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Approved Planning Commission meeting. Zisla asked the applicant to provide visuals of how the property currently looks and how it will look when complete in how it will fit into the area. Schiferl asked if the rear set back should also be reviewed. Gundlach replied that building set back could be reviewed in the overlay; the current set back is to be sensitive to the residential' district that they are next to. Baker stated that the dumpsters are currently on Mr. Smiths property and if the develop goes through an easement would have be included in the conditions. Motion by Baker, second by Howard to CONTINUE THE PUBLICS 11EARING TO THE NOVEMBER MEETING AND ASK STAFF TO REVIEW AN OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR THE AREA. 6 ayes, 0 nays. MOTION APPROVED. New Business: C'oinmissioner O'Brien rejoined the: Commission. Public Hearing: SP2008-019 Special Use Permit to Allow Construction of a Ground Sign with Electronic/Dynamic Capabilities for Salem Covenant Church at 2655 5tt' ST NW The applicant is requesting a Special Use Permit to allow construction of a ground sign with electronic/dynamic capabilities for Salem Covenant Church, located at 2655 5t" Street NW. The applicant has been working with staff for several months on preparation of the Special Use Pen -nit, The proposal includes removal of the existing ground sign and existing non-pennitted temporary signs. The arca encompassing the existing sign will be restored with grass and the area surrounding the proposed sign will be landscaped. The intention with the new sign is to gain greater visibility from Silver Lake Road. Howard asked for a clarification on the ordinance, since the Planning Commission approved a change of the sign of once every minute and this proposal is once every eight seconds. Phillips replied that the Council changed the ordinance to once every eight seconds. Gundlach added the Pubic Safety Department has reviewed the sign and is in favor of the sign. Schiferl asked where the other dynamic signs are in the City and how they are different to what is proposed. Gundlach replied that the other dynamic signs were erected before the new sign ordinance. Atonement Lutheran Church and Christ the King both have dynamic signs and the Christ the King sign is more similar to the proposed sign. Larry Holmberg, Salem Covenant Church Sign Committee, stated that. this board would not flash, but the words will change. The Church does several community programs also, and would like to advertise them and it will replace the temporary signs, The proposal shows the sign two feet off the ground and would like to raise the sign to four feet, with top of the sign would reach to eight feet.