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Draft Sign Coda Revision <br />February 21, 2001 <br />Subd S Window Sigr�s� In the interest of public safety the Ci requiY-es thai commercial or retail <br />businesses operating within a zoned business district (B-xl shal! adhere to and com lv with <br />the follovvin� re�ulations and requiremenis governin�gns placed upon window interiors <br />a. No business shall obscure more than twen -five percent 25%) of anv window sectian or <br />pane. <br />b. Such windaw signa e sha11 not obscure or block from view anv window_ or door area <br />above a�oint four feet (4'} from the interior floor level. <br />e. Window si�ns as allowed herein affixed or adhered within the buildin� interior sha.11 be <br />exem�t from any permit requirements. <br />d. A temporarv sign permit shall be rec�uired of anv window sign affixed to_ the exterior of <br />an� window surface. Suc� si�i shaIl otherwise com�lv with the requiremen�s of this <br />subdivision. <br />Subd. 6. Billboards: A�ermit shall not be zssued for any new billboard unless it complies with the <br />followin�interim use requirements, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 462.3597: (Ord. <br />644, 12-13-99: Ord. 656, 3-27-00) <br />a. Interim Use Permit: An interinn use permit (IiJP) must be obtained in accordance with - <br />procedures identical in form and substance to tlie conditional use permit procedures found in '' <br />Section 1125.01, subdivision 3 of the Mounds View Municipal Code. Any intez�nn use permit <br />issued %r an interim use billboard shall automaticallv expire no later than July I, 2015 or <br />when the lease agreement for the billboa.rd expires whichever date is earlier. Such ICTP shall <br />be null-and-void if the applicant fails to obtain any required permit from the State of <br />Minnesota, (Ord. 644, 12-13-99; Ord. 655, 3-27-00� <br />b. Location: The billboard must be located alon� and ilorth of ,State Hi�hwav 10 (ald 118� <br />The_applicant must have an approved lease agreement with the properiy owner. The billboard <br />shall be oriented towards �iate Highwav 10 old ll�) and/or I35W. Biltboards must be <br />located at Ieast two hundred fift. f�(250') from residentially zoned propert,y. Billboards <br />maX be located adjacent to tkze ri�ht-of-wav of a street or highway, but no part thereof shall <br />extend over such ri�ht-of-way�Ord. 644, 12-13-99� <br />c. Minimum Spacing: Billboards must be at least one thousand feet (1 000') apart. Spacing <br />between signs sha11 be measured b,�projectin� the neares� points of ihe signs ta the praperty <br />line of the riglat-of wav from which tl�ey are intended to be read and measuring the distance in <br />a straight line between the projected poirzts. Re�uired spacin s� hall ap�lv onlv to billboards <br />on the same side ofthe same roadway. (Ord. 644� 12-13-99� <br />d. Maximum Si�n Area: The m�imum gross surface displav area of the sign cannot exceed <br />seven hundred (700,�square feet per side except that any rectan�ular biIlboard may contain <br />temporary extensions, cutouts, or top lettering which occut?v a total area not in excess af <br />twentv-five percent (25%) of ihe area of the basic billboard and form an integral part of the <br />design thereo£ No such temporary extension, cut out, or top lettering may nroject more than <br />Page 24 <br />