HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2005-30CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2005-30
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21 (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE
CITY CODE RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SIGNS (20050120)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Amendments. The text of Chapter 21 of the City Code of Plymouth,
Minnesota is hereby amended as follows:
A. SECTION 21005.02 (RULES AND DEFINITIONS -DEFINITIONS) IS
HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING OR CHANGING THE FOLLOWING
DEFINITIONS:
Sign Related:
(a) Advertising Sign: Any permanent non-governmental sign advertising
products, services, commodities, entertainment or other activity not offered at the
location of the sign or not exclusively related to the premises on which the sign is
located.
(b) Area Identification Sign: A freestanding sign identifying the name of a
single family residential subdivision consisting of five (5) or more lots; a multiple
family residential complex consisting of ten (10) or more units; a commercial or
industrial development containing two (2) or more structures; a manufactured
home park; or any integrated combination of the above. (Amended by Ord. No.
2004-02, 01/13/04)
(c) Business Sign: Any sign which identifies a specific business, either retail,
wholesale, or industrial, or which identifies a profession and is located upon the
subject property.
(d) Construction Sign: A sign which displays information announcing the
approved construction or development of the site on which it is displayed.
(e) Directional Sign: A sign erected with the address and/or name only of a
business, development project, institution, church or other use or activity plus
directional arrows or information on location.
M Electronic Sign: A sign where characters for the copy or script are
derived from an internal light source, where such characters can be changed
electronically.
(€g) Freestanding Sign: A self -supported sign not affixed to another structure.
(gh) Illuminated Sign: A sign illuminated by an artificial light source either
directed upon it or illuminated from an interior source.
(#i) Menu Board: A sign located adjacent to the drive-through that is used to
advertise the product available at a convenience (fast) food restaurant.
(ii) Monument Sign: Any sign not supported by posts, which does not exceed
ten (10) feet in height, and located directly at grade where the base width
dimension is 75 percent or more of the greatest width of the sign.
(jk) Name Plate Sign: A sign located on the premises, giving the name or
address or both of the owner or occupant of a building or premises.
(kl) Non -Conforming Sign: Any sign which existed prior to the adoption of
this Chapter and does not conform to the requirements herein.
(lm) Outdoor Advertising Sign: A sign which is located outdoors and which
advertises a product, business, service, event, or any other matter which is not
available or does not take place on the same premises as the sign.
(mn) Private Drive Sign: A sign that is located near the entrance(s) to a private
drive that serves more than one dwelling unit, and that states "Private Drive" and
provides the range of addresses served by the private drive. (Amended by Ord. No
2002-32,11126102)
(no) Roof Sign: A sign erected, constructed or attached wholly or in part upon
or over the roof of a building.
(ep) Sign: The use of any words, numerals, figures, devices or trademarks by
which anything is made known such as are used to show an individual, firm,
profession or business and are visible to the general public.
(pq) Surface Area: The entire area within a single, continuous perimeter
enclosing the extreme limits of the actual sign surface, including any material
forming an integral part of the background of the display used to differentiate the
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sign from the background structure. It does not include any structural elements
outside the limits of the sign, such as the base, framing, or decorative roofing,
provided there is no advertising copy on such features. For signs consisting of
individual letters, figures, or symbols applied directly onto a building or structure,
the sign area shall be that area enclosed with the smallest rectangle needed to
completely encompass all letters, figures, or symbols. Only one side of a double
face or V -type sign structure shall be used in computing total surface area,
provided the maximum angle between faces of double-faced or V -type signs is
45 degrees.
(qr) Temporary Sign: A sign erected or displayed for a specified period of
time.
(rs) Traffic Sign: A sign which is erected by a governmental unit for the
purpose of directing or guiding traffic.
(Amended by Ord. No. 99-5, 01119/99) (Amended by Ord. No 2002-32, 11126/02)
B. SECTION 21155.03 (SIGN REGULATIONS—DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS),
SUBD. 4 (c) (3) IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
(3) One (1) freestanding business sign not to exceed one hundred (100) square
feet in surface area or thirty-six (36) feet in height, and set back at least ten (10)
feet from lot lines. Such signage shall be allowed to have up to 25 percent of the
sign area to include an electronic sign, subject to the following conditions:
a. The electronic sign shall be an integral part of such signage, or shall
be directly connected to the non -electronic portion of the sign.
b. The copy or script shall not blink, flash, rotate, scroll, move,
alternate in either color or intensity of light, or be animated in any way,
except for such signs that alternately display time and temperature only.
C. The copy or script shall remain the same for at least a 24-hour
period, except for signs alternately displa)nng time and temperature only,
d. The characters for the copy or script shall be only that available on a
standard word processing keyboard, and shall not include business logos,
pictures, or other items.
e. The lamp wattage and luminance level in candelas per square meter
(nits) shall comply with Section 21105.06 of this Section.
(Amended by Ord. No. 2000-06, 02129100)
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SECTION 2. Effective Date. This amendment shall take effect immediately
upon its passage.
ADOPTED by the City Council on November 29, 2005.
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Ju on, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sandra R. Paulson, City Clerk