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<br />Memo to Mayor and City Council/V 04-05 <br />July 19, 2004 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />. Air Photo <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />The applicant is requesting a second development sign. The sign ordinance allows one <br />development identification sign per development. The Lafayette Woods development has <br />two entrances, one on 194'h Avenue from Proctor Road and the second on Upland Street <br />from County Road 1. The entrance from Proctor has a formal development identification <br />sign while the entrance from County Road 1 does not. The sign on Proctor was approved <br />when the plat was approved. <br /> <br />Analysis <br /> <br />In order to grant a variance from the literal interpretation of the ordinance, the following <br />five conditions must be met: <br /> <br />1. Literal enforcement if the ordinance will cause undue hardship. <br /> <br />Staff does not feel that literal enforcement of the ordinance would cause undue hardship. <br />The existing sign on 196'h Street is visible from Proctor Road. This proposed sign would <br />not be visible from County Road 1, a visitor would already be in the development to see <br />the sign. <br /> <br />2. The hardship is caused ~ special conditions and circumstances, which are peculiar to the properry and <br />the structure involved and which are not characteristic of, or applicable to, other lands or structure in the <br />same area. <br /> <br />This development is similar to other nearby developments, Nordic Woods and Oak Hills <br />which have just one development sign. There are no special conditions or circumstances. <br /> <br />3. The literal application if the provisions if this ordinance would deprive the petitioner if rights ef!jqyed ~ <br />other properties in the same district under the terms rif this ordinance. <br /> <br />The literal application of this ordinance would not deprive the applicant of rights <br />enjoyed by other properties in this area. Other developments in the area have one <br />development sign or no development sign. <br /> <br />4. The special conditions and circumstances are not a consequence if the petitioner's own action or inaction. <br /> <br />There are no special circumstances unique to this property <br /> <br />5. The variance will not be injurious to or adverselY riffect the health, safety or we!fare of the residents of the <br />ciry or the neighborhood where the properry is located and will be in keeping with spirit and intent if the <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />The request would not adversely impact other properties in the vicinity. <br /> <br />s: \PLANNING \ Case Files \2004 \ V 04-05 Lafayette Woods Homeowners \ V04-05CC7 -19 .doc <br />