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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS INC. MEMORANDUM TO: File FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: 20 October 1983 RE: Little Canada - Sign Ordinance FILE NO: 758.09 The Chamber of Commerce has had a committee for the purpose of making recom- mendations to the City of Little Canada regarding its Sign Ordinance. On Wednesday, 19 October 1983, the committee net with Mugs Nardini and Mike Fahey, Little Canada Council members, and myself to present their findings and recommendations. A list of the committee's recommendations is attached to this memo and a summary of the discussion follows: I. A clarification should be made to allow the placement of a directional sign on anothe?s property which would include name and address of a business only. At present, the code enforcement officer considers these signs advertising signs and as such are not allowed on any property but that of the business. It should also be made clear that these signs are included in the total signage allowed at the parcel on which they are actually located. II. Window Signs. The amendment as it exists (Ordinance No. 207 - 903.110.C) seems to be what is wanted, but some clarification would help. This topic consumed a major portion of the meeting and the eventual conclusions were approximately what the existing amendment states. Fahey suggested that what would help here and in other places in the ordinance would be some sort of example. If there are any actual objections to the amendment as it stands, they may be to the 120 square foot maximum stated in Subsection 10.a., but this was never brought out specifically. III. Holiday Signs. This section requires a definition. The suggestion is to define a holiday sign as one in which a holiday greeting is displayed with absolutely no reference to merchant identification, product or service. These greeting only signs shall be unrestricted as to duration of display, as long as they are window or wall signs, holiday pennant or banners. If a holiday greeting type sign is displayed as a temporary or portable sign, it will be counted against their allowable temporary sign time as described in the temporary sign section following. 4820 minnetonka boulevard, suite 420 minneapolis, mn 55116 612/925 -9420