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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes July 21, 2009 Page 8 1 Ordinance. The animation has since been removed from the School District's proposal and 2 application. 3 4 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes reviewed the criterion for consideration of the CUP 5 request. 6 7 Mr. Linn Bjornrud, Wold Architects and Engineers, addressed the Planning Commission and 8 stated he is present on behalf of the School District. One thing to note is that it has been 9 confirmed that the proposed location for the sign is not within the County right-of-way. He stated 10 the School District attempted to get a definite number on the setback from the County, and has 11 been unable to confirm a number at this time. He requested that as part of the recommendation 12 the Planning Commission allow for the sign to be replaced in the current location if the School 13 District is unable to receive confirmation on the setback requirement. Mr. Bjornrud indicated that 14 the sign will be the same as the sign to be located on the SAMS/SAHS site. The technology to be 15 used will be LED and will match the City's; the hours of operation will match the City's sign as 16 well. 17 18 Mr. Bjornrud answered questions of the Commission regarding the proposed electronic message 19 sign at Wilshire Park Elementary School. It will be ensured that the setback requirement is 20 maintained with the sign placement. He presented a photo depicting the view of the proposed 21 placement of the sign from the street. 22 23 Commissioner Jensen indicated he would like confirmation that the underground utilities to the 24 sign are not located in the easement of a different party. 25 26 Chair Stromgren closed the public hearing at 8:29 p.m. 27 28 Mr. Bjornrud answered questions on the sign copy area proposed for the sign. The sign copy for 29 this site has been reduced from that of the SAMS/SAHS site due to this sign being for one site, 30 rather than two schools. The sign copy is proposed to be 68 square feet 31 32 Commissioner Jensen inquired how sign copy is measured to meet permit requirements. He 33 noted there may be relevance in determining how much copy area is taken up by the St. Anthony 34 ISD logo and making necessary changes to meet the requirements, as what has been proposed is 35 slightly bigger than what is allowable. 36 37 Motion by Commissioner Jensen, seconded by Commissioner Heinis, to recommend approval of 38 the Conditional Use Permit for an electronic sign at 3600 Highcrest Road, subject to verification 39 of the signage area prior to the City Council meeting, and confirmation of the underground utility 40 easements and setback area that the sign is relocated to. 41 42 A friendly amendment was made by Chair Stromgren to require that the applicant obtain 43 confirmation with Hennepin and/or Anoka Counties on the semaphore issue, to be reviewed by 44 the Public Works Director. 45 46 Motion carried unanimously.