Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/27/2025

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perhaps the road would be widened on the other side as part of that development. He stated that there are many 55 mph roads in Ramsey with driveways. Commissioner Anderson commented that he could not support this proposal because of his concerns with safety. He stated that the City needs to ensure that development occurs in a safe manner for those that live here and those that drive on the roads. Chairperson Gengler commented that the turnarounds are helpful as people will not be backing out of the driveways. She commented that if this area were to become more populated there would need to be additional improvements as part of that future development. Senior Planner Anderson stated that staff did review the average daily trips (ADT) for this road, which is about 3,000 and therefore is on the very low end. He also provided details on crash data noting that the majority were single -vehicle accidents. He stated that there is the same scenario to the east and west and therefore it did not seem that adding 13 lots would cause an issue of safety. Commissioner Bauer stated that while he understands the concern of Commissioner Anderson, these lots meet all Code requirements and there is nothing that would require shared access or frontage roads, therefore he would have a hard time denying this as it meets all requirements. Motion by Commissioner Peters, seconded by Commissioner Bauer, to recommend that City Council adopt Resolution #25-003 Approving the Preliminary Plat for Emerald Estates, contingent upon compliance with staff's review comments. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Gengler, Commissioners Peters, Bauer, and Hunt. Voting No: Commissioner Anderson. Absent: Commissioners Heineman and VanScoy. 7. COMMISSION BUSINESS 7.01: Discuss the Sign Code Update Pertaining to Electronic Messaging Center (EMCs) City Planner Martin presented the Staff Report asking the Commission to provide direction to staff to develop clear, consistent, and simplified regulations for electronic messaging centers in all zoning districts. Commissioner Bauer recalled discussion about the digital signs on Highway 10 and believed the minimum message time was longer than three seconds. He stated that if there was a good rational for seven seconds in that case, perhaps it would make sense for that to be the duration throughout the community for consistency. He commented that he would think there is already a restriction on the allowed size of signage for a business and therefore the EMC would fall under that and did not see a reason to have a specific size restriction for an EMC that would be different than a standard sign. Commissioner Anderson agreed. He asked if there have been requests or complaints about the current signage requirements. Planning Commission/ December 19, 2024 Page 5 of 8