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. billboards (three faces) along Interstate 35W, if they would be permitted to add a face to the one of the billboards along Interstate 694 which had only one face. The City Council agreed to this as it provide the necessary property for the Welsh project and would reduce the number of billboards, from four to two, and would reduce the number of billboard faces from six to four. The City and Morris entered into a contract to effcctuate this agreement Morris' attorney questioned whether the City had the legal authority to carry out this agreement. The City's Attorney providcd a legal opinion which stated that the City did have the authority to carry out this agreement. Morris' attorneys disagreed with the opinion provided by the City Attorney. The City then agreed to include specific language in the Zoning Ordinance which would specifically provide for the elements of this agreement so that the City could close on the subject property. The modification is as follows: Any billboard located in the GB District may be expanded. altcred. relocated or othetwise modified solely upon written approval of the City. provided the expansion. alteration. relocation or modification is authorized by the Citv of Arden Hills in connection with a transaction which will result in a net reduction in the number of billboards or in the aggregate sign face area of the billboards. located within the GB District Deadline for Agency Actions, The City of Ardcn Hills received the complete application for this request on March 25, 1998. Pursuant to Minnesota Statc Statute the City must act . on this rcqucst by Friday, May 22, 1998 (60 days), unless the City provides the petitioner with written reasons for an additional 60 day review period. The additional review period would extend to Thursday, July 23, 1998. The City may with the petitioners consent extend the review period beyond the Thursday, July 23, 1998, date. 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 98-12 recommends approval of the amendment of the Zoning Ordinance, by striking Section VI, J, 2, b, (I) of the Zoning Ordinance and by amending Section VI, J, 2, b, (2) by striking the second word ("other") of sentence I. The Planning Commission also recommended in Planning Case 98-12 recommends approval of the amendment of the Zoning Ordinance, amending Section V, K, 5, g, (3) of the Zoning Ordinance as presented. Updates. None required. .