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Mounds View Planning Commission January 17, 2001 Regular Meeting Page 10 Community Development Director Ericson asked how the Planning Commission felt about wall signage for commercial property. Currently commercial properties are allowed to have 100 square feet of wall space in addition to a freestanding sign. He asked if the wall signage should be limited by indicating a total number of square feet for both the wall sign and the freestanding sign. Community Development Director Ericson indicated the Woodlawn Terrace and Scotland Green multi-family complexes have signage on their buildings in addition to their ground signs. He questioned whether 64 square feet was needed or if in R-3 districts the maximum should be 32 square feet. Commissioner Johnson inquired as to whether in R-5 districts there needed to be an allowance for wall signage if a trailer park with an office wanted to have a sign or if an allowance was needed for wall signage in an R-O zoning district. Community Development Director Ericson indicated he did not believe R-5 and R-O properties would need wall signage. Vice Chairperson Stevenson stated most large housing complexes would have non- conforming signs if the ground signage maximum was any less than 32 square feet. Commissioner Miller inquired as to whether it would be helpful to know how much signage currently exists for each housing complex. Community Development Director Ericson indicated Staff has this information. Community Development Director Ericson indicated the reason he suggested 32 square feet is that most signs were found to be of that size. There are some signs, however, that won’t be in conformance. Vice Chairperson Stevenson stated it might be beneficial to relate the size of the sign allowed to the size of the property. Commissioner Johnson stated he would like to approve 64 square feet of ground signage for the R-4 zoning districts. Commissioner Hegland suggested relating signage allowed to the size of the property. Community Development Director Ericson indicated there may be a way to tie the size of the sign allowed into the size of the project but indicated he didn’t want to break it down too far or it would become difficult to adminster. Commissioner Hegland suggested opening up the signage requirement to 100 square feet and hope common sense would keep smaller properties from putting up a large sign.