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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead questioned whether 1-694 between Highway 10 and 1-35W would be <br />widened. Mr. Maul replied he would add this question to the list. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead stated Council would like to review the impact on Lexington Avenue and 1- <br />694 to make sure this is explicitly understood. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead asked about traffic displacement onto County Road E and Lexington Avenue <br />south ofI-694. Mr. Maul replied this would be addressed in the letter. <br /> <br />MOTION: Mayor Harpstead moved and Councilmember McClung seconded a <br />motion to authorize Staff to submit comments on the Interstate 694 <br />Environmental Assessment to MnlDOT on behalf of the City of Arden <br />Hills reflecting the discussion of September 10, 2007 and any additional <br />comments up to the closing date of September 12, 2007. <br /> <br />The motion carried unanimously (5-0). <br /> <br />D. Motion to Overturn/Affirm the Planninl!: Commission's AUl!ust 1. 2007, Denial of <br />Clear Channel's May 21. 2007, After-the-Fact Sil!:n Permit Application for the <br />Electronic Billboard Located in the Northeast Corner of the I-35W and 1-694 <br />Intersection <br /> <br />City Planner Lehnhoff summarized the timeline and actions taken to date relative to the Clear <br />Channel sign permit appeal. He reported staff denial was based on: <br /> <br />. A billboard is considered a non-conforming use within the City of Arden Hills per <br />Section 1230.02, Subd 8 of the Sign Code: Shall not enlarge, move, or alter in any <br />way that increases its nonconformity. <br /> <br />. The Zoning Code prohibits expansion, alteration, relocation, or other modification <br />without written approval from the City. In conjunction with a net reduction in the <br />number of billboards or in the aggregate sign face area of the billboards. <br /> <br />. External lighting is not permitted by Section 1210.01 Subd 6. <br /> <br />He reported the Plauning Commission voted 6/1 to uphold staffs decision. <br /> <br />City Planner Lehnhoff stated Council would be asked, by motion, to overturn or affirm the <br />Planning Commission's August 1, 2007 denial of Clear Channel's May 21, 2007 after the fact <br />sign permit application for the electronic billboard located in the northeast corner ofI-35W and <br />the 1-694 intersection. <br /> <br />Mr. Marvin Liszt, Attorney for Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., commented the detailed document <br />submitted to the Planning Commission was not distributed to the Council. He commented that <br />Clear Channel was hopeful this could have been resolved without having to proceed in this <br />