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Home My WebLink AboutFINAL ORDINANCE NO. 08-007CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 08- 00T. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND GENERAL SIGN REGULATIONS Section 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Section 11.01 (Definitions) is hereby amended to add the following definitions: "Permanent Sian" — A sign constructed of durable materials designed to exist for the duration of time that the use or occupant is located on the premises. "Temporary Sign" — Any sign intended for display over a short period of time. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Section 151.116 is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 151.116 PERMIT REQUIRED (A) Allsignss•O . ipermit� set f rth in s c 151.1 1 c , , ,rnlNos shall `i be erected altered reconstructed maintained or moved in the city without first securing a permit from the city. The content of the message or speech displayed on the sign shall not be reviewed or considered in determining whether to approve or deny a sign permit. (B) Permanent Signs. ^ sign permit ^ pl: eti .,t. the c n .,g ,6 ii4fi4rmntien shall H filed with the Q!y nlanjie.:To apply for a pem�anent sign permit a complete application shall be submitted to the City containing the following: I n dr-avving of ' the proposed sign, or signs, she a dimensions and deseribing ..t„ a4s lettering,elor :11. atio nd eA- ate Page 1 of 5 1. Names and addresses of the applicant, owners of the sign, and lot; 2 The address at which the sign(s) are to be erected: 3 The legal description of the property on which the sign(s) are to be erected and the street on which they are to front; 4. A complete set of scaled plans showing the sign dimensions.. area, height, ground elevations, applicable setbacks, and other details to full clearly represent the safe construction and placement of the proposed sign(s); 5. Type of sign(s) being requested (i.e. wall sign, monument sign, etc.); 6. The permit fee; and 7. The following if applicable: a Written authorization from the property owner upon who's land the sign is to be erected. b A permit from either MnDOT or Waslungton County if the proposed sign is alono a state highway or county road. c A sign lan showing signs for all businesses if the sign is located on a building with more than one business. d Photographs of the building face and the building faces of both adjacent buildings if the sign is being placed on an existing structure. e If replacing a historical sign pictorial proof or other information that the sign is of historical significance or is a reproduction of a historic sign. (C) Temporary Signs To apply for a permit to allow a temporary sign a complete application shall be Submitted to the City containing the following; 1 Names and addresses of the applicant, owners of the sign, and lot; 2 The adch-ess at which the sign(s) are to be erected; 3 A generalized plan set showing the sign dimensions and height and a notation of the materials to be used. Page 2 of 5 4. A scaled site plan which clearly_ represents the placement of the proposed sign(s) on the applicable property; 5. The proposed timeframe(s) over which the sign(s) will be posted; 6. The perniit fee; and 7. The followin, if applicable: a. Written authorization from the property owner upon who's land the sign is to be erected. b. A permit from either MnDOT or Washington. County if the proposed sign is along a state highway or county road. D) Temnorary Sian Renewal. A temnorary sign permit issued by the City ma be renewed rovided the sign design, size, location, or other previously approved details are not proposed to change A sign renewal application shall include the following: 1 Names and addresses of the applicant, owners of the sign, and lot; 2. The address at which the si�,n(s) are to be erected; 3. The date of issuance of the permit being renewed: 4. The proposed timeframe(s)over which the signs) will be posted; 5 Written authorization from the property owner upon whose land the si<:n is to be erected (if applicable); and 6. The permit renewal lee. E) Review. The planning department shall approve or deny complete sign permit applications upon receipt of a complete application If the permit is denied the planning department will send a written notice of denial to the applicant. The written notice will indicate the reason(s) for denial and a description of the applicant's appeal rights. Page 3 of 5 Section 3. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Section 151.118 is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 151.118 SIGNS; GENERALLY. (A) The following provisions apply to signs located in all zoning districts. Current Section 151.118 subdivision (B)(1) through (12) and its subdivisions are restated and incorporated herein without chance. (13) Computations. Dimensions of signs shall be calculated in the following manner: a. Sign Area Measurement. The area of a sign shall be computed by means of the smallest rectangle within which a single sign face can be enclosed. When a sign has two back-to-back sign faces containing sign copy, the sign area for lust one face is counted toward the allowed sign area. Poles. bases, and other supports shall not be included in the sign area calculation. b. Sig i Height Measurement The height of the sign shall be computed as the vertical distance measured from the average grade at the base of the sign to the top of the highest attached component of the sign. Figure 2: Sign Height Measurement SIGN Height of sign from average grade to the sign top Figure t: Sign Area Measurement t ,CHANNEL _U 4 LETTERS Wift� CIRCLE � r -1 u ODD S Width SC N 4--- midpoint of average grade Page 4 of 5 Section 4. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Section 151.125 is hereby added to read as follows: Section 151.125 SUBSTITUTION CLAUSE. The owner of any sign which is otherwise allowed by this sign ordinance may substitute non-commercial speech signs in lieu of any other commercial speech sign or other non-commercial speech sign. The purpose of this provision is to prevent any inadvertent favoring of commercial speech over non-commercial speech, or favoring of anv particular non-commercial speech over any other non-commercial speech. This provision prevails over any more specific provision to the contrary. Section 5. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Section 151.126 is hereby added to read as follows Section 151.126 SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase in sections 151.11.5 through 151.125 are for anv reason held to be invalid such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Sign Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted the Sign Ordinance in each section, subsection, sentence or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid. Section 6. Adoption Date This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo. 06- 4N This Or p' ance No.�s was adopted on this L day of �ll N y vote of `f Ayes and 0 Nays. �� Dean Johnston ATTEST: Susan Hoyt City Administrator 00- This Ordinance No.005 was published on the day of 12008. Page 5 of 5