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<br /> <br />Temporary Signage Staff Report <br />September 7, 2010 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />3. Beacons: <br /> Current – allowed with a temporary sign permit, written permission from the <br />Metropolitan Airports Commission or other appropriate agency, and City Council authorization <br /> Change to – beacons not allowed <br /> <br />4. Flag or Pennant Stringers: <br /> Current – allowed with a temporary sign permit <br /> Change to – allowed without a permit <br /> <br />5. Sandwich boards (possibly also include small ground signs): <br /> Current – allowed with a temporary sign permit <br /> Change to – allowed without a permit only if located within 15 feet of the business <br />(building) and removed at the end of each business day <br /> <br />6. Banners and wall signs: <br /> Current – allowed with a temporary sign permit <br /> Change to – add an optional “$100 annual banner/wall sign temporary sign permit” that <br />would allow up to 2 wall signs at a time (per property), can use the same sign for up to 60 <br />days, and signs shall not exceed 120 square feet or 20% of surface area of the building <br />face/front where the sign is attached, whichever is less. <br /> <br /> <br />Staff researched temporary sign codes in other cities. The following is the current Mounds <br />View temporary sign code and other cities’ requirements: <br /> <br />Mounds View (Ch 1008.10 subd.4): <br /> All temporary signs require a permit prior to the installation of the sign <br /> Temporary signs include banners, inflatable signs or devices, sandwich boards, ground <br />signs, portable changeable copy signs or any other device intended to attract attention. <br /> Fee is $30 per 21-day period <br /> Three 21-day periods are allowed per calendar year. Permit periods may run consecutively <br />if approved by city staff. <br /> Only 1 temporary sign is allowed on a property at a time, including multi-tenant properties, <br />except in the event of a grand opening or other special event. <br />