HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-192 Sign RegulationCITY OF LAKE ELMO
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 08-192
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
AMENDING THE CITY'S SIGN REGULATIONS
SECTION 1. 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.
(F) (2) (b) by amending the following:
b. Signs on Public Property. No sign shall be located within or across any public right-of-way,
or on any public prope1ty, easement, or utility pole, except for:
1. A sign erected by, or required by, a government agency or temporarily erected to
protect the health and safety of the general public;
11. A sign erected in confonnity with subparagraph (a.ii) ofthis subsection.
111. Subdivision identification signs. provided an encroachment and license agreement is
obtained from the appropriate jurisdiction.
1v. Directional signs to places of worship. schools, parks and public buildings within the
City not to exceed four square feet subject to the approval of the road authority. Not
more than three directional signs are allowed for each building location.
SECTION 2. 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.
(G) (1) (c) by amending the following:
c. Subdivision Identification Signs
1. Number. Each residential subdivision is allowed up to a maximum of two (2) one
subdivision identification signs-per subdivision entrance. For the purposes of this
section, residential subdivision shall include all phases of approved staged
developments.
11. Location. Subdivision identification signs shall be located near entrances to the
subdivision, except that one sign may be located along an abutting arterial or
major collector roadway.
nr. Size. The maximum size for a subdivision identification sign is 32 square feet at a
subdivision's main entrance and twenty four (24) square feet for all other
locations.
1v. Setback. Subdivision identification signs and suppo1i structure shall maintain a
setback of at least ten feet from any street right-of-way. Signs as well as support
structures within a center island shall maintain a setback of at least five feet from
the curb and are subject to regulations set fo1th by 154.21 2 (F) (2) (b) of this
Chapter.
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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.
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SECTION 5. 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) (c) by amending the following:
c. Type of Sign. Any pennanent ground sign shall be erected as a monument sign. Pole signs are
prohibited unless the pole p011ion of the sign is enclosed in a shroud that causes the sign to appear to
have a monolithic base or suppo11 structure of any mate1ial measuring no less than one-third (1/3) of
the greatest width of the sign at any point or unless the height is no greater than three (3) feet. This
provision does not apply to signs erected on prope11ies located south of 5th Street and north of I-94.
The base of the monument sign shall not exceed the width of the widest po11ion of the sign face by
more than twenty-five percent (25%).
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
adoption and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo.
SECTION 6. Ado~tion Date. This Ordinance 08-192 was adopted on this 2nd day of January
2018, by a vote of Ayes and_\_ Nays.
LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL
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ATTEST:
This Ordinance 08-__ was published on the __ day of , 2018. ---------
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