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SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Chapter 154: Zoning Code; Article VII: General Regulations; Section 154.212: Sign Regulations; Subd. (H) (2) by amending the following: Table 5-3 Ground Signs Table 5-3 describes the zoning distiicts in which ground signs may be displayed, and the maximum height and area of the signs, as determined by street classification (as designated in the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan) of the closest street to which each free standing sign is located. For ground signs on zoning lots with more than one street frontage, use the higher street classification to detennine the maximum height and area allowed. Businesses that are located on a road designed to provide safe access to minor arterials and principal aiie1ials shall be pennitted to erect a freestanding sign up to the detennined maximum height and size allowable for a freestanding s ign on said minor arte1ial or principal arterial road to which it is adjacent. Table 5-3 Ground Signs Zoning District N,LDR,OP, MDR,HDR BP, C, CC, GB, RE, RS, RR", LC, VMX RT" N0. 0f +0tal +raffie Speed Limit (MPH) Max Height/Area Max Height/ Area Max Height/ Area :ba-ttes {Sq. Ft.) (Sq. Ft.) {Sq. Ft.) H Local Street G--M -6'/32 10'/32-40 ~ -6'/32 .J-0-!I.W Collector Street ~ -6'/32 10 '/.'.R-50 4-S Minor Arterial G--M -6'/32 10'/4-0-64 ~ -~ -1--01/64 Princioal Arterialh ~ -6'/32!! 12'/S0!! Notes to Table 5-3: a. Ground signs are only permitted in the A, RR, and RT districts in conjunction with agricultural sales business. b. In lieu of a ground sign meeting underlying zoning requirements, properties located south of 5th Street and north ofI-94 may have one ground sign up to 30 feet in height and up to 250 square feet in size when within 50 feet of the prope1iy line nearest T-94. The base of the sign shall be constructed of materials similar to those used on the building for which the sign is installed. SECTION 4. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Chapter 154: Zoning Code; Article VII: General Regulations; Section 154.212: Sign Regulations; Subd. (D) (1) by amending the following: 1. Permit Required. Except as provided in this Section, it shall be unlawful for any person to place, erect, alter or relocate within the city, any sign without first obtaining a pennit from the Pla~-:.ning Director Planning Depaiiment and making payment of all fees as required by the City's Fee Schedule. This subsection shall not be interpreted to require a pennit for a change of copy on a changeable copy sign, changing occupant sign panels on a directory sign, repainting, cleaning, or other nomrnl maintenance and repair of any existing sign or its structure as long as the sign copy does not change. 2