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have a wall sign above the city- defined stringcourse. Looking at surrounding cities, it is common practice for newer 2+ story buildings to exhibit wall signs above the 1" floor, especially when the building has visibility to roads with higher traffic counts (i.e.: HWY 101, HWY 10, etc.) Additionally, the universal definition of stringcourse does not depict which floors the architectural element is between, simply describes the appearance of the architectural element. We are kindly asking staff, Planning Commission and Elk River City Council to consider amending the current, outdated definition of stringcourse, as well as amending the code to reflect and permit signage necessary for Granite Shores, existing and future 2 +story buildings downtown to thrive. Should all parties be supportive of a staff -led ordinance amendment, we would like this process to run in conjunction with the review of Granite Shores' CUP that was initially submitted in April to avoid further delays in the project. Attached you will find images of existing wall signs in Elk River, located above the city- defined stringcourse, examples from surrounding cities, and a variety of universal definitions for stringcourse. We appreciate your time and consideration of this matter. *Please note, while this OA is proposed for the entire downtown district, we also want to ensure our proposed wall - sign for Granite Shores fits within the current code; should staff become aware of another portion of the code which prohibits the sign as proposed, we ask staff work with us to update the code for relevance throughout this process.