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AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 1113 TO THE PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE
The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain that:
1. Section 1113 is added as follows:
SECTION 1113
FACILITY OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE SIGNAGE
1113.100
PURPOSE AND INTENT.
The purpose of this ordinance is to establish standards to encourage the effective
use of off-premise signs as a means of directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic to
Facilities of Regional Significance.
1113.200
FINDINGS.
1) The City of Prior Lake finds it is necessary for the promotion and preservation
of the public health, safety, welfare and aesthetics of the community that the
construction, location, size and maintenance of off-premise directional signs for
Facilities of Regional Significance be controlled;
2) As Facilities of Regional Significance develop within the City, residents and
visitors to the City should be able to locate and gain access to these facilities
easily and safely; and
3) The safety of motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and other users of public streets
and property is affected by the number, size, location and appearance of signs
that unduly divert the attention of drivers.
1113.300
DEFINITIONS.
Facility of Regional Significance. A Facility of Regional Significance is a facility
that:
~ has directional signage on an interstate or state highway;
~ generates 2,500 vehicle trips per day;
~ is located on land owned by a governmental unit other than public right-of-
way; and
~ Is located within the City of Prior Lake corporate limits.
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Off-Premise Directional Sign. A sign erected on private property for the purpose
of directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic to a Facility of Regional Significance not
located on the premises in which the sign is located. A billboard sign is not an off-
premise directional sign.
1113.400 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
1113.401 Location: Signage shall be erected on property located in a commercial land use
designation on the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Plan Map or commercial use
district on the Zoning Map.
1113.402 Off-premise directional sian permitted: One off-premise directional sign is
permitted within a two mile radius of the property on which the Facility of Regional
Significance is located.
1113.403 Sian area: Signage shall not exceed 20 feet in height and 144 square feet in area
per side with a minimum of four sides.
1113.404 Architectural materials: Signage shall be installed on a base foundation
constructed of Class I materials as set forth in section 1107.2200 of the Zoning
Ordinance.
1113.405 Illumination: Signage shall be internally illuminated. External illumination
directed away from the sign face or into the air (e.g., spot lights, light beams, etc.)
is prohibited.
1113.406 Setbacks: Signage shall be located at least 10 feet from any property line. The
sign may not be located within a traffic visibility area as defined in subsection
1101.506 of the Zoning Ordinance.
1113.407 Glare: Reflected glare or spill light from the sign shall not exceed 0.5 footcandle
when the source abuts any residential parcel or 1.0 footcandle at any public right-
of-way measured at 1 foot above the ground.
1113.408 Separation of Sians: Off-premise directional signs for Facilities of Regional
Significance shall be located at least 40 feet from another permanent sign as
regulated by section 1107.800 of the Zoning Ordinance.
1113.500 SIGN PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
1113.501 Permit Required: Before a sign requiring a permit under the provisions of this
Section is placed, constructed, erected, modified, or relocated the property owner
or designee shall secure a sign permit from the Zoning Administrator. The
property owner shall maintain a sign permit for all signs on the property. A
licensed electrician shall wire any sign involving electrical components.
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1113.502
Application: Application for a sign permit shall be made in writing upon forms
furnished by the City. The application shall contain the following information:
~ Name, address and telephone number of the property owner, sign owner
and installer.
~ Address and legal description of the sign location.
~ The sign plan information required by this Section.
~ Other pertinent information as may be required by the Zoning Administrator.
The permit application shall be signed by the applicant. When the applicant is any
person other than the owner of the property, it shall be signed by the owner of the
property.
1113.600
SIGN PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No sign permit shall be issued until a sign plan
for the entire property and/or building on which the sign will be erected has been
approved by the Zoning Administrator. The purpose of the sign plan is to provide
accurate information for the City to determine compliance with the requirements of
this Ordinance. The sign plan shall include:
(1) An accurate surveyor site plan of the property, at such scale as the Zoning
Administrator shall reasonably require. The Zoning Administrator may also require
the applicant locate lot corners on the site to verify the sign location.
(2) Area calculations for each exterior elevation of the building, total building area, and
the proposed location of signs on each exterior wall elevation.
(3) An accurate indication on the surveyor site plan of the location, area, and
dimensions of each existing wall and freestanding sign and proposed future sign of
any type, whether requiring a permit or not.
(4) Lettering or graphic style, lighting, location of each sign on the building, materials
and sign proportions.
(5) A duplicate copy of the sign information that the property owner will provide to all
tenants with the approved plan.
(6) Plans, specifications, and method of construction or attachment to the building or
in the ground, including all dimensions, showing all light sources, illumination
levels, type and color lights, and details of any light shield or shades.
1113.700: MAINTENANCE: All signs shall be maintained in a safe, presentable and sound
structural condition at all times. Maintenance shall include painting, repainting,
cleaning, replacement or repair of defective parts and the like.
Any sign that the City finds is in a dangerous or defective condition shall be
removed or repaired by the owner of the sign or the owner of the property on
which the sign is located.
