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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1988-494CITY OF PLYMOUTH Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, was held on the 7 t day of August , 83 . The following members were present: Mayor Schne der, uncilmembers Vasiliou, Ricker, Zitur and Sisk The following members were absent None Councilmember Sisk introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 88-494 ESTABLISHING POLICY AND REQUIREMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT SIGNAGE SHOWING ARTERIAL ROADS WHEREAS, the City continues to develop rapidly, particularly in residential areas including those which will be contiguous to or be bisected by arterial roads as contemplated in the approved Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan; and, WHEREAS, it is increasingly evident that as the City continues to develop and to fill In developed areas to include the construction of the necessary road systems including the arterial roads, existing and prospective residents need to be aware of the plan; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an effective means of conveying the information to the public is to display the planned road system, including the arterial road, in conjunction with approved subdivisions on a sign constructed on the property; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MIN- NESOTA, that it should and hereby does establish the following policy, standards, and requirements regarding development signage showing future arterial roads: I. It is the policy of the City to require developers to show planned arterial roads as proposed by the approved Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan, when those roads are adjacent to, or bisect residential subdivisions. The purpose of the policy is to assure that prospective buyers in the sub- division and residents of the City of Plymouth have positive knowledge about future major roadways that will be near or within their subdivision. It is the intent of the policy that the developer shall be responsible for the construction, maintenance, and eventual removal of the sign. 2. Signs shall be required as part of the plat approval and shall be represented graphically with the material submitted for review and approval of the prelim- inary plat. 3. All signs shall be approved by the City prior to construction. 4. The signs shall be of such design and size to legibly and accurately reflect the location of all arterial roads that are adjacent to and/or that bisect the proposed subdivision per the approved map and information in the Transporta- tion Element of the Comprehensive clan. PLEASE SEE PAGE TWO Page two Resolution No. 88-494 5. The approved sign shall be erected prior to commencement of any site grading. 6. The developer shall establish an easement on the property where the sign is located and the easement shall provide for the location, maintenance, and eventual removal of the sign; the easement shall be subject to approval by the City Attorney before it is filed with the County. 7. The sign shall be located in compliance with the minimum standards of the Zoning Ordinance sign regulations. 8. The developer shall provide a cash escrow in an amount to be approved by the Community Development Director to assure maintenance and eventual removal of the sign by the City, should the developer default on that responsibility. 9. The sign shall remain until the last Certificate of Occupancy has been issued In the subdivision. The motion for adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember Zitur , and upon vote being taken thereon, the follow ng voted in favor thereo s ___Mayor Schneider, Councilmembers Vasiliou Ricker Zitur and Sisk Tge following voted against or abstained: None Whereupon the Resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.