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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 24th day of October 2011, at 7:00
p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek
Parkway, to consider an ordinance relating to the regulation of signs; amending Brooklyn Center
City Code, Sections 34 -110 and 34 -140, and adding new Section 34 -211.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -05
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF SIGNS;
AMENDING BROOKLYN CENTER CITY CODE, SECTIONS 34 -110 AND
34 -140, AND ADDING NEW SECTION 34 -211
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Brooklyn Center City Code, Section 34 -110, DEFINITIONS, is amended by
amending the definition of the term "Sign" as follows:
Sign — Any publicly displayed message- bearing device for visual communication or any
attention attracting device that is used primarily for the purpose of bringing the subject thereof to
the attention of the public including but not limited to, any mural writing, pictorial presentation,
number, illustration, decoration, flag, banner, pennant, symbol, valance or similar display.
Section 2. Brooklyn Center City Code, Section 34 -140, PERMITTED SIGNS, paragraph 2,
Permitted Signs Not Requiring a Permit is amended by adding new paragraph p. as follows:
P. Signs that are works of public art as follows:
1 The sign must be approved established and maintained by the state or federal
government or their agencies the City of Brooklyn Center, a public school
district Hennepin County or Three Rivers Park District.
2 The sign must be located entirely on the property of the state or federal
government or their agencies the City of Brooklyn Center, a public school
district Hennepin County or Three Rivers Park District.
3 The sign must not be visible from a property within 150 feet of the sign that is
zoned for residential use.
Section 3. Brooklyn Center City Code is amended by adding new section 34 -211 as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -05
Section 34 -211. MAINTENANCE. All signs shall be kept in good repair and free from
faded or peeling paint, rust damaged or rotted supports framework or other material, broken or
missing faces or missing letters. Any structure from which a sign has been moved or removed
shall be repaired with materials and /or painted or stained to match the existing background.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty (30) days
following its legal publication.
Adopted this 24 day of October 2011.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Date of Publication: November 3, 2011
Effective Date: December 3, 2011
( Str- indicates matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter.)