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the Planning Commission. Therefore, if the City Council approves the request for a lesser height and/or area, the draft permit will need to be amended. Councilmember McGlone stated he would move the request with the larger size. Motion by Councilmember McGlone and seconded by Mayor Ramsey to adopt Resolution #10- 09-223 adopting Findings of Fact #0878 relating to the City of Ramsey's HRA request for an interim use permit to deviate from sign restrictions established in City Code. Further discussion: Councilmember Dehen commented that with the larger sign, we did not contemplate that cost. He wondered if it was significantly more. Mayor Ramsey stated that would be a discussion for the HRA — it's only approved up to a certain amount. Darren Lazan, Development Manager stated that the intent was to get approval of the higher number. We are working with the sign company — asking them for an alternative. The goal here was just to get the larger envelope approved and come back with costs. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Ramsey, Councilmembers McGlone, Dehen, Elvig, Look and Wise. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Jeffrey. Motion by Councilmember McGlone and seconded by Mayor Ramsey to adopt Resolution #10- 09 -224 approving the City of Ramsey HRA's request to deviate from sign restrictions on the property identified by PID #28- 32 -25 -31 -0002 and declaring terms of same contingent upon approval by MnDOT for an off - premises sign. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Ramsey, Councilmembers McGlone, Dehen, Elvig, Look and Wise. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Jeffrey. 7.05 Adopt Ordinance to Amend Article Fourteen (Rental Residential Dwelling Units) of Chapter Twenty-Six of City Code; Case of City of Ramsey Planning Manager Miller stated that in 2003, the City initiated a rental - licensing program, which required every residential rental unit to be licensed by the City. Part of this process included a building inspection to ensure the condition of the rental space met City standards as defined in City Code. At a work session in December, Council directed staff to bring forward an ordinance to repeal the rental licensing section of City Code. The ordinance to repeal was introduced at the January 12, 2010 Council meeting. When staff brought the ordinance forward for formal adoption, Council directed staff to draft alternatives to the repeal for Council review at a work session. Alternatives were developed and presented to the City Council at the February 23, 2010 work session. Council requested additional information regarding one of the options regarding an incentive program and asked that staff develop a sample program and bring it back for review. A proposed incentive based program was presented to Council in May. Council reached a consensus that they did not wish to proceed with an incentive -based program, but rather wished to exclude single- family homes from the existing program and make inspections not mandatory. This went back to work session on August 31 and, at that time, Council directed staff to also exclude townhomes from the ordinance. Ms. Miller highlighted that the ordinance presented this evening excludes single - family homes, including townhomes, and includes a rental license that City Council / September 28, 2010 Page 13of16