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Memorializing the City Council’s decision to deny an appeal of a Board of Zoning Appeals decision denying an application for two variances to allow changes to an existing dynamic display sign and the addition of a new freestanding business sign at the Holiday Stationstore at 1770 Old Hudson Road.
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WHEREAS, on January 9, 2017, Joey Crary, d/b/a Indigo Sign Works (“Applicant”), 2885 Quail Road NE, Sauk Rapids, MN, on behalf of Fuhr Enterprises, owner of that real property commonly known as 1770 Old Hudson Road, Saint Paul, MN and legally described as Section 34 town 29 Range 22 Part Sly Of Old Hudson Rd And Nly of Hwy 392 And W Of White Bear Ave Of E 196 00/100 Ft Of Se ¼ Of Sec 34 Tn 29 Rn 22, duly applied to the Board of Zoning Appeals (“BZA”) in BZA File No. 17-000219 for two variances from the provisions of Legislative Code §§ 64.503(a)(6) and 64.625 for the purposes of converting an existing static sign located at the southwest corner of Old Hudson Road and White Bear Avenue with a dynamic sign. The subject property is zoned T3. Sign regulations in T3 districts limit the text and images of dynamic signs to one color. Applicant requested a variance to allow full color text and images. T3 district sign regulations further prohibit dynamic messages from changing faster than every 20 minutes. Applicant requested a variance to allow messages to change every 30 seconds. For the purposes of this resolution, the dynamic sign is designated Sign A. Further, Applicant requested two variances from the requirements of the White Bear Avenue Special District Sign Plan in order to construct a new freestanding business sign along the southwest corner of the subject property. Pursuant to the Special Sign District Plan, freestanding signs are only permitted where buildings have a setback of at least 35 feet from a right-of-way. The gas station building presently under construction on the subject property will be setback 5.5 feet from the south property lin...
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