02-13-2003 Planning Comm. Agenda

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~lIF:tI'Ol~ Michael I. Fahey CO Ui\iC1I_ Jim La Valle Matt Anderson Ricl: Moueour 13111 131esencr 515 Licfle Canada Road,1:•in'le Canada, MN 5 5 1 1 7-1 600 (65'1) 766-4029 / I'Al: (G51) 766-4043 Rnvw.ci.littte-canada.maus MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Code I;nfm•cement Officer DATE: January 1.7, 2003 RE: Temporary Sign Ordinance AD~ldINISTI?~TOR Joel .R. Hanson The City Council had directed staff to review our temporary sign ordinance based on a survey of surrounding cities as well as the issues we face iu its administration. One of the primary concerns was the number of permits por year that could be issued to any oue property. Another concern was the equity £or businesses iu nnilti-tenant properties versus those in single use buildings. Based on this review, our reconuttendations are as follow: 1. Our current ordinvtce allows each property three permits per year with uo more than 60 days of display for the entire year. Ow' survc}~ shows oue to two permits is most conuuou with a range of 5-30 days per penuit. Staff's recommendation fm• single-tenant properties would be to allow two permits per calendar year for display allowed for no more than 10 days and that a 60 day waiting period be required between permits. 2. Multi-tenant properties are allowed three permits per year per property with no more than 60 days of display for the entire year -the same as single tenant buildings. I surveyed six surrounding cities attd found the most common situation was to allow each business a certain number of permits per year. Three of the cities allovvcd one to two permits per business a year, one city allowed maximum number of permits that cannot exceed 30 days total, and one city allowed four penttits not to exceed 120 days total The cities thaC had one to two permits a year limited their permits to a range 5-12 days of display. The cities that allowed more displa}~ days seemed to average 30 days. Except for Falcon Heights only one sign could be issued per permit. My recommendation would be to allow multi-tenant properties two permits per year per business with aten-day display limit. Also, I would suggest no temporary permit should be granted for any given tenant while another temporary sign permit is in effect fm• that property. Furthermore, there should be a one-week waiting period between the issuance of permits fm• amulti-tenant property to help address the issue of continuous signs being present on the property. 3. Another issue the have encountered involves couuuunity-based organizations utilizing off- premises temporary signage. (Canadian Days, St. John's, etc.) I would estimate we have four to six occasions per year where this occurs. My recommendation would be to allow community based organizations with tax-exempt status, an address iu the city, and that have been in existence for at IeasC three years to have one off-premise sign per event with display for up Ii:WessicaJA1'emp Sign Ordinaneedoe