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<br />-- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />~ <br />~~HILLS <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: October 8, 2001 <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Aaron Parrish, City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Case #01-25, Guidant Corporation <br />Sign Ordinance Variance <br /> <br />Backl!round <br /> <br />At the September 24, 2001 City Council meeting, the Council tabled the variance request that would <br />enable Guidant to paint their logo on the east and west side of the existing private water tower. At <br />the meeting, staff was asked to provide the following additional information: <br /> <br />1. Research what, if any, height restrictions other communities place on wall mounted <br />signage. <br /> <br />City Maximum Height for a Wall Monnted <br />SIgn I Freestanding Sign <br />Arden Hills 16ftl16 ft <br />New Bri,hton Below Roofline I 20 ft. <br />Mounds View Below Roofline 135 ft <br />Roseville 25 ft I 25 ft <br />Hopkins 35 ft 135ft' <br />Maplewood Below Rooflinel 50 ft. <br />Shakonee Below Roofline I 25 ft <br /> <br />, .. . . . the height of any changeable or name plate sign which is attached to or an integral part of a functional structure, <br />such as a water tower, smoke stack, radio or TV transmitting tower, beacon or similar structure shall be no higher than <br />such structtue," <br /> <br />Overall, most ofthe community's sign ordinances are not dissimilar from Arden Hills. <br /> <br />2. Research bow other communities have handled comparable situations. <br />