Res 2013- 09 Variance for 1444 Northland DriveCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2013 - 09
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A 20 FOOT VARIANCE
TO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK
AT 1444 NORTHLAND DRIVE
WHEREAS, Robert Lindahl has applied for a variance to the front yard setback for a
monument sing at 1444 Northland Drive (PID 27- 36450 -01 -040, Lot 4, Block 1, Inland Industrial
Park) as proposed in planning case 2012 -36; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on this matter at their
regular meeting December 26, 2012.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mendota Heights City Council
that a variance to the front yard setback for a monument sign as proposed in planning case
2012 -36 is hereby approved with the following findings of fact:
1 Sign visibility is diminished by natural curves in the adjacent roadway, and increased in
closer proximity to the roadway.
2. Sign visibility is diminished should it be located at the required 40 foot setback within the
site's parking lot or back along the entry drive.
3. Location of the sign at a setback less than the standard forty feet is necessary to resolve
traffic safety concerns due to lack of visibility, and to better serve the needs of building
tenants, customers and visitors.
4. The City has traditionally approved some degree of reduced sign setback for similar
properties in the area, in order to improve the function of signage for properties.
5. A sign setback of 20 feet would be consistent with many previous approvals in the
industrial zoning district.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Mendota Heights City Council that a variance to
the front yard setback for a monument sign is hereby approved with the following condition:
1. The location of the sign shall not interfere with the utility line and utility easement on
the northern property line.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this fifth day of February, 2013.
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DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2013 - 09
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Recorded on: 2/14/2013 10:53:10AM
By: STG, Deputy
Joel T. Beckman County Recorder
Dakota County, MN
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A 20 FOOT VARIANCE
TO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK
AT 1444 NORTHLAND DRIVE
WHEREAS, Robert Lindahl has applied for a variance to the front yard setback for a
monument sing at 1444 Northland Drive (PID 27-36450-01-040, Lot 4, Block 1, Inland Industrial
Park) as proposed in planning case 2012-36; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on this matter at their
regular meeting December 26, 2012.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mendota Heights City Council
that a variance to the front yard setback for a monument sign as proposed in planning case
2012-36 is hereby approved with the following findings of fact:
1. Sign visibility is diminished by natural curves in the adjacent roadway, and increased in
closer proximity to the roadway.
2. Sign visibility is diminished should it be located at the required 40 foot setback within the
site's parking lot or back along the entry drive.
3. Location of the sign at a setback less than the standard forty feet is necessary to resolve
traffic safety concerns due to lack of visibility, and to better serve the needs of building
tenants, customers and visitors.
4. The City has traditionally approved some degree of reduced sign setback for similar
properties in the area, in order to improve the function of signage for properties.
5. A sign setback of 20 feet would be consistent with many previous approvals in the
industrial zoning district.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Mendota Heights City Council that a variance to
the front yard setback for a monument sign is hereby approved with the following condition:
1. The location of the sign shall not interfere with the utility line and utility easement on
the northern property line.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this fifth day of February, 2013.
ATTEST
Lorri Smith, City Clerk
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF DAKOTA
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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CITY COUNCIL
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Sa rdra Krebsbach ayor
I, Lorri Smith, being the duly appointed City Clerk of the City of Mendota Heights, do hereby certify that
the attached Resolution 2013-09: Resolution Approving a Variance to Front Yard Setback at 1444
Northland Drive is an exact copy of said Resolution on file in my office adopted by the Mendota
Heights City Council on February 5, 2013.
Signed and seate4hy-mYlland'on this 8th day of February 2013.
Loa]. Smith
City Clerk