FINAL ORDINANCE NO. 08-082 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Directional Sign, On-Premise. A sign without commercial message erected for the purpose of indicating the required or preferred direction of vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic on private property including, but not limited to "no parking," "entrance," "exit only," "loading only," and other similar signage. Directional Sign, Off-Premise. Any sign without commercial message that is displayed for the purpose of informing people of or guiding people to a particular place for a specified event, including, but not limited to, an open house, garage sale, estate sale or other similar event. Directly Illuminated Sign. Any sign designed to give any artificial light directly through any transparent cir translucent material from a source of light originating within or on such sign. Directory Sign. A sign which serves as a common or collective identification for a group of persons or businesses operating on the same lot. Such a sign commonly lists the tenants, occupants, floor plan, addresses or suite numbers of an office complex, shopping center or residential building complex. Election Campaign Period. A period prior to a general election starting on August 1 until 10 days following the general election, or a period prior to a special election starting 13 weeks prior to the special election until 10 days following the special election. Electronic Variable Message Sign. A changeable copy sign or portion thereof which can be electronically changed or rearranged without altering the face or the surface of the sign, not including signage or portions thereof displaying time and temperature. Fa<;ade. Any separate face or surface of a building, including parapet walls, and roof surfaces or any part of a building which encloses or covers usable space. Where separate facades are oriented in the same direction, or where the inside angle at the intersection of two surfaces is greater than one-hundred and thirty-five (135) degrees, they are to be considered as part of a single fa~ade. Flag. A device generally made of flexible material, such as cloth, paper, or plastic, and displayed from a pole, cable or rope. It may or may not include copy. Frontage. The boundary of a lot that abuts a public street. Garage Sale Sign. A sign advertising the sale of personal property including estate sales, yard sales or rummage sales used to dispose of personal household possessions. Government Sign. Any sign erected by the City of Lake Elmo or any other governmental entity in the exercise of official government business and authority. Ground Sign. Any free-standing sign that is supported by structures or supports in or upon the ground and independent of support from any building. A single sign structure having two identical or nearly identical faces back to back shall constitute a single sign. For the purposes of this definition, a ground sign is intended to refer to a primary, permanent, ground-mounted sign, not a temporary sign or sign that is ancillary to the primary sign, such as a directional sign or portable sign. Hanging Sign. A sign that is suspended from the underside of a surface and is supported by such surface. Indirectly Illuminated Sign. A sign that is illuminated from a source outside of the actual sign. Inflatable Sign. A freestanding or moored sign expanded or inflated with air or another gas, like a balloon, and which may rise and float above the ground. Legal Non-Conforming Sign. Any sign which was lawfully erected and displayed on [City Clerk to insert effective date], but which does not conform to the requirements and limitations herein, or any sign which was lawfully erected and displayed on the effective date of any amendment to this Section, but which does not conform to such amendment. 6