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Amending the 1985 Highland Village Special District Sign Plan.
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STATEMENT OF FINDINGS BY THE COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the Highland Village Special District Sign Plan was originally adopted in 1985, at the request of the Highland Business Association and the Highland District Council, under the provisions of § 64.601 of the Zoning Code for special district sign plans; and
WHEREAS, the Highland District Council and Highland Business Association, in 2012, proposed amendments to the Highland Village Special District Sign Plan; and
WHEREAS, Zoning Code § 64.601 requires changes to special district sign plans to be approved by City Council resolution, after review and recommendation by the Planning Commission, and after public hearings before both the Planning Commission and the City Council; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Highland Village Special District Sign Plan was conducted by the Planning Commission on December 14, 2012, notice of the hearing having been published in compliance with Minnesota Statutes § 462.357 Subd. 3; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, on February 22, 2013, forwarded its recommendation for amendments to the zoning code pertaining to the Highland Village Special District Sign Plan, along with a February 13, 2013, memorandum from its Comprehensive Planning Committee containing their recommendations and rationale for the proposed text amendments, to the City Council for review and adoption; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Planning Committee’s memorandum dated February 13, 2013 shall be incorporated into this amending Resolution specifically for the purpose of articulating the reasoning, in addition to any other reasoning articulated by the Council, for enacting the amendments to the Highland Village Special Sign District as set forth under this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council having been conducted at which all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard, the C...
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