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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />7.5 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Public Hearings <br />October 19, 2020 <br />Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Ordinance Amendment: City of Elk River <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Regarding Signage on Wind Turbines <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />Adopt, by motion, an ordinance amending City Code Section 30-804, wind turbines. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Case No. OA 20-06 <br />The city is requesting an ordinance amendment to allow signage or advertising for the owner/operator of a wind <br />turbine. In 2009, the city adopted an ordinance regulating wind turbines (Section 30-804) which includes language <br />prohibiting signage or advertising of any kind on the tower or any associated structures. The intent was to prohibit <br />wind turbines from becoming large signs and was commonly found in peer city wind turbine ordinance language. <br />Staff believes signage for the owner/operator on the turbine will not negatively impact the aesthetics of the tower <br />or surrounding areas and recommends removing the prohibition from Section 30-804. <br />Planning Commission <br />The commission discussed potential negative impacts that could occur with signage on the turbines but concluded <br />that due to the limits on location of the signage, negative impacts are very limited. <br />No one spoke for or against the request and the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval. <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />This ordinance amendment meets changing needs <br />Attachments <br />■ Ordinance Document <br />■ Turbine Exhibit <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires pi ospei ly. <br />M <br />TUREJ <br />Updated.• August 2020 <br />