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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />August 19, 2010 <br />Page 3 of 17 <br /> <br />st <br />Page 17: remove the first (1) bullet under the Size section. <br />Discussion of pages 21-25 resulted in the following changes: <br />th <br />Page 21: remove the fifth (5) bullet under the Political Signs sections. <br />Page 21: requested a review of the Political Signs section by the City Attorney. <br />st <br />Page 22: under the Civic Events section change the first (1) bullet wording <br />regarding the two (2) weeks to read ‘four (4) weeks’. <br />Page 25: the wording should clearly state the Iconic Sign and Landmark Sign will <br />have the same review process. <br />Page 25: the introduction statement in the Landmark Sign section needs to <br />include wording regarding the review process. <br />Discussion of pages 26-29 resulted in the following change: <br />Page 26: caption under the bottom picture is spelled incorrectly. <br />Members of the Public: <br />Michael Menaker, 1827 West Chokecherry Dr stated his support of the decisions <br />made by the Planning Commission this evening. His discussion included <br />comments regarding: civic events/off premise signs; Iconic/Landmark Signs; and <br />Murals. Menaker emphasized a desire for an expedited review process for <br />applicants with non-conforming signs. <br />He thanked staff and the Planning Commission for the work that has been <br />accomplished on this project. <br />Lipton thanked Menaker for his dedication to this project and to the downtown <br />business owners. <br />Public Hearing Closed Commission Comments: <br />Lipton stated the Commission needs to provide direction to staff regarding Murals <br />in downtown Louisville. <br />Sheets stated her support of the section as worded for Murals. <br />Brauneis stated he supports the Mural section. <br />Pritchard does not support murals and sees them as a potential problem <br />Lipton suggested removing the section but would be willing to go either way. <br />Loo stated she does not support murals and concerned they encourage more <br />tagging then a blank wall. <br />O’Connell stated she recommends the removal of the Mural section. <br />Sheets asked what regulations are available at this time regarding murals. <br />Russ stated the section would control the size and placement but cannot regulate <br />content. <br />Russell stated he was going to recommend removal of the section but he now <br />thinks the City Attorney has presented a good option. <br />Lipton stated it appears the Commission is tied with how they feel. <br /> <br />