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ORDINANCE NO.
1606
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF BILLBOARDS AMENDING
THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE, CREATING SECTION 14-186 AND
REPEALING SECTIONS 14-185(5)(a) THROUGH 14-185(5)(d), INCLUSIVE
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That Section 14-186 is hereby created to read:
Section 14-186. Billboards
(1) PURPOSE
The purpose of this section is to establish regulations
governing all billboards in the City. The billboard
regulations are intended to permit an efficient, effective
and aesthetic means to communicate using off -premise signage
while recognizing the need to maintain an attractive and
appealing appearance in the community, including appearance
along streets and property used for commercial, industrial,
institutional and public development and the air space
above and between such development.
These regulations are intended to permit adequate signage
for effective communication while minimizing or preventing
visual clutter and visual pollution which can be caused by
this signage.
(2) DEFINITIONS
a. Advertising Sign - Billboard
The terms "advertising sign" or "billboards" or posters and
bulletins sometimes referred to as off -premises signs,
painted or printed posters and painted or printed bulletines
shall mean a sign which is -erected and in use for the pur-
pose of selling advertising space or which advertises products, events,
goods or services, any part of which is not exclusively
related to the premises on which the sign(s) is located.
b. Changing Sign
The term "changing sign" shall mean a sign which has a message
which is automatically changed such as those signs providing
the time, temperature or stock market data.
c. Flashing Sign
The term "flashing sign" shall mean any sign which contains an
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intermittent or flashing light by means of animation or an
externally -mounted intermittent light source.
d. Illuminated Sign
The term "illuminated sign" shall mean any sign which has
characters, letters, figures, designs or outline illuminated
by electric lights or tubes or by other artificial light
directed to the signor internally illuminated.
e. Rotating Sign
The term "rotating sign" shall mean any sign or portion of a sign
which moves in a revolving or oscillating or similar manner but
not including changing signs.
f. Sign Area
The area within the frame of the sign which shall be used to
calculate the square footage of the sign, except that when the
width of the frame exceeds 12 inches, the frame shall also
constitute sign area. Each surface utilized to display a message
or to attract attention shall be measured as a separate sign,
and symbols, flags, pendants, pictures, wording, figures or
other forms of graphics painted on or attached to free-
standing structures, suspended structures such as balloons,
kites, persons, animals or vehicles shall be considered as a
sign to be included in calculating the overall square footage
of sign area.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
a. A billboard is a structure or part of a structure for the
purpose of applying yard regulations, except that billboards
and their superstructures may extend into the required yard
areas a distance not to exceed eighteen inches, and billboards
cannot be placed on the front or side walls of buildings.
b. Flashing signs on billboards are not permitted in any
district.
c. Illuminated signs or devices giving off an intermittent,
steady or rotating beam consisting of a collection or con-
centration of rays of light shall not be permitted in any
district. This includes, but is not limited to, search
lights, beacons, strobe lights and the like.
d. No sign shall be placed on a rooftop
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e. Rotating signs are prohibited.
f. Changing signs are prohibited, except those signs which display
only any one or a combination of the following: time, temperature
and stock market indices.
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Maintenance - All billboards and their components shall be
kept in good repair in a safe, neat, clean and attractive con-
dition. Signs in good repair are not corroded, do not have
deteriorated paint or finished surfaces nor do they have loose
members, broken parts, or similar deterioration.
(4) REGULATIONS
The following regulations shall apply to billboards, painted bulletins,
painted posters and similar off -premises signs:
1. Billboards are permitted in the following zoning districts: B-2,
I-1 and I-2. Billboards are permitted in the
Diversified Development District (DDD) by special permit only.
Billboards are prohibited in all other zoning districts except
the Planned Unit Development (PUD) district as provided in paragraph (5)1.c
2. Billboards may be located only on Trunk Highways 7, 12 and 100;
Excelsior Boulevard; Minnetonka Boulevard; Cedar Lake Road; and
West Lake Street.
3. No billboards may be located within 300 feet of an existing
residential use or the residential zoning districts R-1, R-2,
R-3, R-4 and R -B.
4. No billboards may be located within 1,000 feet of another
billboard along the same side of the street nor within 300 feet
of another billboard along the opposite side of the street or
along some other street.
5. Distance requirements under this ordinance shall be measured
from the point of the billboard closest to the reference point
along a straight line parallel to ground level to the reference
point. Reference point means the lot line of the residential use, in the
residential zone or other billboard for which distance requirements
apply under this ordinance.
6. All billboards constructed shall comply with setback require-
ments specified for structures under the zoning ordinance.
7. Billboards must be free-standing and are prohibited on rooftops
and walls of structures.
