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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 28, 1997 • Page 2 1 B. Ron Hansen, re: Signage in the City. 2 Ron Hansen, 3220 Belden Drive, stated he was present this evening as he was a long time 3 advocate of good signage in the City and he believed that there have been a lot of things done 4 lately which are destroying the good image of the City of St. Anthony. He then distributed 5 pictures of signage at various locations in the City. He noted that the City had spent a lot of 6 money to create the new signage code and owes it to the taxpayers to do a better job policing 7 the code. Of the pictures distributed he called attention to signage on New Brighton 8 Boulevard at the entrance to the City, a Rapid Oil Change banner, and a sign at the 9 Stonehouse. 10 Mr. Hansen stated that the issue that prompted him to be present this evening is the dental 11 office of Dr. Osterbauer located at 3525 33rd Avenue. On September 14, 1997, the sign on 12 this building was removed. Mr. Hansen then contacted the Public Works Director and 13 Management Assistant and asked them to please investigate the situation to determine if the 14 proposed signage was in conformance with the new signage ordinance. Mr. Hansen stated 15 that he called the City twelve times between September 14 and October 4, 1997, when the 16 new signage was installed. Mr. Hansen stated that during one call to Management Assistant, 17 he was told that the matter had been discussed with the City Attorney and the City Attorney 18 had stated that the signage was in conformance. Upon the Management Assistant stating that she did not have time to pursue the issue, it was turned over to the City Manager. At this qP0 pont, Mr. Hansen asked if he could be placed on the Council agenda to address the issue. 21 Mr. Hansen noted a letter from City Attorney William Soth dated October 23, 1997. This 22 letter does not address the question of conformance with the new sign ordinance but addresses 23 the issues of expansion of a non-conforming structure as addressed in Section 1660. 24 The request from Dr. Osterbauer included the addition of a 60 square foot lit monument sign 25 rather than the previous 2 by 2 foot sign, and also a wall sign. This request for additional 26 signage clearly required a variance and a public hearing, and is an important issue to the 27 people that live in the area and pay taxes. He noted that the application for this signage was 28 not even in conformance with the code. He also noted that Councilmember Enrooth's 29 campaign signs were not in compliance with the Ordinance. 30 31 Mr. Hansen stated that the new signage is larger than the signage for Apache Medical Center 32 and a nearby church. He noted that the ordinance allows for inspection of signs which are 33 permitted. He asked if the City performs inspections and if so, is there written documentation 34 of the inspection results. 35 Morrison stated the City performs inspections on all projects and provides written 36 documentation on major projects. Mr. Hansen noted that if the footings are loose or if the electrical is incorrectly installed at q'8 3525 33rd Avenue, there is a possibility of injury. He stated he was present this evening to 39 make an appeal of an alleged error in the determination made in enforcement of the ordinance