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Mounds View Planning Commission September 5, 2001 Regular Meeting Page 5 ________________________________________________________________________ that in the past his company has turned away adult entertainment advertising as they feel it would be objectionable and they intend to continue to do so. Commissioner Johnson asked how high the brick face was on the Wynnsong Theater sign. Community Development Director Ericson approximated the height to be four feet. Commissioner Hegland asked if the City is obligated to allow the applicant to expand its sign as it is fairly large already and, if made larger, it will dominate that stretch of County Highway 10. Community Development Director Ericson explained that the sign is nonconforming only in the sense that it is located in the wrong spot. He then indicated that he interprets the code to mean that the City is obligated to allow the sign to be expanded. He further indicated that if, in order to expand, the applicant would need to enlarge its easement the City would not be obligated to agree to that. Commissioner Hegland indicated that he does not feel that the City is obligated to allow the expansion of the sign. Community Development Director Ericson explained that he had discussed the matter with the City Attorney who agreed with Staff’s interpretation of the situation. Commissioner Miller noted this was the only billboard without a sunset clause. Community Development Director Ericson noted that may be true but said it could be a topic of discussion if the City allows for the use of its land to expand the sign. He further stated that he does not think the applicant would be in favor of a sunset clause but said the matter could be addressed. Commissioner Hegland questioned whether the City had discussed making the sign smaller with the applicant. Community Development Director Ericson indicated that he and the applicant had discussed, at length, the size of the sign and have determined that there are standard sizes to billboards and the requested sign is the next size up from the size of the existing billboard. Mr. McCarver explained that there are a couple of different standard sizes and the next size up from the one requested is 20 x 60, which his company felt was too large for the area. Chairperson Stevenson asked how the size of the billboard would compare to the proposed golf course signs. Mr. McCarver indicated that the proposed billboard would be the same as what is proposed for the golf course. He then noted that his company is not increasing the height of the sign just the width of the sign.