HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994 05-12 PCP PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
May 12, 1994
REGULAR SESSION
1. Call to Order: 7:30 p.m.
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes - April 28, 1994
4. Chairperson's Explanation
The Planning Commission is an advisory body. One of the
Commission's functions is to hold public hearings. In the matters
concerned in these hearings, the Commission makes recommendations to
the City Council. The City Council makes all final decisions in these
matters.
5 Discussion Items:
a) An ordinance amending Chapter 34 of The City Ordinances
Regarding Non-Commercial Opinion or Expression Signs.
6. Other Business
7. Adjournment
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CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the day of ,
1994 at p.m. at City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider an ordinance
amendment to Chapter 34 of the City Ordinances.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34 OF THE
CITY ORDINANCES REGARDING NON-COMMERCIAL
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 34-110. 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.
Sign, Non-Commercial 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] campaign
or other non-commercial 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. Non-Commercial opinion or expression signs as follows:
1. One such sign not to exceed six (6)square feet in area is allowed
on private residentially zoned or used property, with the consent
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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.
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
Minion or expression sign.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty (30) days
following its legal publication.
Adopted this day of 19
Mayor
ATTEST:
Clerk
Date of Publication
Effective Date
(Underline indicates new matter, brackets indicate matter to be deleted.)
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