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Staff urges Minnetonka Planning Commission to deny larger scoreboard at Hopkins High School
Summary
City planning staff recommended denying a variance for a proposed Hopkins High School scoreboard, saying the board would exceed residential height limits and copy/graphic-area limits and increase light and visual impacts on nearby homes. The Planning Commission will consider the application Feb. 19; City Council review is possible if appealed.
Riley Rooney, a planner for the City of Minnetonka, told viewers that staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt a resolution denying a height and copy-and-graphic-area variance for a proposed scoreboard at Hopkins High School. Rooney said the proposal would exceed the city's sign standards and have greater visual and light impacts on surrounding residences.
Rooney said the existing scoreboard is 30 feet tall and described the school campus as a 57-acre site that includes the high school, Hopkins North Middle School and Tangoan Elementary School. She said Hopkins Public…
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