8. The maximum sizes for billboards, including all extensions, are
300 square feet along Cedar Lake Road and West Lake Street;
450 square feet along Excelsior Boulevard and Minnetonka Boule-
vard; and 750 square feet in other permitted locations.
9. The maximum height for billboards shall be 35 feet, including
extensions, as measured in accordance with Section 13-723(3)(a)
of the Ordinance Code.
(5) NON -CONFORMING BILLBOARDS
1. All existing billboards, painted bulletins, painted'posters and
similar off -premises signs which are not in conformance with
the provisions of this ordinance are subject to the following
requirements:
a. A sign permit for a billboard shall not be issued for new
construction on a lot where there is already a
non -conforming billboard unless that existing billboard is
removed and a new billboard is made to conform with the re-
quirements of this ordinance.
b. Billboards which have been destroyed or damaged must be
removed or made to conform with the ordinance requirements
when the cost of repair equals more than 50 percent of the
appraised physical value of the entire structure, including
supports and extensions.
c. The owner of a non -conforming billboard who wishes to
replace it, modify it, or undertake any work requiring a sign
permit for it must first obtain a special permit which may
be granted only if the following conditions are met:
1. The non -conforming billboard cannot physically be made
to conform with the ordinance requirements or the
billboard is non -conforming due to location in certain
zoning districts; and
2. Paragraphs (5)1.a. and (5)1.b'.- do not apply; and
3. The new or modified billboard is at the same or
another allowed location; and
4. The new or modified billboard is brought into
greater conformance with the ordinance requirements.
In determining greater conformance as a condition for granting
a special permit, the new billboard must meet or exceed the
following percentages of conformance otherwise required for
at least four of the five following standards:
Category
Existin New
Location') Location')
Spacing between signs 75% 75%
Setback 67% 80%
Size 100% 100%
Height(1) 100% 100%
Distance from residence 67% 75%
(1)The height requirement at an existing location can be extended to
40 feet, including extensions, upon a showing of need.
(2)Location means the legal lot or description of record.
In no event may the new billboard meet a percentage of compliance
for any of the categories listed above that is less than the per-
centage of compliance of the existing billboard.
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If a permit is granted under this provision, the existing non-
conforming billboard must be totally removed prior to construction
of the new billboard.
Section 2. Sections 14-181(5)(a), 14-185(5)(b), 14-185(c) and 14-185(d)
of the Ordinance Code are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This ordinance will take effect fifteen days after its
publication.
Adopted by the City Council September 19 , 1983
Attest:
Reviewed for administration:
May 4'r
Approved as to form and legality:
y anager
City Attorney
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SUN
NEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
ST. LOUIS PARK SUN
(Official Publication)
ORDINANCE NO 1606
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE REGULATION OF
BILLBOARDS AMENDING THE ST
LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE,
CREATING SECTION 14-186 AND
REPEALING SECTIONS
14-185(5)(a) THROUGH
14 185(5)(d), INCLUSIVE
Summary This,ordinance estab-
lishes new zoning regulations regard-
ing the permitted locations for
billboards, tke minimum spacing be-
tween them land their minimum dis-
tance from residential uses and
zones and their size height and
setbacks The ordinance also repeals
that section of the Ordinance Code
relating to billboards' which will no
longer apply to thetr,regulatton
Effective Date This ordinance
takes effect fifteen 'days after its
publication
Adopted by the City Council Sep-
tember 19 1983
(s) LYLE W HANKS
Mayor
(A copy of the full text of this or-
dinance is available for inspection
with the City Clerk)
(Sept 28 1983) -SLP
924 Excelsior Avenue West Hopkins, Minnnesota
State of Minnesota
County of Hennepin
D K MORTENSON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the
vice president and general manager of the newspaper know as The St Louis Park Sun and has full
knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in
newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches
(2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once every week (3) Said newspaper has 50%
of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does
not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and
advertisement (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipalities which it purports to
serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75%
of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-
class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park,
Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepin
and it has its known office of issue in the City of Hopkins in said county, established and open during its
regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and
maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his
direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regula
business hours and at which said newspaper is printed (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue
immediately with the State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper is made available at single or
subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association
requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment (8) Said newspaper has complied with all
foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (9)
Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each
January 1 thereafter and affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the
managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a
legal newspaper
He further states on oath that the printed Ordinance No. 1 606
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
and published therein in the English language once each week, for one successive weeks,
that it was first so published on Wed the 28 day of Sept 19 83
and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including
the day of 19 and that the following is a printed copy
of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and
kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to wit
abcdefghgklmnopgrstuvwxyz
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
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"�- MERIDEL M. HEDBLOM
?' r �• NOTARY PUBLIC • MINNESOTA
HENNEPIN COUNTY
My commission expires July 2, 1986
746-
dayof October 19 83