Minutes - Planning Commission - 08/02/2007

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Chairperson Nixt thought if EIFS is not allowed as a material in the City, the applicant should find other materials to use. His recommendation is to work with the owner to the west on the drainage pond and they need to give some more consideration to the traffic flow. If they are going to be forced to deal with traffic flow onsite, they need to figure it out. Motion by Commissioner Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Trites Rolle, to recommend that City Council approve the proposed site plan for Lot 2, Block 1, Sunfish Development, contingent upon compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated July 27, 2007, specifically addressing the access requests made by Anoka County Highway Department and evaluating ways in which they can improve the traffic flow accessing from Bunker by a process of reconfiguring the ponding and directing the applicant to work with staff. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Cleveland, Hunt, Trites Rolle, and Van Scoy. Voting No: Brauer. Absent: Commissioner Levine. Commissioner Brauer stated his vision of the City he hoped was not one with a lot of strip malls. Case #10: Public Hearing - Consider Proposed Amendments to 9.12 Signs of Chapter Nine of City Code; Case of City of Ramsey Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 10:57 p.m. in order to call the public hearing to order. Public Hearin2 Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 11 :00 p.m. Presentation Associate Planner DaInes reviewed that on November 1, 2006, Staff attended a legal seminar, sponsored by the League of Minnesota Cities, about recent lawsuits and legal interpretations regarding cities' sign ordinances. The primary discussion was the recent case law associated with content-based regulation, which is regulating any aspect of a sign (location, size, etc) based on what the sign reads. Also, there was discussion about the legality of regulating digital billboards. On February 1,2007, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council direct Staff to bring forward ~ revised sign ordinance. On May 1, 2007, the City Council met at worksession, and directed staff to make the necessary changes. Associate Planner Daines presented the summary of the changes to the Commission. Commissioner Brauer indicated he had some changes to this item. The first typo is on page 102, cabinet sign".. .any wall sign that ffi is..." He stated on page 114, third line down the sentence should read, "... exceed the top of the parapet walle" Planning Commission/August 2, 2007 Page 13 of 16