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11-16-1995 2:53PM FROM CITY OF WAYZATA 473 4178 P. S *1.27.09: ADDITIONAL SIGN PERFORMANCE AND STANDARDS: The following standards shall apply to all signs permitted under Section 801•.27.08. A. No sign, sign structure or other apparatus prohibited in any residential district which exceeds eight (8) feet in height shall be set back less than two and one-half(2-1/2)times the sign height in distance from any such residential zoning districts. The sign shall also be positioned so that the copy is not visible from existing or potential residential uses within said districts along adjoining side and rear yard property lines, B. Standards for signs allowed by Conditional Use Permit shall be applied to applicable districts as provided for at time of approval. In addition to the criteria for approval as specified within the procedures for Conditional Use Permits by this Ordinance,the following standards shall also be taken into account: 1. The sign placement,height or design does not create a safety hazard with regard to,from or on a public street or roadway. 2. The sign placement, height or design does not create a safety problem or negatively affect adjoining properties or use. 3. Consideration shall be given to the possible adverse effects of the proposed Conditional Use Permit and satisfactorily address any additional requirements that may be necessary to reduce such adverse effects, The City's judgement shall be based upon (but not limited to)the following factors: a. Relationship to area plans. b. The geographical area involved. c. Whether such Conditional Use Permit will depreciate the area in which it is proposed. d. The character of the surrounding area. e. The demonstrated need for such Conditional Use Permit. f. Whether such Conditional Use Permit would inherently lead to or encourage disturbing influences in the neighborhood. C. In C-3 Commercial Zoning Districts where a public frontage road separates a fronting property from the freeway,the following provision shall apply: In those cases where there is a grade difference of more than four(4)feet between the proposed location of the sign and the higher grade of the freeway towards which the property fronts and the sign is oriented,the City Council may grant an increase in sign height to allow adequate visibility of the sign. In no case shall the sign height exceed thirty (30)feet above the grade of the freeway or exceed a total of forty(40)feet. D. Time and/or temperature signs fronting on Wayzata Boulevard in all commercial districts shall be excluded from the maximum sign area limits allowed per sign, provided that: 1. Time and/or temperature signs on Wayzata Boulevard shall not be closer than two thousand (2,000)feet from another time and/or temperature sign. 2. The principal structure has a minimum floor area of forty thousand(40,000) square feet. 3. For freestanding signs,the sign conforms with the height and location requirements in this Ordinance. 4. Should the sign be attached to a wall,with the exception of size,the sign shall conform with wall sign requirements. 5. The time and/or temperature sign shall be limited to a maximum total area of fifty (50)square feet exclusive of the principal signage allowed for that property. 6. The sign conforms with illumination requirements except that the lights may be on twenty-four (24) hours a day. 4111 7. The message depicted is contained in one statement and not a continuing sentence or flow of information. E. Where a building, group of attached buildings on the same block or center contains more than one business,the allowable sign area for any single business shall be its portion of the gross square footage Aeril 1992 77S