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COUNTY OF RAMSEY
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ORDINANCE NO. 333
A SUMMARY
Of Ordinance No. 333 Adopting Sign Regulations for the City of Arden Hills
On the 26"' day of November, 2001, the Arden Hills City Council adopted
Ordinance #333, and by I` 1 affirmative votes pursuant to Minn. Stat. §412.191,
Subd. 4, directed that a summary of the Ordinance be published.
The adoption of Arden Hills Ordinance #333 will become effective the day
following publication of the Ordinance Summary.
A copy of the Ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular
business hours at the office of the City Administrator, 1245 Highway 96, Arden Hills,
Minnesota 55112.
ATTEST:
JOSEPH P. LYNCH, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
Publication Date: Published on the of 2001.
ORDINANCE 333
• SIGNS
SECTION I. TITLE
This Ordinance shall be known, cited and referred to as the Arden Hills Sign Ordinance, except
as referred to herein, where it shall be known as "this Ordinance"
SECTION II. PURPOSE AND INTENT
Regulations governing signs are established to allow effective signage appropriate to the planned
character of each district, to promote an attractive environment, to minimize adverse effects on
nearby property, and protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
SECTION M. SCOPE OF REGULATIONS
Scope of Regulations. The sign regulations set forth in this Ordinance shall apply to all
structures and all land uses. This Ordinance describes the signage standards for permitted and
conditional uses in the nine special sign districts that overlay the zoning districts of the City.
• Specific additional regulations are established for signs which are unique in purpose and not
easily addressed by district regulations. No person shall place, erect or maintain a sign, nor shall
a lessee or owner permit property under their control to be used for such sign, which does not
conform to the requirements of this Ordinance, and all other applicable regulations.
SECTION IV. EXEMPT SIGNS
Exempt Signs. The following signs shall be exempt from the regulations of this Ordinance.
A. Official public notices or warning signs required by local, state or federal law,
including but not limited to traffic control and other regulatory purpose signs.
B. Any sign located inside a building that is not legible from more than 3 feet beyond the
property line of the parcel or lot the sign is located on.
C. Religious symbols attached to institutional and public buildings, provided such
symbols shall not be illuminated and do not extend above the uppermost part of the face
of the building they are attached to.
D. Any temporary for sale or for rent sign that advertises the sale or rental of residential
premises upon which the sign is located as long as the sign is not illuminated and does
• not exceed 24 sq. ft. in area or 4 ft. in height, or the height permitted for an auxiliary sign
in that sign district, if greater. "For Sale" or "For Rent' signs on non residential
properties shall be regulated as provided in the section "Special Sign Types"
E. Any sign display or device allowed under this section may contain, in lieu of other
copy, any otherwise lawful noncommercial message that does not direct attention to a
• business operated for profit, or to a commodity or service for sale, and that complies with
the size, height and lighting requirements of this section.
F. Any political campaign sign in compliance with Minnesota Statute 211B.045.
G. Any sign placed within the right of way of a roadway with the permission and
approval of the roadway authority
SECTION V. PROHIBITED SIGNS
Prohibited Signs. The following signs shall be prohibited in all zoning districts.
A. Signs with moving or swinging parts.
B. Flashing signs, except when used to provide primarily time and temperature or other
public service information and not to exceed 25% of the area of the sign face.
C. Roof signs, a sign mounted on the roof of a building or on a parapet wall
D. Projecting signs, a sign, other than a wall sign, that is attached to and projects from
the building facade
E. Off premise, billboard or advertising signs, or any sign that directs attention to a
business, service, product or event not related to or on the premises where the sign is
• located.
F. Product signs
G. Any sign not constructed, wired, assembled, attached or supported in conformance
with applicable building or other codes and regulations.
H. Any sign not specifically permitted in this section.
SECTION VI. REGULATION BY SIGN DISTRICT
Regulation by Sign District. For the purpose of regulation of signs, the following nine sign
districts are adopted.
1. All residential properties zoned R-1 or R-2
2. All non residential uses in any residential, R-1 through R-4, zoning district
3. All residential properties zoned R-3 and R-4
4. All properties fronting on Cty Rd E east of Hwy 51
5. All properties fronting on Lexington Avenue South of 1694
6. All properties zoned for commercial or industrial use fronting on Lexington Avenue
north of I 694, Hwy 96, or located in a B-1 zoning district.
