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Mounds View Planning Commission April 7, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 12 Ill to provide income for the City. He stated the City would have a lot of control over sign content and he hopes the City would use funds for more than just the golf course. He stated he has signs on his building downtown and knows they are a good source of income. Hammerschmidt reviewed the standing City policy which already regulattzsigny ent. He stated the minimum income received by the City would be $1,100 per s c tk month. He advised that the bond regulations may indicate that any income gen - at th 1 , e needs to stay with the golf course but that could be researched. as . 't'-- -,-,14iei'' Braathen pointed out that another need is to provide ad seme •r the gol 'c Hammerschmidt stated this is correct and noted this inc - ,,,, requires no cap ;- ay. Commissioner Miller asked if federal funds were used wi ( 4 ° tion of the highway. Hammerschmidt advised a State permit is required but trot a fe; ...R,iirA`'t Michael Cronin, representing Eller Media, advi ; a', ate and'-',°:,,,,,,,'4i. permit needs to be obtained and maximum guidelines are establi . .. : :..<.:. ; • •erty g.-eds to be zoned for commercial or industrial uses. Chair Peterson stated he considers b'. • ;.rds as : ight bu `ere may be some situations where 1111 they are not as obtrusive. He stat "as a % er the la `hing he wants to see is a large advertisement billboard. Chair p,,,-,-r.' on sta at wh.e advertising the course, smaller monument si s are usually - • ther tha g . a Q ` a oard. Hame .. , dvised'`. .tions w re the billboard would aid in blocking golf balls from madjac ` g .� . Cha ,g. b.3•sked if a motorist has been hit by a golf ball. Hammerschmi• ;��' : .vehicle .: g 't and this is a concern. He reviewed how liability is determined in c: • . . •• u • •• • . -• the c• se is so full of go s ¢ t this is probably not an issue. He pointed out that the face of the .Iboard will face th! :ee ay, not the golf course, and they will be placed into the wooded a '. , here possible, a•: r andscaped. Hammerschmidt stated the policy can contain recourse ojiri,,,i an objectiona• sign be placed. � " s4 ed their experience with these concerns and assured the Commission they can Ps be... . h4474azi •y prohibiting the advertisement of any age-restricted goods, political issues, etc. He stated if they are told to remove a billboard, it is done within three days. Mr. Cronin suggested that one person within the City have the authority to request the sign be removed. He advised this may impact the "richness" of the bids but would provide protection. Mr. Cronin stated the actual sign structure could also be reconsidered. Mr. Dean explained the signg needs to highenough so it can be read from the freeway. Mr. Cronin III P