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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD JUNE 24, 1991 (#6)MACMILLAN CONTINUED the use of clean fill. Mrs. MacMillan stated that the contractor that had crushed the foundation of the structure had informed her that the crushed debris was classified as clean fill. Butler commented that it is not the responsibility of the Building Inspectors to make sure that property ov;ners secure the proper permits for all aspects of a project. It was moved by Jabbour, seconded by Goetten. to require the applicants to obtain an after-the-fact demolition permit for the razing of the principal structure located at 1620 Fox' Street. Further that the fire departments that serve the Orono area should be directed to notify persons seeking burn permits of the requirement for a demolition permit as well.All voted aye. Motion passed. (#7)SIGN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT Mabusth summarized the information provided in her June 19, 1991 memo pertaining to the Planning Commission's recommendation for a Temporary Sign Ordinance Amendment. Mayor Peterson asked Planning Commission Chair, Charlie Kelley, if he v/ished to make any comments regarding this matter. Kelley stated that the Planning Commission djd not want the Temporary Sign Ordinance to be drafted in such a way that it would over-regulate the citizens.He said, "The Planning Commission's recommendation primarily focused on the need for the business owner to obtain a temporary sign permit.This would also apply in the case of advertising balloons and banners." Butler asked Staff how the City will keep track of the number of temporary sign permits issued to eacJ. property to assure that no more than four permits are issued per year. Mabusth advised Butler that the City has a computer program in place for recording the number of permits issued to each property, and that it is currently used to monitor permits issued on a property. Butler asked if other communities have similar sign ordinances in place.She added that, in her opinion, such an ordinance seemed to be very "knit-picky". She asked, "How can a person located in a multi-tenant building run a business if the other tenants have depletea the four signs per year, per building allocation? There are very few free-standing businesses within the City of Orono. Most are clustered under one roof." Mabusth replied, "In the case of multip •»-use buildings, I -5 -