HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2001-25CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2001-25
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE,
ALLOWING SIGNAGE ON CANOPIES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL SALES THAT
DO NOT INCLUDE A CONVENIENCE STORE ON THE LOT (2001056)
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 21005.02 of the Plymouth City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
SECTION 21005 - RULES AND DEFINITIONS
21005.02 DEFINITIONS: The following words and terms, wherever they occur in
this Ordinance, shall be interpreted as herein defined:
Grocery, Convenience Market: A retail establishment having a gross floor area
of more than one hundred twenty (120) square feet and less than seven thousand five
hundred (7,500) square feet which offers for sale pre-packaged food products, household
items and other goods associated with the same. Convenience markets are intended to draw
customers from surrounding neighborhoods and not the entire community.
Ordinance 2001-25
File 2001056
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SECTION 2. Section 21155.03, Subd. 4 (c) (2) of the Plymouth City Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 21155 - SIGN REGULATIONS
21155.03. DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS:
Subd.4. Other Commercial Districts. Signs are accessory to permitted,
interim, and conditional uses in the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, CC, C-5 and B -C Districts. Only
the following signs are permitted in these districts, unless otherwise specifically provided in
this section: (Amended by Ord. No. 2000-09, 03121100)
(c) Business Signs.
(2) Canopies shall be considered to be an integral part of the principal
structure to which they are accessory. Signs may be attached to a canopy,
but such structures shall not be considered as part of the wall area, and thus
shall not warrant additional sign area. Canopy signage shall be deducted
from the permitted wall signage area. Canopies for motor vehicle fuel sales
that do not include a convenience market on the lot shall be permitted
separate signage. Such signage may occur on all faces of the canopy and
shall not exceed twenty-four (24) square feet in surface area or twenty (20)
percent of the face of the canopy to which the signs are attached, whichever
is greater.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
ADOPTED by the City Council on August 14, 2001.
Ye1yn . Zierney, Mayor
ATTEST:
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andra R. Paulson, City Clerk