SEC. 13.08.  SPECIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

 

Subd. 1.  Motor Fuel Stations.  Signs for motor fuel stations shall be regulated by the single occupancy business structure sign provisions for the zoning district in which the station is located.  In addition, motor fuel stations may also display signs which identify current fuel prices and car wash facilities.  Such signs shall be limited to a maximum size of sixteen (16) square feet and a maximum height of ten (10) feet each.

 

Subd. 2.  Wall, Canopy or Marquee Signs in the Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts.  Where freestanding signs are not used and where principal structures have a front yard setback in excess of that which is required under the applicable zoning district regulations, the maximum property signage percentage limitation or maximum square feet restriction may be increased one (1) percent for every five (5) feet of additional setback beyond the zoning district front yard setback requirement.  This increase shall be limited to a twenty-five (25) percent maximum and shall be applied only to signs located in the yard for which the calculation was made.

 

Subd. 3.  Multiple Occupancy Business and Industrial Buildings.  When a single principal building is devoted to four (4) or more businesses, or industrial uses, a comprehensive sign plan for the entire structure shall be submitted and shall be of sufficient scope and detail to permit a determination as to whether or not the plan is consistent with the following regulations.  The plan shall be subject to the approval of the Council.  No permit shall be issued for an individual use except upon a determination that it is consistent with the approved comprehensive sign plan.

 

A.  The maximum individual sign sizes for multiple occupancy structures and individual uses which may display signs shall not exceed the maximum provisions for single or double occupancy structures in the same zoning district.  The bonus provided in Subd. 2 of this Section shall not apply in calculating maximum sign size.

 

B.  Multiple occupancy structures may display an area identification sign consistent with the applicable district provisions of Section 13.07 of this Chapter.  Individual freestanding signs identifying the tenants' business shall not be displayed.

 

C.  Except as provided in Subparagraph D below, individual tenants of multiple occupancy structures shall not display separate business signs unless the tenants' business has an exclusive exterior entrance.  The number of signs shall be limited to one (1) per entrance, and each sign shall be limited to the maximum wall size sign permitted in the district.  The signs shall be located only on exterior walls which are directly related to the use being identified.

 

D.  In any multiple occupancy structure qualifying as a shopping center, directory signs shall be permitted for each common public entrance.  Each directory sign area shall not exceed a total of fifty (50) square feet and shall be located within fifty (50) feet of the common public entrance being served.  The size of individual business identification signing within the directory shall be established during the site plan review process.  Attention shall be given to the possible number of tenant or occupancy bays which may be served by the common public entrance for which the directory sign is intended.

 

Subd. 4.  Shopping Centers, Retail Developments, and Industrial Parks Containing More Than Ten (10) Acres, and More Than Fifty Thousand (50,000) Square Feet in Floor Area.  Where Shopping Centers, Retail Developments, or Industrial Parks cover more than ten (10) acres and contain more than fifty thousand (50,000) gross square f eet of f loor area, the City may approve a number of freestanding signs equal to one sign per street frontage, with a maximum height of thirty (30) feet. All signs shall be displayed in accordance with the maximum sign size provisions of the applicable zoning district. In the alternative, the City may approve a Comprehensive Sign Plan by Conditional Use Permit, in accordance with the provisions for

Conditional Use Permits in Chapter 11.07. Said Comprehensive Sign Plan shall allow the City to consider additional or larger signs consistent with the size and use of the project.

 

Source: Ordinance 14, Series 5

Effective Date: 10-15-98

 

 

Subd. 5.  Highway Area Directional Signs.  Within the area immediately adjacent to U.S. Highway 55 and Minne­sota Trunk Highway 25, directional signs indicating business identification and access routing signs may be allowed by approval of the Council.  Such signs shall be in compliance with the maximum sign size provisions of the district.

Subd. 6.  Schools, Athletic Complexes or Other Public or Semi-Public Institutions.

 

A.  For such facilities occupying an area of five (5) acres or more, an identification sign not larger than ninety-six (96) square feet may be permitted upon approval of a permit by the Council.

 

B.  Temporary Signs.  Temporary signs, banners and displays for church, school, institutional or civic events are permitted but must be located on property owned or controlled by the church, school, institution, or civic organization and may be displayed only during a period commencing sixty (60) days prior to the scheduled event and ending three (3) days after closing date of said scheduled event.

 

Subd. 7.  Projecting Signs.  Such signs, including those projecting into the public right-of-way, may be allowed by a permit approved by the Council in the B-5 Zoning District, provided that:

 

A.  The sign conforms to the uniform character and design guidelines established for the area.

 

B.  The owner assumes all liability for such signs.

 

C.  The signs conform to the size and height limitations of the respective district.