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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-19 12-18 CCO i CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 18th day of December 1989 at 7 :30 p.m. at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider an amendment to the Sign Ordinance regarding allowing optional freestanding signs allowing larger freestanding signs in the C1 and C1A districts, and requiring abatement of signs on abandoned premises. Auxiliary aids for handicapped persons are available upon request at least 96 hours in advance. Please contact the Personnel Coordinator at 561 -5440 to make arrangements. ORDINANCE NO. 89 -19 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34 OF THE CITY ORDINANCES TO ALLOW OPTIONAL FREESTANDING SIGNS, TO ALLOW LARGER FREESTANDING SIGNS IN THE C1 AND C1A DISTRICTS, AND REQUIRING ABATEMENT OF SIGNS ON ABANDONED PREMISES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 34 of the City Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center is hereby amended in the following manner Section 34 -130. PROHIBITED SIGNS. 11. Off- Premises Advertising Signs except as otherwise permitted by Section 34 -140 and Section 35 -800 of the City Ordinances. Signs advertising a business no longer operating on the premises shall be deemed off premises advertising signs and must be abated in accordance with Section 34 -140. 1j. Section 34 -140 PERMITTED SIGNS. 1. General Requirements and Standards for Permitted Signs j. When the occupant of a building or parcel ceases to use the property and abandons the site or building space, all signery associated with the former occupant shall be removed. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to effect the removal of such signery and any support structure. If the owner of the property fails to remove all obsolete signery within 90 days after the former occupant vacates the premises, the City shall be entitled to have such signery removed, either by its own forces 'or by hire of as licensed sign contractor and the cost of such removal shall be assessed against the property. The owner of the properfT shall receive written notice of the City's intent to remove obsolete signery at least 30 days prior to the action. I ORDINANCE NO. 84 -19 3. Permitted Signs Requiring a Permit B. Commercial (Cl and C1A) Districts i 2. Freestanding Signs Individual and Clustered Establishments Individual detached establishments or enterprises and the aggregate of attached establishments or enterprises clustered in a multi tenant building may have one freestanding sign with a maximum area of 1361 72 square feet. The sign shall not extend more than [101 20 feet above ground level. In the event an establishment or multitenant building abuts two or more streets which are at least collector or arterial in character, one such freestanding sign may be erected along each such street. Establishments or multitenant buildings entitled to a second freestanding sign may elect to have a single freestanding sign of up to 108 sq. ft., provided the single sign is located along a collector or arterial street. D. Public and Semi Public Places (All Districts) 1. Churches, synagogues and temples may have the following signs: a. One freestanding sign with the sign area not to exceed 36 square feet. The sign shall not extend more than 10 feet above the ground level. There may be a second such sign if the use abuts two or more streets. Properties entitled to a second freestanding sign may elect to erect a single freestanding sign not exceeding 'l2 square feet in area nor 15 feet in height. Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty (30) days following its legal publication. Adopted this 18th day of December 1989. Mayor r ATTEST: 1 'J f. _k' Clerk Date of Publication November 22, 1989 Effective Date fecembex 22, 1989 (Brackets indicate matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter.