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Home My Public Portal About466CITY OF MEDINA ORDINANCE NO.466 AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO PERMITTED SIGNS IN THE PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC AND RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AMENDING SECTION 815 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA, MINNESOTA ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. Section 815.03 of the Medina code of ordinances is amended to add the underlined language as follows: 815.03. Defmitions. The following words and terms, wherever they occur in this ordinance, are defined as follows: Subd. 16.1. "Sign Surface Area" is the total surface area of a Pylon Sign, calculated by multiplying the vertical width of the surface of the Sign times the horizontal height of the surface of the Sign. Sign Surface Area shall not include the area of the post(s), shaft(s), or pier(s) on which the Pylon Sign is erected. Sign Area = A x B Ordinance No. 466 September 1, 2009 SECTION II. Section 815.07 of the Medina code of ordinances is amended to add the underlined language and delete the struck through language as follows: Section 815.07. Permitted Signs in all Zoning Districts. The following Signs are permitted in all zoning districts. A Sign permit is required for each Sign. Subd. 1. Signs on Construction Sites. Two Signs shall be permitted upon a construction site in any zoning district. Each Sign shall not exceed sixty four (64) 32 square feet in area per surface; shall be limited to a single surface; shall be located upon the subject construction site; shall be set back ten (10) feet from the right-of-way; and shall be removed upon completion of the construction site improvements and release of the financial guarantee. SECTION III. Section 815.09 of the Medina code of ordinances is amended to add the underlined language and delete the language as follows: Section 815.09. Residential District Signs. Subd. 1. General Provisions. In addition to the Signs allowed in Section 815.07, the following Signs are permitted in Residential Districts. A Sign permit is required for each Sign. No Sign in a Residential District shall exceed six (6) feet in height. If illuminated, the Sign shall meet the applicable luminary requirements set forth in Section 829 of the city's ordinances. Subd. 2. Permitted Signs. The following additional types of Signs are permitted in Residential Districts: (a) Directional Signs. One (1) Directional Sign is permitted for each property; (b) Monument Signs. Monument Signs are permitted at the entrance(s) of a residential subdivision institutional use or nark but shall be no greater than thirty (30) square feet and be landscaped around the perimeter of the base of the Sign. The landscaping shall cover at least two (2) times the total area of the Monument Sign base. The Monument Sign shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from the curb or right-of-way; awl (c) Home Occupation Signs. Home occupation Signs shall be approved by the city council in conjunction with a conditional use permit for the home occupation. The home occupation Sign shall be no greater than eight (8) square feet, have only one (1) side, be set back at least ten (10) feet from the right-of-way. The home occupation Sign shall be landscaped around the perimeter of the base of the Sigh. The landscaping shall cover at least two (2) times the total area of the home occupation Sign base.-; and Ordinance No. 466 2 September 1, 2009 (d P lon Signs. Pylon Signs are permitted at the entrance(s) of a residential subdivision, institutional use or park, but shall not exceed 15 square feet in Sign Area nor exceed 20 square feet in Sign Surface Area. The Pylon Sign shall be landscaped around the perimeter of the base of the Sign. The landscaping shall cover an area equivalent to the width of the sign surface multiplied by two. The Pylon Sign shall be set back at least ten feet from the curb or right-of-way. The Pylon Sign shall be designed to have a natural appearance, and the post(s), shaft(s) or pier(s) on which the sign is erected shall have a combined width which is at least 10 percent of the width of the Sign. SECTION IV. Section 815.19 of the Medina code of ordinances is amended to add the underlined language and delete the language as follows: Section 815.19. Public -Semi Public and Rural Public/Semi-I'ublic,District$ Signs. Subd. 1. General Provisions. In addition to the Signs allowed in Section 815.07, the following Signs are permitted in Public -Semi Public and Rural Public/Semi-Public Districts. A Sign permit is required for each Sign. All Signs i„ P„blic SeFa Dubuc shall be integrated with the design and architecture of any buildings or structures on the property in terms of materials, style, color, and placement. If the Sign is illuminated, it shall meet the applicable luminary requirements set forth in Section 829 of the city's ordinances. Subd. 2. Maximum Sign Area. The Signs on a Public -Semi Public or Rural Public/Semi- Public District property may consist of any of the types of Signs permitted by this Ordinance, but the Signs shall not exceed the following total Sign Area: Lot Size (Acres) Maximum Total Sign Area < 1 Acre 1.1 — 5 Acres 5.1 — 20 Acres 50 Square Feet 75 Square Feet 100 Square Feet Subd. 3. Permitted Signs. The following additional types of Signs are permitted in Public - Semi Public and Rural Public/Semi-Public Districts: (a) Monument Signs. A Monument Sign shall not consist of more than fifty (50) square feet of Sign Area. A Monument Sign shall not be greater than ten (10) feet in height. The Monument Sign's height shall be calculated by averaging the measurements of the final grade in elevation around the perimeter of the bottom of the Sign to the top of the Sign, with measurements in at least four (4) different places around the Sign required. The Monument Sign shall be landscaped around the perimeter of the base of the Sign. The landscaping shall cover at least two (2) times the total area of the Monument Sign base. A Monument Sign shall be set Ordinance No. 466 3 September 1, 2009 back at least twenty (20) feet from all lot lines of the property, with the exception that the Monument Sign may be set back only ten (10) feet from the front lot line of the property if it is located at least twenty-five feet from the side lot lines; (b) Wall Sign. No wall sign shall exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in total Sign Area. The sign shall be centered on the wall to which it is attached: • an (c) Pylon Signs No Pylon Sign shall be greater than 15 square feet in Sign Area nor exceed 20 square feet in Sign Surface Area. No Pylon Sign shall exceed eight feet in height. The Pylon Sign shall be landscaped around the perimeter of the base of the Sign. The landscaping shall cover an area equivalent to the width of the sign surface multiplied by two. A Pylon Sign shall be set back at least 20 feet from all lot lines of the property, with the exception that the Sign may be set back only ten feet from the front lot line of the property if it is located at least 25 feet from the side lot lines. The Pylon Sign shall be designed to have a natural appearance, and the post(s), shaft(s) or pier(s) on which the sign is erected shall have a combined width which is at least 10 percent of the width of the Sign. SECTION V. Section 815.21 of the Medina code of ordinances is amended to add the underlined language and delete the language as follows: Section 815.21. General Sign Location, Design and Construction Requirements. Subd. 1. General Requirements. All Signs shall conform to the requirements of this Section whether or not a Sign permit is required. All Signs shall be constructed in such a manner and of such material that they shall be safe and substantial. All Signs shall be properly secured, supported and braced and shall be kept in good repair so that public safety and traffic safety are not compromised. Signs visible from a street shall be designed to be highly legible so as not to distract drivers. Attention should be paid to font type, font size, and contrasts between the message and background. Subd. 2. Maintenance. The area on the property around the Sign on which it i erected 3 including required landscaping areas, shall be properly maintained and clear of brush, long grass, weeds, debris, rubbish and other obstacles. All burned -out light bulbs or damaged panels on a Sign shall be immediately replaced. Subd. 3. Sign Copy. All Sign copy shall be fastened securely to the Sign face and maintained on a regular basis. Any missing Sign copy shall be replaced immediately. Any Sign copy that is outdated must be removed within thirty (30) days. Subd. 4. Location. No Sign shall be located so as to obscure any existing Sign. No sign other than a governmental sign shall be erected or temporarily placed within any street right-of-way or upon any public easement. No Sign shall be attached or placed upon any building in such a manner as to obstruct any window or door or fire escape or be attached Ordinance No. 