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_________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for February 8, 2017 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-004 - Sign Code Amendment\Memos_Reports_17-004 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br />DATE: February 8, 2017 PC Agenda Item 5.C <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair Thompson and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #17-004: Sign Code Review <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Review past planning cases that included deviations from the Sign Code requirements, and <br />provide further direction on how the Sign Code could be updated to improve the City’s sign <br />regulations. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The Planning Commission’s work plan for 2015 included completing a review and update of the <br />City’s Sign Code. Staff began work on this item last fall, with the first task being a review of <br />planning cases from the previous five years that included a request to deviate from the Sign <br />Code. The purpose of this review was to identify areas of the Sign Code that may not be <br />consistent with what businesses currently need for signage. A table summarizing these cases is <br />included in Attachment B. <br /> <br />The City has approved 15 planning cases since 2012 that included the following breakdown of <br />specific requests: <br /> <br />• Greater area for wall sign: 7 cases <br />• Greater area for freestanding sign: 4 cases <br />• Greater height for freestanding sign: 2 cases <br />• Longer display period for temporary sign: 3 cases <br />• Greater area for temporary sign: 4 cases <br />• Electronic sign: 1 case <br />• Projecting sign: 1 case <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />