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September 13, 1976 Page 10 Kennel licenses - residential - renewal (continued) MR. $ MRS. HAROLD G. BRANDT 7931 Woodlawn Drive N.E. NOR -DAN SCHNAUZER'S 2186 Lambert Avenue Heating - new NORTHERN HTG & AIR CONDITIONING 2149 - 161st Ave. N.W. Anoka, MN 55303 Heating - renewal DENNY'S MOBILE HOME SERVICE 745 - llth Ave. N.W. New Brighton, MN 55112 General - new LIFETIME ASSOCIATES, INC. 409 Washington Ave. S. Hopkins, MN 55343 METRO ALUMINUM SIDING CO. 5014 Shamrock Drive N.E. Minneapolis, MN 55421 General - renewal E. T. HUGHES CONSTRUCTION 1/2 Battle Creek Road St. Paul, MN 55119 ITEM F. Approve September 13, 1976, bills. MID CONTINENT MANAGEMENT REQUEST FOR SPECIAL PERMIT TO ERECT TEMPORARY SIGN ADVERTISING SANDS APARTMENTS. Ms. Sue Kaster, 439 East Skillman, Maplewood, stated she is the property manager for Mid Continent Management who manage the Sands for the owner. The Sands is a 90 unit luxury building, the most expensive in Mounds View. They are facing a vacancy problem because of the rent structure. They have managed the Sands since February and have evicted a lot of people that were there so they have nine vacancies. They want to place a sign on the Launching Pad property. They requested a special use permit for this sign because the square footage of an 8'x10' sign was too large for a temporary sign. It was in violation of the sign code because the .Launching Pad property already has a sign there. Signs have to be 350 feet apart. Ms. Kaster questioned how a temporary sign can be temporary when there is no set time limit, the only limit is the 12 square feet. She would like a permit for six months to a year. Councilmember Hodges stated that he did not see anything wrong with the temporary sign for three to four months. Ms. Kaster stated that there would be no lights, just painted plywood. She would like to fill the nine apartments and if it takes a year, then the sign is not doing any good. The Planning Comm. recommended a denial based on the fact that it was within 350 feet of another sign. This sign would be about 250 feet from the Launching Pad sign. Atty. Meyers stated the ordinance says you cannot authorize a permit for a permanent sign within 350 feet of each other. Ms. Kaster explained that by definition of construction this sign would be a permanent sign. Mayor Pickar stated that the only solution would be to get on a property where there is not a permanent sign already. Councilmember Baumgartner stated this sign would be in violation of the existing ordinance and if the Council allowed this sign then a week from now the duplexes and fourplexes would want a sign up, too, and the Council would have established a precedent.