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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 18, 1992 4 M/S/P Williams/Mottaz - to direct the City staff to obtain answers to the above questions and check with the Civil Defense Director for guidelines and report back to the Council at their earliest convenience. (Motion carried 4- 0) . Dan Krawczyk explained that Community Block Grant Development funds were available to each County and he would look into this. Floyd Olson will check with Glen Shumacher, APAC, on availability of funds to mobile home parks. C. Update on Signs in City Jim McNamara reported that permits and numbers are being assigned to all signs in the City. There are a few signs in thtOld Village that are not labelled as yet, but this will be completed by June 1st. The three advertising signs in the City are the Naegle sign on Hwy 5, Afton Alps sign on Hwy 5 and Cty Rd 15, and the Menards sign. The Naegle sign and Afton Alps sign were permitted by State Permits in 1973 and 1974 before the city had adopted a sign ordinance. Attorney John Miller explained in regard to legal non- conforming uses or "grandfathered in" uses, the statutes do allow for the amortization of non -conforming uses as long as there is reasonable amount of time and you leave the propertyowner with a reasonable use of his property. So there is a way to actually eliminate non -conforming uses if so desired. Jim pointed out in the sign ordinance, section 505.020A, states all signs must have a permit except for the following --Any sign under 10 sq.ft. does not require a permit. Therefore, there are business signs in the Old Village area; such as, Salon Elite, Lake ELmo Inn that do not have a permit. Jim asked if the City wanted to continue this policy. Jim McNamara will look into if the Brookfield sign is considered an advertising sign. In regard to tenants of DC Sales wanting signs, Jim will also check into DC Sales application for the addition to their building because it was stated then there was only going to be one other tenant besides them. Also, the frontage of DC sales will be checked because front lineal footage regulates the number of signs for each property. Jim indicated he would not approve another sign permit for DC Sales until the White Wolf sign is brought into compliance because it is oversized.