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MINUTES City Council Jan. 27, 1988 Gar•dner• Fahey r•epor~ted that the matter•s of the Gardner~ ar~os. sign var•iance Br~os. and lot split have been cancelled. Agenda Items No. 6 & ~ Flashing P1r~. Dennis Nelson, r~epr~esenting Family Video on Little Canada Road, Lights appear~ed befor•e the Council. Nelson r•eported that the City has Family r•eceived a complaint about the flashing lights at Family Video and Video the Building Inspector• has infor~med him to discontinue flashing these lights. Nelson r~eported that ther•e ar•e r~esidential homes closer• than Ag~nda the one whose owner• is complaining, and these residents have not voiced Item No. 9 any complaints about the flashing liqhts. Nelson felt that the complaint was not a legitimate one and that he was being har~assed. The City Planner reported that he discussed this ~uilding Inspector•, and City or•dinance pr•ohibits flashing of lights except in the case of holiday reviewed the ordinance and it was noted that the that holiday signs can be displayed for~ a per~iod longer~ than two days following the holiday. situation with the the inter~mittent signs. The Planner~ ordinance provides of 45 days, but not Council discussed the matter~ and felt that the ordinance rnust be enfor•ced. It was suggested that Melson obtain a cop,y of the ordinance, and that he fol l ow the pr•ovi si ons of the or•di nance ~di th r•egar~d to holiday signs. Council agr~eed that the Building Inspector~ should continue to enfor~ce the or~dinance as it per~tains to flashing lights and holiday signs. Bank SNot Fahey reported that at the second Coiancil meeting in December, the Billiar•ds City Council appr~oved a conditional use per•mit for~ Bank Shot Billiar•ds for• a billiar•d center and established a closing time of 4 A.M. and ,4genda a maximum of 8 amusement devices on the pr~emises. Item Plo. 10 At the Januar•y Planning Commission meeting the Commission discussed this matter• at length and due to concer~ns expr~essed by the public to var•ious Commission member~s, r•ecommended that the Council r~econsider• the ter•ms of the conditional use per•mit. The Planning Commission felt a 1 A.M. closing time should be set and that the business be limited to 4 amusement devices. The Planning Commission also asked if the City had a cur•few law and, if not, suggested that a cur~few law similar• to the City of Roseville's be adopted and enforced. Fahey pointed out that the Cit,y does have a cur•few law which is mor~e str~ingent than Roseville's establishing a 10 P.M. cur•few for~ childr•en under the age of 18. Roseville's curfew is 10 P.M. for children under 16 and P4i dni ght for~ chi 1 dr•en under~ 18. page -6-