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-------- Lastly, if the City denies the petitioners request, "... it must state in writing the reasons for . the denial at the time that it denies the request." Recommendation. The Planning Commission in Planning Case 98-15, Special Usc Permit (signage), subject to compliance with the plans in Exhibit A of the Staff memorandum dated May 6, 1998. Updates, None required. 5. Planning Case 98-12, City of Arden Hills, Zoning Ordinance - modifications (regulating parking of recreational vehicles and modifications tn billboards in the GBD) Request. The City of Arden Hills requests approval of two amendments to the Zoning Ordinance (Exhibit G). The first amendment would modify the length of time certain types ofrecreational vehicles can be parked in a driveway from 90 days to 10 days. The second amendment would allow existing billboards in the Gateway Business District (GBD) to be modified, with City approval, as long as the total number of billboards or billboard faces are rcduced. Background (Parking nf Certain Tvpes of Recreational V chicles) Previously, the City Council requested Staff to review the length of time certain types of recreational vehicles (ie" watercraft, snowmobiles, ATV's, etc.,) may be parked in a driveway. The concern that was previously express cd by the City Council was that the . existing regulation allows for certain types of recreational vehicles to be parked in a driveway for a 90 day period and then the applicant can receive another permit renewal for an additional 90 days. Thcreby, parking these recreational vehicles in a driveway for up to a half of a year (180 days). The City initiated request would modify Section VI, J, 2, b, (I), of the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the length of time certain types of recreational vehicles may be parked in a driveway with a permit (once renewable) from 90 days to 10 days. The modification would also correct a typographical error in the first sentence. The Planning Commission in reviewing this request concluded that all types of recreational vehicles should have similar restrictions on how long they should be parked in a driveway. To this end, the Planning Commission is recommending that the all of Section VI, J, 2, b, (I), of the Zoning Ordinance be struck and that the second word Cother") of sentence 1, be struck of Section VI, J, 2, b, (2) of the Zoning Ordinance (Exhibit H). Background (Modification of Billboards in the GBD) In facilitating the Welsh development Phases II, III, and IV of the GBD, the City acquired several properties in the area, One of these properties was owned by the Morris Communication Corporation (lla, Naegele) this particular property contained two billboards (three faces) along Interstate 35W, Morris Communications Corporation (Morris) also owns two billboards (three faces) along Interstate 694 in the GBD. Morris agreed to sell this . property to the City for a nominal price (approximately $25,000) and remove the two