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Item No: 08B Meeting Date: July 10, 2023 MOLlyis VIEW Type of Business Council Business City Administrator Review City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jon Sevald, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 999, Amending Mounds View City Code Chapter 161 Signs and Billboards (ROLL CALL VOTE) Introduction: Ordinance 999 amends the Sign Code based on known requests by The Bear Lot and The North Church, in addition to minor language clean-ups. The revised language would increase Wall Signage, from 100 sq ft (current) to 300 sq ft, and would allow 100 sq ft for an iconic statue. This change was directed by the City Council during the June 26th First Reading. Analysis: Staff researched sign regulations from cities with zoning districts and traffic counts similar to Mounds View Boulevard, finding that other cities permit Wall Signs significantly larger than Mounds View does. If increasing to 300 sq ft, then Mounds View would be one of the most sign -friendly cities in the area. Regulation 2022 Allowed at The Bear Lot Ground Sin Wall Sin Ground Sin Wall Sin Statue 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 len the 80sf 25' 233.3sf Mounds View 200sf 16' 100sf 200sf 16' 100sf MV proposed 200 sf 16' 300sf 200 sf 16' 300sf 100sf New Brighton 64sf 20' 40% of wall area, or 200sf whichever smaller 64sf 20' 200sf -- Roseville 200sf 25' 1.5sf /1sf 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 scl ft, based on size of building. Single -Tenant: 7% of wall area, up to 80 scl ft. 35sf 10, 200sf The Bear Lot3 229sf 26' 301sf 100sf Specific to allowing a statue, cities surveyed would interpret this as a Ground Sign if its purpose appears to be advertising (e.g. bear at The Bear Lot, mermaid at The Mermaid, cross on a church). If interpreted as art (e.g. mermaid at The Bear Lot), this is not likely to be regulated. 1 Front wall area (MV Blvd side) = 4,296sf area (source: p.A3.1 Building Elevations, Mar 6, 1998) z The Bear Lot 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) l Fie IVluurlub view V 151url A Thriving Desirable Community