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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 2 JANUARY 19 , 1993 3 PAGE 7 4 5 6 Motion by Madden , second by Murphy to recommend Section 7 1xxx . 01 . as presented with the deletion of (b) in Subsection 8 2 and delete "or other drawing. " 9 10 Motion carried unanimously 11 12 13 C. Sian Ordinance - Amortization 14 15 Staff had been requested to research the -concept of the useful 16 life of a sign . Three larger sign companies were contacted to 17 determine if there is an industry standard or other 18 guidelines . 19 20 Representatives of all three companies gave similar answers 21 regarding the useful life of a sign . They noted that materials 22 used impact on the life of a sign . If a metal cabinet is used 23 the 1-i f e can be anywhere from ten to twenty years . The surface 24 cover will usually wear out before the cabinet or become 25 outdated. Chair Faust felt ten years was a reasonable time to allow a 28 non-conforming sign . Commissioner Werenicz agreed with a ten 29 year allowance of time and felt twenty years was too long. 30 31 Commissioner Madden inquired how many non-conforming signs 32 were located in St . Anthony . Urbia did not have the exact 33 number but noted there were a few. 34 35 Motion by Faust , second by Werenicz to recommend that the City 36 Council adopt a ten year amortization deadline for legal , non- 37 conforming signs from the effective date of the amendment to 38 the sign ordinance . 39 40 41 Motion carried unanimously 42 43 44 D. Lotsplit Issue Research 45 46 Urbia advised this is a moot issue in that this matter is 47 already included in the new ordinance. He will get a copy of 48 the new ordinance to all members of the Planning Commission . 49 50 •