Agenda - Council - 09/28/1993 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CASE # INTRODUCE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND CITY CODE REGULATIONS REGARDING SIGNS By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik 4 Background: As you may recall, many months ago the City Council introduced an ordinance to amend City Code regulations pertaining to signs. At the time the ordinance was presented to Council for adoption, the case was tabled to allow Councilmember Hardin additional time to study the ordinance. Staff has finally had the opportunity to meet with Councilmember Hardin to review the proposed ordinance and some minor changes have been made. Based on the changes made and the lapse of time, Staff is recommending a second introduction of the ordinance prior to adoption. Observations: Below is a summary of the changes made to the ordinance since its last introduction: Section 9.12.03 - General Provisions - Subd. 7 - The language has been changed so that all institutions, not just those that are publicly owned and operated, are entitled to secondary identification signs at additional points of entrances or street frontages. Section 9.12.04 - Prohibited Signs - Subd. 8 - Language was added to prohibit signs on utility poles. Section 9.12.05 - Temporary Signs - Subd. 5 - Language was modified so as not to prohibit off- site directional real estate signs. Section 9.12.05 - Temporary Signs - Subd. 3 - Required the sign to also identify the dates of the garage or craft sale. Added language to indicate that a fee will be charged for signs not removed within 24 hours. Section 9.12.05 - Temporary Signs - Subd. 7 - Added language to indicate that a fee will be charged for public event signs not removed within 48 hours. Section 9.12.12 - Construction Specifications - Subd. 1 - This provision was amended to require that the construction, installation and/or alteration of signs in excess of 16 square feet must be done so by a professional sign company or contractor licensed to do business in Minnesota. Section 9.12.13 ~ Sign Installers License - This section was deleted. Subdivision 1 of this section required sign installers to be licensed, yet Subd. 2 allowed for property owners to put up homemade signs and exempted them from being licensed. If the City's intent is to improve the aesthetics of our commercial districts, then we are better served by eliminating the licensing requirement for sign installers and requiring all signs in excess of 16 square feet to be consmacted and installed by professionals (see 9.12.12 above). Section 9.12.14 - Non-Conforming Signs - Subd. 2 - The time frame given for illegal signs to come into conformity with the ordinance was reduced from 12 months to 9 months.