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<br /> ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - MAY 6. 1998 8 <br /> Mr. Ringwald stated that this request would modify Section VI, J, 2, b, (I), of the Zoning . <br /> ordinance to reduce the length of time certain recreational vehicles may be parked in a driveway <br /> with a pelmit from 90 days to 10 days with the option to renew the permit one more time. <br /> Mr. Ringwald explained that the second proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment related to <br /> billboards. In facilitating the Welsh Development Phases II, II, and IV of the GBD, the City <br /> acquired several properties in the area. One of those properties was owned by the Morris <br /> Communication Corporation. The property contained two billboards along Interstate 35W. <br /> Morris Corporation also owns two billboards along Interstate 694 in the GBD. Morris agreed to <br /> sell the propeliy to the City for a nominal price of 525,000 and remove the two billboards along <br /> Interstate 35W, if they would be permitted to add a face to one of the billboards, which currently <br /> contains only one face along Interstate 694. The City Council agreed to this as it provided the <br /> necessary property for the Welsh project and reduced the number of billboards, from four to two, <br /> and reduced the number of billboard faces from six to four. <br /> Morris' attorneys questioned whether the City had legal authority to carry out this agreement. <br /> The City Attorney providcd a legal opinion which stated that the City did have legal authority to <br /> carry out this agreement. Morris' attorneys disagreed with the opinion provided by the City <br /> Attorney. The City then agreed to include language in the Zoning Ordinance which would <br /> specifically provide for the elements of this agreement so that the City could close on the subject <br /> property. <br /> Chair Erickson askcd if anyone in the audience wanted to speak on behalf of Planning Case #98- . <br /> 12. No one responded. <br /> Chair Erickson asked if anyone wanted to speak in opposition to Planning Case #98-12. No one <br /> responded. <br /> Hearing no further comments, Chair Erickson closed the public hearing at 8:47p.m. <br /> Chair Erickson inquired ifresidents could park their recreational vehicle in the back of their <br /> home or on the other buildable parts of their property. Mr. Ringwald stated that was correct. <br /> Commissioner Galatowitsch asked if another suburb had passed a similar ordinance which was <br /> highly contested by the residents. Mr. Ringwald clarified that St. Louis Park passed a similar <br /> ordinance after having none in place. <br /> Commissioner Larson asked for a clarification on why distinctions were being made between <br /> recreational vehicles that have a 24-hour permit and others that have a 72-hour pernlit. <br /> Couneilmember Bevcrly Aplikowski, clarified that the distinctions among permits for <br /> recreational vehicles was placed because some R V's require a longer time to get ready for use <br /> than others. <br /> Commissioner Larson inquired ifit was possible to have a 72-hour permit for all RVs instead of . <br /> different pernlits for specific R V's. Commissioncrs discussed the merits of such a proposal. <br /> ---..--..-------- <br />