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Council approves planned-development amendment allowing monument sign at reduced setback at 3040 Eagandale Place
Summary
Eagan council approved a planned-development amendment permitting a monument sign at The Haven (3040 Eagandale Place) to remain at an existing location that encroaches on a public utility easement and does not meet the standard 10-foot setback, subject to an encroachment agreement.
The Eagan City Council on June 3 approved a planned-development amendment allowing flexibility on the minimum required setback for a monument sign at The Haven, 3040 Eagandale Place.
Staff told the council an earlier 2023 plan-development amendment had changed the site from an extended-stay hotel to a 120-unit residential apartment complex, and that a routine inspection discovered a new stone monument sign had been installed in a different location that encroached into the public right-of-way and a 20-foot drainage/utility easement. Planner Schultz said the newly placed sign did not meet the required 10-foot setback from the property line and encroached into the easement.
Planner Schultz described the applicant’s proposed revision: the sign face would be reconfigured so the completed sign sits entirely out of the public right-of-way but at a 0-foot setback from the property line and within the easement; staff and city engineers concluded that the narrower proposed sign would maintain outbound sightlines and city fire staff said the sign would not impede access to a nearby hydrant. As a condition of approval, the applicant would be required to enter into an encroachment agreement with the city to allow the sign to remain within the drainage and utility easement.
Cindy Johnson of LNG Landscapes, representing the property owner, told the council there had been a miscommunication: the contractor had submitted only the metal portion of the sign for permit review, and prior pylons from the previous sign had been removed earlier during utility work, which contributed to the discrepancy between the permitted sign face and the installed stone monument.
Councilmember Bakken moved to approve a planned-development amendment to allow a 10-foot setback deviation for the monument sign, subject to the conditions listed in the Advisory Planning Commission minutes. The motion was seconded and carried by the council.
Planner Schultz and councilors said staff would require any substantial future replacement (exceeding 50% of value) to meet the city’s standard 10-foot setback.
