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<br />It is important to note that the Ci ty cannot give permission to residents or businesses to <br />place any sign in the County or State right-of-way. The State of Minnesota and Ramsey <br />County do not permit private signs to be located in the road right-of-way, which includes . <br />Interstate 35W, Interstate 694, US Highway 10, Old US Hwy 10, Lexington Avenne, <br />Hamline Avenue, County Road D, County Road E, County Road E2, County Road F, <br />County Road I, Lake Johanna Blvd, and New Brighton Blvd, <br /> <br />Inspection & Enforcement <br /> <br />Section 1400.11 has been expanded since the Planning Commission meeting, This <br />section was expanded from focusing exclusively on violations to include inspections and <br />impoundment fee information. In rare cases where signs become a safety issue, the <br />inspection authority gives the City the ability to remove the sign at the property owner's <br />expense, <br /> <br />The sign impoundment process was added to discourage citizens from placing illegal <br />signs, particularly off-premise signs, and to encourage citizens to remove temporary signs <br />before they are in violation of the sign regulations. The impoundment fee was added at <br />the suggestion of a local real estate agent, and it would allow the City to recoup some of <br />the costs associated with the impoundment process, The City of Shoreview has a very <br />similar program impoundment program. <br /> <br />Notable Changes/Modifications/Additions: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The following list includes the noteworthy changes from the Sign Ordinance to the <br />proposed Sign Code. <br />. 1400.2 - Additional description in "purpose and intent" of the Sign Code. <br />. 1400A - Added the Severability section. <br />. 1400.5 - Added the Definitions Section. <br />. 1400,6-.7 - Additional permit and application process detaiL <br />. 1400.8-.9 - Additional review and appeals process information. <br />. 1400.11 - Added Enforcement section, which includes inspection authority, <br />impow1dment fee, and violations information. <br />. 1400.12 - Exemptions - Removed content specific exemptions; however, State <br />Statutes define laws for non-commercial signs during general election years <br />(subd. 3) and gun banning signs (subd. 4), which preempt local ordinances. <br />. 1400.15 Subd. 5 - Addition of reference to adult use signs, which have additional <br />regulation. <br />. 1400.17 - Additional clarification for temporary on-premise signs, directly <br />addresses temporary signs on multi-tenant properties. <br />. 1400.18 - Added Temporary Off-premise Signs section to provide flexibility for <br />placing off-site signs, <br /> <br />\\Metro-inet.us\ardcnhills\PJanning\PJanning Cases\2006\06-014 Sign Code (PENDlNG)\062006 ~ CC report ~ sign ordinance.doc <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />