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Issues Centerville Lino Lakes Comments
Most communities regulate signs that advertise
products or businesses that are not located at the
Billboard or off-premises advertising Not prohibited Prohibited in all districts sign location.
Roof signs By special use permit Prohibited
Wall Graphics-(signs painted on wall) Prohibited Prohibited
17 days- permit required. Up to 32 Banners can proliferate especially at bars and gas
square feet, once per calendar stations. They often occupy a substantial percent of
Banners 14 days-no permit required quarter. the wall area of buildings.
Pen nants Same as banners. Prohibited.
More than three at one location is
considered commercial signage
Flags Not regulated requiring permit.
14 days-permit required. May have 17 days-permit required, up to 32
up to six per year. Not allowed in square feet, once per calendar
Portable sign residential districts. quarter.
Six square feet maximum, must be
locate within 15 feet of entrance,
requires a permit. Must be removed
Not specifically regulated. They are during hours when business is not
Sandwich boards considered a portable sign. open.
This has been a major issue around the country.
Many communities have regulated these to avoid
driver distractions. Regulations go from complete
prohibition to regulating the amount of time a
message may appear before it can change.
Bloomington requires a 20 minute duration and
prohibits variable intensity, as well as requiring the
sign intensity to be adjusted lower during darkness.
Some communities allow them with the change
Dynamic signs or motion signs. Not specifically regulated Prohibited over 20 square feet. interval measured in a few seconds.
This could be an issue in downtown. Since buildings
are allowed be construced at the property line, you
may need to address this at some point. I would
suggest that perpendicular signs not be allowed to
hang over the sidewalk but some encroachment may
Signs in right of way not permitted May be allowed by encroachment be appropriate for signage that is mounted on the
Projectinll signs except temporary signs. agreement. building.
Each public street exposure or public
parking exposure limited to 10
percent of the building wall. In Greater of 100 sq. ft. or 10 percent of
addition a freestanding sign of 200 wall area. Comer or double frontage
square feet is allowed per business or lots may have additional sign subject Some communities regulate total sign areas to a
Signage limits-Wall signs business complex. to same size limits. percentage of largest wall area.
Allowed only if business is not part of
a complex. Allow 2 square feet per
200 square feet per business or frontage foot to maximum of 200 sq. Centerville may want to place a property line setback
business complex. Maximum height ft. No closer than 50 feet to another on freestanding signs and may want to prohibit them
Signage limits-free standing sign or pylon of 35 feet. similar sign. Maximum height 40 ft. in the M-1 and M-2 districts.
Slgnalle limits-home based business Maximum of four sq. ft.
Allowed without permit on interior of
Up to 50 percent of glass area- windows, except dynamic and This is often violated at bars and off-sale
Window signs excluding doors. flashing signs. establishments.
Defined as temporary signs, yet not Allowed up to 24 inch diameter-larger
Balloons or Inflatable silins specifically allowed. is prohibited. May want to remove the definition of temporary sign.
Ordinance allows canopy sign and
wall sign in M-1 and M-2 district. This
might be interpreted to mean they get May want to fix this to indicate that canopy sign is a
other issues. both. version of a wall sign.