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Item No. IC Staff Report No. Meeting Date: September13, 1999 Type of Business: P.H. WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Rick Jopke, Community Development Director Title/Subject: Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 637, An Ordinance Amending Section 1008 of the Mounds View Municipal Code to Set Signage Standards in the PF (Public Facilities) and CRP (Conservancy, Recreational, and Preservation) Zoning Districts Date of Report: September 9, 1999 BACKGROUND The City Council asked that the staff and Planning Commission continue to look into and make recommendations concerning ordinance amendments to the sign ordinance to allow signs in the PF Public Facilities and CRP Conservancy, Recreational and Preservation zoning districts. The current code does not list any permitted signage or standards in either of these districts. The draft ordinance allows signs consistent with neighborhood business districts and with the pedestal sign requirements in Section 1008.01 Subdivision 6 in the PF and CRP districts. Signage allowed would include 100 square feet of signs on the building and a 340 square foot pedestal sign for each street frontage. If the site has more than 100 feet of frontage an additional 100 square foot pedestal sign would be allowed. Any pedestal sign which is within 100 feet of a single family residence cannot exceed 40 square feet, however. This is open for discussion. The amount of signage allowed may be more than necessary. The existing signage at parks in a neighborhood setting appears to range from 18 to 20 square feet total sign area while the main City Hall sign is approximately 128 square feet in area. The total freestanding signage at the Community Center appears to be approximately 90 square feet. Signage at the golf course has been at times as much as 130 square feet. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission considered this matter on August 4, 1999 unanimously approved Planning Commission Resolution No. 592 that recommends approval of ordinance 637.