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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 1997 Page 6 1 Chair Bergstrom stated this issue will be considered by the City Council at their November 2 25, 1997 meeting. 3 VII. NEW BUSINESS. 4 1. Proposed Revision of Section 1400.16 Enforcement. 5 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported the City Council received a request at the November 4th Council 6 meeting from Ron Hansen, 3220 Belden Drive, to review this section of the City Code for 7 revision. Mr. Hansen maintains that giving someone 30 days to comply with the City's Sign 8 Ordinance is too long. He feels that the City Manager should be able to make compliance 9 more immediate. 10 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported there was some concern that reducing the time of notice that a 11 person would have to comply with the Sign Ordinance may violate their due process rights. 12 She has contacted City Attorney William Soth for his legal opinion about more immediate 13 enforcement. Mr. Soth has stated that thirty days is traditionally the amount of time that is 14 allowed to comply with an ordinance. Thirty days allows a person who feels that they are not 15 in violation of an ordinance time to appeal the citation before the Board of Adjustment and 16 Appeals. Mr. Soth was not necessarily concerned with the due process rights but was 17 concerned that a sufficient amount of time be given for appeal. 18 Chair Bergstrom asked which sign had triggered this request. 19 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that she did not know which specific sign had triggered the request. 20 The City Council had asked that the Planning Commission consider the request. 21 Chair Bergstrom stated there is more of a problem with enforcement of the Sign Ordinance 22 than with the Sign Ordinance itself. He suggested better_ enforcement may. be a task of the 23 new Public Works Director and the Building Inspector. 24 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted that the Fire Department has also been given charge of code 25 enforcement. 26 There was Commission consensus to decline a revision of Section 1400.16 Enforcement due 27 to the opinion of the City Attorney, and in favor of directing appropriate members of City 28 Staff who have the jurisdiction, to pursue a more efficient enforcement of the Code. 29 30 VIII. CONCEPT REVIEW. 31 1. Proposed Sign Plan for New Cit-go Gas Station, 2400-37th Avenue NE (Formerly Stop 32 `N Go). 33 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported Mr. Jim Sarna has recently purchased the Stop `N Go service 34 station on the corner of Stinson Boulevard and 37th Avenue NE and it will become a Citgo 35 affiliated gas station. Mr. Sama has submitted a sign proposal for the City's consideration. 36 The sign proposal includes the removal of the existing pylon sign as Mr. Sarna feels that 37 because of the stop signs and telephone pole, a pylon sign is obstructed and not noticed by