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Home My WebLink AboutNo 458 Amending Section 818 of the Maplewood Code Relating to SignsOROINAiNCL NO. 458 Ail ORDINANCL A11LNDDG SLCTIOii 616 OF TIAL MAPLLWOOO CODL RLLAII14G TO SIGNS THL COUNCIL OF TM CITY OF MAPLLWOOD DOLS HLRLBY ORDAIii AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 818 of the Maplewood Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 618.020. Definitions. 1. Portable Sign: A sign constructed to be movable from one location to another and not permanently attached to the ground or to any immobile structure. Such sign may consist of a mobile structure such as a semi -trailer, carriage, van, sled or other device whose primary function during a specific time is to serve as a sign. 616.U60. Restrictions. 1. .oto sign permitted by this ordinance shall, by reason of its location, color, or intensity create a hazard to the safe, efficient movement of vehicles or pedestrian traffic. into private sign shall contain words which might be constructed as traffic controls such as "Stop", "Caution", "Warning", etc., unless such sign is intended to direct traffic on the premises. 3. There shall be no signs having blinking, flashing or fluttering lights or having a changing brightness or color, except for the signs giving public service information -- such as time and temperature. 618.150. Temporary Signs. 2. Portable Signs a. Portable signs with content of a public information nature shall not exceed two hundred fifty (25U) square feet in area. b. Other portable signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area or ten (10) feet in height without approval of a special permit by the City Council. c. All portable signs shall be permitted for a period not to exceed twenty (20) days and only one portable sign may be located on a lot at any one time. d. A maximum of two portable signs shall be permitted on a lot per year except by special permit from the City Council. e. The City Council may approve additional portable signs by special permit for multi use commercial centers. f. The required minimum setback for portable signs is lU feet from any lot line. Off site portable signs are prohibited. g. A permit must be obtained for portable signs, but no fee is required. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect after its passage and publication. Passed by the City Council of the City of Maplewood, Riunesota, this l8th clay of January, 1979. Mayo Attests Ayes — 5 oxer Nays - U AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ORDINANCE NO. 458 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 818OF THE MAPLEWOOD CODE t RELATING TO SIGNS Skate of cmin ovin THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAPLEWOOD per' DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 818 of the Maplewood Code is hereby County of Ramsey amended to read as follows: 818.020. Definitions. 1. Portable Sign: A sign constructed to be movable N a Theodore Li.11ie being duly sworn, on oath says from one location to another and not permanently at """"""""""' """.. .. .."""""". .. . . .' Cached to the ground or to any immobile structure. Such he is and during all the times herein stated has been the ....ASS1Stant P1 b.lis. leZ' sign may consist of a mobile structure such as a semi- •••••••••••••••••••...... •..... .•••• trailer, carriage, van, sled or other device whose .. primary function during a specific time is to serve as a publisher and printer of the newspaper known as Maplewood Review, sign and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the 818.060. Restrictions. English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at 1. No sign permitted by this ordinance shall, by reason least 900 square inches. (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once each week. of its location, color, or intensity create a hazard to the (3) Said newspaper has 50 percent of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the com- munity which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made safe, efficient movement of vehicles or pedestrian up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements. (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near traffic. No private sign Shall contain words which might the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying be constructed as traffic controls such as "Stop," subscribers, has an average of at least 75 percent of its total circulation currently paid or no more than "Caution," "Warning," etc., unless such sign is in three months in arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local post -office. (5) Said newspaper tended to direct traffic on the premises. purports to serve the Village of Maplewood In the County of Ramsey and it has its known office 8. There shall be no signs having blinking, flashing or of issue in the Village of North St. Paul in said county, established and open during its regular fluttering lights or having a changing brightness or business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and main - color, except for the signs giving public service in- tained by the publisher of said newspaper or persons in his employ and subject to his direction and formation — such as time and temperature. control during all such regular business hours at which said newspaper is printed. (6) Said news 818.150. Temporary Signs. paper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspaper has 2. Portable Signs complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publi a. Portable signs with content of a publ is information cation mentioned below. (e) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966, and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary nature shall not exceed two hundred fifty (250) square of State and signed by the publisher and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is feet in area. a legal newspaper. C b. Other portable signs shall not exceed thirty two � (32) square feet in area or ten (10) feet in height without He further states on oath that the printed ........Ord].11c'3,...............nCe..NO...... ..%�./....................................... approval of a special permit by the City Council. c. All portable signs shall be permitted for a period „............ • ............... • hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns not to exceed twenty (20) days and only one portable of Said newspaper, and was printed and published therein In the English language, once each week, for sign may belocated on a lot at any one time. d. A maximum of two portable signs shall be per One ........ successive weeks; that Itwasfirstsopublished onWednesday the milted on a lot per year except by special permit from Februar the City Council. day of ........... ai............. of, and was thereafter printed and Aub- e. The City Council may approve additional portable """""""""'-"'"'""'"" signs by special permit for multi use commercial lished on every Wednesday to and including Wednesday the .................. day of .................................... centers. I. The required minimum setback for portable signs is 10 feet from any lot line. Off site portable signs are r o A � t Z* incl � a h ac and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet prohibited. from A to Z, both nclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as bein the size and kind Of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to wit: g. A permit must be obtained for portable signs, but no fee is required.z .. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect after its abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxy passage and publication.(je€}j{C]p'►{1pP(i'StUY-KLXj^z Passed by the City Council of the City of Maplewood, ............................... ........................... ............/ ........... Minnesota, this 18th day .7_ - y� b1,., 7r7.9p of January, 1979. Subscribed and sworn to before me this . , .(. Y- . day of ... }�. Pr!�. �.y . ........................ 19.(.7 -i John Greavu , Mayor , L/1�� % .�Y.�6i el,� Attest: .... �� E• f�lV Salah .� ......... -s- Lucille E. Aurelius _ . --9 Clerk Notarypubrc...... Notary...Publlic,..Ramsey.Cour . , Ce r,Minnesota Ayes — 5. ,ornmission Expires Sept. b, 1 )�� Nays — 0. My Commission Expires ...................................... ..... 19.... (Review: Feb. 7, 1979)