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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />April 11, 2019 <br />Page 5 of 10 <br />Flags <br />Ritchie described the changes to the flag criteria, since they could no longer be <br />regulated by content. The new criteria included size restrictions and number of flag <br />restrictions. <br />Electronic Message Centers <br />Ritchie noted that school signs were exempt from City regulations. <br />Brauneis stated that he felt the fewer of these the better and noted that they could <br />contribute to residential light pollution. <br />Hoefner stated that gas stations did not bother him but other types of EMCs should go <br />through a PUD. He did not support anything that flashed or moved through images too <br />quickly. <br />Brauneis noted that the messaging speed for some of these signs was set at an optimal <br />speed to get messages across to people driving by. <br />Ritchie stated that there are different regulations for not distracting drivers and it was <br />important to consider who they were trying to create a message for. <br />Moline appreciated the detail, but he was a little worried that enforcement might be <br />difficult and suggested moving some of the criteria to guidelines. <br />Ritchie responded that staff could dial back some of the specifics if the Commission <br />decided to keep it as a PUD process only. <br />Rice stated that keeping it as a PUD only would allow City control while also not trying <br />to write a one -size -fits -all set of criteria. <br />Zuccaro added that the community feedback was generally not comfortable with <br />promoting these kinds of signs. <br />Brauneis asked about the gas station and menu board signs. <br />Zuccaro replied that those kinds of signs would be exempted. <br />Howe stated that making it different for the downtown area was that it was a <br />disadvantage to a business downtown. <br />Ritchie replied that EMCs were not allowed downtown as menu boards. <br />Rice stated that the EMCs did not seem "compatible" with downtown. He agreed with <br />Chair Brauneis that he wanted fewer of these signs, not more. <br />Zuccaro summarized that the Commission suggested keeping it as a PUD only and <br />cutting back on the specificity in the criteria. <br />