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Mounds View City Council September 27, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 3 B. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 847, an Ordinance Amending 1 Chapter 1008 of the Mounds View City Coode about Signs. 2 3 Planning Associate Heller stated the Council discussed possible changes to the sign code at the 4 August work session meeting, specifically regarding temporary signage were discussed after the 5 owner of Moe’s Restaurant approached the Council about allowing businesses to use banners more 6 often. Staff brought several possible code changes to the September work session for the Council to 7 review. The City Council was supportive of the suggested changes, so staff has drafted an ordinance 8 to amend the sign code. There also are changes for campaign signs in this ordinance due to the date 9 change of the state primary. 10 11 Planning Associate Heller indicated the proposed changes to the sign code address many things. The 12 idea to create an annual permit for banners was liked by the Council, but then a business could 13 potentially have banners up all the time. As an alternative to an annual permit, staff suggested 14 allowing an extra temporary sign period for banners only instead. Staff has included language in the 15 ordinance for an additional permit period only, but if the Council prefers having the annual permit 16 for banners, staff would make that change in the ordinance. 17 18 Planning Associate Heller noted State Statute (Section 211B.045) now requires that all cities, 19 whether or not the city has an ordinance that regulates the size or number of noncommercial 20 (campaign) signs, to allow these signs to be posted from 46 days before the state primary in a state 21 general election year until ten days following the state general election. This means that during the 22 state general election years the City must allow campaign signs to be posted 46 days before the 23 primary election (June 25 in 2010) rather than based on the last day of candidacy filing or thirty days 24 before an election as now set in the City Code. Staff recommends the Council approve the 25 introduction and first reading of Ordinance 847, an ordinance that makes revisions to the City sign 26 code. 27 28 Council Member Mueller asked if the changes made to the Ordinance would reduce staff time 29 spent on sign enforcement. Planning Associate Heller felt the changes would assist with 30 enforcement issues and reduce the time Staff was currently spending on sign issues. 31 32 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 847, 33 an Ordinance Amending Chapter 1008 of the Mounds View City Coode about Signs. 34 35 Council Member Stigney indicated non-commercial signs on private or public property were now 36 allowed to be 3’x3’ and requested this be reduced to a 3’x2’ sign. 37 38 Council Member Gunn agreed to this suggestion. Planning Associate Heller stated the R-1, R-2 39 and R-3 zoning districts could be limited to a 3’x2’ sign. The Council was in favor with this 40 recommendation. 41 42 MOTION AMENDMENT: Stigney/Gunn. To amend the Ordinance to allow non-commercial 43 signs on private property in the R-1, R-2 and R-3 zoning districts to be no larger than 3’x2’ or six 44 square feet. 45 46