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MINUTES <br />`-- PEQUOT LAKES PLANNING COMMISSION <br />REGULAR MONTHLY MEEETING <br />MAY 17, 2012 <br />PRESENT: Bill Habein, J. J. Levenske, Scott Pederson, Cheri Seils and Scott Snyder. <br />ABSENT: Tom Adams and Deb Brown. <br />CITY PLANNER: Charles L. Marohn, Jr., PE; AICP and JustinF�urslie, Community <br />Growth Institute ��� <br />ZONING ADMNINISTRATOR: Dawn Bittner <br />� <br />COUNCIL LIAISONS: Jerry Akerson and Tom Ry�r ��<<� <br />PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETINGS <br />a. Sign Ordinance Committee � �� �� ���� <br />More signage in residential areas was determined last month to be necessary. Mr. Burslie <br />explained the changes discussed last month. Business Identification Signs are what the <br />changes covered. <br />�. Parallel vs. perpendicular placement was discussed. Should same square footage be used <br />for either one or two sided signs? Perpendicular may be� safer. Not all residential zones <br />are 55 mph speed zones. <br />�... <br />Limiting size to the small size is not practical. Limiting temporary signs such as real <br />estate signs�or I�ome occupation signs to a smaller size seems reasonable, but businesses <br />should be able to have a larger sign. A 4' X 4' sign may work for home businesses in <br />speed zones less than 55 mph. <br />Mr. Marohn reminded the Planning Commission that the content of a sign cannot be <br />regulated; it violates First Amendment Rights. The League of Minnesota Cities has no <br />problem with our ordinance but it could be illegaL The City can only regulate land use, <br />not the content of a sign. We can tie signage to home based businesses. <br />There were two participants in the audience: Carol Painter of Fishy Gifts and Jeff <br />Garland from Stay and Play Pet Resort. <br />Ms. Painter stated that a commercial business in a rural area, such as Stay and Play, a 4' <br />X 8', 2-sided sign seems fair, it's readable. Mr. Garland stated that trees block his sign. <br />He prefers a perpendicular sign rather than a parallel sign; it's a safety issue. He also has <br />signage on his building, but that signage is not there to be seen from the road. <br />MINUTES <br />Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br />May 17, 2012 <br />