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ROSEVILLE PKS/REC Fax:612-628-0927 Feb 12 '97 8:45 P.02 '., A question was raised as to whether tbe Oval scoreboard was a ''Flashing Sign" as described in Section 14.020(6). It is obvious that the Oval scoreboard is a very complex me~sage board which can flash scores, messages, advertising" etc., to the captured audience inside the facility. (On a smaller scale, the new Bar-Mar message tower inside the mall can do the same thing. No permit was required) Section 14.030, "Advertising Signs Prohibited" states that such signs are not allowed in any district within the City. The staff maintains that the Oval scoreboard signs and proposed signagc on wind screens, etc., are within an enclosed facility, displaying and directing their messages to the "captured audience". They are not "advertising signs" by definition because they do not. purposefully direct and display their message to the off-site public right-of-way, vehicular and pedeSUiantraflac. .' Section 14.040, "Flashing Signs Prohibited" states that such signs are not allowed in any district. Again, the Oval application is inside of a permitted facility. directed to captured audience; not too much different from the old Metropolitan or the St. Paul Saint's stadium scoreboard and animation. I'm sure there wU no sign permit in that instance, either. Section 14.220. "Prohibited Signs" states that illuminated signs and others listed in the General Provisions are prohibited ftom residential districts. The City Civic Center site is located within a residential zone, however. none of the interior Oval (or ice arena) signs are directed to the public. Recommendations: Steve, I think it is clear and logical why no permits are necessary. However. if there is still misunderstanding about the sign code interpretation, there are a number of solutions: 1) The Oval Thrector could request an appeal and official interpretation/decision ofthc City Council. ' 2) The Oval Director could request a variance fi'om the City Council. 3) The City could rezone the entire Civic Center site. subject to a master plan, to a PUD with specific sign criteria. 4) The sign code could be amended to clearly define an "interior sign" and state that interior signs !lte not regulated by the Sign Code. Additionally, an amendment could specify what types and sizes of signs are permitted with (and without) permits on all types of public property (State. County. City and SchooVSpecial Districts). Thanks for the opportunity to comment on this issue. Attachment: Letter from City Attorney Roger Jensen re: Oval signage. xc: Roger Jensen, Bob B., Mike F., Rick 1. 2