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Mounds View City Council February 14, 2000 Regular Meeting Page l6 Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. E. Consideration of Ordinance No. 637. Community Development Director Jopke advised that Ordinance 637 is an ordinance that creates the types of permitted signage in the Public Facilities and Conservancy, Recreational, and Preservation Zoning Districts. He indicated the Council has discussed this item a couple of times, and at their last regular meeting, the item was continued, due to concerns expressed by the City Attorney's Office regarding how this might affect the billboard issue. Community Development Director Jopke advised that in addressing the City Attorney's concern, the last sentence in each of the paragraphs of the ordinance indicates "Billboards, as permitted by Section 1008.08 Subd. 10, are allowed as an interim use under Minnesota Statutes 462.3597." He explained that this language has been added pursuant to Council discussion, in order to clarify that billboards would not be prohibited in those particular Zoning Districts. Community Development Director Jopke stated Ordinance 644, which created the Interim Use Permit for billboards, would also pertain to property that is zoned Planned Unit Development, therefore, Paragraph O has been added to the ordinance, which indicates that in these districts "Billboards as permitted by Section 1008.08, Subd. 10, are allowed as an interim use under Minnesota Statute 462.3597." • Community Development Director Jopke advised that these are the additions to the ordinance, and staff recommends that the Council approve the second reading, and adopt Ordinance 637. City Attorney Long noted the caption of the ordinance should be amended to reflect the addition of the Planned Unit Development District, to indicate "...in PF (Public Facilities), in CRP (Conservancy, Recreational, and Preservation) Zoning Districts, and PUD (Planned Unit Development) Districts." MOTION/SECOND: Coughlin/Thomason. To Approve Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 637, an Ordinance Amending Section 1008 of the Mounds View Municipal Code to Set Signage Standards in the PF (Public Facilities) and CRP (Conservancy, Recreational and Preservation) Zoning Districts, and to Amend the Caption to Include the Verbiage "and PUD (Planned Unit Development) Districts." Council Member Stigney stated he was concerned with regard to allowing billboards on Planned Unit Developments. He inquired how this occurred, and the reason for it City Attorney Long explained that when the "limited district" was created, in which billboards could exist in the City under Chapter 644, there were three different Zoning Districts affected in that limited geographical area, north of Highway 10. He explained that one of these districts is Public Facilities, one is Conservancy, Recreational, and Preservation, and the third is the Sysco property, which is zoned Planned Unit Development. He advised that the Planned Unit Development was incorporated to provide that they were not singularly zoning one piece of property, in order to avoid concerns regarding "spot zoning." He stated these are the three different types of zoning in which billboards are permitted, in that one geographical area.