7. All properties in the I Flex, Gateway Business, or other commercial or industrial
district without frontage on an roadway designated above
8. All properties zoned Neighborhood Business
9. The parts of the TCAPP area not fronting on Hwy 96
• SECTION VII. PERMITTED SIGN TYPE, AREA, HEIGHT AND
ILLUMINATION BY SIGN DISTRICT
Permitted Sign Type, Area, Height and Illumination by Sign District. All signs, unless
specifically regulated in Section XI, Special Sign Types, shall conform to the applicable
standards in the following Table One: Sign Standards by Sign District.
Definition of Permitted Sign Types and Lighting
A. Sign types
1. Wall sign: A sign mounted parallel to the building facade. Wall signs may not
extend more than 18" from the wall they are attached to.
2. Freestanding sign: A self supporting sign on poles, standards or any other base
anchored to the ground. No more than one freestanding sign is permitted on any
• site. See the special design requirements for freestanding signs in the Lexington
Avenue Commercial Sign Overlay District in Section XL C
Freestanding signs must be must located to provide at least a I ft. setback from
any property line. If the bottom edge of the sign copy is not located more than 10
ft above the ground with supports that do not encroach on the clear vision of
approaching traffic from any exit from the site, the sign must be located to
preserve the following clear vision area.
The clear vision area shall be an area within a triangle created beginning at the
intersection of the mid point of the driveway and the curb or edge of pavement
line of the street, and extending 35 ft. in the direction of approaching traffic and
25 ft toward the interior of the property, and then a line connecting these two
points.
3. Projecting sign: A sign, other than a wall sign, that is attached to and projects
from the building facade. Projecting signs are not permitted
• 4. Roof sign: A sign mounted on the roof of a building or on a parapet wall.
Roof signs are not permitted.
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5. Auxiliary sign: A sign solely providing direction for internal circulation,
parking or entry, restrictions on parking, or security warnings. Only non
illuminated auxiliary signs are permitted, and no part of the sign may display a
product or logo message.
6. Graphic Sign: A sculpture attached to or sign painted directly on a wall that is
primarily symbolic or representational in nature and not alpha or numeric in
content or copy.
B. Sign Lighting
1. Not Permitted: The sign is neither lighted internally nor has a specific source
of light directed at it. It depends on the general illumination in the area for its
lighting.
2. External: The sign is illuminated by means of external light fixtures directed at
the sign.
• 3. Internal: The sign is illuminated by a light source located inside of the sign.
Only the letters or other symbols are illuminated within an opaque background.
This includes neon and or channel letter signs.
4. Backlit: The message is applied to a translucent panel, through which light is
directed from a source behind the sign face, illuminating the copy and background
of the sign.
SECTION VIII. ALLOCATION OF PERMITTED SIGN TYPE AND AREA
AND PROVISIONS FOR MULTI TENANT DEVELOPMENT S AND
SITES
Allocation of Permitted Sign Tyne and Sign Area and provisions for in Multi Tenant
Developments and Sites.
In multi tenant buildings or sites the permitted sign area and sign types, except for permitted
freestanding signs, may be installed by each individual business establishment that has exclusive
• use of some portion of the street or otherwise primary level of the building and direct access to
the outside. Tenants located on the street or other wise primary level in a center with a common
mall or atrium shall be considered to have direct access to the outside for the purpose of this
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section.
• The management and ownership of any business establishment proposing to install signage must
be separate and distinct from the management and ownership of any other establishment in the
same building or on the same building lot. Each establishment must be separated from all other
establishments by party walls having no openings or passages.
Signage for establishments occupying a multi tenant building or site, but not located on the street
or primary level of the building must be provided from the allocation of sign area and type to the
occupants of the street or primary level of the building.
Only one freestanding sign is permitted for each development or parcel whether occupied by a
single or by multiple tenants. In the case of multiple tenant sites, the permitted freestanding sign
area in Section VI. "Table One Standards by Sign District' for the single permitted freestanding
sign must be allocated by the owner of the site among its tenants.
SECTION IX. TEMPORARY SIGNS
Temporary Signs. Temporary signs, including streamers and pennants, are permitted for a total
• of 30 days per calendar year. Freestanding Temporary Signs are permitted only in districts (on
the matrix) where freestanding signs are permitted and freestanding temporary signs are not
permitted when a permanent freestanding sign is located on the same lot. The area of any
temporary sign shall be one half that allowed in Section for a permanent sign of that type in that
district.
