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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for January 27, 2020 Page 1 of 2 NEW BUSINESS – 10A MEMORANDUM DATE: January 27, 2020 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Dave Perrault, City Administrator FROM: Mike Mrosla, Community Development Manager/City Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #19-019 – Public Hearing Required Applicant: City of Arden Hills Request: Sign Code Text Amendment Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: N/A N/A N/A For Council Consideration Adopting Ordinance 2020-001 amending Chapter 12, Section 1230.01, Subd. 2 and Section 1250.03 City Code and authorizing staff to publish notice thereof. Background At its December 16, 2019 meeting, the City Council directed staff to make necessary ordinance changes to make political signs (non-commercial sign) consistent with existing temporary off- premise signs placement standards. In addition, Council requested staff to review and bring the ordinance into conformance with State statute for when signs may be placed. Planning Commission recommend approval of the following amendments to Chapter 12, Sign Code. The intent of the amendment is to clarify existing language to make non-commercial signs in an election year consistent with placement standards of temporary off-premise signs and Minnesota State Statute 211B.045. Staff worked with the City Attorney to bring the proposed language into conformance with Minnesota State Statute 211B.045. The proposed amendment permits non-commercial signs to be posted no more than 46 days prior to the primary. 46 days is the minimum set by state statute. The number may increase, but may not decrease below 46 days. At a recent City Council Work Session the Council discussed increasing the number of days to 70. A formal motion would be necessary to change the proposed 46 to 70 days.