HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 121 Relating to Advertising Signs, Regulating and Controlling the Erection and Maintenance of Such Signs, Providing for Permits Therefor and Providing Penalty for ViolationsORDINANCE NO. 121
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ADVERTISING SIGNS, REGULATING AND
CONTROLLING THE ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SIGNS,
PROVIDING FOR PERMITS THEREFOR AND PROVIDING PENALTY FOR
VIOLATIONS.
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF MAPLEWOOD DOES HER ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. No advertising signs or other signs, unless specifically
exempted by the provisions of this ordinance, shall hereafter be erected, constructed,
placed, located, re -located, altered, displayed or maintained out-of-doors within
the limits of the Village of Maplewood for advertising or informational purposes
unless authorized by permit as provided in this ordinance and, then, only in
accordance with the provisions of this ordinance relating to size, location and
appearance as herein defined and also subject to the provisions of the Maplewood
Building Code as to structural requirements.
Sec. 2. For purposes of this ordinance, the following definitions shall
be applicable:
A. Display sign: Any publicly displayed notice or symbolic devise not enclosed
within buildings, intended for advertising purposes or intended to identify or
promote a particular business, idea, product, person or property; or a structure
that is arranged, intended, designed or used as an advertisement, announcement or
direction and includes a sign, billboard and advertising devise of any kind.
B. Ground sign: Any sign supported by uprights or braces placed upon the ground
and not attached to anybuilding.
C. Projecting sign: A sign other than a wall sign suspended from or supported by
a building or structure and projecting out therefrom.
D. Roof sign: A sign erected upon or above a roof of a building or structure.
E. Wall sign: A sign attached to or erected against the wall of a building or
structure.
F. Pedestal sign: A ground sign erected upon a single post or shaft more than
five feet high, with the display portion mounted on top thereof.
G. Temporary sign: Temporary sign shall include any sign, banner, pennant, valance
or advertising display constructed of cloth, canvas, cardboard, wall board or other
light materials with or without frames intended to be displayed for a short period
of time only.
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H. The term "sign area" shall mean that area of a sign within the marginal lines
of the surface which bears the advertisement, or in case of letters, symbols, or
figures attached directly to any part of a building, that area which is included
in the smallest rectangle which can be made to circumscribe each letter, figure,
or symbol displayed thereon.
I. Billboard: A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service
or entertainment not sold or offered on the premises where such sign is located.
Sec. 3. ANNUAL PERMITS. No advertising sign or advertising structure,
permitted by this Ordinance, shall be constructed, erected, used or maintained
unless a permit therefor shall have been issued. Any person may apply for such
permit, and application therefor shall be made to the Village Clerk on forms
furnished by him, shall contain a statement that the owner or occupant of the
land in question has consent thereto, and shall be accompanied by an initial
permit fee in the amount of $3.00 plus $0.30 if the advertising area does not
exceed 10 square feet; $5.00 if such area exceeds 10 but does not exceed 25
square feet; $10.00 if such area exceeds 25 but does not exceed 100 square feet;
$20.00 if such area is in excess of 100 square feet. Permits shall be for the
calendar year, and may be renewed by payment of said fee for the new year without
the filing of a new application. Fees shall not be pro -rated for fractions of
the year. When an advertising structure contains advertising on both sides, only
one permit is required for the entire structure. Advertising copy may be changed
at any time without the payment of an additional fee.
A permit may be revoked after hearing if any statement made in the application
therefor was false or that the advertisement covered thereby is in violation of
this ordinance. Any outdoor advertisement not covered by a current permit shall
be removed by the owner or user thereof upon written notice by the Clerk. If not
removed within 30 days after receipt of said notice, it may be removed by any
Village employee directed to do so.
Sec. 4. In residential districts, only the following types of signs shall
be permitted, and no permit fee shall be required.
1. Official traffic signs.
2. Professional, accessory use, home occupation or name signs,
indicating the name, profession or activity of the occupant
of a dwelling, or signs indicating the private nature of a
driveway or premises, provided that the area of the sign
shall not be larger than four (4) square feet.
