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<br /> ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - DECEMBER 6, 2006 2 <br /> 1. The project shall be completed in accordance with the plans submitted. Any . <br /> significant changes to these plans, as determined by the City Planner, shall require <br /> review and approval by the Planning Commission, <br /> 2. The new sign shall be located in the same loeation of the sign for which it will <br /> replace. <br /> 3. Advertising not related to the busincsses at 1306 and 1310 County Road E shall be <br /> strictly prohibited. This condition shall not prohibit non-commercial messages. <br /> 4. The electronic message center shall not change messages more than once per thirty <br /> seconds. <br /> 5. The eleetronic messagc center shall not use multi-frame messages. <br /> 6. The messages shall not flash, scroll, or use animated pictures or animated logos. <br /> 7, The text on the message center shall be monochrome in appearance, <br /> 8. The brightness of the message center shall bc modified for daylight and nighttime <br /> operational hours so as to not to distract automobile traffic. The City may require the <br /> applicant to adjust the brightness of the sign if the City determined that the sign is <br /> distracting drivers. <br /> 9. The 1310 County Road E property shall not be pernlittcd to have any permanent <br /> freestanding signs as long as the property has a freestanding sign on the 1306 County <br /> Road E property. <br /> 10, The applicant shall agree to change the fonns of message entry, the form of messagc <br /> exit, mcssage center brightness, the frequency of message changes, and other aspects <br /> of the electronic messagc board if the City determines that the sign is or could be <br /> distracting drivers. . <br /> 11. The applicant shall comply with future City regulations that regulate the brightness, <br /> message frequency, mcssage entry, message exit, animation, and other applicable <br /> regulations of clectronic message board signs. The operation of the electronic <br /> message board in this application shall not be grandfathered in with future regulatory <br /> changes regarding electronic message board signs. <br /> ~ 12, If any of the conditions are violated, the City shall reserve the right to have the <br /> electronic message center shut down lor one day for each offensc, Each violation of <br /> ~ the conditions of operation shall be considered a separate offense and shut down days <br /> can accumulate. This provision shall not restrict or remove the City's right to pursue <br /> other legal options for enforcing the conditions of this application and other City <br /> Q regulations. <br /> Hc also recommended adding a condition 13 stating: The City Attorney shall prepare a <br /> sign operation agreement that shall be subject to the City Council approval. The sign <br /> operation agreement shall be signed by the property owner. <br /> Chair Sand stated as he understood it, there would be three messages (time, temperature, <br /> and advertising). He asked if this was three messages or one message, Mr. Lehnhoff <br /> responded the time would be up for 30 seconds, the temperature would be up for 30 <br /> seconds, and the advertising specials would be up for 30 seconds. He noted not all three <br /> messages would bc up for 30 seconds total, and there may bc more than one advertising <br /> message. . <br /> Commissioner Larson asked if the sign shown was going to read the way it was presented <br /> with respect to the referencc to gas. Mr. Brausen, applieant, stated the logo was a tribute <br />