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RESOLUTION NO. 2015-82
RESOLUTION APPROVING A WALL SIGN VARIANCE
ON THE EAST ELEVATION
AT 7301 OHMS LANE FOR SUNOPTA
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina,Minnesota,as follows:
Section 1. BACKGROUND.
1.01 SunOpta ("Applicant") at 7301 Ohms Lane is requesting a variance to allow a wall sign to be
erected on the east face of the building that does not have street frontage.
1.02 The applicant is requesting a variance to allow the installation of a 58.75 square foot wall sign
on the top floor (6+h story) of the east elevation of their building at 730 Ohms Lane.The
subject property has one street frontage on Ohms Lane;the east elevation abuts the office
building at 7300 Metro Boulevard.Sun Opta is a tenant within this off ce building.
1.03 Edina's sign code #36-1715 provides for one wall sign and one monument sign per street
• frontage in the POD Planned Office District. For buildings five stories in height or greater,the
total sign area of the two signs may not exceed 120 square feet total,with no individual sign
being greater than 80 square feet in area.
1.04 Currently there is one monument sign on the west elevation facing Ohms Lane measuring 56
square feet,advertising One Corporate Center with tenant identification.The code would
allow for a wall sign measuring up to 64 square feet to be added to the west elevation.
1.05 On July 8,2015,the Planning Commission denied the variance.Vote: 5 Ayes and 2 Nays.
1.06 On August 18,2015,the City Council held a public hearing on the proposed variance.
Section 2. FINDINGS.
2.01 The proposed sign does not meet ordinance standards for a wall sign i i the proposed location.
2.02 The variance standards have been met:
1. The proposed variance is reasonable given the site's proximity to Highway 100;the size of the
sign is minimal,and it does not exceed the maximum the total sign area allowed for the
building.
• 2. The proposed sign would not set an undesirable precedence for buildings in the
neighborhood. Other similar buildings in the area that face Highway 100 have frontage on a
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3. The positioning of the building with the east elevation visible from Highway 100,but lacking
street frontage creates a practical difficulty in complying with the zoning ordinance standards.
Section 3. APPROVAL
NOW THEREFORE,it is hereby resolved by the City Council of the City of Edina,approves
the variance to allow a wall sign to be erected on the east face of the building that does not have street
frontage subject to the following conditions:
1. The proposed variance for a 58.75 square foot wall sign to be installed Dn the east elevation of
the building is approved.
2. No other signage may be installed on the building.
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Adopted this 1St day of September,2015.
ATTEST:
Debra A. ManreA,tity Cler James B. Hovland,Mayor
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS
CITY OF EDINA )
• CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I. the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edi a do hereby certify that
the attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular
Meeting of September 1,2015, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of 2015.
City Clerk
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