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ORDINANCE NO. 81 -1
i AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34 REGARDING DIRECTIONAL SIGNS: CERTAIN
REAL ESTATE SIGNS: AND IDENTIFICATION SIGNS FOR CHURCHES, SYNAGOGUES
AND TEMPLES
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 as follows:
Section 34- 140, Subdivision 2. Permitted Signs Not Requiring a Permit.
b. Wall and freestanding site, pedestrian, vehicular- traffic,
[and] parking [directional signs as appropriate] and other
appropriate types of directional siqns as approved by the
Zoning Official, provided such signs are less than [thi.rty -six
(36)] sixteen (16) square feet in area, and have a height no
greaterthan 15 feet or ground floor height, whichever is less.
1. Real Estate signs as follows:
[(3) Wall signs for the purpose of leasing or selling dwelling
units in buildings containing two (2) or more units provided
such signs shall be limited.to five (5) square feet in area
and to one (1) such sign per building.]
t [(4) Wall signs for the purpose of leasing portions of commercial
or industrial buildings, such as offices or individual tenant
areas, shall be limited to five (5) square feet in area and
to one (1) such sign per wall facing a major thoroughfare.
Said signs shall be located no higher than the ground floor
height.]
Temporary signs for the purpose of leasing or selling dwelling
units in buildings containing two (2) or more units and
temporary signs for the purpose of leasing or selling portions
of commercial or industrial buildings,._ such as offices or in-
dividual tenant areas are permitted only when vacancies exist
and are limited to walls facing public streets. The size of
signs shall be determined on the basis of wall area and
distance from public right -of -way in the following manner:
(a) For buildings with a wall area of 1,000 sq. ft. or less
facing a public street, the maximum size sign shall be
10 sq. ft. For buildings with over 1,000 sq. ft. of
wall area facing a public street, the maximum size sign
shall be 16 sq. ft.
(b) Buildings eligible for temporary real estate wall signs
under Subsection (a) above shall be entitled to a sign
t0% greater in area if the building is over 100' from
the right -of -way line and 100% greater if the building
is over 300' from the right -of -way line.
ORDINANCE NO.
(4) Buildings entitled to temporary wall signs as specified in
Subsection 34- 140:2 1 (3) above may utilize up to 10 sq. ft.
or 50% of the area (whichever is less) of an exist
freestanding identification sign in lieu of all other real
estate signs.
Section 34 -140, Subdivision 3. Permitted Signs Requiring a Permit
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.
(b) One wall sign not to exceed 36 square feet.
[b] IS One wall sign immediately above or beside each public
entrance to that part of the building which is used as
a school and meets the requirements of the Minnesota
Department of Education, or as a day care facility and is
licensed by the Minnesota Department of Public Welfare.
The sign area shall not [to] exceed 10 square feet.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon
thirty (30) days following its legal publication.
Adopted this 12th day of January 19
Mayor
ATTEST:
C1e�k
Date of Publication December 18, 1980
Effective Date January 17, 1981
(Underline indicates new matter, brackets indicate matter to be deleted.)
(Notice of Ordinance Adoption Published January 22, 1981)