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ORDII~ANCE ~/O3-31
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<br /> CITY OF RAMSEY
<br /> ANOKA COUNTY
<br /> ' STATE OF MINNESOTA
<br /> AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 9
<br />WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE ZONING
<br />AND SUBDIVISION OF LAND CHAPTER
<br />OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MIN-
<br />NESOTA.
<br /> AN ORDINANCE.AMENDING SEC-
<br />TION 9.12 "SIGNS" OF CHAPTER 9 OF
<br />THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESO-
<br />TA.
<br /> The City of Ramsey ordains:
<br /> SECTION 1. SUMMARY
<br /> The following official summary of
<br />Ordinance #03-31 has been approved by
<br />the City Council of the City of Ramsey as
<br />clearly informing the public of the intent
<br />and effect of the Ordinance.
<br /> It is the intent and effect of
<br />Ordinance #03-31 to amend Ramsey
<br />City Code Chapter 9 (Zoning and
<br />Subdivision of Land), Subsection 9/12
<br />(Signs) to include a definition and prohi-
<br />bition of offsite 'advertising devices', to
<br />allow for the use of portable signs and
<br />balloons for up to 30 days surrounding a
<br />public event or grand opening, to
<br />increase the frequency of permitted
<br />portable signs from 3 to 6 times a year,
<br />to increase the number of portable signs
<br />allowe, d on multi-tenant sites from 1 to 2
<br />sign{ at any given time, eliminating the
<br />requirement that at least 50% of the wall
<br />sign space allowed be placed 'on the
<br />front wall of the business, to increase the
<br />size restriction on menu boards to .50
<br />square feet, eliminate current regulations
<br />for shopping center signs, to establish
<br />wall sign regulations for multi-tenant
<br />buildings in industrial regulations, clarify
<br />the regulations for business or industrial
<br />park identification signs and increase the
<br />size restriction to 200 square feet, to
<br />increase the size of ground signs for.
<br />occupants of an industrial or commercial
<br />park to 100 square reel, allow for the use
<br />of portable signs, with a permit but no
<br />fee, during public eve. nB or grand open-
<br />ings, require a permit but no fee for on-
<br />site directional and informational signs,
<br />reducing the time frame to correct sign
<br />violations from 30 days to $ days.
<br /> SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE D,a,~_
<br /> The effective date of this ordinance is
<br />thirty (30) days after its passage and pub-
<br />lication, subject to City Charter Section
<br />5.07.
<br /> Adopted by the Ramsey. City Council
<br />the 12 th day of August 2003.
<br />Thomas G. Gamec
<br />Mayor
<br />A~rEST:
<br />Jo Ann M. Thieling
<br />City Clerk
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<br /> Published in Anoka County Union
<br /> Aug. 15, 2003
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<br />STATE OF MINNESOTA )
<br />County of Anoka ) SS
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<br /> Peter G. Bodley, being duly sworn, on oath says that he is the managing editor of the
<br />newspaper known as the Anoka County Union, and has tull knowledge of the facts which
<br />are stated below:
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<br /> (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification
<br />as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other
<br />applicable laws, as amended.
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<br /> (B) The printed ORDINANCE , (03-31) which is attached was cut from the columns of
<br />said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week for one successive weeks; it
<br />was first published on Friday, the ...15th .... day of August, 2003 and was thereafter printed
<br />and published on every Friday to and including Friday, the ...15th... day of August, 2003,
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