PL PACKET 07212001 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

DORS EY & WHITNEY L L P MINNEAPOLIS PILLSBURY CENTER SOUTH BRUSSELS - NEW YORK 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET COSTA MESA SEATTLE MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA 55402-1498 BILLINGS DENVER FARGO TELEPHONE: (612) 340-2600 WASHINGTON,D.C. HONG KONG FAX: (612) 340-2868 NORTHERN VIRGINIA GREAT FALLS DES MOINES www.dorseylaw.com ROCHESTER LONDON TOKYO ANCHORAGE JEROME P. GILLIGAN MISSOULA (612)340-2962 SALT LAKE CITY FAX(612)340-2644 VANCOUVER gilligan.jerome@dorseylaw.com SHANGHAI July 6, 2001 Ms. Sue Henry Assistant City Manager City of St. Anthony 3301 Silver Lake Road N.E. St. Anthony, MN 55418-1603 Dear Sue: Enclosed is a draft of an ordinance which amends Section 1400 of the City Code to permit electronic governmental informational signs to be located in the Recreational Open Space District. The ordinance adds a definition of an "illuminated governmental informational sign" to Section 1400.04. An illuminated governmental informational sign is an illuminated sign (as defined-in Section 1400.04) which is a ground sign (as defined in Section 1400.04) and is owned by a governmental unit for purposes of providing public information. Since the sign would exhibit noticeable change in light intensity in delivering the governmental information it will constitute a"flashing sign" under Section 1400.04. Therefore, the draft ordinance amends Section 1400.07, subd. 16, to exempt illuminated governmental informational signs from the prohibition on flashing signs. Finally, the draft ordinance amends Section 1400.12, subd. 4, to provide that to the extent any ground sign located in the Recreational Open Space District is an illuminated governmental informational sign it may not be illuminated between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., it may not contain any flashing lights and the message on such sign may not be changed more than twice in any day. The effect of these proposed changes is to permit in the Recreational Open Space District an electronic message sign providing public information which is owned by a governmental unit. The sign must be a ground sign containing a sign surface area not in excess of 150 square feet. The sign must be turned off between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., contain no flashing lights and the message may not be changed more than twice per day.