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Elk <br />River <br />Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Board of Adjustments <br />6.1 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Board of Adjustments <br />March 24, 2015 <br />Chris Leeseberg, Park Planner - Planner <br />Items <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Request by Farmers Insurance for height and size <br />Jeremy Barnhart, Deputy Director, CODD <br />variance for a sign, 312 Main Street NW, Case No. <br />Reviewed by <br />V 15 -04 — Public Hearing <br />Action Requested <br />By motion, approve, approve with conditions, or deny each of the five criteria for the proposed variance <br />for the following: <br />1. A sign height variance of 2 feet 8 inches; and <br />2. A sign size variance of 32.8 square feet. <br />If the Board of Adjustments finds that the request does not meet a criteria for a variance, specific <br />reason(s) shall be stated for each of the criteria that do not meet the requirements. <br />If one or more of the criteria are denied by motion, the request needs to be denied. <br />If the Board of Adjustments denies the request or an appeal is made by any interested party by April 3, <br />2015, the application will automatically be forwarded to the City Council for consideration. That meeting <br />will be held on Monday, April 20, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. <br />Overview <br />The subject property is zoned C -2 (Office District). The sign regulations for this district allow one <br />monument sign, not to exceed 40 square feet with a maximum height of seven feet. <br />The current sign is 5 feet 8 inches tall and 40 square feet, both of which currently meet the zoning <br />requirements. The size regulations are intended to provide signage for office uses primarily. <br />The applicant is requesting a sign that is 72.8 square feet and 9' -8" tall, in his words to meet corporate <br />requirements. The applicant stated they need to add the rounded Farmers logo. <br />The applicant is seeking a 2 foot 8 inch sign height variance and a 32.8 square foot sigh size variance. <br />Staff did receive a letter from a Farmers District Manager indicating the proposal would be compliant but <br />staff has not received any documentation of what the corporate requirements are specifically. Staff is not <br />sure if the proposed sign exceeds corporate requirements in size, height, or content. <br />P R IN E R E R R i <br />1 CIA R <br />