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;. <br />Meeting Date: October 15, 2010 <br />MS V <br />Administrator <br />CIty of Mounds Vlew Staff Report <br />To: Economic Development Commission <br />From: Heidi Steinmetz, Economic Development Specialist <br />Item Title/Subject: Reports of Staff <br />8A — Update on Select Senior Living Project <br />Select Senior Living is moving along now with their 95 -unit building. They anticipate having <br />the financing completed (bonds sold) by the end of October and will close on the three <br />properties soon after, and want to start construction in November. Ebenezer will be the <br />managing company of the facility. <br />813 — Update on Sign Code Amendments <br />Chapter 1008 about the sign code was amended with a second reading and adoption at <br />the City Council meeting on Monday, October 11, 2010. These amendments will go into <br />effect in late November. Most of the code changes are for temporary signs, but the City <br />also made a few amendments for campaign signs because of the State Primary election <br />date change. The City Council wanted to be more flexible with temporary signs to help <br />businesses. The biggest change is that businesses are now allowed to have 4 temporary <br />sign permits, but can have a 5th permit if at least one of the permits is for a banner. <br />Previously only 3 temporary sign permits were allowed. The permit fee for any sign will <br />now double if the sign was installed without first obtaining a sign permit. Not getting <br />permits for signs is an on-going problem for City Staff, and some businesses repeatedly do <br />not get sign permits. A couple types of temporary signs no longer require a permit — <br />window signs (no more than 50% coverage), flag stringers, ground signs (max 4 square <br />feet) and sandwich boards (max 8 square feet) if they are placed within 15 feet of the <br />advertising business and removed at the end of each business day. Planning Associate <br />Heidi Heller will be mailing a letter to all businesses in late November notifying them of the <br />changes. <br />8C — Mounds View Business News <br />Staff is unaware of any business news at this time. <br />8D — Available Business Sites in Mounds View <br />For Sale <br />Land - Former Premium Stop Parcel <br />Land - MultiTech Parcel <br />Building - Former Let's Get Graphic <br />Building - Bridges (office building in Wynnsong Theater parking lot) <br />Building - PAK <br />Building - Former Snyders <br />Building - Thrifty Car Rental <br />Office Condo - Mounds View City Center Suites <br />