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3. Identification signs for schools, churches, hospitals,
clubs, and other similar uses, provided that the area
shall not be larger than twelve (12) square feet.
4. Real estate signs when placed on properties offered
for sale or rent, provided that the area shall not be
larger than twelve (12) square feet.
5. Temporary signs of contractors, architects, mechanics
and artisans, provided that such signs shall be removed
promptly upon completion of the work.
Sec. 5. Each business establishment shall at all times be permitted,
without fee, to display its name on the front of its own premises. In addition
thereto, each such business may, without permit fee, maintain upon its premises
one projecting sign, pedestal sign, roof sign or wall sign providing same does
not overhang any part of the public street right of way; but, in order to maintain
more than one such sign, the owner must apply for a permit as prescribed by this
ordinance.
Sec. 6. The following restrictions shall apply to all permitted sign uses:
No advertising sign or advertising structure shall be constructed, erected,
used or maintained:
1. Within the right-of-way or upon the right-of-way fences of any
highway or street, except by special permission of Village Council.
2. Within one hundred feet of any church, school, cemetery, public
park, highway intersection, or railroad intersection.
3. In any location where, by reason of the position, shape or color
of the sign, it may interfere with, obstruct the view of, or be
confused with any authorized traffic signal or device.
4. In any manner as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any
door, window or fire escape. No sign of any kind shall be
attached to a fire escape.
5. Which shall have lessthan three vertical feet of bottom open
space along its entire length. Latticing shall be regarded as
satisfying this requirement.
Sec. 7. Double fee shall be charged if a sign or billboard is erected
without first obtaining a permit therefor and likewise for renewal after expiration
date.
Sec. 8. Upon presentation of an application for a sign or billboard, the
Village Clerk shall first pass upon the proposed location of each sign. If it
appears that the sign would meet all the requirements hereunder and would not
violate any other Ordinance of this Village, he shall approve the same and endorse
his approval on said application. The application shall then be submitted to the
Council and the permit may be granted or denied in the discretion of the Council.
Sec. 9. Housing information: Individuals, firms, and/or corporations
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engaged in the construction of dwelling houses may erect directional signs in
any portion of this Village on private property with the prior written consent
of the owner, such signs to be limited in area to twenty (20) square feet or
less, by filing such written consent with and securing permit therefor from the
Village Clerk. The permit fees for such signs shall be the same as required for
all other signs of like character requiring permits.
Sec. 10. Unsafe and/or unsightly signs: All signs that may be found
unsafe, unsightly, objectionable or in violation of this Ordinance, shall be
removed and/or repaired upon receipt of a notice so to do from the Village Clerk.
In the event the owner or person or company or corporation having control of such
signs fails to remove or repair the same within the stated time in such notice,
the same may be removed by the Village at the expense of the owner or manager of
such sign, or of the owner of the ground upon which the same stands.
Sec. 11. No signs or billboards shall be painted on buildings or attached
directly thereto by an adhesive except incidental signs on display windows.
Sec. 12. All non -conforming signs or billboards, existing at the effective
date of this Ordinance, shall be removed within 60 days of the effective date
of this Ordinance.
Sec. 13. The Council may provide by resolution such regulations as it
deems necessary from time to time for the use or display of temporary signs.
Sec. 14. Penalties: Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine
of not more than $100.00 or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days
for each offense.
Sec. 15. Effective date: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its publication as provided by law.
Sec. 16. The provisions of this Ordinance shall supercede any inconsistent
provisionsof any other Ordinance of the Village of Maplewood; provided that this
provision shall not be interpreted to mean that the sign provisions of the Building
Code and the Zoning Ordinance are superceded except as the terms thereof may be
inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance.
Passed by the Village Council this
3rd day of November, 1960.
Attest:
Clerk.
