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0 <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To: Mayor and City Council Report No.: <br />Michael Mornson, City Manager <br />From: Kim Moore -Sykes, Assistant City Manager <br />Date: March 25, 2008 <br />Subject: Proposed Revised Sign Ordinance <br />Background: Staff presented the draft of the proposed Sign Ordinance to the Planning Commission at their <br />regularly schedule monthly meeting on February 19, 2008. The following are items that the Planning <br />Corrunissioners felt should be considered as additional revisions or changes. <br />1400.04 Definitions. <br />Subd. 10. Cabinet SimL. Add "box" style or enclosed to the definition. Any "box" style <br />or enclosed wall sign that is not of channel or individually mounted letter <br />construction. <br />Subd. 13. Changeable Copy Sign. Add non -electronic copy. A sign, or a portion <br />thereof, with characters, letters, or illustration that can be changed or rearranged <br />without altering the face or the surface of the sign. Changeable copy signs do not <br />include non -electronic copy, or signs upon which characters, letter or illustration <br />change or rearrange only once in a 24-hour period. <br />Subd. 17. Electronic Message Sign. Add pixel -based technology, such as but not limited to <br />LED, liquid crystal, etc. Any sign that displays a message electronically throughip ? el - <br />based technology, such as but not limited to LED, liquid crystal, etc. <br />Subd. 24. Grade. Add or berming. Grade shall be construed to be the final ground <br />elevation after construction. Earth mounding or bermin criteria for landscaping and <br />screening are not part of the final grade for sign height computation. <br />Subd. 52. Roof. Add Minnesota State Building Code. The Exterior surface and its <br />supporting structure on the top of a building or structure. The structural make-up of <br />which conforms to the roof structures, roof construction and roof covering sections of <br />the Minnesota State Building Code. <br />Subd. 59. Shimmering Signs. Add and/or. A sign which reflects an oscillating and/or <br />sometimes distorted visual image. <br />Subd. 63. Sign Structure. Add pedestal, base. Any structure including theedp estal, <br />base, supports, uprights, bracing and framework which supports or is capable of <br />supporting any sign. <br />1400.08 Signs Requiring No .Permits. <br />Subd. 8. Construction Signs. Move to 1400.09 Signs Requiring Permits. Add Sign <br />needs to be removed within two (2) weeks of receiving an Occupancy Permit from City. Signs <br />ZACouncil Meetings120081032520081Staff Sign Ordinance.doc <br />