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<br />Commissioner Cleveland stated her concern was with holiday lights and signs. She wondered <br />how that would be regulated. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Frolik stated regarding Mr. Carpenter's question, <br />the new regulations will regulate LED signs. <br /> <br />Mr. Carpenter stated he thought signage is an important element for grovvth in the community. <br />He stated signage works and helps the business community grow and when they grow and <br />prosper everyone benefits. He stated they can let the communities that surround Ramsey become <br />restrictive but he did not think they should restrict signage in Ramsey because it will bring in <br />business an~ what better place to have a community where people do not have to comnlUte to <br />work. He did not think they should drive business away, they should be very community <br />oriented. He stated an electronic billboard would be ideal because it would give, information <br />about the community and he did not think they should restrict this. <br /> <br />Mr. Dan Peters stated they will be bringing three radio stations to the community and new <br />technology .is coming down the pipe. He thanked the City for welcoming them to the community <br />and they want to be a good partner with the City. <br /> <br />Mr. Carpenter wondered if LED signs are currently regulated. <br /> <br />Associate Planner DaIn~s stated they currently do not have LED sign regulations. <br /> <br />Mr. Carpenter thought they should embrace new technology and not run away from it. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Frolik wondered if it was possible if they could <br />have a worksession or maybe a subcommittee of the Commission to work with staff regarding <br />the sign ordinance and, Chairperson Nixt stated a worksession would be helpful. He thought the <br />first step would be to amend the ordinance and eliminate the content-based regulations. On an <br />interim basis, make them temporary for a period of six weeks; . don't differentiate between <br />commercial and non-commercial. The City will have a regulation that is no longer content <br />based, consistent with City Code and allows the Commission, Council and Staff to work together <br />to refme the ordinance. <br /> <br />Commissioner Levine stated he would like to see a sunset put on this so they can go to a <br />worksession and work through this. <br /> <br />Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner VanScoy, to close the public hearing. <br /> <br />Motion Carried. V oting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners VanScoy, Brauer, Cleveland, <br />Hunt, Levine, and Trites Rol~e. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br /> <br />The public hearing closed at 8:36 p.m. <br /> <br />Commission Business <br /> <br />Planning Commission/September 6, 2007 <br />Page 9 of 15 <br /> <br />P9 <br />