HomeMy WebLinkAboutHPC 2019-01 (Resolution adopting denial of Norman Quacks sign HPC 2019-01)RESOLUTION NO. HPC 2019-01
CITY OF STILLWATER
HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
RESOLUTION ADOPTING WRITTEN STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR
DENIAL PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES, § 15.99, SUBD. 2, FOR A
DESIGN PERMIT APPLICATION TO AMEND THE MULTI -TENANT
MASTER SIGN PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1570 FRONTAGE
ROAD WEST
HPC CASE NO. 2019-21
WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater received a request from the Applicant Gordon
Skamser Jr. for an amendment to the multi -tenant master sign plan for the property
located at 1570 Frontage Road West (PID 3203020440025) on August 28, 2019, legally
described as follows:
LOT 1, BLOCK 4, AND THAT PART OF LOT 2, BLOCK 4, LYING WESTERLY OF A LINE
DRAWN PARALLEL TO AND 100 FEET EASTERLY OF THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 2, ALL IN
STILLWATER INDUSTRIAL PARK EXCEPT THAT PART OF LOT 1, BLOCK 4, STILLWATER
INDUSTRIAL PARK, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, the Applicant had requested an amendment to the multi -tenant
master sign plan to allow for increased signage allowance for South Elevation Zone-13
and to allow for the Applicant's 8'X10' (80 square foot) sign to be located above the
established sign band area; and
WHEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Commission reviewed and considered the
request based on the related documents shown in the Applicants' Application at their
regular meeting on September 18, 2019 and continued to November 20, 2019; and
WHEREAS, at the November 20, 2019, Heritage Preservation Commission
meeting, a motion was made by Commissioner Steinwall and seconded by Commissioner
Larson to deny the application. The Commission voted 7 in favor, with none opposing,
and the motion passed; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Statutes, § 15.99, Subd. 2(c), provides that "[i]f a
multimember governing body denies a request, it must state the reasons for denial on the
record and provide the applicant in writing a statement of the reasons for the denial. If the
written statement is not adopted at the same time as the denial, it must be adopted at the
next meeting following the denial of the request but before the expiration of the time
allowed for making a decision under this section. The written statement must be
consistent with the reasons stated in the record at the time of the denial. The written
statement must be provided to the applicant upon adoption."
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Heritage Preservation
Commission of the City of Stillwater hereby adopts the following written staternent of the
reasons for denial stated on the record at the November 20, 2019, regular Heritage
Preservation Commission meeting by Commissioners voting to deny the requested
Design Permit amendment:
The requested Design Permit was not consistent with all the standards for
granting a Design Permit as described in Section 31-209, Subdivision f, (1)
through (8) of the Stillwater Zoning Ordinance. More specifically, the
Heritage Preservation Commission members voting against the requested
Design Permit stated on the record at the September 18, 2019 and November
20, 2019, regular Heritage Preservation Commission meetings that the request
was not justified for the following reasons:
a. The City reviews and approves multi -tenant master sign plans for
consistent, uniform, fair, and attractive sign placement on multi -tenant
buildings.
b. The total number of signs for this business, their location, height and size
is not consistent with the multi -tenant master sign plan approved as part of
HPC Case No. 2013-42.
The size of the existing, nonconforming sign is not consistent with the
approved sign plan.
d. The location of the existing, nonconforming sign, outside of the sign band
area and on an architectural feature, is not consistent with the approved
sign plan nor City Code Section 31-509, Subdivision 3j.
Adopted by the Heritage Preservation Commission of the City of Stillwater this 18th day
of December, 2019.
6A Mino, Chair
Attest.
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Abbi Jo Oittman, City Planner