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PERMITS THEREFOR AND PRO- nWatE O{'4'1fltllesota
VIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLA-,
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THE OUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE County of Ramsey
OF MAPLEWOOD DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: T R Lillie
Section 1. No advertising -tgn, or a being duly sworn, on oath esJa;
'other etgns. "Icas .D ifically es- !____________________
empted by the provision. of this ordi-
nance. shall he, 1. erected, copp- that he is, and during all the times herein stated hes bre________________________________-____________
altered. placed. located. rned Cut -
altered, ;ithi, t o maintained out -
r
of -doors within the limits of the nil- the_______________________________________Dubrasta of the newspaper known Y Ramsey County Review,
Ieae of Maplewood for a..lesseinq o and nee full knowledge of the Snob hereinafter stated; that for more than ova yecr prior to the Dnbliaa-
informettonal r
prised by nurpoaes unless euth- t,1
hermit as provided to this Nan therein of the___()rdj.nrnt:w_y_Q_--1•�------------
ordinance and, then, only i accordance ---""------"--"----- ------
with the' provieione of this ordinance
relating to eta location and appear- __ _________________ __ ___ __ _ __ __ _____ _ _ _ _ ____ hereinafter described.
sees,herein defined and also .ubj-t id n paper wee nrivted d DubFiahed in the Village of North St Paul, to the County f Ramsey,
B. Idio provielone of the M.Dlewood State of Minnesota, on Wodne.d.y of each week; that during all said time td newspaper has been Drint-
Building Code as to atructurel re ed I, the English language from its known ak; of publication within the Village from which it Pur-
qurrement,. porta to be Is-ued a above stated and i ewspaPee format and in clam. and -heat form equivalent
Sec. 2. For nurpaees of thio odi- in pace to at least 460 r wing inches of stasis column, two inches ids: has bean ued cc
ranthe following de[initione shell each w k from known office established in said place f Publication and emDlaying skilled orkmen
be applicable: and equipped with the necessary material for preparing and Printing the .ams, d the presswork on that
A. Display sign: Any Publicly dis- I Dart 4 the new,pal er devoted to local news f interest to the -..Unity which it PorPort, to serve bas
played notice o ymbolic devise of been done in its known officeof Publication; that during all said time in its makeup not lees then twenty-
- closed within building., intended. for I five per cent of its ewe wlumva have been devoted to local ewe f Internet to the community it pur-
e evertiainng Purposes or i tended to porta to
ve; that during all aid time It hes not holly dunitcated any other Publication, and has of
identify promote a na oicnlar bust- be entirely made asp of patents, plate matter and advertisements: nae been circulated e d Be
dee, product, see ons r pronertY: said Place of Publication to the eztent of at lent two hundred nd forty (240) copies egul-1, delivered
s structure that' need, tend- to Haying subscribers and has entryd Claes matter in its local Poet office; and that a COPY of ¢ash
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or ade,.'xnad o ed- M. R adyerts�- sa ereov
t o dh'ecfibn d tnue has been filed with the State Historical Society. St. Paul; d that there has been on filer the
naiades a a'gne billboard and edvertte- office of the County Auditor of Ramsey County, Minneeote, the affidavit f a Person having knowledge
ml devise of any kind. of the facia, showing the n end location of said new -➢aper and the eziatence of the mnditiom
B. Ground sign: Any sign supported Constituting its qualifications ea a legal newapaDer.
by upright. Or brace. placed cut from the
around and not attached to anyobuilde That the__________QIa1:,3.ii�iLC.B-------------------------hereto attached was
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columns of said newspaper, and was printed and Published therein I. the English language, Duce each
C. Projecting sign: A sign other thenweeks: that it was Yint eo published on Wednesday
a wall sign suspended from at sup-'� week, for -------- 0�e-----------------successive
PCrted by . building or structure and ..tt r�{ —�_�ttom�,,,� end thereafter on Wednesday
projecting out therefrom. the________2-3r .----- day of_____N-0-vatnhetr----------lg-
D. Roof sign : Abellsign erected upon
or .. roof of a butloing or etre,- of each week to and Including the- ---------- — ------ day
o!______---------------------19___-' ad
a
lure.
