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Mounds View City Council March 13, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 12 . the City Code can be modified and amended as future Councils dictate to be necessary. He stated Staff recommends leaving the language in there as it is, and indicated that it does not preclude Clear Channel from considering or requesting an additional 10-15 years or modification of the Code to allow for an additional 30 year period. He stated it holds firm to what the Council had negotiated in terms of the relocation agreement being a 30 year period. Councilmember Thomas stated the height restrictions should remain at 35 feet. She asked what change is required to not allow signs in the section north of Silver Lake Road on County 10. Director Ericson stated the section of text relating to the area north of Silver Lake Road could be eliminated. He stated it is not a zoning issue. Mayor Marty referenced the statement regarding the Sign Ordinance Review/First Amendment from the City Attorney, which stated in order for the sign ordinance to be safe from legal challenges, it must not contain provisions to give unbridled discretion to City officials and should not be content based. Mayor Marty questioned the billboards that were approved at the former golf course, and noted if they were in the City, they were not to have alcohol or tobacco advertisements. He commented that nothing like this is in the ordinance, and asked if it has to be stricken. Director Ericson stated the City could specific the requirements upon Clear Channel because it was the land owner and had a contract with Clear Channel, but the City cannot ban all alcohol advertisements in the City. • ed ecti n 1 i n al ins and asked if it should Mayor Marty referenc S o 008.02, the definition of me de t s g , be changed to read no sign with a message that is legible off of premises should be incidental. He asked for an explanation. Director Ericson stated this was a change in regard to elimination of the advertising context of the commercial nature. He stated this relates to incidental signs that relate to the flow of traffic on the property. He explained that originally there was some language that was meant to exclude commercial advertising as a definition of an incidental sign. He stated the City Attorney suggested eliminating the commercial or advertising aspect to the incidental sign definition. Mayor Marty referenced the chart on Page 2, Section 6, and asked if the numbers indicate the size of the sign. Director Ericson stated they did. Mayor Many referenced the top of Page 3, and asked what the small notations were. Director Ericson explained these are footnotes that talk about the height of billboards increasing to 45 feet. He noted this could be stricken based on prior Council discussion tonight. He added this would strike the entire section because it was the only change to the section. Mayor Marty referenced Section 8, item F, and noted the line says: "...provided that one or more of the following conditions are applicable." He asked what the following conditions are. Director Ericson commented that they do not relate to the change in that section. Mayor Marty referenced Page 4, Item B, that stated billboards must be located at least 250 feet