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1113.800: LAPSE OF SIGN PERMIT: A sign permit shall lapse automatically if the business
related to the sign is discontinued for a period of one year. If the sign is not
removed or a new permit for a sign allowed by this subsection has not been issued
within thirty (30) days of notice of permit expiration, the City may have the sign
removed and assess costs back to the property as provided by Minnesota
Statutes, Chapter 429.
1113.900: CANCELLATION: A sign permit shall become null and void if the work for which
the permit was issued has not been completed within a period of 6 months after
the date of permit approval. A permit may be renewed one time for additional 6
months and no additional fee shall be collected for the renewal. This clause does
not apply to temporary or conditional sign permits.
1113.1000: REMOVAL OF SIGNS: If the City finds that any sign, temporary or permanent, or
other structure regulated herein is unsafe or insecure, a menace to the public, or in
violation of the provisions of this Section, the Zoning Administrator shall give
written notice to the holder of the permit. The holder of the permit shall remove or
alter the structure so as to comply with the standards required by this subsection
and indicated by the Zoning Administrator within 7 days after issuance of such
notice. If after receiving said notice such person fails to remove or alter said sign
so as to comply with the provisions of this Section, such sign shall be deemed to
be a nuisance and may be abated by the City by proceedings taken under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 429, and the cost of abatement, including
administration expenses and reasonable attorneys' fees, may be levied as a
special assessment against the property upon which the sign is located.
The City may cause any sign or sign structure that is an immediate public hazard
to be removed summarily after a reasonable attempt has been made to have the
property owner remove the sign.
Notice of violation will be sent by certified mail to the property owner and, if
applicable, to the person to whom the permit is issued.
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication.
Passed by the City Council of Prior Lake this 1st day of March, 2004.
ATTEST:
?JJj-
City Manager .
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Mayor
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CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 04.10
AN ORDINANCE ADDING
SECTION 1113 TO THE PRIOR
LAKE CITY CODE
The City Council of the City of
Prior Lake does hereby ordain that:
1. Section 1113 is added as
follows:
SECTION 1113
FACILITY OF REGIONAL
SIGNIFICANCE SIGNAGE
1113.100 PURPOSE AND I
INTENT.
The purpose of this ordinance is
to establish standards to encourage'
the effective use of off-premise signs i
as a means of directing vehicular and i
~4..EJ..~triaA~y:'i\f[~-tOJ~~~~f:
lighting, location of each Sign on ~he ~
building, materials and Sign >;
proportions. . f
A duplicate copy of the Sign;
information that the property.owner)
will provide to all tenants With the 1
approved plan. f
Plans, specifications, and method '
of construction or attachment to the
building or in the grolll}d, inclu~g
all dimensions, showmg all light
sour,' . levels, type and
color lights, and de . of any light
shie
.700:
I MAINTENANCE: All signs shall be
, maintained in a safe, presentable and
: sound structural condition at alll
! times. Maintenance shall include
painting, repainting, cleaning,
replacement or repair of defective
parts and the like.. . .
I Any sign that the City fmds IS m
a dangerous or defective condition,
I shall be removed or repaired by the,
owner of the sign or the owner of the'
property on which the sign is located. !
1113.800: LAPSE OF SIGN:
PERMIT: A sign permit shall lapse i
automatically if the business related'
to the sign is discontinued for a period i
of one year. If the sign is not removed,
or a new permit for a sign allowed by .
this subsection has not been issued.
within thirty (30) days of notice of'
permit expiration, the City may have
the sign removed and assess costs
back to the property as provided by
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429.
1113.900:
:,CANCELLATION: A sign permit
shall become null and void if the work
for which the permit was issued has '
, not been completed within a period of
; 6 months after the date of permit
I"approval. A permit may be renewed'
. one time for additional 6 months and
I no, a, dditi onal fee shall be collected for
the renewal. This clause does not
apply to temporary or conditional sign
. permits.
I 1113.1000: REMOV AL OF
SIGNS: If the Cityfmds that any sign,
temporary or permanent, or other
. structure regulated herein is unsafe
lor insecure,. a menace to the public,
or in violation of the provisions of
this Section, the Zoning
lAdministrator shall give written
I notice to the holder of the permit. The
I ~~~~er of the permit shall remove or
t~ ~~~tur~LeW. ~Q. to l'omnlv
~otlCe o~violation will he sent by I
cert~ed ma~ to the property owner is
and, if applIcable, to the person to;;
whom ~e permit is issued. .
T~l1s ordinance shall become
effective .tram:. ~,' . J"Je, r its passage
~uDllcation.
. Pass:t!~y the. y Council of
PrIor ~lh~ of March 2004
ATTEST: ' .
Frank Boyles, City Manager
Jack G. Haugen, Mayor
(Publ.ished in the Prior Lake
Amencan on Saturday, March 6 2004'
No 7.111\ ' ,
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Subscribed and sworn before me on
this
day of
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NOTARY PUBLIC MINNESOTA
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