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Mounds View City Council July 10, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 4 1 Mr. Hall asked if the depreciation was at 35 or 45 feet. Director Ericson responded the Planning 2 Commission felt there was an issue with obstruction at either height. He added that one member 3 of the Planning Commission voted against the variance recommending denial because they 4 believed the billboard may be better at 45 rather than 35 feet. 5 6 Mr. Hall asked when the Planning Commission discussed depreciation at 45 feet. He stated the 7 adjoining property owner is okay with the billboard at 45 feet. He appreciated the clarification 8 from Director Ericson. 9 10 Ken Glidden, 5240 Edgewood Drive, stated he was at the Planning Commission meeting and 11 there was not much confusion. He recalled that the Interim Use Permit (IUP) was denied and 12 there were two issues on the agenda, one dealing with the height limit. He stated IUP request 13 was denied and Acting Mayor Stigney concurred. 14 15 Mr. Glidden pointed out the Planning Commissioners are volunteer citizens and they made the 16 decision that the City has a limit of one billboard on County Road 10. He stated the discussion 17 centered around the issue and therefore, the decision was made to deny the proposed billboard 18 near the Mermaid. 19 20 Richard Sonterre, 3225 Spring Street NE, Minneapolis, thanked Mr. Glidden for his comments. 21 He stated Mr. Glidden’s comments are more accurate in terms of the Planning Commission’s 22 rationale for denial. He stated that there was considerable discussion regarding depreciation at 23 the June meeting. 24 25 Mr. Sonterre stated the Planning Commission’s concern arose because Mr. Kopas (an adjoining 26 property owner) expressed uncertainty. Mr. Sonterre stated that upon receipt of a letter from Mr. 27 Kopus in July, there was no further discussion at the Planning Commission regarding the 28 valuation of the property. 29 30 Mr. Sonterre noted the July Planning Commission discussion focused far more on personal 31 opinions about billboards. He stated there was hardly any discussion about the actual code. He 32 added that the location proposed for the billboard was chosen by the Council and the Planning 33 Commission discussed alternative locations. 34 35 Mr. Sonterre explained that the location the property owner determined for the billboard is 36 consistent with code. He added that at the July 5th Planning Commission meeting, no person 37 spoke at the podium regarding depreciation. He said that Director Ericson stated billboards on 38 County Road 10 will impact the residents of Mounds View. He noted that over 30,000 people 39 use the road and Ramsey County treats it as an arterial. He stated that a low percentage of the 40 vehicles passing the billboard will be Mounds View residents. 41 42 Acting Mayor Stigney closed the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. 43 44 Acting Mayor Stigney commented that Mr. Kopus currently owns the property, but the CUP is 45