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;seiQn 10. Non-ConfoMin Si ns or Bi1
<br /> bcaards Ex3s`f''M ~ on tne .~r
<br /> r inance. ecz~..:~
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<br /> to (a) Pur ose. It has been browght'
<br /> . the att~r~t on o
<br /> ert the Counai`l sin;~e thi
<br /> actmen~
<br /> its of th,as Ordinar~ce °~n 1964 ' that
<br /> strict'application to aon-conformin
<br /> ` $igns may result in unn g'
<br /> ecessary hardship
<br /> in some cases. It is the
<br /> Council, a~nd was ~s policp°12~Y of the
<br /> this Ordzn I' ~t the ti~
<br /> ~nee was orig,fnally enacted;.
<br /> that non-~conformifiq sig~a and billboard~;
<br /> are detrimental to publ,ic we2fare in ;that
<br /> they are unsightly, frequently constitute
<br /> a traffic hazard, anc3 tend to depreciate
<br /> the val.ue of surrounding, pro ert
<br /> considerations are parti6ul;arly ~~ue ~~~~4
<br /> non-confarmi~ng signs and;~billboards;' located ;a;re
<br /> ih residentfal areaa, HOweyer ~
<br /> toprevent unnecessary ha
<br /> saahip in CasEsi
<br /> where the hardship is disproportfonate
<br /> to the benefi,t t4 the general welfare
<br /> accomplished by re~noving '°a rton-confortning
<br /> siqn or bi n I,],board, it is ~ ttie intent~,o'in of;!
<br /> the'Council to Ienqt,hen t,he period non-
<br /> conforming siqns or billlaosrds may be
<br /> maintained and to permit'reyiew of
<br /> particular cases-by the Board of A
<br /> in an advisory capac3ty ~o the Coun~llls,
<br /> uPon the standar~is arid by ; the procedure
<br /> herein provid~:d.
<br /> (b) Licensin Procedure and Term.
<br /> - Nan-cc>€i€or ng ssqns and, or i
<br /> existing in Arden Hi11s oa~ ~
<br /> date of Qn the effective
<br /> ~his, Qrdinance arid those ex
<br /> Ist~,n ;
<br /> in areas added to the Village after sueh-
<br /> ~date may be licensed hereunder, natwi'th-~~ tanding their location,size, or manner,)
<br /> of construction, if they are not then,_in
<br /> via2ation ofany other aspZicable ordinanc
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<br /> or requlatfonof~Ayden Hills:ar re9ula-'~ tions or statutes of tf?e Stafie of
<br /> Minnesota, but Iicenses therefor may
<br /> be granted oniy on the basis herein-
<br /> after set forth.
<br /> Appllcatlons tor Iicenses ~
<br /> fdr the m`a i ntenance of such Is i gns or billboards shali be made to the Clerk-
<br /> Administrator wlthin sixty (,60) days
<br /> after the effe.ctive date ot"this
<br /> Ordinance or affer suCh annexation to
<br /> the Viliage. The time for making such
<br /> °appiicatlan may be e xtended by the
<br /> Councti for ceasonabfe cause.
<br /> , Signs or biilboards rvhich
<br /> ---do--not-con_fnrer. tb -th~,
<br /> _R _r_oy f_s t ons 'of
<br /> this Ordinance may be IiCensed only '
<br /> after approval by fhe Council f.ollow- ~
<br /> ing consideration by the Board of
<br /> Appeals as provided in Sect;ion 14
<br /> hereof,. A1l suGh non-cqnfq;;rming signs;, r
<br /> and billboards-so Iicensed'by the i '
<br /> Counc i I must 'then` be remoyed by the
<br /> owner of the premises upon whtCh such
<br /> sians are sltuated by December 3I,
<br /> 1974, subject tp the variance pro-
<br /> vislons contalned in Sect,lon 14 hereof.
<br /> ,~Eachlappl icatio'n fo'r' ; iicensing °a non-canfarming sign or bt11''-
<br /> board shail be treated as an appltcation
<br /> for a varlance, and cansidered. Dy the
<br /> Board of Appeais and repocfed to the
<br /> Gounc i i as p r4v i ded ( n Sec,;t i on 14 he re--
<br /> of. . l i cens i nq as rectueste"d may be
<br /> denied by ;the:Councii, eit'her en'fitrely'
<br /> or for a pertod ending before Qecember
<br /> 31, 1974, or the Councit may grant a
<br /> Iiceose #or perlod$ beyond December 31,
<br /> 7974,'al1 `sub,ject to saidvariance procedure ~'andthe sfiandards set fortilJ
<br /> therein. In the event of any variance
<br /> granted by the Council for a non-conforml,ng
<br /> sign or biliboard, however, the variance
<br /> must stipwlate a final date for such
<br /> . 11cens!"nci
<br /> , ~ft~;±er~Mhichda~te ths st9n~ 0, u:stbe removed. (c) Damaged qr Destroyed Non-Gonf
<br /> Stqns. As noted in Secti;on 3 of thls Ordinar
<br /> signs or;billboards are deemed structure5i
<br /> under t'he °p'rtov i s i ahsof 1!he Zan ingQr,b t6:an6e_
<br /> naw Ord. Na. 99. tt is #he intention attd
<br /> di rection of fihe Counc( 1 that signs' and ~
<br /> b i I! baa-r_d_s_-sha1-1--?~c~r~ vbA -4+ihjecf ,;to
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<br /> the provieians of eaid Ord. No. 99with
<br /> • respect to;the non-conforming proui-
<br /> sions thereof contained in Sectidn IT C
<br /> thereof, limi.ting the' rebuildingi of such
<br /> structures;- chan-ge -of--location, arid the
<br /> like. i - -
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