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Mounds View City Council April 24, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 16 Planning Associate Ericson stated staff has been to the Sysco property a number of times, and met at the property with representatives of Sysco and DeLite Outdoor Advertising, Golf Course Superintendent Hammerschmidt and Mayor Coughlin that date. He explained that the purpose of this meeting was to examine the southern billboard site, which is located on the south side of the parking lot to the north of the stormwater holding pond, to determine if the monument style billboard would be possible in this location. He indicated that from this meeting, it was believed that the monument style billboard could be installed in this location without creating any impact to the parking lot or encroaching into the stormwater holding pond. Planning Associate Ericson stated DeLite Outdoor Advertising has submitted several design themes, which have been provided to the Council. He indicated the interim use permit requires that this request be examined in terms of a conditional use permit, and the City Council and Planning Commission believe that the general conditional use permit requirements are met, and that this proposal would not be detrimental to the subject property or any surrounding properties. He advised that the zoning requirements are met with this request, and the specific requirements set forth in Ordinance 644, the ordinance that created the language that allows the billboards, are also met with this request. Planning Associate Ericson stated the final issue the City is attempting to resolve is with regard to the design of the proposed billboards. He reiterated that these billboards would be aesthetically similar and consistent with those billboards approved on the City's golf course. He provided the Council with a presentation of the applicant's proposed designs, and indicated • Option 1 is the most similar design to that which the City approved on the golf course, with the only difference being an empty space m between the three pillars. He provided the Council with a rendering of the billboards proposed for the golf course, and noted an extension of the center pillar and a light feature at the top of the structure, which differs from the applicants proposed design. He reiterated that the intent is that the Sysco billboards be similar to, and consistent with, the billboards proposed on the golf course. Planning Associate Ericson stated the issue before the Council at this time is with regard to the options proposed by the applicant, and if they are as similar to, or as consistent with the billboards approved for the golf course that .they would warrant approval of the Resolution 5417. He advised that there are two attachments to the resolution. He explained that Exhibit A indicates the approximate locations of the billboards on the Sysco property and those approved on the Bridges Golf Course, which is intended to depict the separation between the second billboard on the Sysco property, and the first billboard on the Bridges Golf Course. He noted a typographical error in the exhibit, which indicates that the Planning Commission approved the variance request on April 24, and advised that this has been revised to indicate that the date of approval was April 19tH Planning Associate Ericson stated Exhibit B would be attached to the resolution as the final design style that the City requires of the Sysco billboards. He explained that the four options presented by the applicant were open for discussion by the Council at this time, and the fact that • there is adequate room on the site to allow for the monument style design, as well as what is consistent, reasonable, and aesthetically similar to the billboards on the Budges Golf Course.