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Blaine - Off-site real estate signs are not addressed in the code. Andover - Signs under 6 square feet are not regulated but they are restricted to being placed on private property only. Check what other cities allow for pennants on car lots. Coon Rapids - Pennants are considered a temporary sign not eligible for year around use' a permit and fee are required. Flags with advertising copy on them are considered moving signs and code prohibits motion signs. U.S. Flags are permissible. Bloomington - Pennants are considered a temporary sign for which a permit and fee are required. Flags with advertising copy on them are counted towards allowable sign space; use of the U.S. Flag for advertising is considered a violation of Federal Law and prohibited. Elk River - Pennants are prohibited except in conjunction with a special event, holiday or grand opening. Special event signs/pennants are limited to one time per year with a $50 deposit that is refunded if it is removed on time. Anoka - Car lots in commercial districts are allowed to have pennants and flags if they are securely anchored and kept in good repair. They are considered temporary for which no permit or fee is required. (Most temporary signs do not require a permit or fee in Anoka). Brooklyn Park - Pennants are prohibited and it is strictly enforced. Roseville - Pennants are prohibited. Blaine - Pennants are considered a temporary sign for which a pen-nit and fee are required. Andover - Pennants are allowed only with a special use permit (i.e., conditional use permit). We currently charge $50 for temporary signs and it is proposed that businesses can have 4 temporary signs per year for 10 days each time. If they can have a temp sign 4 times a year, this adds up to 40 days at a cost of $200 per year. A permanent sign fee is $100. Do we want to reduce the temp sign fee or leave as is and use as a deterrent for temp signs and an encouragement for permanent signs? I think we should revise our proposed ordinance to limit temporary signs based on a total number of days per year versus how many times and the length of time (4 times @ 10 days each). Also, l think we should limit the number or total square footage of temporary signs that can be on a property at any one time: or should we have the temporap,.' sign square footage count towards the total all'ow permanent sign square footage? What are temporap:, sign regulations in other cities? Coon Rapids - Temporar5, signs can only be displayed a total of 30 dab, s in a calendar year. The first temporary sign permit is free; each additional sign permit is $33; this encourages businesses to have one tempora~, sign per year for 30 consecutive dab, s. Bloomington -Temporary signs are restricted to 4 times a year at 10 day increments. The charge for a temporary sign permit is $25.00. Incidentally, the only permissible temporary signs are wall and pennants -- portables are absolutely prohibited. I I I I I I I I ! I i I I I I I i I