Agenda - Council - 10/14/2008 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Associate Planner Dames stated they do not 'distinguish between electronic displays and other signage. She noted the Planning Commission could have staff bring work forward to them at a future meeting consider guidelines for electronic displays if they so request. Commissioner Van $coy asked how large was the electronic display portion of the sign. Associate Planner Dalnes stated it was approximately seventy square feet. Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Van Scoy, to recommend that City Council adopt Findings of Fact relating to Shad Tracy Signs' request fora conditional use permit to exceed sign size and height restrictions established in City Code because of the grade change in elevation along Highway 10 and should be placed in the Findings of Fact between number 18 and 19. Commissioner Van Scoy stated he was concerned about the electronic sign and without regulations there will not be a requirement for the changes in the signage. Mr. Sailor stated the purpose of the electronic display is to offer daily specials, time and temperature along with working with the City for community events. He noted the sign is not intended to flash; it. is an electronic reader sign.. Commissioner Levine wondered if there were other municipalities that have regulations on how often the electronic sign can change. Mr. Rick Ballantyne, Shad Tracy Signs, stated each City is different. Associate Planner Dalnes stated they do have a variety of electronic signs in the City right now. Community Development Director Miller stated the other common way to regulate the sign is to indicate the message cannot change for a set number of seconds. She stated this is fairly common in other cities. The sign cannot be a distraction to motorists and cannot flash. Chairperson Nixt stated they can ask staff to look at regulations but he did not think they could impose them on this applicant. Chairperson Nixt stated as part of his motion the variables of his motion are being favorable to the applicant's request. Motion Carried, Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Brauer, Cleveland, Hunt, Levine and Rogers. Voting No: Van Scoy. Absent: None. Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Brauer, to recommend that City Council approve Shad Tracy Signs' request to exceed sign size and height restrictions and adopt a resolution declaring terms of conditional use permit, contingent upon entering into an easement encroachment agreement with the City of Ramsey and Connexus. —285—