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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES October 19, 1976 Lacking a quorum, the Planning Board members present (Hiebel, Cowan, Rymarchick•) discussed signs and sign regulations with Jack Lawrence of Signcrafters, Inca Mr. Lawrence spoke of a trend in the sign in- dustry towards more self regulation and argued the advantages of moderate sized, tastefully done, free-standing signs over excessive sign area on buildings. Numerous questions were raised by the Board members present about sign visibility, specifications, and regulations. It was suggested that other speakers could be invited to give other perspectives. Mr. Marks arrived at 8:10 P.M. and the discussion con- tinued. The October 19th Planning Board meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Hiebel at 9:01 P.M. Present at roll call: Cowan, Rymarchick, Marks and Hiebel Absent: Johnson, Letourneau, Bowerman Also present: Jim Fornell, Administrative Assistant Motion by Rymarchick seconded by Hiebel to approve the September 21, 1976 Planning Board minutes with the following correction: Paragraph 2, Page 5, "look" not "lood" Motion carried unanimously. The Board discussed the letter from Larry Vickrey concerning adminis- trative and legislative procedures for reviewing requests for land use changes. Mr. Cowan felt that a tightening of the procedures is probably warrant- ed and cited Mr. Hedlund's P.U.D. application and its lack of conform- ance with the submission requirements. He felt that the staff should probably have cancelled the hearing because the proper comprehensive information was not submitted. Mr. Fornell responded that he had talked with Mr. Hedlund about the re- quirements at least three times and would not feel comfortable making a determination whether the information submitted is not complete enough to warrant cancelling or postponing a public hearing. George Marks felt that a procedures booklet should be drafted to assist Planning Board members, especially new ones, and volunteered his services to prepare one. The Board thought it a good idea and encouraged him to work with City staff.