E. Wall sign: A aisn attached to or that the following Is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both ' clnaive, and Ie hereby
erted against the wall of . building acknowledged as being the ams and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice,
orF etrydestal tc.wit;
e Led PPee '¢n: A ground sign ar-
s
c upon a tingle post o shaft more abedef¢hijklmnopgmtuvwan
than n feet high with the display
portion mounted on tan thereof.
G. Temporary sign: Temporary sign
.hall include any sign, benner'.--Pea _ 1_ -------
nant, valance or advertising display -----
aonatrotted of cloth. Cannes,. Cardbo.rd. and sworn to before me ------------_19_V
wall board or other light materials with Subscribed - or without frames intended to be die- ___—_________________________--
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t axed fore short period of time only. _County, Minn.
d. The term "sign area" shall mean
nal are. of .sten within the mar. P7ACEK, N -terry Pq
sinal linea of the surface which bear, NON �• ��pp�itj� _________________________
tn< aay<rueament, n qne of i<a VER Ramsey CO'""Yg6a" .mires ____— ls__--
tera, -,-be s, yr tienrea Nerhea Publle, Sept• 10,
directly
hat tlr to vas„ ch part i of
ludedb in the
M1J EOmrnlssien Expires
mal leaf 'to'-hi"which can bead.toCi macrill, each letter, figure, or
f.symbol displayed- thereon.
attentioln�tod a bueingeaewhcommodityich i i
ntertainmlot not said or Of-
feredcon eo
ortthe premise. where .ugh sign
L located. -
ad -
C ... "acted, erected, an. or maintained
leas n permit therefor shall have
been issued. Any person may apply for
such permit, and application therefor
shall be made to the Village Clerk on
forme furnished by him, shall contain
a statement that the owner or occupant
of the land in question has consent
thereto, and shall be eccomDanis l by
an initial permit fee in the amount
of $3.00 Plus $0.30 if the advertising
lea does not C.CC d 10 equal. feet;
$6.00 if such area exceeds 10 but does
not exceed 25 square feet $10.0 if
such area exceeds 25 but doe. not ex-
ceed 100 square feet: $20.00 if such
areais in excess of 100 square feet.
Permit. shall lie for the calendar Year,
and may be renewed by payment of
said fee for the ney year without the
filing of a new application. Fees shall
not be pro -rated for fractions of the
year. When an advertising struetwe
contains advertising on hot pp aides, oa-
ly one Per[nit fa requirid for the en-
tire structure. Advertising copy may
be changed at any time without the
payment of an additional fee.
A permit may be revoked after beer, -
g if any statement made in the so -
plication therefor was false or that the
advertisement covered thereby is in
violation of this ordinance. Any out-
door advertisement not covered by a
current permit shall be removed by the
owner or user thereof upon written no-
tice by the Clerk. If not removed with-
in 30 days after receipt of said Co,
Lice. it may be removed by any Vil-
lage employee directed to do so.
Sec. 4. In residential districts, an.
ly the following types of aign,,& shall
be permitted, and no Permit fix shall
be required.
1. Offlclal traffic signs.
2. Professional, accessory use, home
cupation or name signs, indicat-
ing the name. Profession or ac-
tivity of the occupant of a dwell-
ing, or sign. indicating the private
nature of a driveway or premises,
Provided that the area of the sign
shall not be larger than four (4)
square feet.
3. Identification signs for schools.
dAurchsal Hospitals, clubs. and
other similar uses, Provided that
the area shall not be larger than
twelve (12) square feet.
4. Real estate eigne when placed on
properties offered for sale or rent.
Provided that the area shall not be
]ari[er than twelve (12) square feet.
5. Temporary eigne of contractors, ar-
chitects, mechanics and artisans,
Provided that such signs shall be
removed Promptly uDan comple-
tion of the work.
