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REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />ver <br />To Item Number <br />Plannin Commission 5.4. <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> June 10, 2008 erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Request by Scott Powell for Ordinance Amendment Regarding Jeff Gongoll, Community <br />Menu Board Signs for Non-Restaurant Businesses, Public Develo ment Director <br />Hearing -Case No. OA 08-05 Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Approval of a formal ordinance that permits menu boards for non restaurant businesses. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Elk River Ford received approval to construct a car wash in 2006. The car wash was recently completed, and is <br />operational. As a way to advise car wash options to it's clients, car washes often use a sign similar to a menu board. <br />The ordinance, (Sec. 30-1024-c-(2)-g) pernuts a menu board per drive-up or avalk-up lane of a drive in restaurant up to a <br />maximum of 32 square feet. [Emphasis added]. Because the business is not a restaurant, technically, a menu board <br />is not permitted. The applicant is requesting an ordinance amendment that would permit a menu board: <br />g. One on-premise menu board per drive-up or walk-up lane of a drive-in <br />r~+^~~business up to a maximum of 32 square feet each. Menu boards are <br />allowed to have a message on one side only and saw-m~not oontain an <br />advertising message. <br />The ordinance would allow a menu board at all businesses that utilize a drive up or walk up lane. Staff supports <br />the change. <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br />Attachments <br />None. <br />Action Motion by Second by Vote <br />Follow Up <br />S:\PLANNING MAIN\Case Files\OA\OA 08-05 Scott Powell\Staff report to PC 6-10-08.doc <br />