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Pursuant to the Pequot Lakes City Ordinance, Section 170.040, the applicant should be prepared at <br /> -' the public hearing to explain the unique hardship for the proposed variance. A hardship is defined <br /> as a condition whereby the property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under <br /> conditions allowed by the official controls, the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances <br /> unique to his property not created by the landowner, and the variance, if granted, will not alter the <br /> essential character of the locality. Economic considerations alone shall not constitute a hardship if <br /> reasonable use for the property exists under the terms of the Ordinance. <br /> (1) What are the unique circumstances of the parcel size,shape,topography or other characteristics <br /> that make strict interpretation of the Ordinance impractical <br /> Lakes State Bank and Cook Sign Co. have worked in unison to develop an <br /> adequate sign that will be easily identifiable and coordinate with the <br /> construction details of the bank. <br /> (2) How is granting this variance consistent with the intent of the City of Pequot Lakes Land Use or <br /> Subdivision Ordinance? <br /> The signage and attached message center will be an aesthetically pleasing <br /> addition to the neighborhood and highway corridor. <br /> (3) How will reasonable use of the parcel be deprived if the variance is not granted? <br /> The signage size better reflects the investment and improvement that <br /> Lakes -State Bank is making in the property. <br /> (4) What other options,either conforming or non-conforming,have been considered and why were <br /> those options not chosen? <br /> — <br /> Smaller signs were sketched but they did not adequately reflect the <br /> scope of the project in its entirety. Basically, it was lust too <br /> hard to see in a smaller design. <br /> (5) Describe the impact on the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity. If <br /> there is no impact,explain why. <br /> The impact should be positive in that the sign is of an "upscale" design <br /> and will have a color message center attached. Full color message <br /> .. centers are aesthetically pleasing to the eve. Ihey blend into the <br /> environment. In addition, the message center is capable of important <br /> community announcements. <br /> REV: JAN 2005 <br />