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<br /> MINUTES <br /> CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br /> DECEMBER 16, 2009 <br /> Mr. McGraw introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: <br /> RESOL UTION NO. 2009-12-300 -APPROVING THE ORDER OF <br /> ABATEMENT FOR HAZARDOUS PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2984 <br /> VANDERBIE STREET AS PROPOSED BY THE CITYATTORNEY <br /> The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Blesener. <br /> Ayes (4). <br /> Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. <br /> DYNAMIC The City Administrator reviewed his report dated December 10, 2009 <br /> SIGNS relative to the City's current dynamic sign ordinance requirements which <br /> indicated that dynamic display shall not change more than one time per ten <br /> minutes, except time and temperature displays which may change every <br /> three seconds. The second provision requirements dynamic sign lettering <br /> must be at least ten inches in heights. The City Administrator noted that <br /> CVS and Culvers have letter heights less than ten inches. They also <br /> initially changed their messages quicker than the once every ten minutes <br /> provided by Code. <br /> The Administrator reported that staff has looked at the sign ordinances of <br /> some other cities as well as their existing dynamic signs/electronic <br /> signs/message boards. Ordinance regulations vary from city to city. <br /> Based on this review, the Administrator indicated that City staff is <br /> recommending that the display duration for commercial dynamic signs not <br /> abutting a freeway or highway be no less than ten seconds and that letter <br /> size be no smaller than six inches. The Administrator indicated that for <br /> dynamic signs along major highways, the ten-inch letter minimum would <br /> apply. <br /> The City Planner indicated that these types of sign regulations varying <br /> from city to city. He indicated that the 10-inch letter minimum provided <br /> for in the City Code was culled from the study done for the City of <br /> Minnetonka. That study contained a table of letter sizes and related it to <br /> the speeds of traffic and resulting readability. The Planner indicated that <br /> timing is a matter of local preference. He noted that some cities heavily <br /> manage these issues while others have no regulations. <br /> McGraw stated that he liked the distinction in regulating these signs by <br /> area rather than sign type. <br /> Blesener noted that some of the Culvers lettering was five inches in size. <br /> The City Administrator indicated that in viewing various lettering sizes, <br /> there was a readability difference between five inches and six inches. The <br /> 19 <br /> <br />