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RESOLUTION NO. 597-99 <br /> • CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL DENIAL OF ORDINANCE NO. <br /> 644; AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1008 (SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS) OF <br /> THE MOUNDS VIEW MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO BILLBOARDS; <br /> PLANNING CASE NO. SP-071-99. <br /> WHEREAS, the Mounds View Municipal Code does not allow billboards in the City; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Mounds View City Council has asked the Planning Commission to <br /> review possible ordinance changes to allow billboard signs in certain areas of the City; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has considered Ordinance No. 644 and made the <br /> following findings relating to the land use impact of allowing additional billboards in Mounds <br /> View: <br /> 1. Large billboard signs are not appropriate uses of property within CRP <br /> • Conservation Recreational Preservation and PF Public Facilities zoning <br /> districts. These districts are intended to provide recreational opportunities, <br /> open space and protect the natural environment where possible. Large <br /> advertising signs are not consistent with that intent and are more <br /> appropriate to commercial and industrial zoning districts. <br /> 2. Large billboard signs can be visually distractive and may detract from the <br /> neighborhood and promote a negative image for the community. <br /> 3. The City Attorney has advised City staff that the City cannot limit <br /> billboards to city-owned properties only. <br /> 4. A permit will be required from the State of Minnesota to locate billboards <br /> along state and federal highways. State statutes restrict such signs to <br /> commercial and industrial zoning districts only. The contemplated sites for <br /> additional billboards are not zoned commercial or industrial. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View Planning Commission <br /> recommends that the City Council not approve Ordinance No. 644, an ordinance amending <br /> Chapter 1008 (Signs and Billboards) of the Mounds View Municipal Code pertaining to billboards <br /> based on the above findings. <br /> BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Planning Commission directs staff to forward this <br /> resolution to the City Council prior to approval of the minutes. <br /> 11111 Adopted this 17th day of November, 1999. <br />