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Planning Commission Minutes April 17, 1990 Page 3 ------------------------ e COMMISSIONER EBERLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 5. Ordinance Amendment (Si~n Ordinance) by City of Elk River Commissioner Kimball explained that the Commissioners were going to act on the freestanding signs in the C-3 zone only because of the complexity of the issue. Chairman Kimball asked for clarification from staff as to whether they could act on only one portion of the sign ordinance. Steve Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator, explained that if the Commission passes a recommendation to the City Council for the freestanding signs in the C-3 zone, the City Council would act on this part of the ordinance at their April 23, 1990 meeting. He indicated that staff hopes to be able to advertise the entire sign ordinance as soon as possible, as the new sign ordinance does not go into effect until its published. Mr. Rohlf stated that he may need to publish the portion of the ordinance that is acted on, in order to approve sign permits. COMMISSIONER NADEAU MOVED TO CONTINUE THE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE TO THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. COMMISSIONER EBERELY SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. Chairman Kimball opened the public hearing. e Rob Vanvalkenburg stated one of the biggest concerns he has is that he does not have the benefit of being a big corporation. He indicated that some of the big businesses are very good at making their building one big sign by the design of their building. Mr. Vanvalkenburg felt the big corporations were playing games with the sign ordinance. Joe Harring with Burger Time stated that it is very important to Burger Time to have a good effective sign to pick up the impulsive drive by customers especially on Highway 169. Mr. Harring felt the sign ordinance was too restrictive. Mike Leary of 708 Main Street was concerned with the practicality of the sign ordinance as it relates to the speed zones in relation to the height of the signs. Paul Bell of 17323 Highway 10 stated that businesses need to advertise their business to get people to stop. He indicated that the City has to allow people signage to have a growing business along the highway. This would encourage more growth in the City. Charlie Houle raised the question of whether the City has ever done a survey of the needs of the business people regarding signage. - There being no further comments from the public, Chairman Kimball, closed the public hearing.