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Mounds View Planning Commission June 16, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 21 Community Director Jopke stated the City Council has requested staff and the Planning Commission continue to discuss the sign requirements in PF and CRP zoning districts. He stated the current code does not list any permitted signage or standards in either of these districts. He stated that staff has prepared a draft ordinance, which allows signs consistent with neighborhood business districts, and with the pedestal sign requirements in Section 1008.01 Subdivision 6, in the PF and RP districts. Signage allowed would include 100 square feet of signs on the building and a34s:0 e foot pedestal sign for each street frontage. If the site has more than 100 feet‘frontailiiiiVational 100 square foot pedestal sign would be allowed. Any pedestal sign, w1J is'within:'11 t eet f a single-famil..y. residence, cannot exceed 40 square feet, however. Jopke< ' ted this •is o p o ussion and;te amount of signage allowed may be reduced if the CommitSIon so desires. \''411W101.14‘. < f Jopke stated the existing signage in City parks feet of sig adthe Community Center has 90 square feet. He stated signage at the golf urse has varied`egigittimes, been as much as 130 square feet. He stated that these amounts all appear>fo wo`i'T '« rrr;4the proposed ordinance requirements. 4,-00101%. C ` : Jopke stated that staff has drafted Resolutio ' "* <1 �commerzlst to City Council approval of the amendment and adoption of Ordinance'637. ``'" kk .k._.£E ir Commissioner Kaden inquired• regardi : ie properties within>'th`e'CRP zoning district. Jopke stated that these included the golf coursertion oand across<`Highway 118 from the golf course, and the strip of land located next to SpringLake. Ce.ttissionerr+aden stated he believed the piece of land next to Sprit Lake was ov, ed <�'- Ramsey t ; d St. Paul Waterworks. He inquired if they might be atilt tQ.construct. s1:g .: :t:.th.his loca oix i nt ting that it would not be an appropriate location o.:.:rr,.t:k`ri�::SiEi"ttA for si na�: Jo> stated th ;tt::=:�:: u,e,,ave to b'e`aisig n relatingto whatever activitytook place at that location. H s :: .d that a si `h=thatgi not relate to the usage of the property would not be allowed. He stated if the roe its a park,ttl ; i nor Ramsey County could place a sign in that regard. 11111110, Commissiutr Fif this matter was covered in the ordinance, or if they should be more specifi .kioner�l egla-nd.in. th the k\k allowed ag in the ordinance revision. Jopke stated that they could be more ....:y.:: :. specifi:!, however, he dit t €t k it was necessary, as it was already covered under the provisions of =;'ordinance. Com,Mer ssioner Hegland stated that the intention would be to include language i ; rating the only signage allowed in these two areas would be, that which identifies and describes and how to utilize it. Jopke stated that this provision could be added if it was the desire of >i . mission ''AMPOW:fw 404. 'it«;:Z.AY.'JA§:wLtiiiOMiller stated that Section 1008.01 refers to these types of signs. Commissioner Kaden states that subdivision 10 states "A sign, the primary function of which is to direct attention to a product, service or activity that is sold or offered either elsewhere or upon the premises where such sign is located or to which it is affixed." Commissioner Hegland stated that this appeared to relate to all signage and that the intent was to not have business signs included at all. Commissioner Kaden • inquired if the intent was to cover-the signage already in place at the golf course and City Hall. Jopke