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MEMORANDUM NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS COMMUNITY PLANNING - DESIGN - MARKET RESEARCH TO: Little Canada Mayor and City Council FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: • February 17, 1998 RE: Little Canada - Sign Ordinance Amendment - Off -Site Real Estate Signs FILE NO: 758.09 - 98.04 Masterpiece Homes had requested that the City amend its Sign Ordinance to allow it to place temporary real estate signs at off -site locations in the public right of way. The City approved a series of off -site signs, but the Planning Commission did not recommend the public right of way as appropriate due to the impact of such signage on the adjacent property owners. In addition, the Planning Commission wished to revisit the issue of processing for such signs. It was mentioned that the Conditional Use Permit process required by the Ordinance was unnecessarily complex. We had provided a revised Ordinance for Planning Commission review which would retain the allowance for on -site real estate signs, and create an administrative permit for off-site signs. Off -site signs would have to have the approval of a private property owner before the City could issue a permit. The proposed Ordinance specifically prohibits such signs in the public right -of -way, consistent with current language. It further limits the placing of such signs to a period during which a real estate agent is present to represent the property for sale or rent. This was designed to help avoid the placement of off -site signs for all properties which are on the market, and limit such signage to "open house" type events. After additional discussion, the Planning Commission decided that the administrative permit process would not be necessary. Since the real estate agent would have to get permission to place a sign on private property, it was felt that the issue would be self - regulating. Therefore, the attached Ordinance does away with the permitting process for off -site real estate signs, but limits them to certain time periods and prohibits their location on public right -of -way. cc: Kathy Glanzer Greg Schmidt Scott Tangen 5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 555 ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA 55416 PHONE 6 12- 5951496�3e634 FAX 6 1 2-595 -9837