04/19/2004 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2004 6:00 o'clock p.m. (9. #04-3003 BRUCE AND KRIS PADDOCK AND GEORGE W. STICKNEY, 3250 FOX STREET, PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION—Continued) 4. If the existing mound is proposed to stay during the interim period, a temporary easement, expiring at the time of site grading for proposed lot 1, may be permitted but only by approval of the City. 5. Implementation of the recommendations of the City Engineer. 6. Implementation of the recommendations of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. 7. Submission and approval of the final plat. 8. Payment of standard fees and dedication of required easements. 9. Review by the Park Commission prior to City Council review. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. 10. CITY OF ORONO, CITY CODE SECTIONS 78-1466 AND 78-1468 REVISIONS TO THE SIGN ORDINANCE, PUBLIC HEARING (10:55-11:00 p.m.) Curtis presented the application for revisions to the Zoning Code, City Code Sections 78-1466 and 78-1468 to revise definitions for pylon and monument signs, as well as amendments for signs allowed within the Business and Industrial District. She explained as the Highway 12 corridor is developing more rapidly than the planned update of the current sign ordinance, the proposed amendment is an interim solution, or tool, for the City to use when faced with the inevitable upcoming monument sign proposals. She reported that at the last Planning Commission work session the Planning Commission discussed amending the Sign regulations (78-1466). Out of that work session it was determined that the code sections regarding sign regulations do not address the monument signs which are becoming increasingly proposed by developers, businesses and sign contractors. Curtis advised she incorporated the Planning Commission's comments from the last work session into the amendment language. This proposed amendment will allow the City to provide developers with the City's standards for monument type signs and provide for a smoother permit approval process. Curtis recommended the Planning Commission review the attached Zoning Code Revision, make any necessary changes, and recommend approval in order for staff to bring it forward to the City Council at their April 26, 2004 meeting. Chair Mabusth asked if a definition for the three various sign parts be developed for clarity. Gaffron suggested that a diagram or picture with labeling could be added to the amendment language. Chair Mabusth accepted that suggestion. Curtis asked if the Planning Commission wished to see the diagram or picture prior to taking the amendment to the City Council. By consensus, the Planning Commission indicated it did not need to see it prior to staff forwarding the amendment language with the diagram or picture to the City Council. Page 44 of 49