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MaU_NDitSVVfE_W of Mounds View Staff R Item No: 03 Meeting Date: April 3, 2023 Type of Business: Work Session City Administrator Review: To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jon Sevald, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Sign Ordinance Introduction: During the February 6th City Council Work Session, the Council discussed the Sign Ordinance, directing Staff to prepare an amendment increasing Wall Signs, from 100 sq ft per business to and to allow rooftop signs. Staff has not had an opportunity to draft an amendment. Therefore, the purpose of this item is to further discuss the intent of regulating signs, and design standards along the Mounds View Boulevard corridor. Staff's "quick answer" is to increase Wall Signage from 100 sq ft to 200 sq ft, and keep everything else the same (end of report). But, for further reading...... Discussion: The February Work Session discussion is in response to the Bear Lot expressing a desire to triple their signage (including an iconic bear on the roof). The February 6th Staff Report compared Mounds View sign regulations to other cities with corridors similar to the Boulevard, finding many methods of calculating maximum sign area. But, the comparable results for the Bear Lot is that Mounds View would be consistent with other cities if we increased Wall Signs from 100 sq ft to 200 sq ft, but also consistent if we continued to prohibited Wall Signs from being larger than the Wall (e.g. no rooftop signs). Does the Council want to permit rooftop signs (e.g. the Mermaid)? Regulation 2022 Allowed at The Bear Lot Ground Sin Wall Sin Ground Sign Wall Si n Area Height Area Area Height Area Arden Hills 100sf 16' 80sf 100sf 16' 80sf Blaine 180sf 14' 10%' or 200sf, whichever smaller 180sf 14' 200sf Coon Rapids 200sf 20'-36' 40sf or 10% up to 200sf 200sf 30' 200sf Fridley 80sf 25' 15X of � wall length2 80sf 25' 233.3sf Mounds View 200sf 16' 100sf 200sf 16' 100sf New Brighton 64sf 20' 40% of wall area, or 200sf whichever smaller 64sf 20' 200sf Roseville 200sf 25' 1.5sf /l sf of wall length 200sf 25' 363sf Shoreview 50-150sf 10'-20' 5%-10% of wall area max 500sf 60sf 6' 424sf White Bear Lake 35sf 10, Single -tenant: 10% of front wall area + 5% of side wall area, not to exceed 200 sq ft, based on size of building. Single -Tenant: 7% of wall area, up to 80 sq ft. 35sf 10, 200sf The Bear Lot3 229sf 26' 86'+215'+bear Generally, the intent of signs is identification (here we are), and advertisement (what we have for you). In recent months, Voice of Truth has installed an illegal second monument sign. The North Church has expressed interest in increasing their wall sign from 93 sq ft, to larger than the 1 Front wall area (MV Blvd side) = 4,296sf area (source: p.A3.1 Building Elevations, Mar 6, 1998) 2 Wall length (MV Blvd side) = 242' (source) = p.A2.1 Floor Plan, Mar 6, 1998). Building height = 18' 3 Ground Sign #1 = 144.2sf area (permit #2017-00012), 26' ht (Res 5042). Ground Sign #2 & #3 = 2X 42.7sf. (Res 5042)