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Louisville City Council Meeting November 6, 2001 Page 4 RESOLUTION NO. 51, SERIES 2001 - AMENDED FINAL PUD DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR AN ENTRY MONUMENT SIGN, CENTURY RETAIL CENTER (aka MCCASLIN PLAZA) Davidson called for Staff presentation. Planning Director Paul Wood reported that the applicant, O'Connor Development, is requesting an amendment to the Final PUD Development, which is Lot 1, Century Retail Plaza, also known as McCaslin Plaza. He noted that the focus of the request is for one monument entry sign for the project. Wood noted that when the original PUD was approved in 1998 for the Century Retail Plaza there was a condition, which required the Planning Commission and City Council to review prior to construction of a monument sign at the entrance off McCaslin. Wood stated that another reason for Council review is the policy issue of the Commercial Development Design Guidelines, which does not directly authorize monument signs for individual tenants' identification at primary access locations. Wood stated that the Planning Commission reviewed this matter on August 14 and October 9 and by a vote of 4 to 2, approved the monument request. He noted that the Commissioners in support of the proposal felt that this location had created a hardship for tenant visibility from McCaslin, justifying the need for a monument sign. They felt that the sign would be appropriate at no more than 32 square feet per face with ground mounted lighting. Wood stated that the monument sign would be for tenants that do not have a sign opportunity on McCaslin Boulevard. Those tenants include Atlanta Bread, Copper Kettle, and a Chiropractic Office. Wood reviewed that the sign would be constructed of brick to match the building and would be approximately 4 feet tall and 9 feet long. Wood stated that two dissenting Planning Commission members voiced concern that a precedent could be set by approving a multi-tenant monument sign on McCaslin. Davidson called for applicant presentation. Frank Marceau, O'Connor Development LLC, 6685 Gun Park Drive, Boulder, CO, Project Engineer, reviewed the PUD condition, which states "A monument sign at the entrance drive shall be similar to the office building sign and subject to review by the Planning Commission and City Council." Marceau noted that the monument sign will be constructed of brick to match the building and will be approximately 4 feet tall and 9 feet long. He stated that it is the applicant's belief that the request is most reasonable and noted that there were tenants in attendance this evening. He addressed the concern of a precedent being set for tenant signage along McCaslin, and stated that the sign will be very modest. He stressed that the signage along McCaslin, referencing Outback Steakhouse, Ruby Tuesday, Applebee's Chili's, Carrabba's, Bank One, are huge in 4