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1 1 1 COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 27, 1995 does not fit appropriately in every community and that is why "flexibility" allows the model to fit each community. Council Member Kuether moved to adopt the FIRST READING of Ordinance No. 4 - 95 and dispense with the reading. Council Member Elliott seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. FIRST READING Ordinance No. 3 - 95 Amending the Sign Ordinance - Ms. Wyland explained that this proposed ordinance amendment is intended to allow advertising signs only within the City's Rural Zoning Districts. The proposed ordinance amendment is consistent with directives contained within the 1990 I35E and I35W Interchange Study. The proposed ordinance amendment would not allow the display of advertising signs in any zoning district other than Rural. Staff and the Planning and Zoning Board recommended that the FIRST READING of this proposed ordinance amendment be adopted. Council Member Neal asked if advertising signs would be allowed in the areas where requests for sign permits were denied by the City Council last year. Ms. Wyland said no, that sign permit request was for the interchange area which is zoned General Business or Light Industrial. Council Member Bergeson noted that there is a zoning called Rural Business Reserve (R -BR). He asked if this zoning is included in Rural designation. Mr. Brixius said that yes, this area has an underlying zoning of Rural. Council Member Bergeson asked if R - BR zoning is a separate zoning and should it be separately spelled out in the ordinance. Mr. Brixius said it is a separate zoning district and is different than the Rural Zoning district. He explained that the staff concentrated on the areas around the interchanges and decided that when utilities become available to the R -BR Zoning district, that district will be rezoned to a commercial district. Council Member Bergeson said he was more concerned about the wording in the ordinance and asked if the R -BR Zoning district should be specially spelled out in the proposed ordinance. Mr. Brixius said that the City Council may do one of two things; first the R -BR district can be specifically addressed as a rural district until utilities become available or the current language in the proposed ordinance can remain the same as presented which means that the R -BR Zoning District will be excluded from the proposed Sign Ordinance amendment. Council Member Bergeson said he would prefer that the ordinance be as specific as possible. Mr. Brixius asked for direction from the Council as to whether or not billboard signs should be excluded from the R -BR Zoning district. Council Member Bergeson noted that Mr. Brixius stated that it was the intention of staff to PAGE 13