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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 13th day of June
1994, at 7:15 p.m. at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider an ordinance
amendment to Chapter 34 of the City Ordinances.
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ORDINANCE NO. 94 -11
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34 OF THE
CITY ORDINANCES REGARDING NONCOMMERCIAL
OPINION OR EXPRESSION SIGNS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 34 of the City Ordinance of the City of Brooklyn Center is hereby
amended in the following manner:
Section 34 -100. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to
protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare within the City by the establishment
of comprehensive standards, regulations, and procedures governing the erection, use or display
of devices serving as visual communications media; to promote and preserve aesthetics within
the City; to preserve the residential character of residential neighborhoods; to preserve order and
cleanliness: to avoid the appearance of clutter; to avoid litter and the growth of weeds around
signs; to provide for necessary visual communication to preserve and promote a pleasant
physical environment, to protect public and private property, and to encourage safety upon the
streets and highways within the City of Brooklyn Center by preserving sight lines and reducing
distractions to motorists: and to reduce adminstrative burdens, by regulating the type, number,
structure, size, location, height, lighting and the erection and maintenance of all outdoor signs
and sign structures within said City. The City Council finds that off premise advertising signs
constitute traffic safety hazards and are unattractive. The provisions of this Chapter regulating
off- premises advertising signs are consistent witn other efforts within the City to enhance
aesthetics and promote traffic safety, such as regulations pertaining to solid waste disposal, anti
littering, and traffic safety.
Section 34 -110. DEFINITIONS. The language set forth in the text of this ordinance
shall be interpreted in accordance with the following definitions. Words used in the present
tense shall include the future; words used in the singular shall include the plural and the plural
includes the singular.
Sign, Campaign A temporary sign promoting the candidacy of a person running for
a governmental office or promoting a position on an issue to be voted on at a
governmental election.
ORDINANCE NO. 94 -11
Sign. Noncommercial Opinion or Expression A sign which does not advertise
products, goods, businesses or services and which expresses an opinion, statement or
point of view.
Section 34 -140. PERMITTED SIGNS.
2. Permitted Signs not Requiring a Permit.
f. Portable and freestanding [political] campaign signs for a period of not
more than sixty (60) days before and ten (10) days after an election
provided no one sign is greater than sixteen (16) square feet in area,
except that there shall be no limitation on the size of [political] cam aign
or other noncommercial signs during the period from August 1 in a state
general election year until ten (10) days following the state general
election. Freestanding [political] campaign signs may be installed only
upon private property with the permission of the property owner who shall
be responsible for the removal thereof. The candidate whose candidacy
is promoted by an improperly placed or otherwise illegal [political]
campaign sign shall be held responsible therefor.
n. Noncommercial opinion or expression signs as follows:
1. Cone such sign not to exceed six (6) square feet in area is allowed
on private residentially zoned or used property. with the consent
of the property owner. provided it is not an illuminated sign and
is erected and maintained in accordance with Section 34 -140,
Subdivision 1 and is not otherwise prohibited by Section 34 -130 of
the City Ordinances.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty (30) days
following its legal publication.
Adopted this 13th day of June 1994.
ATTEST:
2. Any single sign or signable area allowed on a site which is devoted
to any commercial or industrial use may be used. in lieu of other
signage permitted under this ordinance. as a non commercial
opinion or expression sign.
Deputy Clerk
Date of Publication June 1, 1994
E f f e c t i v e Date r„ i y 1, 1 0,94
(Brackets indicate matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter.)
Todd Paulson, Mayor