FINAL ORDINANCE NO. 08-082 - Laserfiche WebLink

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displayed. For larger lots, one non-illuminated real estate sign up to thirty-two (32) square feet in area may be displayed. All signs authorized under this subsection shall be removed within ten (1 O) days of the sale or rental of the commercial unit being advertised. 20. Real Estate Signs Advertising Non-Residential Grouped Development or Multi-Tenant Buildings. For each group development or multi-tenant building containing nonresidential land uses, a maximum of two (2) signs, one per each nonresidential street frontage, may be displayed up to a maximum of thirty-two (32) square feet in area. 21. Real Estate Subdivision Signs. For each real estate subdivision that has been approved in accordance with the City of Lake Elmo subdivision regulations, a maximum of two (2) temporary development project identification signs may be located on some portion of the subject subdivision. Each such sign shall be not more than thirty-two (32) square feet in area. One additional similar sign shall be permitted for each one hundred (100) lots in the subdivision in excess of one hundred (100) lots. These signs may be displayed until a time at which building permits have been issued for eighty percent (80%) of the lots in the subdivision. Signs advertising sale or lease after such time shall conform to the requirements of subsection (18) of this section. 22. Temporary Notices. Leaflet-type notices flat-mounted to kiosks or public information boards. 23. Utility Company Signs. Signs that serve as an aid to public safety or that show the location of facilities such as public telephones and underground cables only to the extent necessary to accomplish those goals. 24. Window Signs, Temporary. Signs and displays that are of a temporary nature such as for advertising sales and specials and that do not cover more than thirty (30) percent of the total ground-floor window area of any building, excluding the door windows. Merchandise and pictures or models of products or services incorporated in a window display are not considered signs. Any sign placed on the outside of a window requires a sign permit unless the sign is weatherproof and does not pose a danger from falling or being blown by the wind. 25. Window or Wall Signs Not Readable Off-Premises. Window or wall signs not exceeding two (2) square feet in area with lettering not exceeding three (3) inches high designed to provide information to persons on the premises such as hours of operation, or sample restaurant menu. Where no front yard setback exists, such signs as would generally be unreadable off premises where minimum setback regulations apply shall qualify for this exemption notwithstanding that such signs are readable from the public right of way. Such signs shall not be counted toward total permitted signage. L. Prohibited Signs. The following signs are expressly prohibited in the City of Lake Elmo: 1. Abandoned Signs 2. Off-Premise Signs, except as expressly allowed under this Section. 3. Inflatable Signs a. Rationale. Inflatable signs shall be prohibited because they are generally more distracting and hazardous to pedestrian and traffic safety, tend to have an anchoring device that is less reliable under wind pressure, and out of scale and less compatible with surrounding structures and signs. b. The following inflatable devices shall not be considered a sign: i. Registered hot air balloons in use and momentarily moored but not being used primarily as a sign. 25