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C\ of Little Ca/l Q,a COMMUNITY PRIDE 1953 — 2003 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www ci.litde- canada. mn. us TO: FROM: DATE: RE: MEMORANDUM Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council Jessica Jagoe, Code Enforcement Officer January 17, 2003 Temporary Sign Ordinance MAYOR Michael I. Fahey COUNCIL Jim LaValle Matt Anderson Rick Montour Bill Blesener ADMINISTRATOR 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 in its administration. One of the primary concerns was the number of permits per year that could be issued to any one property. Another concern was the equity for businesses in multi- tenant properties versus those in single use buildings. Based on this review, our reconunendations are as follow: 1. Our current ordinance allows each property three permits per year with no more than 60 days of display for the entire year. Our survey shows one to two permits is most conunon with a range of 5 -30 days per permit. Staff's recommendation for 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 and found the most common situation was to allow each business a certain number of permits per year. Three of the cities allowed 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 permits not to exceed 120 days total. The cities that had one to two permits a year limited their permits to a range 5 -12 days of display. The cities that allowed more display 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 a ten -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 for that property. Furthermore, there should be a one -week waiting period between the issuance of permits for a multi - tenant property to help address the issue of continuous signs being present on the property. 3. Another issue we have encountered involves community -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 in the city, and that have been in existence for at least three years to have one off - premise sign per event with display for up H:UessicaATemp Sign Ordinance.doc