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City Council Minutes Page 12 June 21, 2004 Council directed staff to contact Menards and request that the plat limit access on Dodge Street. Mayor K3inzing closed the public hearing. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KUESTER TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 04-51 FOR VACATING STREET, DRAINAGE, AND UTILITY EASEMENTS, CASE NO. EV 04-03. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.8. Request by Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorder Clinics of Minnesota, Inc. for Variance to the Sign Ordinance, Public Hearing-Case No. V 04-04 Planner Chris Leeseberg submitted the staff report. Mr. Leeseberg stated the applicant is requesting a variance to allow a second freestanding sign to be located along County Road 12. He discussed zoning, Board of Adjustment action, and the five conditions the must be met in order to obtain a variance. Mr. Leeseberg stated the applicant has not met three of the conditions and staff recommends denial of the request. Mayor Fdinzing opened the public hearing. There being no one to speak to this issue, Mayor Kdinzing closed the pubic hearing. Councilmember Kuester questioned if the applicant could install a neighborhood sign as the area is confusing to navigate. Councilmember Motin stated that a sign should not be allowed on County Road 12. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE AND SECONDED BY COUNClLMEMBER DIETZ TO DENY THE VARIANCE TO SCOTTISH RITE CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE DISORDER CLINIC FOR A SECOND FREESTANDING SIGN BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: LITERAL ENFORCEMENT WOULD NOT CAUSE UNDUE HARDSHIP, AS THE BUSINESS CAN PROVIDE ADVERTISING VIA A WALL SIGN. IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE, LITERAL ENFORCEMENT WILL NOT ALLOW ANY OF THE TENANTS OF THE PINES TOWN OFFICE PARK ANY BUSINESS IDENTIFICATION IN THE FORM OF A MONUMENT SIGN. 2. THIS PROPERTY FUNCTIONS THE SAME AS ANY MULTI-TENANT AREA WHICH HAS ONE FREESTANDING SIGN. 3. OTHER PROPERTIES HAVE THE SAME SIGNAGE OPPORTUNITIES AS THE APPLICANT. MOTION CARRIED 5-0.