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<br />There are a handful of businesses that use the manual changing message boards, which are <br />classified separately from dynamic changing signs. These signs ean be seen at MeDonalds <br />and Flaherty's bowling alley. Changeable message signs are quite popular with businesses <br />but are not clearly addressed in the current Code. If specifieally permitted, Staff would <br />reeommend limiting how much of a sign could be a manual ehanging message board (i.e. 35 <br />percent or less). <br /> <br /> <br />3. Should the manual changing message boards be permitted? <br /> <br />4. Should internal window signs require a permit? <br /> <br />Although the Sign Code regulates internal window signs and permits are teclmically <br />required, Staff has had very little luck in obtaining sign permits for these types of signs <br />because the signs change so frequently and very few complaints are made. Therefore, Staff <br />feels that it is worth a diseussion to determine if permits are actually practical and should be <br />required. While Staff is comfortable removing the permit requirement, Staff would still <br />recommend that the Sign Code retain the regulations that limit the amount of window area <br />that can be covered with signs. This only refers to signs placed inside of a building and <br />facing out. A banner placed over a window on the outside of a building would still require a <br />permit. <br /> <br />5. What is the appropriate time limit for a temporary sign? <br /> <br />The current side code is somewhat unclear in how many times a property can have a <br />temporary sign. The temporary sign is clearly limited to 30 days, but past interpretations <br />have suggested that a property could have multiple signs for 30 days each time. In order to <br />remove any confusion on this limitation, Staff is recommending that the Code be amended to <br />state that a property or business can have a temporary sign on three occasions per calendar <br />year with a maximum of ten days of display for each oceasion. The permits could be used <br />conseeutively. <br /> <br />6. Should businesses with grand openings and space for rent be allowed to have additional <br />temporary signage? <br /> <br />While the City cannot regulate the content of a message, the City can allow properties with <br />new business grand openings and vacancies to have alternative temporary sign regulations. <br />For discussion purposes, these regulations have been included in Section 1250.02 Subd 4 and <br />5. <br /> <br />Preliminary Recommended Chanl!es to the Sil!n Code <br /> <br />The attached amended Sign Code shows the proposed changes, additions, and deletions. This <br />section outlines the significant or notable proposed changes to the Sign Code. There are only a <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session for February 19,2008 <br /> <br />\\Metro-inet.us\ardenhillslPlanninglPlanning Cases\2008\08.004 Sign Code (UPCOMING) \021908 - CC WS Report- Sign Code Update.doc <br /> <br />Page 3 of6 <br />