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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2019-007 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, SIGN CODE, <br />SECTIONS 1210 (DEFINITIONS), 1230 (EXEMPT AND <br />PROHIBITED SIGNS), AND 1240 (GENERAL SIGN <br />REGULATIONS) OF THE ARDEN HILLS CITY CODE <br />Chapter 12 - Sign Code <br />Section 1200 - Purpose and Intent <br />1200.01 Recitals. <br />This Chapter shall be known, cited and referred to as the Arden Hills Sign Code, except as <br />referred to herein, where it shall be known as "this Chapter." <br />1200.02 Purpose and Findings. <br />The purpose and findings of this Chapter are as follows: <br />Subd. I Purpose. This Sign Code is intended to establish a comprehensive and balanced <br />system of sign control that accommodates the need for a well -maintained, safe, and attractive <br />community, and the need for effective communications, including business identification. It is <br />the intent of these sign regulations, to promote the health, safety, general welfare, aesthetics, and <br />image of the community by regulating signs that are intended to communicate to the public in all <br />areas of the City. It is not the purpose or intent of this Chapter to regulate the message displayed <br />on any sign. The purpose of this Chapter is to authorize: <br />A. Permanent signs which establish a high standard of aesthetics and are appropriate for the <br />planned character in each sign district as established in Section 1240; <br />B. Signs which are compatible with their surroundings; <br />C. Signs which are designed, constructed, installed and maintained in a manner that does <br />not adversely impact public safety or create a hazard to motorists, pedestrians, or cyclists; <br />D. Signs that are proportioned to the scale of, and are architecturally compatible with, <br />principal structures; <br />E. Permanent signs which give preference to the on -premise owner or occupant; <br />F. Temporary commercial signs and advertising displays which provide an opportunity to <br />advertise while restricting signs that create visual clutter and hazards at public right-of-way <br />intersections; <br />G. Minimize adverse effects on nearby property; and, <br />