Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/08/2025

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1 Sign means any letter, word or symbol, device, poster, picture, statuary, reading matter, or rep- 2 resentation in the nature of an advertisement, announcement, message or visual communica- 3 tion, whether painted, posted, printed, affixed or constructed, which is displayed to di- 4 rect the attention of the public for informative or communicative purposes. Such communication 5 located completely within an enclosed building and not exposea to view from a street shall not 6 be considered a sign. Murals shall also not be considered signs. 7 Sign area means that area within the marginal lines of the surface which bears the advertise- 8 ment, or in the case of messages, figures or symbols attached directly to any part of a building, 9 that area which is included in the smallest geometric shape which can be made to circumscribe 10 the message, figure or symbol displayed thereon. The stipulated maximum sign area for a free 11 standing or ground sign refers to a single facing. 12 Sign, maximum height of, means the vertical distance measured from the grade to the top of 13 such a sign. 14 Sign, minimum height of, means the vertical distance measured from the nearest finished grade 15 to the lower limit of such sign. 16 Street frontage means the proximity of a parcel of land to one or more streets. 17 Temporary sign means a sign which is erected or displayed for a limited period of time a In Cd In 18�xnd fn P h4mn nn=nt� Rtptn n �r� R, imicio n C`ndmmund iztri ink, irn. 19 Wall sign means any sign which is affixed to or erected against a wall of any building, including 20 signs with individual letters, box cabinets, channelized components, service bay identification 21 signs, and signs on mansards. 22 Window sign means a sign installed inside a window, or any sign placed within a building for the 23 purpose of being visible from the public right-of-way. This does not include merchandise on dis- 24 play. 25 Sec. 108-106 — Applicability and compliance. 26 From and after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, the use of 27 all signs in the city shall be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and after the lawful 28 issuance of all required permits. 29 Sec. 108-110 — Administration. 30 The zoning administrator, as defined in Section 106-105 of Ramsey City Code shall process 31 applications for sign permits. The building official, or their designee, is empowered, upon 32 presentation of proper credentials, to enter or inspect any building, structure, or parcel in the city 33 for the purpose of inspection of a sign and its structural and electrical connections to ensure 34 compliance with all applicable codes and ordinances. 35 Sec. 108-130 — Enforcement. 36 (1) Any violation of this chapter may be enjoined by the council through proper legal chan- 37 nels. 38 (2) In case any sign or sign structure is proposed to be erected, reconstructed, altered, con- 39 verted, maintained or used in violation of this chapter, the council, in addition to other Page 11 of 30