11-VA-15-07-02 Lexington Ave Sign Setback Variancei ~
Agenda Information Memo
August 6, 2002 Eagan City Council
D. VARIANCES -CITY OF EAGAN, PROJECT 771 (LEXINGTON
AVENUE BETWEEN LONE OAK ROAD AND DUCKWOOD DRIVE)
ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED:
To approve sign setback Variances of 10 feet for. several properties along Lexington Avenue
between Lone Oak Road and Duckwood Drive:
3165 Lexington Avenue (LISPS Bulk Mail Center)
3345 Lexington Avenue (Studio 3345)
Eagan Promenade 2nd (Promenade Oaks Townliomes)
1101 Town Centre Drive (Children's World)
1110 Town Centre Drive (Waterford Apartments)
Stuarts 1St Addition (Avalon Town Centre Apartments)
Stuarts 2nd Addition (Avalon Town Center Apartments)
FACTS:
The City's zoning ordinance requires signs to be set back a minimum of 10 feet a public
right-of--way.
The Variances are based on the existing developed conditions of the various properties and
the additional right-of--way being acquired for the expansion and upgrade of Lexington
Avenue, which began construction in 2001 and continued ~in 2002.
The variance request for all of the affected properties is 10 feet, allowing azero-foot sign
setback from the right-of--way.
Each of the Variances is prompted by a public action, the acquisition of additional right-of-
way. Staff believes that it would be appropriate for the City to acknowledge the impact. of
this public improvement project on private property setbacks along Lexington Avenue and to
take action so that the resulting setbacks are not considered non-conforming.
ATTACHMENTS:
Planning Report, pages through