Ordinance No. 131 Consolidated Land Use Ordinance

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5. Newspaper boxes. 6. Flags, up to a combined total of 35 square feet, with no one flag larger than 15 square feet in size. 7. Official notices posted on a property at the direction of a court, public body, or public safety official. 8. A sandwich board, menu board, A -frame, T-frame or similar sign which does not exceed six (6) square feet in size, is not illuminated, is located within 15 feet of the primary building entrance of the owner or tenant placing the sign, and is only displayed during hours of business operation. No more than two signs may be placed by any single owner or tenant at any given time. Signs of this type must be placed in a location where they will not impede foot traffic 9. A temporary signor signs, up to a total often (10) square feet of display space, erected by the owner or rental tenant of the property on which the sign is placed. 10. A temporary sign directing people to an event or occurrence located on the property of the person erecting the sign. Such signs are limited to six (6) feet or less of display space and must be installed so that they are less than four (4) feet in height. If placed on property not owned or rented by the person erecting the sign, the property owner must give express permission to erect a sign on the property. A maximum of five (5) such signs may be placed in the City for any given event or occurrence. Such signs may be erected up to two (2) days prior to the event or occurrence, and shall be removed within two (2) days following the event or occurrence. In no event shall such a sign remain in place for more than seven (7) days. 11. A change in the message content (words, logos, or similar graphics) of an existing permanent sign, without change in any other characteristics of the sign. 2. Operation of Minnesota Election Law on Regulations. For the period beginning August 1 in a State general election year and ending ten (10) days following the general election, or thirteen (13) weeks preceding a special election until ten (10) days following the special election, these regulations shall have no effect upon the size or number of non-commercial signs within the City. Signs placed during this period shall be removed by the person responsible for erecting them within the 10 days following the election. Signs may be placed upon private property with permission of the property owner, but may not be placed within the public right-of-way or within a sight triangle. The City retains the right to remove and destroy any such signs so placed. 3. Permit Application. Application for a sign permit shall be made upon the City's application form, and shall contain the following information: 1. Name, signature, address and phone number of the property owner. 2. Name, signature, address and phone number of the applicant, if different from the property owner. 3. The address or property identification number of the property where the sign is proposed to be erected. 4. An inventory of existing signs on the site and combined display area. 5. A complete set of plans showing elevations, distances, setbacks from lot lines, location of buildings and other signs, size of the proposed sign and structure, and other details to fully and clearly represent the construction and placement of the sign. 6. Plans and specifications relating to the method of construction, attachment to buildings, and/or placement upon the ground. 7. A to -scale drawing or illustration showing proposed height, width, shape, layout, colors, lighting and other relevant details of the sign, from all perspectives in which the sign is intended to be viewed. Applicants shall submit one application and supporting materials for each sign, unless submitting a Comprehensive Sign Plan as described in Section 19.3.7. 4. Fees. Sign permit fees and any impoundment fee shall be set by the City Council by ordinance, as amended from time to time. The required fee shall accompany any sign permit application Updated January 2025 — Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance No. 131 97