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I have long been concerned about the City's regulations regarding signs, specifically as those <br />�. regulations may confuse drivers, create hazardous conditions, force property owners to make <br />expensive changes to their signs and overly restrict the rights of property owners. The Planning <br />Commission is currently considering an application requesting changes to the City's sign <br />regulations. This is an excellent opportunity to address my concerns and the concerns of many <br />property owners, business owners and voters in Pequot Lakes. <br />To that end, I offer the following motion: <br />I make a motion that the City Council hereby calls on the Planning Commission to undertake the <br />following: <br />1. At the regular March Planning Commission meeting, make a formal recommendation to the City <br />Council regarding the pending application on digital gas price displays. The narrow issue under <br />consideration in this application should be acted on in March and not tabled to a subsequent meeting. <br />The City Council will then be able to act on this request at the April Council meeting. <br />2. At the March and subsequent Planning Commission meetings, undertake a review of the City's sign <br />ordinances, engaging with property owners, business owners and residents in the process, to ensure that <br />` City sign regulations: <br />a. are the least restrictive possible and minimize permitting processes , costs and other <br />obstacles to businesses and their growth or remodeling plans, and <br />b. safeguard the rights of property owners without offending community standards, <br />which will be clearly defined in the ordinance, and <br />c. are written in a manner that is clear, objective, and understandable to the average <br />person, and can be fairly applied. <br />establish a clear and enforceable standard that can be fairly applied. <br />� <br />