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Mounds View City Council May 23, 2016 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt 1 <br />Ordinance 917, an Ordinance Revising Title 1100 of the Mounds View City Code Regarding 2 <br />Carports and Accessory Uses. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Council Member Meehlhause thanked Planner Sevald and the Planning Commission for their 5 <br />work on this item. 6 <br /> 7 <br />ROLL CALL: Gunn/Hull/Meehlhause/Mueller/ Flaherty. 8 <br /> 9 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 10 <br /> 11 <br />E. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing to Consider Resolution 8582, a Resolution to 12 <br />Consider a Conditional Use Permit for a Dynamic Display Sign for Messiah 13 <br />Lutheran Church located at 2848 County Road H2. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Planner Sevald stated Messiah Lutheran Church would like to replace their existing 8’ x 4’ 16 <br />ground sign at the corner of County Road H2 and Knollwood Drive with an 8’ x 5’ multi-colored 17 <br />dynamic display sign at the same location. It was noted the existing sign encroaches into the 30’ 18 <br />sight triangle, and is therefore a non-conforming structure. He reported dynamic display signs 19 <br />were limited to amber coloring in residential neighborhoods. Staff reviewed the request in 20 <br />further detail and explained the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Conditional 21 <br />Use Permit as requested. He explained the Planning Commission tabled action on the variance 22 <br />request for the color sign and directed staff to draft an Ordinance amendment that would allow 23 <br />full color signs at institutional uses, churches and schools within a residential area. 24 <br /> 25 <br />Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:44 p.m. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:44 p.m. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Council Member Mueller thanked staff for the thorough report. She understood the brightness of 30 <br />the sign would be limited for day and night time hours. She stated because no residents came 31 <br />forward offering opposition to the proposed sign, she would support the full color dynamic 32 <br />display sign. 33 <br /> 34 <br />Council Member Gunn asked if the applicant was aware the sign could not flash and move. 35 <br />Planner Sevald reported the applicant was aware of this requirement. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Mayor Flaherty indicated he met with Pastor Klaus and discussed the sign request. He 38 <br />questioned if it was necessary to complete a code amendment. City Administrator Ericson 39 <br />reported this would be required if the Council supported allowing a full-color dynamic display 40 <br />sign in the R-1 district for the church. 41 <br /> 42 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8582, 43 <br />a Resolution to Consider a Conditional Use Permit for a Dynamic Display Sign for Messiah 44 <br />Lutheran Church located at 2848 County Road H2. 45