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COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2008 APPROVED 039 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA 40 141 Consideration of 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 04-08, Amending the Sign Ordinance 142 143 Planner Smyser explained that staff is presenting an ordinance that will update the city's sign 144 regulations, including the addition of permanent regulations relative to dynamic display signs for 145 which the city had adopted a moratorium in 2007. 146 147 The proposed amendments are to: a) reformat some information into tables to make it easier to 148 ready and follow; b) update the stated purpose and intent of the regulations, the definitions that 149 are used for the purpose of the ordinance, and administrative and enforcement language; c) add 150 regulations relative to dynamic display signs; d) update zoning references and general 151 regulations; and e) define banners versus flags. 152 153 Planner Smyser added that the Planning and Zoning Board has recommended approval of the 154 ordinance. 155 156 Council Member Gallup moved to dispense with full reading of the ordinance. Council Member 157 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 158 159 Council Member Reinert moved to approve the 1St reading of Ordinance No. 04-08 as presented. 160 Council Member Gallup seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Motion carried as All61 follows: Yeas, 4; Nays, 0; Absent, 1 (Stoltz). W62 163 Consideration of Resolution No. 08-34, Accepting Petition, Birch Street and Ware Road 164 Intersection Improvement Request 165 166 Engineer Studenski reported that the city received a petition generated by a business in the Spirit 167 Hills commercial area that requests the installation of a stoplight or stop sign at the intersection of 168 Ware Road and Birch Street. The letter submitted with the petition cites traffic safety concerns. 169 Information was gathered from the Lino Lakes Police Department traffic records relative to 170 accidents at the intersection however it is not clear from that data if the accidents could have been 171 mitigated by additional traffic control. Staff has also reviewed the results of a traffic study 172 completed in 2003, prior to development of the commercial area. 173 174 The petition was forwarded to Anoka County since Birch Street is under their jurisdiction. The 175 County will be analyzing the intersection and evaluate the situation and will receive City input 176 through that process. As well, the entire Birch Street corridor will be the subject to an already 177 planned access management study in 2008. 178 179 Staff is recommending that the city accept the petition and that the intersection in question be 180 included in the upcoming county access management study. 181 182 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 08-34 as presented. Council 83 Member Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried. 84