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Hugo City Council Minutes for March 2, 2009 Page 4 of 8 Weidt made motion, Petryk seconded, to table this item until after the March 17, 2009 City Council Budget Workshop. All Ayes. Motion carried. Public Hearing on Revisions to the City's Sign Ordinance Over the past several months, the City's ordinance review committee has reviewed and made revisions to the City's sign ordinance which was in need of a major overhaul. At its December 11, 2008 meeting, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the sign ordinance as proposed by staff to the City Council. At the January 5, 2009 Council meeting, Associate Planner Rachel Simone presented Council with revisions to the City's sign ordinance along with a recommendation to approve the newly revised City sign ordinance. Council tabled this item to allow staff to research some of the proposed sign requirements. At its February 2, 2009 meeting, Hugo City Council discussed the proposed new City sign ordinance and, after discussion, agreed to schedule a public hearing in order to allow final public comment on the proposed new City sign ordinance. City staff scheduled the public hearing for this evening, and after a presentation from Associate Planner Rachel Simone who explained the most recent revisions to the ordinance, Mayor Fran Miron opened the public hearing. Elizabeth Herrmann, 5189 165th Street North, asked questioned about street addresses, fonts on signs, and signs on fences. No one else spoke at the hearing. Weidt made motion, Klein seconded, to approve adoption of ORDINANCE 2009-427 AMENDING CHAPTER 90, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 90-1 DEFINITIONS, subject to contextual review by the city attorney. Ayes: Weidt, Petryk, Haas, Klein, Miron Nays: None Motion carried. Weidt made motion, Klein seconded, to approve adoption of ORDINANCE 2009-428 AMENDING CHAPTER 90, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 90-265 SIGNS, with an implementation date of July 1, 2009 and subject to contextual review by the city attorney. Ayes: Petryk, Haas, Klein, Weidt, Miron Nays: None Motion carried. Discussion on Sign Complaints Council tabled this item at its January 5, 2009 meeting and again on February 2, 2009 to allow revisions and a public hearing to be held on the revised sign ordinance. On July 7, 2008 the City Council directed staff to delay action on sign complaints until the new sign ordinance was adopted. With the public hearing held and the ordinance adopted at this meeting, staff discussed with Council the enforcement of the sign ordinance for the complaints. Council generally agreed that enforcement of the sign ordinance should remain to be complaint driven, and the ordinance should be published and letters sent informing certain residents and business of the revisions