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i3. j 15 I: I. It i. Commissioner walker asked the typical amount of space allowed for each tenant on a multi-tenant sign in other communities. Planning Manager Larson replied that he is not aware of specifications for each tenant. He noted that another city considers signs in categories of up to two tenants or three or more. Senior Planner Anderson replied that one of the three signs that received a CUP which was for a multi-tenant building, is now a single tenant daycare and has a size of 225 square feet. He stated that the interchanges will be similar to the height of.Armstrong and therefore the daycare sign would be a good example for comparison. He noted that all three signs that received CUPs are 75 g p p g feet in varying height with sign size. g Y g g Planning Manager Larson noted that staff will bring this back to the Commission. He noted that planning staff is also working with economic development staff and MnDOT on temporary signage during the construction. is Chairperson Bauer noted that it could also be helpful to reach out to the Anoka business owners impacted by construction to find out if there is anything that could be helpful. 8. COMMISSION 1 STAFF INPUT # PlanningManager Larson stated that staff has been discussing hove to provide the Commission g g with better information. He stated that he is used to having more lead time for staff to work with the applicant and address comments and concerns prior to the staff report and presented plans. He lk stated that adding two weeks to the timeline should not impact the 60-day review timeline but should provide better information to the Commission. He stated that staff will continue to review that over the next few months. He noted that he would also like to look at updating the Zoning Code as a whole as there is room for 'improvement .and reduction of redundancy. y chairperson Bauer asked that staff also review the development fees and provide comparisons of � p p p other communities. Planning Manager Larson noted that the development fees in Ramsey are much cheaper than Brooklyn Park. Senior Planner Anderson replied that staff has completed that type of analysis in the past and Ramsey falls in the middle. Councilrnember woestehoff stated that the Council reviewed those fees in the last year. Chairperson Bauer commented that he would be interested in seeing that information. Planning Manager Larson provided an update on recent hiring of a Code Enforcement Officer. i 1 Planning Commission/May 26,2022 Page 19 of 20 v