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.. , "L~ .. t 1 \1 f.J. v- VI " , 1601 RESOLUTION NO. STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF fACT, GRANTING VARIANCE VN-139, AND STATING REASONS FOR SUCH APPROVAL WHEREAS Polynesian Village has made application to the . City for a variance to permit a ground sign identifying the apartment complex of a size greater than that permitted by Chapter XIV of the Zoning Code, and WHEREAS such application has been duly processed by the City staff, received by the Planning Commission and considered by the City Council at a properly called public hearing thereon NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE NEW BRIGHTON CITY COUNC:~L, That the Council hereby makes the following findings of fact in respect to VN-139: Findings of Fact 1. The application for variance VN-139 wa$ filed with the City on April 8, 1975. 2. The application met the technical requirements for considerat~on by the city Council. 3. The Planning Commission considered the application on April 15 and May 20, 1975, and recommended approval on certain conditions. 4. The City Council, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing on July 8, 1975, which hearing was continued on August 12, 1975, to consider the application. All persons present, including the applicant were given an I opportunity to be heard. 5. The written comments and analysis of the City Building and Planning Coordinator, the Planning commission minutes and all statements made in favor of and opposed to the granting of the variance were considered by the City Council. '6. Polynesian Village is a large apartment complex consisting of 360 units developed under the planned residential development section of the city Zoning Code. It is bounded on the north by Interstate Freeway 1-694, on tIle west by I singl~ family residential development, on the south by a County thoroughfare and on the east by a public street which pr imar ily serves the apartment complex. Tl'le ",pr imary area for signing to attract public attention is along the north boundary adjacent to the freeway because the orientation of the complex is fronting on the freeway and all other public streets adjoining the complex do not lend themselves to adequate identification signing.