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Case #2: Signs for Industrial Park Area. The City is also considering the idea of erecting entrance signs to the local industrial area. These signs would be different from the entrance signs in the fact that they would be smaller and would indicate that it is industrial area that people are now entering and could also list the names of the businesses located in the industrial parks. The City and the Economic Development Commission need to discuss possible options. One is if the signs are necessary at this time, where would they be located and again how would they be funded. Commissioner Fults inquired where we would place the signs and are we ready for industrial area signs, because companies are generally putting up their own signs. Commissioner Kent agreed that we may not be ready for the signs, but that we also could consider putting up a triangular type of sign which would give direction to where the businesses are located. Commissioner Kent also indicated that Chaska has signs similar to this, but it is very difficult to find the signs and then to find the businesses using the sign. Commissioner Fults also inquired if the City owns the property and develops the property as an industrial park, the City may wish to consider requiring a certain type of sign in the industrial park, for some conformity to the actual type of signs that are located for each of the businesses and these signs would then fit with the entrance signs that would be placed at the entrances to the industrial park development. Commissioner Vevea inquired as to how industrial areas are named. Mr. Gromberg informed him that most of the industrial areas located in Ramsey generally take on the name of the subdivision that they are recorded under. Mr. Schroeder indicated that we may want to look at using larger areas and naming them, then each new subdivision that would come into that area would get a specific name such as Ramsey Industrial Area Plat I, Ramsey Industrial Area Plat II, and so forth. Chairman Wagner indicated that he felt that the City may want to wait and develop entrance signs to the industrial area after the City grows and the industrial area becomes a more defined part of the City. Commissioner Fults asked if signs are dealt with during the site plan approval process, at which time we could develop some standards for the type of signs for different areas that the site plan is for. Mr. Schroeder stated that this would work well if during the site plan process, we had already set up specific types of signs that they City would like to see in industrial areas. This is especially good if the City is doing the actual development of the industrial park. Commissioner Nelson stated that the signs need to be planned to get a certain message across. They cannot be just haphazardly thrown up. We really need to look at why we are putting these signs up and what the message is that we are trying to get across with industrial park signs. Commissioner Vevea stated that we may not be ready to put up the signs in agreement with the other Commissioners, but that signing Gateway North Industrial Park on County Road #116, both at the intersection of Sunfish Lake Boulevard and farther West at the intersection of Ramsey Boulevard may encourage the current residents of the industrial park to clean up their operations Economic Development Commission/September 18, 1991 Page 3 of 6