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Planning Commission Meeting June 19, 2001 Page 7 1 He added that there could be certain criteria that could be factored into the ordinance 2 instead. 3 4 Commissioner Hanson stated that, since they are creating the ordinance right now, they 5 did not have to be vague. Vice Chair Stille thought that the redirection of the 6 Commission gives them more control for when the application does come in. 7 8 Commissioner Tillman stated that, in the past, the Planning Commission has not been a 9 part of determining the actual language. Vice Chair Still agreed with Commissioner 10 Tillman. 11 12 Commissioner Thomas stated that he was comfortable sending this on to the Council if 13 the Planning Commission specified some of the things they were looking for from the 14 Council. He mentioned the need to address safety issues, and to determine the 15 restrictions and cost of the proposed sign. He added that he found many of Mr. Hansen's 16 comments to be very relevant. 17 . 18 Commissioner Hanson indicated that the Council had the power to waive two of the three 19 proposed readings. 20 21 Commissioner Hatch observed that the Commission seemed to be sort of divided on 22 whether to make,the ordinance specific, or vague. He suggested that they ask.the.Council 23 what they would rather see from the Commission. 24 25 Chair Melsha did not think that the Commission was very divided. He stated that either 26 there would be conditions that need to be met, or there would be conditions that would be 27 considered. He did not believe that anyone on the Commission was saying that they 28 should make the ordinance so specific that they would be identifying kind of sign,etc. 29 30 Commissioner Tillman added that operating that specifically would take away a lot of 31 their power. 32 33 Commissioner Hanson stated that he would like to see an updated draft before they make 34 a recommendation to the City Council. 35 36 Vice Chair Stille stated that he was in agreement with Commissioner Hanson to postpone 37 until the end of next month. Ms. Henry indicated that the Council could decide 38 otherwise. Commissioner Thomas stated that perhaps they should come to more 39 consensuses this evening. 40 41 Vice Chair Stille suggested that they go back to Commissioner Steeves' way of thinking, 42 and use vague language in order to cater each sign to fit the characteristics of the location. 43 Chair Melsha stated that he did not have any problem with adopting a recommendation 44 that says that they want the ordinance to be changed, with the conditional uses in the 45 memo, as well as safety and aesthetic issues to be considered.