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MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: John Pechman, Code Enforcement Official <br />DATE: July 7, 1995 <br />RE: Proposed Changes to Temporary Sign Ordinance <br />One of my first projects when I started with the City was to work <br />on removing the various roll -up portable temporary signs that <br />were being used throughout the City. I was fairly successful at <br />having these signs removed. I began to become more familiar with <br />the City's Sign Ordinance and realized that other types of signs <br />such as: banners, pennants, balloons, and nonpermanent, free <br />standing signs are considered temporary as well. After raising <br />this concern with the Community Pride Committee, I was directed <br />to research other neighboring cities to find what their temporary <br />sign ordinances were and how they enforced them. I talked with <br />Shoreview, Maplewood, Roseville, Vadenais Heights, and Falcon <br />Heights about how they enforce their temporary sign ordinance and <br />what they allowed. I brought this information back to the Pride <br />Committee for comments. (A copy of this information is enclosed <br />for your review.) I was told to focus on Roseville's sign <br />ordinance since the majority of businesses in Little Canada are <br />on Rice Street which abuts Roseville. The proposed temporary <br />sign ordinance reflects closely what is currently allowed in <br />Roseville. <br />Enforcement of compliance with temporary signs in the other <br />cities is done on a complaint only basis. The comments I heard <br />in talking with the other cities about a proactive enforcement <br />program rather than reactive were: Very tough to stay on top of, <br />Opening a can of worms when dealing with businesses, The ones in <br />violation will feel like they are being picked on, and If no one <br />is complaining why make an issue? The Pride Committee had <br />similar feelings in general on the proactive enforcement <br />approach. What the changes to the temporary sign ordinance do is <br />give businesses who come in for temporary sign permits and are <br />willing to abide by the rules more flexibility and longer time <br />periods in which to display their temporary signs. From the <br />City's perspective, these changes will make us consistent with <br />our neighboring City and eliminate criticism about Little Canada <br />being more restrictive. <br />Page 40 <br />