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City Planner Martin said they would apply the same rules as they do for permanent signs by <br />looking at where the sign will be, how big it will be, and how long it will be out. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman asked if they want to have a separate permit for signs in rights-of-way. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen asked if they could allow special event signage in the rights-of-way, but <br />not other advertising signs. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak said no and explained that this has gotten other cities in legal trouble in the <br />past. <br /> <br />Councilmember Stewart reiterated that she still likes the idea of collecting signs and throwing them <br />out every once and a while. <br /> <br />Councilmember Buscher asked if there would be a way they can allow any events that are in <br />collaboration with the City to not need a permit. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak said that whatever they do needs to be consistently enforced. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley asked if the signs that Public Works picks up are brought back to Public <br />Works or are thrown out right away. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen said they are not being thrown out right away. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman suggested putting a timeframe on permits of 60 days. <br /> <br />City Planner Martin suggested a shorter timeframe to ensure these signs are being kept in good <br />repair. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson asked if they could set a timeframe for a certain number of days before an <br />event and beyond the event that these signs are allowed to be kept up. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak said that setting a timeframe around these events gets into defining what the <br />sign is for, which has to do with looking at the content. <br /> <br />City Planner Martin shared that they could begin to educate residents and business owners about <br />the requirements of a 45-day duration of these temporary signs so they can make preparations of <br />when to put up signs and take them down surrounding an event. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hanson noted that if they are looking at a duration of 45 days, <br />they also need to consider how many times per year someone can apply for these permits. She <br />explained that in other cities she has worked in she has seen people apply for another permit as <br />soon as their other one expires. She asked if the 45 days needed to be consecutive. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman suggested they make the 45 days consecutive and allow up to two permits per <br />year. <br />City Council Work Session / April 8, 2025 <br />Page 5 of 8 <br /> <br />