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City Administrator Hagen noted that church service signs are often in rights -of -way, which are <br />typically only out for a few days at a time. He asked if this would be different if the signs are only <br />up for a day or two rather than 45 days straight. <br />Planning Manager Larson stated if a church is putting up a sign on a Sunday morning and taking <br />it down later that day, Public Works will likely never know about it. <br />City Attorney Knaak asked if they should incorporate a size restriction on right-of-way signs. <br />Planning Manager Larson added that they can only regulate the City rights -of -way, not the County <br />rights -of -way, as nothing is allowed in those. <br />Councilmember Buscher asked about this permit fee. <br />City Administrator Hagen said it is $25 per sign. He added that from a Staff perspective, it would <br />be more efficient to not allow signs in rights -of -way, as Staff often has to maintain these areas and <br />it will slow them down if they have to remove these signs and put them back up. <br />Councilmember Specht shared that he would still like to allow signs in the rights -of -way. <br />Councilmember Peters asked what proactive enforcement would look like. <br />Mayor Heineman said if Staff saw a sign somewhere it was not supposed to be, then they would <br />remove it. <br />Councilmember Peters suggested putting some education on signs and permits in a newsletter. <br />Councilmember Specht stated he would like to continue to see enforcement be complaint -based. <br />City Planner Martin asked if there are any other questions or concerns with other parts of this code <br />that the Council would like to discuss. <br />Councilmember Stewart asked if the A -frame signs are allowed to be everywhere, not just in the <br />COR. <br />City Planner Martin said that as long as the sign is under 32 square feet then it would be allowed <br />on private property without a permit. <br />The consensus of the Council was to move forward with the proposed sign code updates with not <br />allowing temporary signs in City rights -of -way, allowing any sign smaller than four feet by eight <br />feet to be on residential properties without a permit, but anything larger would require one, and <br />continuing with reactive enforcement. <br />2.02: Newsletter Articles - Councilmember Corner <br />City Council Work Session / April 8, 2025 <br />Page 6 of 8 <br />