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it ci Elk* River Request for Action To Item Number Board of Adjustments 5.1 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Public Hearings March 26, 2024 Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner Item Description Reviewed by Holiday Station Store - 18823 Freeport St. NW Zack Carlton, Community Development Director Reviewed by ■ Sign Height Variance, Case No. V 24-01 Action Requested Staff recommends the Board of Adjustments approve, by motion, a sign height variance, for one sign, not to exceed 40 feet, as measured from the nearest point grade of the main line of Highway 169, as all criteria for a variance are satisfied with the recommended increase in height. Alternatively, Deny, by motion, the sign height variance (80-foot request) for the following reasons: 1. The general purpose and intent of the ordinance is not met. 2. Installing a sign that is a little over 2.5 times as tall as what is currently allowed is not reasonable. 3. The interchange at Highway 169 and School Street is not a unique circumstance to the property as a 30-foot-tall sign would still be visible. 4. A sign that is a little over 2.5 times as tall as other signs in the area will alter the essential character of the locality. Background/Discussion CR 12 1 �fi69 The property is zoned Highway Commercial (C3) which limits the - height of freestanding signs to 30 feet. The applicant is requesting a Figure I variance to exceed the allowed height of signage by 50 feet (80-feet in total height). During construction of the interchange at Highway 169 and School Street, the existing freestanding sign on the property was removed and has not yet been replaced. Ordinance also provides the property with the opportunity for two signs, as the frontage along School Street exceeds 300 feet. The variance would only apply to one sign. Applicable Regulation (The applicant's responses are italicized with staffs notes after.) Variances may be granted when the petitioner establishes that the variance satisfies all five of the criteria described below. The variance is: The Elk River Vision P O N E B E o 9 Y A n elcoming community avith revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional INATUREI service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires pro perity. Updated. January 2023