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Mounds View Planning Commission October 18, 2000 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br /> <br /> <br />Planner Ericson noted he would make the requested changes and bring the Ordinance back <br />before the Planning Commission for further discussion. <br /> <br /> <br />2. Introduction of New Planning Commissioner, Travis Cerny (continued) <br /> <br />Planner Ericson introduced Travis Cerny to the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission welcomed Travis Cerny. <br /> <br /> <br />8. Discuss Possible Changes to the City’s Sign Code, Chapter 1008 of the Municipal <br />Code <br /> <br />Planner Ericson explained the City’s Sign Code needs to be updated and clarified and said this <br />agenda item is to begin discussions on proposed changes to the Code. <br /> <br />Commissioner Miller indicated traveling signs and flashing signs need to be addressed. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hegland inquired as to whether the Sign Code covered search lights. <br /> <br />Planner Ericson indicated there is a provision in City Code for search lights but it is not <br />addressed under the Sign Code. <br /> <br />Planner Ericson indicated multiple family housing complex signage needs to be addressed. He <br />said the City has some signs that really look nice and others that are possibly too large. <br /> <br />Planner Ericson also indicated that according to the City Code, churches in the City are not <br />allowed to have signs because of the zoning district they are in. In a related situation, there was <br />a variance granted for the Kinder Care to allow for a sign. Because of the zoning district the <br />Kinder Care is in they would not have been allowed to have a sign. <br /> <br />Planner Ericson requested guidance from the Planning Commission as to how to proceed on the <br />Sign Code. <br /> <br />A consensus was reached by the Planning Commission to direct Staff to clean up the current <br />Sign Code to make it more readable by using tables to describe signage allowed by zoning <br />district; to check with other cities and provide examples of sign codes to compare with Mounds <br />View’s Sign Code; to check with a sign rental company to verify the standard size for temporary <br />signs; and to take pictures of examples of good and bad signs within the City and outside the <br />City to use as a comparison. <br /> <br /> <br />9. Staff Reports/Items of Discussion <br /> <br /> A. Previous Council Actions <br />