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, ' Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 2-1.0-92 Page 15 ZEDS (Cont'd) Attmney Filla explaina'! the city Code =ntains . descriptions for two types of signs which may be locata'! on the Zeos site; one is a "flashing" sign and the other a "changeable copy" sign. He advised that Zeos assumed the sign was changing copy, =nsistent with the City regulations. Filla indicated the city =ncluda'! the sign was not just a changeable =py sign, based on the frequency in which the changes =a'!, it appeara'! to be an anilnated or flashing sign. Filla stata'! the city code does not identify a permissible interval between the =py change; Zeos has indicata'! they are willing to corrply with the City regulations and requested the City define the regulations for changeable =py signs. He commenta'! that the City may have intenda'! all changeable copy signs be regulata'! under the Special Use Pemit guidelines. CounciJJnerober Malone nota'! the Sign Ordinance specifically states no flashing or anilnated signs are permitta'!; it dOes allow t:i1ne and temperature to be displaya'! on signs. He questiona'! the interest on the part of Zeos representatives to resolve this matter, based on the fact that six weeks has passed and the sign is not in compliance with regulations. The AttoTIley representing Zeos Corporation explaina'! the company is interested in utilizing the sign as a changeable =py sign, as permitta'! in the Sign Ordinance. He advised the definition in the Sign Ordinance states, "changeable =py. . . including t:i1ne and temperature", which indicates the definition was designa'! to include =py other than t:i1nejtemperate. He commenta'! that the intent may have been to allow businesses the opportunity to display messages, which . change at certain t:i1ne intervals. He requesta'! Council =nsider establishing an acx:eptable t:i1ne period at which the =py may change. Malone disagreed with this interpretation. He indicata'! it is his belief the intent of the regulation was only to allow t:i1ne and temperature changes electronically, and that changeable =py signs were the manual type, rather than electronic. The AttoTIley representing Zeos explaina'! the company has receiva'! =ntlicting information from the City as to interpreting the definition in the Ordinance; nota'! the city issua'! a sign permit for the sign. He stated Zeos representatives are interesta'! in resolving this matter. Acting Mayor Mahowald noted it appears both the city and Zeos understand there is a problem and the Sign Ordinance definition may need clarification. Council =n=a'! to direct the Clerk Administrator to =ntact the IBague of cities to detennine how other communities regulate such signs and determine what is an acx:eptable t:i1ne-frame for =py changes to occur on this type of sign. CounciJJnerober Hicks noted the Ordinance was drafted by the Plarming Conunission and suggesta'! this matter be referra'! to Cormnission for research and recorrn:nendation. He suggested City staff review the Cormnission notes relating to the discussion when the Sign Ordinance was proposed for adoption. . Council =n=a'! to refer this matter to the Planning Cormnission for review and recorrn:nendation and to direct staff to research the Cormnission minutes prior to adoption of the Ordinance f= infonnation on the intent of the Ordinance. Zeos agreed that the sign will =ntinue to remain in corrpliance, with only t:i1nejtemperature displaya'!.