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7.1. PCSR 06-25-2019 Request for Action To Item Number Planning Commission 7.1 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Work Session June 25, 2019 Zack Carlton, Planning Manager Item Description Reviewed by Concept Review: Ordinance Amendment for Elk Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner River Baptist Church, Case No. CR 19-04 Reviewed by Action Requested Discuss an ordinance amendment regarding potential changes to the sign ordinance. Background/Discussion The applicant, Elk River Baptist Church, requests consideration of an ordinance amendment to allow religious uses to place signs on vacant lots. Ordinance currently classifies these types of signs as off- premises advertising signs, billboards, and they are only permitted in the C-3 (Highway Commercial), and I-1 and I-2 (Light and Medium Industrial) zoning districts. Council Work Session The City Council discussed this item during their June 17, 2019, regular meeting and directed staff to evaluate how the request could be accommodated with an ordinance amendment. One of the topics discussed was creation of a definition for a “zoning lot” which would allow certain uses to include adjacent lots under the same ownership: Lot, Zoning: A parcel of land that is designated by its owner at the time of applying for a building permit as one lot, all of which is to be used, developed, or built upon as a unit under single ownership. Such lot may consist of a single recorded lot or a combination of complete recorded lots. A zoning lot may cross a city street, but may not cross county or state maintained roads or highways. As an example, the change would allow a freestanding sign for a church to be placed on an adjacent, vacant lot, under the same ownership. No additional signs would be allowed, but it provides more flexibility when placing a new sign. Staff suggests limiting size and height to the current standards for non-residential uses, and classifying them as a principal use – the same way billboards are currently regulated. That means if the lot was dedicated to another use, single-family home for example, the sign must be removed. Financial Impact None Attachments  City Council packet dated June 17, 2019 The Elk River Vision A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity RequestforAction To ItemNumber Mayorand CityCouncil 9.2 AgendaSection MeetingDate Prepared by WorkSession June17, 2019 Zack Carlton, PlanningManager ItemDescription Reviewedby ConceptReview: Off-PremisesReligious Signage CalPortner, CityAdministrator Reviewedby ActionRequested Providetheapplicantwithinformal non-bindingfeedback regardingtherequested ordinance amendment. Background/Discussion Case No. CR19-04 Theapplicant, ElkRiver BaptistChurch, is requesting consideration ofan ordinanceamendment toallow religious usestoplacesigns onvacant lots. Ordinancecurrently classifies thesetypesofsignsasoff- premisesadvertising signs, billboards, andthey areonly permittedintheC-3 (HighwayCommercial), and I-1andI-2 (Light andMedium Industrial) zoning districts. Thesuggestedlanguage would limitplacement toadjacentlotsownedbythesamereligious use. If Councilsupports therequest, staffsuggests limiting sizeandheightto thecurrent standards forreligious uses, andclassifyingthemasaprincipal use – thesame waybillboardsarecurrently regulated. Thatmeans ifthelotwas dedicated toanotheruse, single-family homefor example, thesignwouldneedtobe removed. FinancialImpact None Attachments Location Map Applicant’sNarrative ProposedSignInformation Existing SignOrdinances TheElkRiver Vision Awelcomingcommunity withrevolutionary andspirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, andcommunity engagementthatencourages andinspires prosperity