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City of Elk - - River To Planning Commission Meeting Date April 23, 2024 Item Description Conditional Use Permit: PUD Amendment for Taco Bell Signage Request for Action Item Number 4.1 Prepared By Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner Reviewed by: Zack Carlton Action Requested Recommend, by motion, approval of a PUD amendment limiting the freestanding sign height consistent with the C-3 (Highway Commercial) sign ordinance. Background/Discussion The property is zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) where changes to size regulations ("variances") require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to amend the PUD agreement. The applicant is seeking a CUP to allow signage consistent with the C-3 (Highway Commercial) sign ordinance. On April 15, 2024, the City Council approved an amendment to Section 30-871 essentially capping sign heights to 40-feet above the nearest point grade of the main line of Highway 169. The ordinance also accounts for grade changes along Highway 169. Many commercial properties along Highway 169 that would benefit from this amendment are in PUD districts and the city cannot initiate an amendment to those standards. Landowners within each PUD will need to request an amendment to their sign regulations, as this applicant has done. Applicable Regulations In approving a Conditional Use Permit, the council may impose such specific conditions with regard to the development or operation of the proposed use as it considers necessary to satisfy the seven standards set forth in Section 30-654 and the requirements contained in this article and to promote compatibility with and minimize any potentially adverse effects upon adjacent properties, the neighborhood or the city. The issuance of a Conditional Use Permit can be ordered only if the use at the proposed location: I. Will not endanger, injure or detrimentally affect the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity or the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city. Allowing an increased sign height will not endanger, injure or detrimentally affect the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity or the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city. Staff do not see a need to impose specific conditions to satisfy this standard. The Elk River Vision A avelcoming community zvitb revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community 0 ERE 0 A engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity rINAM, dRoo