466 4 September 1, 2009 to any fire escape. The minimum clearance of any Sign from unprotected electrical conductors shall be not less than thirty-six (36) inches for conductors carrying not over six hundred (600) volts and forty-eight (48) inches for conductors carrying more than six hundred (600) volts. Subd. 5. Reserved, Font-S. a tb t1 sts (71 ho he.htiftho ad ha eat; itef25to31 o 'o twelve (12) inches if the road has a speed limit of 15 to 51 miles per hour, and fifteen (15) .hes ;fthe .,a has ., ec limit of55 ,,.,ilex p hou.. o e Subd. 6. Interference with Traffic. A Sign shall not be located within fifty (50) feet of any street, traffic sign or signal, intersection, driveway or crosswalk. A Sign may be located closer than fifty (50) feet if it can be shown that the Sign will not interfere with the ability of drivers and pedestrians to see the traffic sign or signal, intersection, driveway or crosswalk, and the Sign will not distract drivers nor cause any interference with such traffic sign or signal. Subd. 7. Illumination. Illuminated signs shall be subject to the electrical requirements of the electrical code of the State of Minnesota. Illuminated signs shall also be subject to the requirements of Section 829 of the city's ordinances. Subd. 8. Dynamic Displays. Dynamic Displays on Signs are allowed subject to the following conditions: (a) Dynamic Displays are allowed only on Monument and Pylon Signs. Dynamic Displays may occupy no more than thirty-five (35) percent of the actual copy and graphic area of the Sign. The remainder of the Sign must not have the capability to have a Dynamic Display even if it is not being used. Only one (1) contiguous Dynamic Display area is allowed on a Sign face; (b) A Dynamic Display must not change or move more often than once every five (5) minutes, except for changes that are necessary to correct hour and minute, date, time or temperature information. Time, date or temperature information is considered to be one (1) Dynamic Display and may not be included as component of any other Dynamic Display. A display of time, date or temperature must remain for at least five (5) minutes before changing to a different display, but the time, date or temperature information itself may change no more often than once every three seconds; (c) The images and messages displayed on a Dynamic Display must be static, and the transition from one static display to another must be instantaneous and without any special effects; Ordinance No. 466 5 September 1, 2009 (d) The images and messages displayed on a Dynamic Display must be complete in themselves, without continuation in content to the next image or message or to any other Sign; (e) Ewify-line-ef-eopy-and-graphies-in-a-Dyniamic--Display-ffiest-meet-the-fent-size ents of sub ivision 5 ^bo Every line of copy and graphics on a Dynamic Sign visible from a road must be at least seven (7) inches in height if the road has a speed limit of 25 to 34 miles per hour, nine (9) inches if the road has a speed limit of 35 to 44 miles per hour, twelve (12) inches if the road has a speed limit of 45 to 54 miles per hour, and fifteen (15) inches if the road has a speed limit of 55 miles per hour or more. If there is insufficient room for copy and graphics meeting these requirements, then no Dynamic Display is permitted; (f) Dynamic Displays must be designed and equipped to freeze the device in one position if a malfunction occurs. The display must also be equipped with a means to immediately discontinue the display if it malfunctions, and the Sign owner must immediately stop the Dynamic Display when notified by the city that it is not complying with the standards of this ordinance; (g) Dynamic Displays must comply with the brightness standards contained in this ordinance; and (h) Dynamic Displays existing on the effective date of this ordinance that do not meet the structural requirements or operational standards above may continue as a Non - Conforming Sign subject to Section 815.29. An existing Dynamic Display that cannot meet minimum font size requirements as stated in subdivision 5 above must use the largest size possible for one line of copy to fit in the available space. SECTION VI. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and publication. Adopted by the city council of the city of Medina this 1st day of September, 2009. CsD� T.M.Crosby, Jr., M ATTEST: Z%4 q4, 47(.„2,,,„ Chad M. Adams, City Administrator -Clerk Published in the South Crow River News this 4`h day of September, 2009. Ordinance No. 466 6 September 1, 2009