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Item No: 7B Meeting Date: May 8, 2006 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Ordinance 769, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 1008 of the Municipal Code Relating to Signs and Billboards Discussion: At the Council meeting on March 27, 2006, the Council gave second reading to the ordinance amending sections of the Sign Code. Staff recommended two revisions to the ordinance as it was presented, the first being elimination of billboard sites along the north side of County Road 10 south of Woodale due to potential conflict with the City’s own Gateway / entryway sign, the second being changing the max height to 45 feet for ONLY those signs along 35W, US 10 and Old Highway 8. The Council amended the ordinance to disallow billboards anywhere on County Road 10. Later in the Council meeting after the ordinance had been adopted, Staff requested that the Council reconsider its adoption of the ordinance and table action to give staff time to draft supplemental language regarding the maximum number of billboards in the community. The City Attorney concurred with the recommendation to reconsider and to table the ordinance and indicated he would work with staff to draft language appropriate to address the identified issue. The Council reconsidered the ordinance and tabled action. At the April 3rd worksession, the Council reviewed the additional language relating to the maximum number of billboards, which is as follows: h. Maximum Number. The maximum number of billboards that may be located within the City at any one time shall be limited to ten (10). Any billboard legally existing at the time that this ordinance is adopted may be removed and relocated consistent with the provisions of this Code. Any billboard in the process of being relocated at the time that this ordinance is adopted shall be counted among the maximum number allowed and shall be allowed to complete its relocation. Subsequent to the April 3rd meeting, representatives from Clear Channel communicated concerns to staff regarding the elimination of the County Road 10 locations as well as three other provisions of the ordinance relating to the duration of the IUP for the relocated signs, the definition of “expansion” and wording relating to non-conforming uses. The City Attorney reviewed the concerns raised by Clear Channel and found that the ordinance should be revised relating to the duration of the IUP for the relocated signs, as the language in the earlier version of the ordinance was not completely consistent with the agreement between the City and Clear Channel. As to the other concerns, the Attorney finds that the ordinance should stand as written.