My WebLink
|
Help
|
About
|
Sign Out
Home
Browse
Search
CC PACKET 08132019
StAnthony
>
City Council
>
City Council Packets
>
2019
>
CC PACKET 08132019
Metadata
Thumbnails
Annotations
Entry Properties
Last modified
8/8/2019 11:24:44 AM
Creation date
8/8/2019 11:23:28 AM
Metadata
There are no annotations on this page.
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015
Laserfiche.
All rights reserved.
/
46
PDF
Print
Pages to print
Enter page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas. For example, 1,3,5-12.
After downloading, print the document using a PDF reader (e.g. Adobe Reader).
View images
View plain text
3301 Silver Lake Road, St. Anthony, Minnesota 55418-1699 <br />Office: (612) 782-3301 • Fax: (612) 782-3302 • www.savmn.com <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Faust and St. Anthony City Council <br />Mark Casey, City Manager <br />FROM: Stephen Grittman, City Planner <br />DATE: August 13, 2019 <br />RE: LED Signage and Graphics <br />NAC FILE: 323.01 <br />Recently, staff received a signage request that raised the issue of LED lighting <br />technology, and how it is regulated in the City’s sign ordinance. Staff and the Planning <br />Commission discussed the issue briefly at the Commission’s May workshop, and at the <br />City Council worksession on July 16, 2019. Both the Commission and Council agreed <br />that the language was in need of updating. Currently, the ordinance defines any sign <br />using LED (Light Emitting Diodes) technology as a part of a “Dynamic Display” sign, as <br />follows: <br />DYNAMIC DISPLAY SIGNS. A sign that appears to have movement or that appears to <br />change, caused by any method other than physically removing and replacing the sign or <br />its components. This includes any display that incorporates a method or technology that <br />allows the image on the sign face to change without physically or mechanically replacing <br />the sign face or its components. This also includes signs containing parts that rotate, <br />revolve, move, flash, blink, utilize Light Emitting Diodes (LED) or Liquid Crystal <br />Display (LCD) lights, digital ink, or any other technology that allows the sign to display a <br />series of images or displays. <br />Dynamic Displays require a Conditional Use Permit. The purpose of the limitations <br />within the Dynamic Display section of the Sign Ordinance, and of the CUP processing, <br />is to ensure that these potentially distracting sign technologies are limited to minimize <br />their distraction. The standards that apply to Dynamic Displays are required, whether or <br />35
The URL can be used to link to this page
Your browser does not support the video tag.