Sec. 5. Each business establishment
shall at all times be permitted,with-
out fee, to display its name on the
front of its own premises. In addi.
tion thereto; each such business may.
wapout permit fee. maintain upon rte
premises one projecting sign. pedestal
sign. .of aign or well sign providing
same does not overhang any part of
the Public street right of way: but,
in order to maintain more than one
such aign, the owner must apply for
a Permit m prescribed by thisordi-
nance.
Sec. 6. The following restrictions
.hall apply w .11 permitted sign uses:
No advertising sign or advettiein¢¢
structure shall be constructed. ernetedi
used or maintained:
i. Within the right-ol-way or upon
the right of-waY fences of any
highway or street, xcept by special
permission of Village Council.
2. Within one hundred feet of any
. public
'lack'church, highway
imcr action, or roll -
perk,
road intersection.
9. any location where, reason
of
of the position, shape or
color of
the sign, it may interfere with, ob-
struct the view oor be contused
with any authorize.. d traffic signal
or device.
4. In floe manner ae prevent tree
ingress to or egress from any
windowdoor. e
sign of any kind shall beattach d
to a fire escape.
5. Which shall
steep factof. then three
m open Davafte
along its entire length. Latticing
shall be regarded as satisfying this
requirement.
Sec. 7. Double fee shell be charged
ifa aign or billboard is erected without
first obtaining a permit therefor and
likewise for renewal after expiration
date.
Sec. 3. Upon presentation of an
plieation fm' a sign or billboard, the
Village Clerk shall first pass upon the
proposed location of each sign. If it
appeals
that the sign would meet ajl
the requirement. hereunder and would
of violate any other Ordinance of this
Village. he shall approve the same and
endoras his aPprovgl on said applies-
' tion. The application shall then be sub -
muted to the Council and the permit
may be granted or denied in the die -
I eretion of the Council.
Sec. 9. Housing information : Individ-
uals, firms, and/or corporations cn-
gaged in the construction of dwelling
ho..a. may erect directional signs itt
rent of the owner. such eigne to ha
limited in area to twenty (20) square
feet or less, by filing such written cony
sent with and securing permit therefor
from the Village Clerk. The permit
fees for such Signe shall be the ewe
Sec. 10. Unsafe and/or unsightly
signs: all sign. that may be found un-
safe, un.ightly, objectionable or In viol-
ation of this Ordinance, shall be remov-
ed Indict reD.ited upon receipt of a
sties an to do franc, the Village Clerk.
In the event the owner or person or
company or corporation having Con-
trol o: such sign. fail. to remove or
repair the same within the stated time
I. such notice, the same may be remov-
ed by the V(Ilaye at the expense of
e owner
the. ownsof Fer the of solli ground uP
orof s on
which the name stands.
S.C. Il. No simm, or billboards shall
be painted on building. or attached
'rdncidental signs on display an esive except
windows.
Sec. 12. All nume.nforming signs or
billboards, existing at the effective
data of this Ordinance. shall be re-
moves! within go day. of the effective
date of this Ordinance.
Sec. 13. The Council may provide by
resolution such regulations as it deems
nece...ry from time to time for the
can or display of temporary signs.
Sec' 14. Penalties: Any person who
shall violate any of the provision. of.
this Ordinance shall be guilty of a
atfine ofnnet .oil shall mor. than •$100.0 oorr by
�
netyon(90)dayao for not more
than
each offenae.
Sec -15. Effective date: This Ordi-
nance shall .take effect and be in
force from and after its publication as
provided by F!wn.^Vie1aas of this Ordi-
prteted to mean that the sign pro-
ion. of the Building Code and the
Zoning Ordinance are mperceded as-
cept as the terms thereof may be in-
con�1stent with the provision- of this
Orgyta d
Paa2 by the Village Council this
3rd day of November,
rt O
ForeiR. Schmid
Mayor
Aye- - 5
Nays - 0
Atte-t:
James M. H.fner
Clerk