansions are subject to required reviews and approvals per Ordinance provisions. Adopted by the City Council on April 15, 1998. 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 April 15, 1998, 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