SECTION X. SIGN STANDARD ADJUSTMENTS
Sign Standard Adjustments. Adjustments to the requirements and standards for the height,
number, type, lighting, area or location of a sign or signs established by this ordinance may be
approved through the Site Plan Review process if the following qualifying criteria of A or B, and
the necessary criteria of C, are met:
A. There are site conditions which require a sign adjustment to allow the sign to be
reasonably visible from a street immediately adjacent to the site; Or,
B. The sign adjustment will allow a sign of exceptional design or a style that will
enhance the area or that is more consistent with the architecture and design of the site;
• And, after finding positively on condition A or B above,
C. The sign adjustment will not result in a sign that is inconsistent with the purpose of
the zoning district in which the property is located.
SECTION XI. SPECIAL SIGN TYPES
• Special Sien Tvpes.
A. Service area canopy signs. Each edge of a service area canopy facing a street is
permitted 25 sf of sign area in addition to all other sign area permitted on the site. Such
signage may be illuminated externally, internally, or backlit, but no other part of the face
of the canopy shall be illuminated.
B. Awning or sun canopy: No part may be less than 8 ft. or greater than 12 ft above
grade. Any sign area on the awning, if illuminated, will be deducted from the permitted
wall sign area. The fabric or material used for the awning or canopy must be opaque and
no internal illumination is permitted.
C. Design of Freestanding Signs Freestanding signs in the Lexington Avenue South of
694 Sign District. Freestanding signs in this Sign District may not be supported by poles
or columns. They must be monument type ground signs with with the copy resting on
and supported by a solid base of brick or rock faced block in a color similar to or
complementary to the main structure on the site. The material of the base must extend at
least one half way up the sides of the sign face.
D. Commercial Real Estate Signs. For Sale or For Rent signs on commercial or
industrial properties, whether attached to the wall or freestanding are permitted as part of
the unused sign area allocated to the site. No freestanding for sale or for rent signage is
permitted except as part of or attached to the permitted freestanding sign or signs on the
site. If adequate unallocated sign area is not available, temporary signage may be
attached to the wall or an existing freestanding sign as regulated in Section 5 Temporary
Signs.
SECTION XII MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Maintenance, Sign Permit Required. All signs shall be kept in good repair and free from
peeling paint, rust, damaged or rotted supports, framework or other material, broken or missing
faces or missing letters. Any structure from which a sign has been moved or removed shall be
repaired with materials and/or painted or stained to match the existing background.
. A. Activities considered normal maintenance and repair and not requiring a sign permit
from the City shall include activities such as replacing lamps, replacing ballast in
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freestanding signs, replacing transformers in building signs, painting the pole of
freestanding signs and the cabinet of freestanding or building signs, replacing or repairing
the sign face, including H -bars and retainers behind the face, replacing trim and
replacement of sign fasteners, nuts and washers.
B Activities not considered normal maintenance and repair and requiring a sign permit
from the City and that shall require that a nonconforming sign be brought into
conformance with all requirements of this chapter include:
1. Changes made to the size, height or bulk of the sign or the removal of the
sign for the repair or replacement of the cabinet or any part thereof, not
including the face, or addition of illumination
2. Changes in poles, structural supports, bases or shrouds, footings or anchor
bolts, moving the sign for any reason, change or replacement of the
interior or exterior cabinet frame and removal of any part of the sign for
maintenance, except the sign face.
D. A sign permit in addition to a building permit is required and will be issued for any
placement or installation of a new sign, temporary or permanent, or for any
• maintenance activity that requires a sign permit, after application for such permit on a
form provided by the City along with any plans, certifications or other attachments
requested by the City, and the finding by City Officials the application is in
conformance with the regulations of this section.
Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective the day following its publication.
Adoption Date: Passed by the City Council of the City of Arden Hills
the day of 2001.
ATTEST:
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J S PH P. LYNCH, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
is Publication Date: Published on the of 2001.
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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 333
A SUMMARY
Of Ordinance No. 383 Adopting Sign
Regulations for the City of Arden Hills
An the 26th day of November, 2001, the
Arden Hills City Council adopted Ordinance
#333, and by Five affirmative votes pursuant to
Minn. Stat. 4412.191, Subd. 4, dirtlicted that a
summary of the Ordinance be published.
The adoption of Arden Hills Ordinance #333
will become effective the day following
publication of the Ordinance Summary.
A copy of the Ordinance is available for
inspection by any person during regular
business hours at the office of the City
Administrator, 1245 Highway 96, Arden Hills,
Minnesota 55112. /a/ Dennis Probst
Mayor
ATTEST.
Is/ Joseph P. Lynch
Clry Adminlskindw
(Bulletin: Dec. 5, 2001)
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