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0PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting — July 21, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Present: Commissioners James Alvey, Larry Baker, Steve Danger, Bruce Howard, Norm Schiferl, and Paul Zisla. Absent: Also Present: David Phillips, Council Member, Grant Femelius, Community Development Director, and Janice Gundlach, City Planner. Agenda Review: Agenda was approved. Minutes: Minutes for May 19, 2009 were presented and approved. Council Action: Council Member Phillips reported Council has hired Risdall Marketing to prepare a marketing plan for the Northwest Quadrant, which will include a new name for the development. Council has continued working on the budget for 2010. The Council has been concentrating on creating a budget that is not dependent on State funding at all, since it appears that there will be no State funding for the next three to four years. The Council has unanimously approved changes to the Commission schedules, which includes an attendance policy and a term limit of three, three-year terms with one year off before the Commissioner could reapply, except the Planning Commission would allow four, three-year terms. It also will be refocusing the Economic Development Commission to include business members as well as residents and created a Temporary Sign Study Group to review the temporary sign ordinance. Public Hearing: SP2009-002 Special Use Permit to Allow and Amendment to the Existing Comprehensive Sign Plan for Main Street Village, Allowing an Additional Ground Sign The applicant is requesting an amendment to the previously approved, and several times amended, Comprehensive Sign Plan governing allowed signage at Main Street Village. Specifically, the proposed amendment would allow erection of a ground sign at the southeast corner of the CU Companies property for the benefit of CU Companies. The proposed sign measures 7' x 10' 6" or 73.5 SF with a graphic area of 4.5' x 8' or 36 SF. The proposed location at the southeast corner of 500 Main Street is setback 10' from Main Street and approximately 5' from County Road E2. Worth noting, the undeveloped right-of- way on County Road E2 is nearly 25' meaning the proposed sign would be setback 30' from the curb of County Road E2. Schiferl asked staff to clarify the comment in the written report regarding the "excessive" size of the sign, yet staff is supporting the application. Gundlach explained that in relation to the existing ground signs, the proposed sign is rather large, however, the applicants are trying to improve visibility from the intersection at 5t" Street NW and County Road E2 and staff is not opposed to the sign under these circumstances. Danger asked if there was any information on the lighting of the sign. Gundlach replied that the sign will not be lighted. The Executive Vice President for CU Companies explained that as the trees in the development have .matured the existing signs are difficult to see. The new sign will allow customers to locate their building more easily. Motion by Baker, second by Schiferl to CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 6 ayes, 0 nays. MOTION APPROVED.