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� PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MEMO <br />• <br />• <br />To: Mounds View Planning Commission, <br />From: Rick Jopke, Community Development Director <br />Subject: Billboards <br />Date: July 15, 1999 <br />As I previously indicated to you the City Council has asked that the staff and Planning <br />Commission continue to look into and make recommendations concerning ordinance <br />amendments to the sign ordinance to allow billboards in certain areas of the community and to <br />allow signs in the PF Public Facilities and CRP Conservancy, Recreational and Preservation <br />zoning districts. <br />At the July 7, 1999 Planning Commission meeting I presented to you two draft ordinances for <br />Planning Commission discussion. The first ordinance dealt with billboards. This ordinance was <br />drafted after discussions with a representative from the billboard industry, and after reviewing <br />state rules and ordinances from the Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The draft ordinance <br />amendment proposed the following: <br />1. Removes billboard provisions from Section 1008.08 Subdivisions 1 and 5 and puts <br />all billboard requirements in Section 1008.08 Subdivision 10. <br />Commentary: This is proposed to allow for easier administration. <br />2. Adds a new requirement that a conditional use permit be obtained for any new <br />billboard. Such conditional use permit will expire when the billboard lease expires and <br />will be null -and -void if any required state permits are not obtained. <br />Commentary: An alternative would be to not require a conditional use permit and rely <br />on the standards in the ordinance to ensure that billboards are properly installed and <br />maintained. No sign permit would be issued unless all of the standards in the <br />ordinance are met. <br />3. Sets location standards including being on city -owned property located along or north <br />of 118. Billboards must be orientated to 118 or 35W and be at least 250 feet from <br />residentially zoned property. Billboards can be located with a zero setback from streets <br />but may not overhang the right-of-way. <br />Commentary: The standard for location on or north of 118 is based on City Council <br />