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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0629 GITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA , ORDINANCE NO. 629 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 3 (SIGN ORDINANCE) OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE TO DEFINE ELECTRONIC AND NON-ELECTRONIC READER BOARDS AND TO CLARIFY THEIR USE WITHIN THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE -CITY OF LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN: " .i. 7 Section 1. Section 9-3-3 (Definitions) of Chapter 3, is revised as follows: Delete: Reader Board. A sign with an electronic changing message. Add: Electronic Reader Board.. A sign with an electronic changing message. Non-.Electronic Reader Board. A sign requiring manual change of copy. Section 2. Section 9-3-4 (General Provisions) shall be amended to read as follows: E. Signs and sign structures shall be properly maintained and kit in a safe condition. Electronic and non-electronic reader boards shall be maintained such that any loss of letters or illumination of letters shall necessitate discontinuance of sign use until all the letters and message can be restored. Sign or sign structures which are rotted, unsafe, deteriorated, or defaced shall be reprinted, repaired or replaced by the licensee, owner or agent of the building upon which the sign stands. Section 3. Section. 9-3-5 (Permitted. and Prohibited Signs) shall be amended to read as follows: B. .Prohibited Signs. The following signs are prohibited: 1. Advertising Signs. (Ord. 526, Section 1, 7-5-1994) 2. Illuminated signs which change in color or intensity of light, flash, scroll, or are animated other than electronic and non-electronic reader boards and barber poles as permitted in this Ordinance. Section 4. Section 9-3-7.G.4 (General District Regulations) is deleted. Section 5. Section 9-3-8 (Special District Regulations) is revised to amend the. following: F. Institutional, Noncommercial Public and Semi-Public Uses: 4. Electronic and non-electronic reader board space used separately or in combination on a sign shall not exceed a total of forty (40) square feet or twenty-five (25) percent of the allowable sign area, whichever is less. The message displayed on electronic reader board signs shall be depicted in one statement and not a continuing sentence or flow of information. Flashing, scrolling, special effects or animated scenes on electronic reader boards shall be prohibited. Section 6. Section 9-3-8 (Special District Regulations) is amended to add the following: G. Electronic reader boards in the B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, CBD-C, and Freeway Corridor Districts. One (1) electronic reader board providing only time and temperature shall be allowed per site in the above listed districts. The electronic .reader board shall not exceed a maximum of twenty-five (25) percent of the allowable sign area or exceed forty (40) square feet, whichever is less, for a freestanding or wall sign. H. Non-electronic reader boards in the B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, CBD-C, B-W, Freeway Corridor, CBD-I, I-1 and I-2 Districts. One (1)non-electronic reader board shall be allowed per site in the above listed districts. The non- electronic reader board shall not exceed a maximum of twenty-five (25) percent of the allowable sign area or exceed forty (40) square feet, whichever is less, for a freestanding or wall sign.. I. Electronic and non-electronic reader boards, where allowed in the districts specified in G and H above, may be used in a single sign but shall not exceed a total maximum of twenty-five (25) percent of the allowable sign area or exceed forty (40) square feet, whichever is less, for a freestanding. or wall sign. 2 Section 7. This ordinance shall be effective following its passage and publication. ADOPTED THIS 1st DAY OF .Tune , 199$ BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE. CITY OF LAKEVILLE B : Y D sane R. Zaun, r ATTEST: B Charlene Friedges, Ci Clerk 3