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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 4B <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: March 25, 2026 <br /> <br />TO: Economic Development Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Elena Fransen, AICP, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Draft Sign Code Review <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Review the draft sign code provided by the consultant team from HKGi. Discuss revisions to the <br />wording and the draft sign district table for dynamic display signs, exempt signs, permanent signs, <br />permitting procedures, temporary sign regulations, and other proposed revisions. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />At the March 27, 2024, EDC meeting, the EDC approved a sign code review summary document <br />with amendments to be shared with the Planning Commission following several months of <br />meetings where the sign code was discussed. This summary document is provided as Attachment <br />A. The summary document was presented to the Planning Commission at the June 5, 2024, <br />meeting by staff with several EDC members in attendance. <br /> <br />In 2024, HKGi was selected by the City of Arden Hills to complete an update to the existing <br />Zoning and Subdivision ordinances. This work involves the Planning Commission and the City <br />Council most directly, with the Planning Commission providing a technical review of the proposed <br />changes and recommendations to the City Council. <br /> <br />At the April 9, 2025, meeting, HKGi presented a recommendation that sign regulations be included <br />in the development standards section of the zoning code to the Planning Commission. The intent <br />is to make the code easier to administer and streamline requirements for easier interpretation and <br />application. Following the presentation, the consultant team received the EDC’s sign code review <br />summary document for inclusion in a future draft. <br /> <br />A revised version of the sign code provisions is included in Attachments B and C. The EDC should <br />review and provide comment. The April 9, 2025 Planning Commission Presentation is included <br />for reference as Attachment D.