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, - -.. . . - :;: .. .., . ..- � - . _: -- _. :: :.., ,. ,. _. _- __ , . -- _ _ :._ . , . . _ _. --- , Mounds View Planning Co ' mmission Regular Meeting September 5, 2001 Page 5 Mr. McCarver explained that his company has an internal approval process that deterniines whether a sign would be objectionable to a reasonable and prudent person. He;then indicated that in the past his company has turned away adult entertainment a�vertising as they feel it would be objectionable and they intend to continue to do so. Commissioner Johnson asked how high the brick face was on,�the Wynnsong Theater sxgn. Community Development Director Ericson approximated the height to be four feet. Commissioner Hegland asked if the City is obligated to allow �the� applicant to expand its sign as it is fairly large already and, if made larger, it will dominate that stretc� of �ounty Highway 10. Community Development D'uector Er�cson explained. khat �the sign is nari±canforming only in the sense that i# is located in the wrong spot. He then m�icated that he interprefs the code to mean that tl�e City is obligated to allaw tYie sign to be_expaiided �Ie further indioa��ed #hat if, in order <,,� to expand, the applicant would need to enlarge�'its easemen��he Cz'ty �voul"d not be obligated to agree to that. s a�:" �:a' �� J��`��.;=i ..t. Commissioner Hegland indicated e�pansion of the sign. \a Community;Developme: , City Attozney.�who agref � ° �;�,. Commiss�orier 1Vlxller nc Commwruty Developme discussion if the�Clty all does notsthirile the anblic �� that the`City is obligated to allow the ie had discussed the matter with the situation. only billboard without a sunset clause. �,, Directoi��ncs�on=noted that may be �-ue but said it could be a topic of Ns:for the u�e of its land to expand the sign. He further stated that he u�:would be in favor of a sunset clause but said the matter could be addre5sed. d �-� rk N s {� '� � C.oinmissioner Hegland q�estioned the applicant. �° h-" whether the City had discussed making the sign smaller with "�oii�munity�Develo�ment Director Ericsan indicated that he and the applicant had discussed, at l�iigt�;.the size-o��e sign and have determined that there are standazd sizes to billboards and the r.equested szgn�:is the next size up from the size of the existing billboard. -e} ;v Mr. McCarver explained that there are a couple of different standard sizes and the next size up from the one requested is 20 x 60, which his company felt was too large for the area. Chairperson Stevenson asked how the size of the billboard would compare to the proposed golf course signs.