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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for September 4, 2019 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2019\PC 19-008 Drive-Through Menu Board Sign Code Text Amendment <br />Page 2 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />Image 1. Drive-Through Menu Board Sign. Mike Mrosla. August 27, 2019. 1. Overview of Request: <br /> <br />As previously stated, the Applicant on behalf of McDonald’s is requesting to permit dynamic <br />display menu board signs located at drive-through facilities. The Applicant’s request would <br />require amendments to the following sign code sections: <br /> <br />• 1210.01 – Definitions – Add a definition for menu board signs. <br />• 1230.02 - Prohibited Signs – Add exception to digital displays to permit digital display <br />menu boards in drive-through facilities. <br />• 1240.04 – New code section regulating menu boards signs. <br /> <br />2. Text amendments: <br /> <br />As part of the application, the Applicant submitted a draft sign ordinance with proposed language <br />and findings to support their request. Staff has reviewed the Applicant’s proposed ordinance <br />language and has provided the following language in order to address the request: <br /> <br />A. 1210.01 Definitions. The proposed definition defines what qualifies as a menu board sign <br />and where they are located. The intent is to have all menu boards signs to comply with the <br />proposed new code section (1420.02) as discussed below. The proposed definition would <br />read as follows: <br /> <br />MENU BOARD SIGN. A freestanding exterior sign adjacent to the drive-through lane at <br />a drive-through facility that identifies items for sale at the facility and their associated <br />prices for customers. The menu board must comply with §1240.02 of this chapter. <br />