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Eagan planning panel approves sign setback deviation for The Haven at Eagandale
Summary
The Eagan Advisory Planning Commission voted 6-0 May 27 to recommend a planned-development amendment allowing a monument sign to remain on the property line at 3040 Eagandale Place and required the property owner to enter into an encroachment agreement with the city; the item will go to City Council on June 3.
The Eagan Advisory Planning Commission on May 27 recommended approval of a planned-development amendment that would allow a monument sign to remain on the property line at 3040 Eagandale Place, the site marketed as The Haven at Eagandale.
City staff said the existing development, approved in 2003 as a conversion from an extended-stay hotel to a 120-unit apartment complex, previously had a monument sign that was located within a utility easement but generally met the 10-foot setback. Staff said a 2023 sign permit had authorized re-facing the existing monument sign, but in 2024 a follow-up inspection found the previous sign had been removed and replaced with a new sign that encroached into a 20-foot drainage and utility easement and was close to a fire hydrant.
Mr. Schultz said city engineering and the fire department reviewed a revised sign design and had no concerns about sight lines or hydrant access once the applicant proposed narrowing and modifying the sign. Staff recommended approval on condition that the property owner enter into an encroachment agreement that acknowledges the owner's assumption of risk for any future utility maintenance or repairs in the easement that could damage the sign.
Cindy Johnson, representing the owners and the contractor who will perform the work, told the commission she was available to answer questions. Staff described the modified sign dimensions as roughly 5.5 feet by 2 feet and just under 7 feet tall after the wing of the sign is removed and the nameplate re-centered.
Member Whitfield moved to recommend approval of the planned-development amendment allowing a 0-foot setback for the monument sign located within the utility easement; Secretary Wagner seconded. The commission voted 6-0 in favor. The recommendation will be considered by the Eagan City Council on June 3.
Staff noted that even a sign meeting a 10-foot setback in this case would likely require an encroachment agreement because the 20-foot easement encircles much of the property. The proposed encroachment agreement would remove city liability for damage to the sign caused by work within the easement and clarify that the property owner assumes repair or replacement risk.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing. The applicant will be required to execute the encroachment agreement as a condition of approval before final permitting and installation work proceeds.
