5.7. PCSR 08-24-2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

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PROPOSED LANGUAGE Sec. 30-866. District Regulations (7) One on-premises temporary or portable sign per premises, as allowed by the director of planning or his designee for special events,grand openings or holidays. Temporary or portable signs are also subject to the following: a. Signs may not be displayed for more than 90 days per calendar year. b. Signs may not be displayed without a permit. Up to six permits per year may be issued to a business, not to exceed the number of days allowed in subsection (7)a of this section. Each permit must indicate the number of days the sign is to be displayed. For premises with multiple businesses, signs must be located a minimum of 100 feet apart. A deposit of$50.00 is required, A fee and deposit at a level established by ordinance adopted by the Elk River City Council is required. which The deposit is refundable if the sign meets all requirements in this section and is removed on time. c. Maximum sign size shall be limited to: 1. Thirty-two square feet if the adjacent roadway has a posted speed of 44 miles per hour or less; or 2. Sixty-four square feet if the adjacent roadway has a posted speed of 45 miles per hour or more. d. Signs must be located on property of the business with the special event and the advertising message must only relate to business conducted on that premises, except that nonprofit or charitable organizations as defined by Internal Revenue Code section 501(C)(3) may have off-premises signs for their fundraising activities, provided that they obtain permission from the property owner. Signs from nonprofit organizations shall not be counted as one of the six permits allowed to the property owner. Nonprofit organizations shall be limited to eight signs per event. e. Signs may not be placed in the right-of-way and must meet sign setbacks. £ Signs must not be unsafe or dangerous and must be securely anchored. g. On-premises construction signs having a sign area of 64 square feet or less are permitted. (8) One permanent area identification sign per neighborhood, subdivision, or development, not to exceed 16 square feet in sign area. Unless approved as part of a PUD, up to two permanent area identification signs may be allowed at the entrance of a neighborhood, subdivision, or development if the entrance is located adjacent to an arterial and/or collector road. Each sign shall not to exceed 16 square feet in sign area. The area identification sign shall be placed on the same premises as the development which it identifies. (9) One on-premises permanent identification sign per apartment or condominium complex, not to exceed 16 square feet in sign area. (10) For permitted nonresidential uses, such as churches, synagogues, and schools, one on-premises freestanding sign and one wall business sign, not to exceed 96 square feet in total sign area. Where a zoning lot has in excess of 1000 linear feet of combined street frontage, the total signage area shall not exceed 192 square feet with no more than 96 square feet per sign. Freestanding signage shall not exceed 20 feet in height.