HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2006-62 APPROVING VARIANCE FOR ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL ON PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF MYSTIQUE DRIVE AND WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 101 ��
CITY OF CORCORAN
RESOLUTION 2006-62
Motion By: Lymangood
Seconded By: Grabowski
APPROVING VARIANCE FOR ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
CHURCH AND SCHOOL ON PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF MYSTIQUE
DRNE AND WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 101
WHEREAS, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church and School has requested
approval of a variance from the City's Sign Ordinance to allow a second
freestanding sign on the subjecfi property tegatly described as follaws:
The North 660 feet of the East 660 feet of the Northeast Quarter of
the Northeast Quarter of Section 13, Township 19, North Range 23,
west of the 5"' Prineipal Mer�dian.
AND
Lots 11, 12, and 13, Block 4, Brandywine Addition, Hennepin
County, Minnesota, aocording to the record plat thereof.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the above listed variance at
a duly called Public Meeting and recommends approval, and;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE !T HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CiTY OF CORCORAN, MINf�ESOTA, that is should and hereby does
approve the request by St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church and School for a
variance from the City's Sign Ordinance to allow a second freestanding sign on
the subject property, subjec�to the�oliowing findings and conditions:
1. The variance is approved in accordance with the plans and application
received by the City on July 17, 2006 and the revised plans received on
September 18, 2006, base� on the fol�owing finding:
a. The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public health,
safety or welfare or injurious to other property in territory in which property
is situated.
b. That because of the particular physical surroundings, shape, or
topographical conditions of the specific parcel of land involved, a particular
hardship to the owner would result, as distinguished from a mere
inconvenience if the strict tetter of the regulations were to be carried out.
c. That the conditions upon which the variance is based are unique to the
parcel of land for which the variance is sought and are not applicable,
generatty, to otFfer property within the same zoning classificat'ron.
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d. The variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent
property, or substantially increase the congestion of the pubfic streets, or
increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety or substantially
diminish or impair the property values within the neighborhood.
e. The existing freestanding sign has historic and nostalgic value to the
community.
f. There were no objections to the sign variance from the community.
2. The freestanding sign must eomply with all Zoning Ordinance requ�rements.
3. The freestanding sign shall not exceed 32 square feet in size or 6 feet in
height and any illumination of such sign shall be external with downward
focused light"rr�g on a fiimer.
4. No construction shall begin on the freestanding sign until the City has issued
a building permit.
5. The temporary sign on the property shalt be removed before the building
peem�t for the freestanding sign wilf be iss�red.
6. The plans need to be revised to show that sign is not encroaching into the
parking lot. Revisions to the parking lot itself will require submittal of a site
plan modification for review and approval by the City, prior to issuance of
buiiding permits.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 26th day of October 2006.
VOTING AYE VOTING NAY
Cossetbe, Tom XX Cosset�e, Tom
XX Grabowski, Chuck Grabowski, Chuck
XX Jacobs, Paul Jacobs, Paul
XX Lymangood, Chuck Lymangood, Chuck
XX �homas, Ron Thomas, Ron
s�n-
Tom Cossette, Mayor
City Seal
ATTEST:
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Bea Lindberg, City Clerk