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Council Minutes of 4/18/2000 an applicant is denied a permit, the applicant will have a right to appeal this decision before the Board of Zoning Appeals. The committee recommended approval. • On April 17, the BZD Committee held a meeting pertaining to Ordinance 2000-12. Present were committee members Gareau, O'Grady and Nashar; Council members Miller, Kasler, McKay, Limpert; President of Council Saringer; Law Director Gareau, Safety Director Jenkins; sign expert Rick Zimmerman. This sign ordinance has been amended two different times. The BZD Committee agreed to add additional changes to the ordinance. Under Section 1163.26 "Underground Signs" section (c): "No ground sign shall exceed fifty (50) square feet in total sign face area, nor twelve (12) feet in height as measured from either (1) the ground level at the property line nearest the sign, or (2) the ground level at the sign, whichever is higher, except that ground signs no more than eight (8) feet in height shall not exceed sixty-five (65) square feet in total sign face area." Also discussed was the deletion of another part of the same Section 1163.26, and this evening it was agreed to delete section (d), "No ground sign shall be nearer than twenty-five (25) feet to any other permanent sign, building or structure. This paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit the erection of a temporary sign within twenty-five (25) feet of a ground sign." • Following the BZD Committee meeting, a public hearing was held where additional recommendations and changes were made. With all these changes in place, Ordinance 2000-12 will go back to the Planning Commission, then back to the BZD for recommended approval and then for a vote by Council. The BZD Committee has recommended the changes up to this point. • Over the last couple years, he has proposed a volunteer gun turn-in program for the city. This program is for the residents of North Olmsted who no longer feel that they want to have a gun in their home, especially wherE children have the ability to get guns without their parents' knowledge. The volunteer gun turn-in program was a huge success last year and the year before, and he has been asked by residents to set up another program this year and he will do so with the assistance of Councilman Paul Miller. Residents can turn in their unwanted guns Saturday, May 20, and again on Saturday, May 27, from 8:30 a. m. to 1 p.m. at the North Olmsted Police Station. Guns should be wrapped in newspaper or a brown paper bag. The same standards will apply as last year: turn in your gun, no questions asked. Residents who turn in their guns will receive a $10 gift certificate from Griant Eagle and an oil change valued at $29 from Great Northern Dodge. Ganley Pontiac has made a contribution toward the $10 gift certificates. Mr. Miller noted that, if a resident is concerned about the safety of handling a firearm, they can call the Police Department to have it removed. Law Director Gareau noted that, in looking over Ordinance No. 2000-12, he realized that a sentence that should have been removed had not been. The part to be removed is on page 3 under "Definitions" of Section 1163.02 (m), the last sentence. Mr. Nashar moved to amend Ordinance 2000-12 by deleting the last sentence found in Section 1163.02 (m): "For the purpose of calculating sign face area for any single sign having only two opposed faces, only the surface area of one face of the sign shall be included in the measurement if the two faces of the sign are directly opposite on another, parallel and no ,~ 11