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City of <br /> Elk Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 8.6 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> General Business December 16, 2013 Zack Carlton,Planning Intern <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Sign Ordinance, City of Elk River Jere m Barnhart,Deputy Director, CODD <br /> a. Ordinance Amendment: Signs, Case No. 13-02 Reviewed by <br /> b. Resolution for Summary Publication of Peter Beck, City Attorney <br /> Ordinance <br /> Action Requested <br /> • Adopt by motion Ordinance Amending Section 30-1, entitled "Definitions" and Chapter 30,Article <br /> VI, Division II, entitled "Signs". <br /> • Adopt by motion Resolution for Summary Publication of Ordinance. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> On November 18, 2013, the City Council approved the draft language for the sign ordinance amendment <br /> with a number of recommended changes. <br /> Changes include: <br /> • Limiting wall signage to 15% of facade area <br /> • Permitting monument signs in the downtown district <br /> • Limiting window signage to 50% of window area <br /> • Increasing billboard height to 35 feet <br /> • General formatting and layout changes <br /> In addition to the above changes, Council directed staff to look at additional options for billboards on <br /> Highway 169, considering both the I-2 and the Commercial Reserve Transition districts,with a potential <br /> reduction in the minimum lot size for the I-2 district. Also, a member of the Council questioned what <br /> could be done to allow monument signs in the downtown district to advertise off-site business. <br /> Billboards in the I-2 District <br /> Council discussed two primary options related to billboards in the I-2 zoning district. The first was to <br /> remove the principle use language in the I-2 district and change billboards to an accessory use. The <br /> second option included keeping the principle use language but reducing the minimum lot size to one-half <br /> acre. Based on this discussion, staff researched both options and if Council wants to permit billboards <br /> staff recommends reducing the minimum lot size in the I-2 district. The following table from Sec. 30- <br /> 1311 entitled "Principle structures"would be amended as shown,in a separate meeting, as an <br /> amendment to Section 30-1311 has not been publically noticed. <br /> P a w E A E U s r <br /> NaA f RE] <br />