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Mounds View City Council February 12, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 14 1 MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Mueller. To Approve Resolution 7019, a Resolution Establishing 2 a One Year Moratorium on the Installation, Erection, Construction, Replacement, Modification 3 or Improvement of Static or Changing Electronic, Digital, Video, Display Signs or Billboards, 4 and Flashing, Motion, Animated, Changeable Copy and Illuminated Signs in all Zoning Districts. 5 6 Council Member Mueller asked how the signs now do not comply with Cod,e and asked whether 7 the City Hall sign and the Mermaid sign would be allowed. 8 9 Community Development Director Ericson explained that this would allow existing signs to 10 operate, but no other signs would be allowed, and this would eliminate flashing and animated 11 signs, and the intent is to clarify and sharpen the Code to eliminate gray area. 12 13 Council Member Mueller said that she has a problem with the future vision for the Highway 10 14 corridor and she would like to see something that allows what is already there, to be fair to all 15 new businesses to have what the existing businesses have, but worded such that nothing more 16 than what is currently out there can be done. 17 18 Council Member Stigney said that this would stop the LED type lights that continually change 19 for a new display. 20 21 Community Development Director Ericson indicated that there is new technology that is 22 becoming more controversial and the City would like to stay on the front edge of that to attempt 23 to avoid potential for lawsuits. 24 25 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 26 27 G. Ordinance 784, an Emergency Ordinance Establishing a One Year 28 Moratorium on the Installation, Erection, Construction, Replacement, 29 Modification or Improvement of Static or Changing Electronic, Digital, 30 Video, Display Signs or Billboards, and Flashing, Motion, Animated, 31 Changeable Copy and Illuminated Signs in all Zoning Districts 32 33 Community Development Director Ericson explained that this will allow the City time to 34 research and provide an update to the City’s Code. 35 36 MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Marty. To Adopt Ordinance 784, an Emergency Ordinance 37 Establishing a One Year Moratorium on the Installation, Erection, Construction, Replacement, 38 Modification or Improvement of Static or Changing Electronic, Digital, Video, Display Signs or 39 Billboards, and Flashing, Motion, Animated, Changeable Copy and Illuminated Signs in all 40 Zoning Districts 41 42 Community Development Director Ericson read Ordinance 784. 43 44