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I I I Council Meeting Minutes July 23, 1991 Page 3 Council Business. continued City Planner Erny Mattila presented an application for a special use permit to amend the Brighton Village sign plan to include the Champps'/New Brighton Liquors Building. The existing plan calls for illuminated and non-illuminated signs on the center's exterior and interior. The proposed plan restricts exterior signage to individual illuminated neon letters and the interior signage to individual non-illuminated letters. The Champps'/liquor Store involves signage for all building sides plus two direction signs located south of the facility. Charlie Gravelle, Kraus Anderson, will investigate the removal of the City of New Brigh~on logo on the New Brighton liquors sign. Motion by Williams, seconded by Larson, to WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVE DESIGNATION OF THE CHAMPPS'/NEW BRIGHTON LIQUOR FACILITY AS AN AREA OF SPECIAL CONTROL AND APPROVE SP-165. 4 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. Mattila presented Belair Builders' application for site plan, special use permit and setback variance to construct an 11,104 sq. ft. office/storage facility and storage yard on a portion of the old Herbst landfill. The facility would be located on the buildable area of the landfill. The facility, off-street parking, and storage yard complies with City standards. .However, a portion of the storage yard which fronts a road easement would require a 40 foot variance. The Planning Commission viewed the landfill as a hardship and recommends approval, subject to these conditions: setback variance will expire 6 months after landfill remediation or improvement of easement as a public way, resolution is entered into property abstract, and landscape plan is approved within 6 months after variance expiration. Enforcement of the setback standard will ensure that the storage yard's impact on future road development will be minimal. Mattila said a landfill does not necessarily represent an undue hardship if the owner or buyer had prior knowledge. Mattila confirmed that the amount of material will be controllable because the storage area is limited. Once MPCA allows expansion beyond the western boundary, a landscape screen will be built to limit storage. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) methods to effectively close the landfill include: monitoring wells and establishment of a protective cap over the landfill area. PCA has reviewed the Belair proposal and noted no concerns because development is on the buildable portion. Council Busine~~ Brighton Village Sign Plan Report 91 M160 Resolution 91-074 Belair Buildersl Herbst landfill Report 91-161