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ORDINANCE 94 -26
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTIONS OF THE ORDINANCE 80-9 ADOPTED NNE 16, 1980,
AS AMENDED, AND KNOWN AS THE PLYMOUTH ZONING ORDINANCE, RELATIVE TO
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SIGNS (94114)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amend Section 10, Subdivision A as follows:
Determination as to the applicability of the standards to any
given sign shall rest with the Zoning Official subject to the
administrative appeal procedures set forth in this Ordinance.
a. All signs hereafter erected or maintained, except for
official traffic and public street signs, shall conform with
the provisions of this Ordinance; with other applicable
ordinances and regulations of the City; and, relative to all
federal and state highways, with the Minnesota Outdoor
Advertising Control Act, Minnesota Statutes, Section 173.01,
as amended.
All signs may be illuminated internally or by reflected
light subject to the following:
(1) The light source shall not be directly visible and
shall be arranged to reflect away from adjoining
premises.
(2) The illumination source shall not be placed so to
cause confusion or hazard to traffic, or to conflict
with traffic control signs or lights.
(3) All illumination shall not exceed the recommended
levels of exterior illumination as set forth in the
most recent edition of the Lighting Handbook published
by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North
America. A copy of the current edition of that
publication shall be on file at the office of the City
Zoning Official.
(4) All applications for signs which are to be illuminated
shall indicate the level of illumination, in foot
candles, and a permit shall only be issued upon the
determination by the Zoning Official that the
illumination is within the adopted standards.
(5) No illumination involving movement, by reason of the
lighting arrangement, the lighting source, or other
devices shall be permitted. This includes blinking,
flashing, and rotating, anel message ehanging, except
that signs alternately displaying time and temperature
may be allowed.
(6) An electronic message board, in addition to other
permitted signage, may be permitted provided the
following conditions are met:
(a.) The message board shall not be visible from any
public street
(b.) The message board shall be no greater than 6
square feet
(c.) The message board shall comply with all other
signage regulations.
(d.) Characters and letters shall be no more than 4
inches in height.
C. Advertising and Business Signs painted directly on' building
exteriors are not permitted.
d. No freestanding signs shall project higher than 36 ft. above
the established grade of the site.
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Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication.
Adopted by the City Council this 19th day of December, 1994.
Mayor
ATTEST
City Clerk
Published: Sun Sailor 1-11-95.