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Page 2 e City Council Minutes December 19. 1988 5.3.UPA Sign Interpretation Zoning Assistant. Steve Bjork. indicated that UPA is requesting an interpretation for a 120 square foot business identification sign. The property is located in a solid waste facilities zone. The City code does not address signage within this zone. Steve Bjork indicated that because City Code does not address signage in the SWF zone. Staff used the underlying zoning which is industrial for signage standards. Based on the signage standards in the City Code. UPA would be allowed to have two 64 square foot signs. Staff is requesting an interpretaton as to whether or not a business in the 1-1 zone with a minimum of 300' of street frontage can have one 128 square foot business identification sign instead of two 64 square foot signs. UPA's request is for one 120 square foot sign as opposed to two 64 square foot signs. COUNCILMEMBER DOBEL MOVED TO ALLOW UPA ONE SIGN NOT TO EXCEED 128 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.4.Consider Signage Request by Pet Appeal e Zoning Assistant. Steve Bjork. indicated that Mr. and Mrs. Greg Gamroth of Pet Appeal are requesting a sign interpretation for the Elk River Mall. The City requires that any sign not meeting the mall sign criteria must receive Planning Commission and City Council approval. Mr. and Mrs. Gamroth are requesting a 2' by 17'4" sign to be installed on the Freeport Ave. side of the mall. which exceeds the signage requirement for the mall. The Planning Commission reviewed the request and felt that this size sign may be appropriate for the expansion portion of the mall as the allowable 4' by 8' sign may not adequately serve the needs of the Pet Appeal business because they are using such a large amount of the mall expansion. Dave Wolff submitted a new sign criteria for the expansion portion of the mall. The request by Pet Appeal is within this criteria. Dave Wolff indicated he does not agree with the Planning Commission's recommendation of keeping the coloring and style of lettering essentially the same for the expansion portion of the mall signage because each business uses different colors and styles to advertise. COUNCILMEMBER TRALLE MOVED TO APPROVE THE NEW SIGN CRITERIA FOR THE MALL EXPANSION WITH THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS: 1. THAT SIGNS DO NOT EXCEED 4' 1 n IN HEIGHT AND 8' 1 n IN WIDTH ON THE HIGHWAY 169 SIDE OF THE MALL ONLY. 2. THAT SIGNAGE WORDING IS RESTRICTED TO STORE NAME AND LOGO. e 3. THAT ONLY INDIVIDUAL ILLUMINATED LETTERS ON THE FREEPORT AVENUE SIDE ABIDE BY THE SIGN CRITERIA AS AMENDED. 4. THAT THE LETTERING BE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME STYLE AND SIMILAR IN COLOR. S. THAT PET APPEAL AND ALL OTHER TENANTS OBTAIN A SIGN PERMIT FROM THE CITY PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THEIR SIGNAGE.