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8 <br /> <br />14. An upgrade to a dynamic display requires that the architectural treatments outlined above are <br />installed. <br />15. Every dynamic sign must provide at least five hours per month for community and public <br />service messages. The City creates/determines the content. <br />16. The signs shall be a part of Minnesota’s public safety alert system. <br /> <br />Staff believe that these proposed measures improve the appearance of the billboards within the city, <br />provide more functionality to the owners, more opportunities for community messaging/landmarking, <br />and ensure safety by limiting glare and the manner in which messages are displayed. <br /> <br />Other Changes to the Sign Code <br />1. Definitions were added to the Sign Code Chapter. Definitions are vital for any zoning code <br />because they are an important reference when disputes arise over the application or <br />interpretation of a provision. Reviewing older iterations of the Code, definitions for signs were <br />part of Little Canada’s Zoning Code until they were removed during the update a few years <br />ago. <br />a. Similarly, a Purpose section of the chapter was added which can help the city in the <br />event litigation is ever pursued. The proposed section was crafted by the City Attorney. <br /> <br />2. With the addition of definitions, some terms found in the Chapter were consolidated/made <br />consistent. An example would be the use of “Public” and “Governmental” which the Code <br />seemed to refer to as the same thing. We used definitions to distinguish between other <br />mentioned sign types such as “Business” and “Advertising” signs. <br /> <br />3. The Chapter’s current non-conforming section is a mix of redundant and illegal. The city <br />cannot legally require that non-conforming signs be brought into compliance in a certain <br />timeframe. The non-conforming chapter of the Zoning Code is written in a compliant manner <br />and such signs will be held to those standards. <br /> <br />4. Sections were renumbered due to restructuring and to match the organizational style of other <br />Chapters of the Zoning Code. <br /> <br />ITEMS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL’S CONSIDERATION <br /> <br />1. Billboards <br />a. Does the Council conceptually support upgrading the billboards and no longer <br />classifying them as non-conforming signs? <br />b. If so, are the proposed requirements sufficient? <br /> <br />2. Permanent Signs <br />a. Does the Council support the stated sign allotments for each district? Specifically, the C <br />and I districts? <br /> <br />3. Temporary Signs <br />a. Does the PC support the cap of 3 noncommercial signs at 8 square feet? Please note that <br />State Law says that such a regulation cannot be enforced (meaning unlimited signage at <br />any size) during the period 46 days before and until 10 days after an election. In other <br />words, this provision applies only outside of “election season”. <br />