Agenda - Planning Commission - 11/30/2023

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ORDINANCE #23-19 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 117 PERTAINING TO TEMPORARY SIGNS The City Council of Ramsey ordains: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY This ordinance is adopted pursuant to and under the authority of the City Charter of the City of Ramsey. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 117-465 PERTAINING TO TEMPORARY SIGNS. The current City Code Chapter 117 is amended as follows (additions indicated by underline, deletions indicated by strikethrough): Sec. 117-465. -Temporary signs. (a) Temporary signs are defined as signs which are erected or displayed for a limited period of time and not affixed to a state building code approved structure. A sign is considered temporary if it is not intended to remain on the property permanently and has not received a permanent sign permit and/or is not intended to be constructed per the state building code. (1) Duration. Temporary signs shall be permitted for up to six weeks per year per parcel, or per business on multitenant business parcels. The six -week limit may be extended up to four weeks if there have been no sign violations in the past year by the entity who erects the sign. a. Temporary Highway 10 Construction Provision (city-wide): The timeframes described above shall be permitted up to twelve weeks and may be extended up to eight additional weeks if there have been no sign violations in the past year by the entity who erects the sign. This temporary provision expires on December 31, 2025. (2) Location. Temporary signs must be located fully on private property, with the permission of the property owner. The city will remove any signs in the public right-of-way, or erected without permission from the property owner. (3) Number. All properties are limited to two temporary signs per parcel. In locations where there are multiple businesses on one parcel (a multitenant facility), three signs are permitted. (4) Size. Temporary signs shall be limited to 50 square feet in size. (5) Permits and fees. All temporary signs shall be required to obtain a temporary sign permit. The temporary sign permit application shall specify the exact times and dates the temporary sign is to be erected, the size of the sign, the location of the sign, contact information, and other information deemed necessary by the zoning administrator to determine that the temporary sign is erected within applicable code. The temporary sign permit shall be clearly displayed on the temporary sign. The fee for the temporary sign permit shall be established by ordinance as part of the rates and charges. The fee shall only be collected for the first permit per parcel or per business in a multi -tenant facility. The provisions of this division apply to all temporary signs, and appropriate penalties for violations will be assessed, as outlined in section 117-461.