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Planning Commission Regular Meeting City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Minutes - Wednesday, March 06, 2013 1. Call to Order 1 Chair Boerigter called to order the regular meeting of the Planning Commission meeting at 2 approximately 6:30 p.m. and reviewed the role and purpose of the Planning Commission. 3 2. Roll Call & Introduction 4 At the request of Chair Boerigter, City Planner Thomas Paschke called the Roll. 5 Members Present: Chair Daniel Boerigter; and Members Gerald (Jim) Olsen; Shannon 6 Cunningham; Michael Boguszewski; and John Gisselquist 7 Members Excused: Member Peter Strohmeier 8 Staff Present: City Planner Thomas Paschke; Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd 9 3. Review of January 2, 2013 Regular Meeting Minutes 10 MOTION 11 Member Boerigter moved, seconded by Member Olsen to approve January 2, 2013, 12 meeting minutes as presented. 13 Ayes: 5 14 Nays: 0 15 Motion carried. 16 4. Communications and Recognitions: 17 a. From the Public (Public Comment on items not on the agenda) 18 No one appeared to speak at this time. 19 b. From the Commission or Staff 20 City Planner Paschke noted that tonight’ was Chair Boerigter’s last meeting and thanked 21 him for his years of service. 22 Chair Boerigter stated that it had been an interesting eight years, with his term now 23 limiting out. 24 5. Public Hearings 25 Chair Boerigter reviewed the protocol for Public Hearings and subsequent process. 26 a. PROJECT FILE 0013 27 Request by the Planning Division for approval of ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS to 28 Section 1010 Sign Regulations regarding temporary signs and freestanding 29 canopy signage. 30 Chair Boerigter opened the Public Hearing for Project File 0013 at about 6:35 p.m. 31 City Planner Thomas Paschke briefly reviewed the request for two possible amendments 32 to the Sign Regulations adopted in 2012; specifically regarding temporary signs and to 33 add new language for canopy signs to that portion of the Zoning Ordinance, as detailed in 34 the staff report dated March 6, 2013. 35 Canopy Signs 36 Discussion ensued regarding which of the four (4) sides of a canopy was considered the 37 front, if a side may be more visible to the public and a preferred spot, with staff advising 38 that the signage could be on any of the sides, with the calculation made on an allowable 39 thirty (30) square foot signage total; suggestion by members for an on-site review by staff 40 of existing businesses to determine non-conformities and/or impacts to those existing 41 businesses with the proposed text amendment; current lack of signage on canopies 42 based on previous code and/or interpretation of those old codes; potential excess of the 43 allowed signage for canopies already in existence, but currently very limited in nature; 44