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Request for Action To It Number Planning Commission 7.5 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Planning Items I March 11, 2014 Jeremy Barnhart, Deputy Director, CODD Item Description Reviewed by Request by City of Elk River for Ordinance Zack Carlton — Planner I Reviewed by Amendment relating to Billboards, Case No. OA 14 -01 — Public Hearing Action Requested Recommend, by motion, the draft ordinance as written. Staff does not recommend approval. Background /Discussion Through the development of the sign ordinance revision of 2013, there was much discussion regarding the desirability of adding opportunities for additional advertising signs (billboards) in the I -2 zoning district. Billboards are currently a permitted use in the C -3, I -1, and I -2 zoning districts, as the principal use, with location stipulations. The principal use clause requires the billboard to be removed when the property becomes more valuable for another more desirable use, (office building, manufacturing facility, etc.) and the owner elects to remove the sign in favor of the building. Without the principal use clause, there is no reason for the sign to be removed. At their meeting on February 18, the Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance that would permit a billboard as a second principal use on property in the I -2 zoning district with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The CUP allows for adjacent / interested persons and the City to review and comment on the proposed development. When a CUP is issued, the CUP runs with the land and so long as the conditions imposed are followed, the CUP remains valid. It is likely that with CUP protection, and the permissibility of a second principal use, a billboard will be in its location for 100 years. Financial Impact None Attachments • Draft ordinance • Billboard regulations in nearby municipalities p 0 W E H E I B Y A`. ,.