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Request for Action To Item Number Planning Commission 4.2 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Public HearingsOctober 25, 2016BrieAnna Simon, Planner Item Description Reviewed by Item Description Request by Starbucks for Conditional Use Permit to Zack Carlton, Planning Manager Sprint/Veteran Signworks – 19179 Freeport Ave Amend Elk Park Center PUD Agreement signage, Reviewed by  Conditional Use Permit to Amend Elk Park 19179 Freeport St NW, Case No. CU 16-13 Center PUD Signage, Case No. CU 16-29 Action Requested Recommend, by motion, approval of the Conditional Use Permit to amend the Elk Park Center Planned Unit Development language to be consistent with the wall sign regulations of the C-3 zoning district. Background/Discussion The applicant is requesting an amendment to the current Elk Park Center Planned Unit Development (PUD) agreement to allow standard wall signage according to Sprint’s brand on all sides of the building. The applicant is proposing to update the PUD agreement to allow signage on the rear side of a building. Staff proposes updating the sign language, specific to wall signs, to be consistent with the C-3 zoning district, and read as shown below: f.Wall Signs (Multi-Tenant Building) 4.No signage shall be permitted on the sides or rear of the building, other than that required for delivery identification or traffic control. Businesses in multi-tenant facilities shall be allowed their proportionate share of permitted wall sign area. An exception being, parcels abutting Highway 169 shall comply with wall sign standards for the C-3 Highway Commercial zoning district. The Elk Park Center PUD was established in 1994. Since adoption, the PUD regulations for wall signs on buildings adjacent to arterial roadways have been amended twice. The first Elk Park Center PUD amendment was in 2014 for multi-tenant buildings to allow wall signs on building facades facing an arterial roadway not to exceed 20 square feet, in addition to a permitted sign on the front facade. The second Elk Park Center PUD amendment was in 2016 for multi-tenant buildings to allow wall signs to not exceed 15 percent of the façade area. This 2016 amendment closely aligns with regulations outlined for the C-3 Highway Commercial district. However, this 2016 amendment restricted exterior wall signage by prohibiting signage on the rear façade of a building.